As a result, Kim made the choice to act like a fool, and subsequently got hurt. So what he had done
was not something one could blame him for.
James gave Cindy a glance and found that tears were already streaming down her face at that point.
He speculated and formulated the idea that she must have cursed Kim by now.
After all, he could see that she was the stronger one in this relationship. Either way, both of them still
had feelings for each other. But after all that had happened, no one knew whether they fell out of love
with each other.
Everyone had their own judgment, and those who shared the same sentiments could naturally end up
together. Based on that fact, both Cindy and Kim didn't exactly seem to fall as a compatible pair.
However, many people could get along with each other just fine, even if they don't share the same
viewpoint. However, the emotional pain that they would have to endure would surely be greater.
Jacob let go of Kim's hand. At this point, the suspense about the unpredictability of the situation faded
away.
But he felt that the disappearance of suspense was merely another layer of question that remained
unanswered. In his heart, the feeling of uncertainty remained. Since Kim neither confirmed nor denied,
it meant that there was someone else behind this plot.
He sat in the car in silence and observed Kim who had just started to calm down. He looked as if he
was out of energy, but one could tell that he never lost his confidence.
People in the car remained in utter silence, and this matter sent a sudden jolt into their spines. Despite
the silence, it didn't necessarily mean that they never felt any intensity.
Throughout the process, Cindy kept wearing her frown. She realized that she, too, had made a lot of
mistakes in the past that led them to this situation. She was always the picky type. She always believed
that she wasn't lucky enough to meet a good man, and even went to the extent of always reminding
Kim how he wasn't good enough for her.
In the end, it was her who forced him to stray further from the right path. This was the reason why he
chose to go all the way since he had nothing to lose, and he had no way back.
But then again, it wasn't her who forced him to buy the lottery. He alone made that choice.
All of them were minding their own business, and the vibe enveloping the whole place felt as if they
were about to go to an execution ground.
James took a cursory glance over at Jacob. Deep inside, he wanted to say something to him, but he
didn't want to be the one to break the silence in front of all of them.
An idea came to his head and he took his phone to discreetly send a message to Jacob.
James: "Jacob, I think something is happening with this whole affair. Something we're not aware of.
Play it safe and don't push Kim and Cindy too hard."
The faint buzz came out of Jacob's phone, and he wondered who might have sent him a message at
this hour. He took it out and examined the message almost immediately after the ringtone. He looked
up as he attempted to catch an eye contact with James, but the latter sat there in silence, pretending to
ignore everything around him.
Jacob raised his eyebrows in curiosity and replied a message. Cindy and Kim sat straight and stiff.
They looked too tense and they did not dare to look back or say anything.
She always regarded herself to be of first priority at any given circumstances. But what happened today
had completely destroyed her self-esteem.
Not only was Kim humiliated, but the nature of their relationship was exposed out in the open—a failed
relationship at that. However, she pushed through and tried her best to keep the feelings of frustration
at bay. She kept in mind that the problem hadn't been solved yet.
Impressive as that may be, she still had no idea what she could do at this moment.
She was desperate for answers. The situation was so dire that she even went to the extent of reflecting
on her actions, trying to examine if she had done something wrong. If it hadn't happened, she might not
had realized that she was also in the wrong about their relationship. The silver lining was that it was a
wake-up call for her.
Now that the whole conflict enlightened her to some extent, she realized that her ideal man would be
an impossibility, since there was no such a person—a perfect men. Every person had to take
responsibility of their own mistakes. She looked down as she continued to reflect on her actions
The car stopped at the roadside, and Jacob pushed the door open and went out. The rest of them
followed through.
The towering building of the Shi Group stood in front of them. Jacob squinted as the sun rays touched
his face.
His hair gave out a nice shine as if the sunlight caused him to bloom. He then took a look at James and
nodded as if they were communicating telepathically. His mind was occupied with James's message
and had given it a lot of thought.
