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.

or

believe the woman he had loved at one point would be so

wasn't sad exactly, but he felt a sort of revulsion. Alice seemed like

hadn't been for the solid evidence that came from the previous

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

in the Shi Group?" Sara guessed.

chose to work in the company right after Jacob left

now. She wanted to pass

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

on his words. It seemed completely possible. In fact, these were exactly her thoughts. She hadn't dared to say

him say

do you think of this whole

it, he seemed quite cool about the whole matter. If Alice's intention had been to insult and degrade him, then

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

help but laugh at

I thought. Sara, we have similar thoughts. They are right,

are sad, you can show it. There is

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? What have I got to

keep this question to himself. He asked, "Are you jealous? When I spoke about Alice, I did it because I like telling you things. Please don't

and stuck out her tongue. "I can't believe you dated her!

question made him embarrassed.

a question to which he had no answer. She stared

taken my question so seriously!" Sara touched her forehead with her hand. Her mind flitted to a different

things to occupy her mind. She thought about herself and her family. Alice was one of those unimportant topics that she discarded

fact, Sara didn't even enjoy hearing about her. After all, they weren't friends nor were they related to each other. Jacob was the only thread that bound

thought this news

that woman. However, the fact that he loved her at one point was something she