While standing in front of Jacob, Jonathan was back for being a coward in an instant. Jacob was also
shocked that the man in front of him had changed.
Way back then, Jonathan used to be naughty and a playboy. But now, he had learned how to restrain
himself a lot.
Jacob blinked his long and narrow eyes. This was the very first time he had looked at Jonathan
seriously. Even Jonathan was also shocked by the sudden change in himself.
"The Shi Group is already now in your hands. I don't have anything to do with the company," Jacob
said with a firm voice. He crossed his legs as he sat down, while Sara just sat beside him and didn't
say anything.
Alice clasped her hands together tightly and looked around. Just to find out that most of the people
were constantly glancing at the four of them.
Jonathan shook his head and looked at the man in front of him. "Shame on you, Jacob. Do you have
any idea how important the Shi Group to me? Have you forgotten? It is where I started and so were
you. Your father did his best and worked so hard just to support the Shi Group. Is that your way of
granting your father's last wish?"
The things that Jonathan wanted to say were already engraved in his heart. At this point, he just
couldn't make himself relaxed.
"It doesn't matter to me anymore. After all, it's just all about business. Also, I'm no longer in charge of
the company. As for what you said earlier, I know that my father had put his full effort and worked hard
for it. But we all know that it belongs to you now. Including the company's problem."
Jacob focused his gaze on Jonathan. 'No one had ever talked about this until now.
But some people wanted to push my limit and tried to bring me to the edge. This wouldn't make me
calm or even think enough for the sake of the others.' Jacob also thought about it for a long time,
wondering if he should do it or not.
He was thinking if he should finally break with the Shi Group. However, Jacob decided that he would
just compromise. Life was too complicated that we couldn't make things perfect.
Like for example, Jacob was looking at Jonathan who was sitting across from him, yet he couldn't even
feel a little sympathy for the man. However, there were circumstances for him to express some
empathy. For a person like Jonathan? Jacob wouldn't dare to give him some mercy.
"Don't be unreasonable, Jacob. I suppose it's important for us to talk about this matter today. The Shi
Group didn't do anything wrong to you. How could you lure my partners to your company? You can just
find someone else if you badly want some partners. Don't you know that those people you chose to
cooperate with are Shi Group's partners?"
Jonathan showed a fierce expression. But little did he know, his fierce look only seemed pathetic to the
people around them. No one would attempt to take the side of a loser.
Alice grimaced a little after she heard what Jonathan had said. She didn't want to be unfair but even
someone who didn't have any idea about their conversation would think that he was the one who was
making a problem out of nothing.
Business is not a game that you could simply play with. No one would mind whether it was sensible to
do or not. Besides, it was certainly unacceptable to blame Jacob for the problem of the Shi Group.
"I don't think you fully understand it, Mr. Jonathan. I never told them to quit their alliance with your
company. Do you think that an outsider like me, could stop their partnership with you?"
After Jacob spoke, he stood up and looked at Jonathan silently. There was a dark expression on
Jonathan's face, while Alice's expression remained blank.
She taught herself that she should remain expressionless whatever the outcome from Jacob would be.
But now, she couldn't help but show her poker face to Jonathan.
Jonathan formed a raw smile and shook his head. He clenched his fists and put them down after a
while. After a few moments, Jacob left them without any hesitation.
Jonathan felt disappointed. 'Why have I always turned out as a loser whenever I face Jacob? Why
does Jacob always have to put me in a crucial situation?'
He didn't acquire Jacob's intelligence, Jacob's indifference, and Jacob's behavior.
But who cares? Throughout the whole banquet occasion, no one even recognized him as the CEO of
the Shi Group. But instead, they even gave Jacob a warm welcome and considered him as some
talent.
The huge difference between their attitude had made Jonathan dejected. What made Jonathan even
sadder was his inability to speak up for himself. Most of all, he had mentioned the company and
Jacob's history. Yet, Jacob was still unmoved and seemed like he didn't care at all.
What happened to Jacob? Even Michael's name did not shake him at all. Was there anyone who could
stop him from destroying the Shi Group?