He felt better at the thought of knowing someone who shared the same thoughts with him.
Next, he glanced at Kim, and said, "You just tell the truth later. Don't worry about anything else, got it?"
"But… Mr. Jacob, what if they target me afterwards?" Kim shivered in anxiety. 'How could I handle their
revenge? It's out of the question!' he thought.
"Leave it to me. Don't worry. Trust me on this," he answered with such confidence that one would think
he was simply making light of the situation. But he saw through the truth of the matter that this was not
what they should all worry about. What mattered the most as of now was how to figure out who exactly
was the person behind it all.
"Okay. Mr. Jacob, I'm relieved to hear that from you." As he spoke, he took a quick peek at Cindy, who
was visibly nervous as her face was as pale as death.
Until now, she still had no idea what to say to him, which only made him even more worried. He was
indeed the one to blame.
It was only right for him to suffer the consequences. He didn't want to tell her the truth of the matter. So
when they fought, he blurted out the words that he had no interest in her after all.
Now she had probably already given up in trying to bring him back to her. But love was the least of his
worries. He was focused on the bigger problem that was patiently waiting for them.
"Get inside. They probably can't wait to see us." James led them as he walked into the office building.
No one was surprised to see Jacob come back. It seemed as if they had known that he would come
back, and that it was only a matter of time.
He walked into the elevator without a single trace of any expression on his face, and everyone
remained silent.
James called Allan first thing as they reached the meeting room.
But Allan didn't show up after they waited for a long time in vain. Jacob was utterly infuriated. He
rushed over to Allan's office and kicked open the door in anger.
The employees nearby watched in terror and not a single one of them dared to take a breath. As Jacob
and others entered, they immediately closed the door of Allan's office.
Meanwhile, outside, the murmurs out of gossips started to increase in volume. Everyone was shocked
to witness what they had just seen. Not even a single soul of that place had seen the CEO to be in
such level of anger.
Sure, he had been angry before, but never to that extent of kicking the office door.
"What's wrong? What happened? I told you something was wrong, and you didn't listen." Meanwhile,
Kate in the office deemed it fun to continue gossiping around.
"It seems that something has happened. The company's management didn't make any statement
though. Of course they hold the most confidential information within the company. People like us need
to make detours and work our ass off just to get to the truth,"
Wendy added. The two of them were known for always starting the gossips that had circulated in the
company.
"Yes, you are right. Look at Mr. Jacob's face—he snapped! It looks like he wanted to take the director's
head off. Are the rumors true?"
"What rumors? Tell me. I didn't hear anything about any of that." Kate continued to eat her chips as if
she was watching an entertaining show with an intriguing mystery. Her eyes were as attentive as ever
as she never once took away her sight to the person who was about to reveal the secret.
The others also came over, and they all began to gossip with smiles on their faces.
"What? You don't know that? I heard that the senior executives have leaked the document themselves.
They were directly responsible for the company's losses."
The person who revealed the secret had a rather enigmatic look on his face, but no one could figure
out how he heard about that information in the first place.
"Well, it doesn't seem to be so farfetched that it could actually be true. I didn't see Cindy in the
company lately. Do you think it means something had gone wrong?"
Kate wore her usual enthusiastic smile, and it was obvious how she loved prying around from the look
on her face alone.
"I don't know, but this matter shouldn't have much impact on us anyway. If it had, then it would have
already spread widely by now. I wouldn't worry so much about it, and neither should you. It's probably
nothing serious."
In the office, Allan hid behind the desk out of panic. He maintained a squatting position as cold sweat
ran down his face, and his legs were trembling in terror. He could only imagine what was going on
outside the door. But he didn't expect that Jacob would come to him so soon. What's more, he had
threatened Kim to mind what he had to say while Jacob was around. Now he realized that his threats
were useless after all.
It was not only useless, but it backfired as it became a deciding factor that pushed Jacob to go after
him.
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