Jonathan moved towards Alice, sat next to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
Her eyes glanced to the side for a second as she tried her best to hide her disdain.
She hated how he touched her, yet she couldn't freely show it. After all, the man's sudden behavior was
too creepy that it had rendered her speechless.
She actually didn't know how to respond to him, seeing as his hand still remained firmly on her
shoulder. Aside from that, she could feel his heavy breathing uncomfortably touching her face.
"Please, Mr. Jonathan. We are out in public and others could see us," Alice said as she gave him an
awkward smile.
Thompson had noticed that Alice was obviously not comfortable with the man so he cleared his throat
to get his attention.
"Alright, Mr. Jonathan. Alice hasn't been feeling well recently so it would be nice if you would be more
considerate with her." After saying this, relief had washed over her eyes as she looked at him with
gratitude.
"He's right. My health hasn't been good lately so I would appreciate it if you would stop making things
so difficult," she quickly added. Hoping that Jonathan would get the point, she looked at him with
pleading eyes.
It seemed as if her prayers had been answered when the man finally let go and said, "That's what I
always do when I see beautiful women like you. Please don't take it to heart, Alice."
Although she had managed to smile while she nodded at him, her eyes were filled with disgust. She
didn't like him at all and his words made her sick.
Even so, what was left of her sanity told her that she'd better put up with it.
She had chosen this path. Therefore, it was expected that she would be aware with the kind of person
and situation she had to face. After all, they still had a long way to go.
If she would not be able to handle the current situation, she most definitely wouldn't be cut out for the
future ones. Her future was on the line, so she needed to be brave enough to face her current
predicament.
Suddenly, her thoughts had wandered off to Jacob. 'Would he feel even a little bit heartbroken if he
discovered that I had made such a choice?'
"How's the company going recently?" Thompson suddenly asked, momentarily cutting her train of
thought. Aside from Alice, he also wanted to know about Jacob's current situation.
After seeing the woman's expression, he instantly knew what she was thinking about.
In fact, it made him wonder if it was really true that Alice's feelings for Jacob were very deep. When it
came to love, a lot of people may look fickle on the outside yet full of deep affection on the inside.
Alice might be deeply in love with Jacob, yet he felt that she loved herself even more. Since the man in
question didn't have feelings left for her, she sought for revenge.
A tiny smirk formed on the corner of Thompson's lips. This was exactly what he wanted to happen.
Jonathan, on the other hand, continued to direct his gaze at Alice as if she were his prey. The woman
felt rather helpless and could only smile awkwardly in return.
She let out a soft sigh. Now, she felt like she was some juicy meat that was about to enter his mouth.
"It's doing great. The company has been completely handed over. Jacob came to the company today,
but I didn't see him. I thought that there would be some quarrels to be honest. Luckily, there was none,"
Jonathan replied with a proud grin. Jacob's actions were indeed not what he had expected.
Well, at least everything went according to plan which is why he had shrugged it off and accepted it
easily. He was just delighted that the man wouldn't be making any further trouble for him.
"Handed over? You seem to be in a good mood today. What happened?" Alice furrowed her brows.
Feeling confused, her impression of Jonathan had gotten a bit worse.
Since he was bad at hiding his schemes, she still had doubts on the ability of this new president who
called himself the new CEO of Shi Group.
Her gaze landed on the man beside her. He couldn't even control his emotions properly. What was
there to be proud of? The wrinkles on her forehead had deepened as she kept her brows furrowed.
She just couldn't understand at all.
Alice then noticed that Thompson just kept on smiling. She hated to admit it, but she admired him for
that.
He might be young, but he was without a doubt sophisticated enough.
Because of this, she gently picked up some food for Jonathan and plastered a smile on her face.
Jonathan merely shrugged and looked at her. "I had just made things difficult for him on purpose.
However, I'm not sure if you are comfortable talking about this. If this makes you uneasy, I'll keep my
mouth shut."
He cautiously glanced over to Alice and observed her reaction. 'Do I really fancy the woman in front of
me? Perhaps not.'
However, she was a witness to all of Jacob's glorious moments. If Jonathan wanted to completely
defeat him, she would most definitely be a key figure.
After all, this was why he mainly agreed with Thompson. At that moment, the three of them could sit
together peacefully.
He continued to direct his gaze at Alice. Even without Jacob in the picture, hanging out with her wasn't
such a bad idea. Beautiful women really fascinated him.
There was nothing to lose if he ended up getting tied to her.
"Jacob is very intimidating yet you had managed to give him a head-on blow as soon as you became
the president," Thompson stated. His eyes then darted towards Alice. It was as if he was waiting for her
reaction.
She didn't look happy at all. At least in his eyes, she didn't. Maybe Alice's feelings for Jacob were
indeed deeper than he thought.
He blinked a few times and brushed off the thought immediately. It didn't matter to him how she felt.
Jacob's business wasn't the issue at the moment. They should be focusing on what to do to prevent
him from starting over instead.
He and Jonathan perfectly knew that kindness to the enemy was cruelty to themselves.
In fact, that was why the both of them decided to join hands.
However, in order to prove his sincerity, he had to sacrifice Alice. That move was necessary for him to
be able to form a solid alliance.
If someone would confront him about this, he would never admit it.
When Alice continued to smile, he was momentarily caught off guard. The woman had too much pride
back then. Now, it seemed that she had finally been tamed even for just a bit.
She was no longer as arrogant as before. Instead, she now looked a little miserable.
"Jacob's shares should have originally been handed over to him the moment he resigned. However, I
had other plans. I deducted Jacob's shares with the excuse of damaging the company's image and
causing a huge loss to the company. The amount of money he got in the end was too little."
Thinking that he had finally done something pleasant, he let out a hearty laugh.
Alice blinked a few times before she commented, "Mr. Jonathan is indeed domineering. You managed
to give him a head-on blow as soon as you became president."
Jonathan raised his eyebrows at her. He initially thought that Alice would be angry with him. After all,
he had heard that the woman was obsessed with his cousin.
Judging from her reaction just now, he might have been wrong. There was no trace of love left from the
woman's words.
Besides, he didn't believe that women really felt love. They lived a very casual life. As long as someone
treated them well, they would fall for the said man.
It wasn't different for men either. Since Jonathan himself didn't believe in love, there was no sense in
caring about whether it existed or not.
This was also the reason why he had always been acting so carefree. At least, he was logical when it
came to love.
He would never put his trust on others so casually, nor would he fall in love easily. For him, being
together was nothing more than living together.
Thompson, who had been looking at Alice as well, gave her an approving look. She was really different
from what he had originally imagined. The woman's ability to behave perfectly and hide her real
intentions made him even more confident at this point.
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