Jonathan's mood turned sour. He just felt like the people around him were laughing at him. Just earlier,
all the people's eyes were glued to them when the four of them sat here and talked.
Everyone who had attended the banquet knew their relationship. So the moment Jacob had left, the
focus of the people was no longer on him.
Jonathan's expression turned dark and Alice knew it too well.
Every time he would be mad, his face would always look livid and very terrible. Jonathan stood up
quietly and walked out hastily.
Alice didn't say anything and only followed him closely. When they walked by the hall, they
unexpectedly met Jacob. But the man didn't say anything or even greeted them.
Alice looked at Jacob with uncertainty in her eyes and ran quickly towards Jonathan out of the banquet
hall.
Jonathan was embarrassed meaning she was embarrassed too. Now, Alice and Jonathan were in the
same situation. They wouldn't dare to judge each other. It was certain for both of them that they would
share weal and woe the moment they married each other.
Jacob only glanced at them, then he continued talking to the people around him about some business.
At the same time, Sara held a glass of wine gracefully. She could say that this was probably the most
comfortable business party she had ever been to.
So if Sara and Jacob happened to show up on any occasion, she didn't have to watch out because she
was the wife of some famous man. She wouldn't even think about the opinion of others towards her.
Apart from this, Sara wanted to attend such a banquet or any occasion together with Jacob. So that,
she could be with Jacob and at the same time experienced a different kind of things.
Jonathan asked the driver to send Alice home after they left the banquet. While in a bad mood, he
hopped in a taxi and left.
Alice just let him go and didn't stop him. It was a good thing for the both of them so they couldn't talk
about what happened and they didn't have to confront each other.
Moreover, Alice felt like her calm posture had been crushed after she saw Jacob and Sara today. Now
she couldn't feel anything but exhaustion and pain all over herself.
Her point was, she used to hate Jacob and Sara being together. But looking at them earlier, she just felt
that those two were such a perfect match. Alice thought that someone had hypnotized her. To give
them her blessing?
Yes, she could do that. Alice already gave up her hope to be loved or even to love anyone anymore.
Way back then, she just married Jonathan for status and her revenge on Jacob. But in just a short time,
Alice found out that she had jumped herself into an abyss of suffering.
Until now, Alice was wondering about when she would end the suffering.
Everyone was aware that Jonathan would not give up easily.
However, they had no idea what he should do. Alice felt terrified as she thought of it. She knew from
the start that Jonathan was not a good man at all.
He just hit his wife on their first day of marriage. Who knew what else he could do?
Alice sat inside the car with a heavy heart. She looked out the window with a blank expression.
It would surely be chaotic after this day ended. She was hoping that the innocent people wouldn't
receive his anger.
While sitting in a taxi, Jonathan fished out his phone from his pocket and called Thompson. He couldn't
think of any person right now but only Thompson.
When Jonathan was only a director, he only gained a few friends. That was why right now, he didn't
have a broad connection but only a few.
When the phone call finished, Jonathan gave the address to the driver. Then he closed his eyes and
crossed her arms while leaning against the backseat. He didn't say anything.
The driver looked at Jonathan carefully. He was a talkative man. But when he saw the dark expression
on Jonathan's face, he just kept his mouth shut.
The driver was aware of his passenger's mood and he knew how to avoid creating trouble. He was not
talking to people if it seemed that they were not in a good mood. Especially with someone who was
with a hostile look like Jonathan.
So silence filled inside the car the whole trip. While Jonathan was talking to Thompson on the phone
earlier, the way he spoke was very unfriendly. So the driver had a bad impression of him.
Jonathan opened his eyes and looked at the window. He found out that they finally reached the said
address.
Jonathan hopped out of the car and gave the driver a hundred-dollar bill. After he paid the driver, he
instantly left without uttering a word. The driver accepted the money and prepared the change. But
when he looked up to give it to him, he only found out that Jonathan had already left.
Jonathan bent down his head a bit and walked inside to a high-end club directly.
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