Ex-wife, Please Come Back

"I talked to Cindy and she mentioned Alice had spoken to her recently." As Jacob broached this topic, his face turned grave. He still hadn't made up his mind about Alice.

She was his ex-girlfriend but at the same time, she was also his enemy. He wished to let go of the past and start afresh.

Listening to his words, Sara simply shrugged her shoulders and said, "So what?"

The look of dissatisfaction on her face didn't go unnoticed by Jacob. However, he knew it was only normal for her to react like this. After all, Alice was his ex-girlfriend.

"That's not it. There is something else. I don't like to believe it is true, but..."

Jacob faltered for a moment. He knew Sara didn't like Alice. But he had to say what was on his mind.

However, he reminded himself to word his sentence carefully. He couldn't risk angering her. He went on, "Cindy told me that Alice wanted her to return to the Shi Group and take over the position as president's assistant. Do you know what this means?"

As he finished speaking, Sara slowly began to register what he was driving at. But she wasn't going to say it out loud.

She shook her head and said, "What?" She was curious to learn if Jacob's thoughts would mirror hers.

"My guess is Jonathan wants to know what happened to me in the past. He is using Cindy as his accomplice. There is another theory. Perhaps he wants something from me. After all, Cindy was my assistant. She knows almost everything about me,"

Jacob said, waiting to gauge her reaction before continuing.

He worried his next words would hurt Sara. But he didn't have any choice.

He let out a sigh. He wondered why he had such bad taste in the past.

Sara's clear eyes stared at Jacob.

"Is there something more you would like to add?" she asked. She wished to hear it all.

it was Alice who asked Cindy to return. Why didn't Jonathan or someone else from the company do it?" For a split second, he was

that turned out to be true, it would make Alice a pathetic woman. He couldn't believe the woman he had loved at one point would be so bad! A feeling of

but he felt a sort of revulsion. Alice seemed like the kind of woman who was willing to do anything

if it hadn't been for the solid evidence that came from the previous investigation.

flaws. Alice wasn't the good woman he had imagined her to be. She was a greedy woman. Jacob shook his head. He wished he hadn't known how bad she was. Living in oblivion would have been

Alice works in the Shi Group?" Sara guessed. She

she chose to work in the company right after Jacob left

right now. She wanted to pass this

he seemed eerily calm. Even

completely possible. In fact, these were exactly her thoughts. She hadn't dared

hearing him say it

do you think of this whole

asked indifferently. From the look of it, he seemed quite cool about the whole matter. If Alice's intention had been to insult and degrade him, then she had failed miserably.

she is an attention seeker," she said, waving her hand dismissively. She seemed

help but laugh at her nonchalant

you are right. This is exactly what I thought. Sara, we have similar thoughts. They are right,

pretending. If you are sad, you

laughing, this time even louder. "Hahaha! Sara, you're so funny. Why should

He asked, "Are you jealous? When I spoke about Alice, I did it because I like telling you

stared at him and stuck out her tongue. "I can't

made him embarrassed. She had a point.

had no answer. She stared

question so seriously!" Sara touched her forehead with her hand. Her mind flitted to a different subject. She wondered whether the

things to occupy her mind. She thought about herself and her family. Alice was one of those

Sara didn't even enjoy hearing about her. After all, they weren't friends nor were they related

she thought this news about Alice was bothering him.

deep down, she knew he had no feelings for that woman. However, the fact that he loved her at one point was something she didn't like