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.

to know why it was Alice who asked Cindy to return. Why didn't Jonathan or someone

pathetic woman. He couldn't believe the woman

but he felt a sort of revulsion. Alice seemed like the kind of woman who

it if it hadn't been for the

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.

Group?" Sara guessed. She always detected

work in the company

She wanted to pass this message to me

noted he seemed eerily calm. Even his tone was casual. It was not the first time that such

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

reason, hearing him say it made her happy.

you think of this whole issue,

he seemed quite cool about the whole matter. If Alice's intention had been to insult and

an attention seeker," she said, waving her

laugh at her nonchalant

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

he was feigning it. "Well, stop pretending. If you are sad, you can show it. There is no point in acting so cool!" she

a second but after that, he went back to laughing, this time even louder. "Hahaha! Sara, you're so funny. Why should I be sad?

want to anger her but he couldn't keep this question to himself. He asked, "Are you jealous? When I spoke about Alice, I did it because I like

can't believe you dated

made him embarrassed. She

to which he had no answer. She stared at him, as if she was expecting

said, "All right, all right! I was only pulling your leg. Look at you! You have taken my question so seriously!" Sara touched her forehead with her hand. Her mind flitted to a different subject. She wondered whether the trip to Sri Lanka had tanned her

her mind. She thought about herself and her family. Alice was one

they related to each other. Jacob was the only thread that bound them together as enemies.

wasn't blaming Jacob for it. At first, she thought this news about Alice

fact that he loved her at one point was something