Chapter 44 Jonathan Was Pleased

Astounded by his words, Michaela’s eyes glittered with sparkles as she felt a rush of inexplicit complex emotions.

“As for the gift you mentioned a while ago, was that referring to the online news this morning?” she questioned in bewilderment, tightening the grip on her phone subconsciously.

“Mr. Xander had written the article last night and requested the persons-in-charge to help pull string for him. According to him, it would only stir another wave of turbulence if he opted to suppress the defamatory article and the netizens’ comments. In other words, it would only escalate the situation when everyone’s suspicion was piqued,” Walter explained further.

Ah! No wonder he looks exhausted! It’s all because of me! Michaela could not help feeling bad for Jonathan. The latter sacrificed his time willingly to have dinner with her and ended up having insufficient rest. On top of that, he even had the matter resolved with the method that wore himself out even more.

No words could describe how touched Michaela was by Jonathan. All of a sudden, Walter lowered his voice and uttered ambiguously, “But this is not the gift I meant.”

 

“Oh my! You’re such a big mouth!” Gary could not help but snap at Walter, hinting at the latter to stop babbling.

As a man of few words, he was a typical man of action. If not for Walter, Michaela might not have the chance to know how much Jonathan had been sacrificing for her.

 

However, Walter paid no heed to Gary’s warning. He even tried to reassure him by blabbering, “Take it easy. There’s nothing to fear. After all, Ms. Michaela is not an outsider! It’s been a while since Mr. Xander assigned you to protect her. Thus, she is considered our boss in a way!”

Ha! My instinct is proven right! Gary is specially assigned by Mr. Jonathan to protect me! Even though she was not sure when it all started, she had a feeling Jonathan must have assigned Gary to do so, fearing that she would be in deep water at any moment after her wedding with Zack was called off. Nonetheless, if Walter did not mention it, she would never know.

But why is he sacrificing so much for me? Even if he was Grandpa’s student, he doesn’t have to do so too! Undeniably, things were becoming more unfathomable for her the more Jonathan treated her nicely.

Right that instant, Walter flashed Michaela a glance again through the rear-view mirror. Grinning ear to ear, he blabbered, “Ms. Michaela, there’s something I need to tell you. When Mr. Xander came across Mr. Zack and Lucille Lingard’s shameful moments in Sommer Gardens, I’d spotted a pinhole camera in the bedroom. So when Mr. Zack was here to confront you last night, Mr. Xander had handed it to him together with a copy of the report on the fingerprint identification.”

Huh? So Lucille’s the culprit? Does it mean that even if Mr. Jonathan did not discover their affair, there would be other hiccups to my wedding with Zack? Deep down, Michaela was well aware that Jonathan had initially decided to keep it under wrap to save the reputation of both families. If Lucille did not get on his nerves numerous times, he might not hand over such concrete evidence to Zack.

devastated Zack

me out just to cheer me up? At the thought of that, she felt a ripple of warmth

mustn’t tell anyone that I’ve told you

nodded

previous day were issued demand letters from the attorney. Subsequently,

the previous night. If they dared to publish any news

Michaela did not have any chance to know

that very moment, a ray of sunlight penetrated the window, cascading on Jonathan’s captivating profile. Michaela stretched out her hand intuitively, attempting to block the golden

who kept glowering at him. Ha!

of the town and heading

finally woke up when Michaela’s arm was almost numbed by intense soreness. He even grabbed hold of her hand before she was in time to put her

widened. At the same time, Jonathan sat straight and stated casually, “Ah! I didn’t realize I’d dozed off. Mich, you were worried

had just woken up, there was a hint of unmistakable hoarseness in his voice. Michaela was at a loss for words. Her face was flushed red when he massaged her arm and shoulder lightly. Shortly after, his lips curved into a smile as he complimented, “Mich, you’ve become more mature. I’m impressed that you have turned into a caring young lady! How’s your arm now? Still feeling

blushed up to her ears. She pulled her hand away, getting a grip of herself. “Mr. Jonathan, thank

sense of vigilance, she sat straight, keeping a distance as far as possible away from Jonathan. In fact,

any concern to anyone the previous night. Now

at the positive change in Michaela’s demeanor. At the same time, he could not resist anticipating more of their

a treacherous mountain path. Not far away from the peak, he drove past quite

curiosity seemed to be piqued by the stringent

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