At the thought of Jacob, Jonathan's mind returned to the news. Everyone now knew that the woman
was Alice.
She loved Jacob so much, and that was the reason why Jonathan looked down upon her. To his
surprise, she managed to push Jacob off the cliff.
She did that without hesitation. Jonathan realized this in an instant. With a sharp exhaling, he let go of
her.
"Well, I called you here today to talk about the wedding. Just so you know, I have a busy schedule, but
I'd be unhappy if you didn't come. Forgive me for being too impulsive just now. Please don't take what
had just happened to heart."
Alice did not usually pay much attention to him, but Jonathan's words made sense. Nevertheless, their
relationship was far from reaching the point of marriage.
However, they were going to get married soon. They even intended to invite Jacob to come. The first
step of their ploy had started.
What Alice wanted to see most was Jacob's expression when he saw her marry another man. Not to
mention, the man was his archenemy. Jacob would probably drop his jaw when that happened, and
she would pay to see that.
Would he be sad, happy, or stunned, or indifferent when that moment came?
Alice could not guess what his reaction would be. In all honesty, she was actually afraid to face him.
After all, Jacob probably no longer cared about her at all.
How ironic! Just so she could see the look of regret on his face, she would bet her lifetime happiness
on it. To make things worse, the results were yet to be known.
Alice had already regretted it. Sadly, her regret meant nothing now.
"Sure. I'll forget what happened today," she replied indifferently after a long pause.
The smile on Jonathan's face did not fade away. It turned out that he did not have to lower himself to be
on the same level as her. His story with her had just begun.
Since they were not married yet, Jonathan was a little afraid of offending her. Once they were husband
and wife, he would have a way to deal with her.
But now was not the right time to break up with her. He should not give her tit for tat yet.
"Well, let's discuss our wedding, shall we? I called you her today, so that we could discuss about that."
As Jonathan spoke, his grip tightened on her shoulder.
Alice tilted her head and looked at his hand. Ever so slowly, she pushed his hand down. The last thing
she wanted to see was the obscene look on his face and to feel his hands on her.
Sadly, she had no choice but to face such a man in the future. She coughed slightly at the thought of it.
"Go ahead. I'm listening."
Alice's tone was cold and indifferent. Until now, she was still uncomfortable with what had happened.
She had never been humiliated like that before!
If anyone else knew about it, they would definitely laugh at her.
On the other hand, she did not love this man either. That would explain why she was not qualified to
demand loyalty from him.
Jonathan did not seem to care about Alice's attitude, and it showed on his sly smile. "I just want to tell
you that I've already set a date. I'll ask someone to arrange it. All you have to do is to cooperate with
me."
Upon saying that, he sat down and put his legs on the table in front of him, which made him look so
unruly.
Alice looked at him in utter shock. 'Why did he not tell me first?' She bit her lips and looked at him, an
undisguised astonishment in her eyes.
"You... I... Jonathan..." Alice could not even say a comprehensible sentence. It seemed that he
thwarted her plans without him knowing.
It took her a moment to calm down. She looked at Jonathan and asked, "Of course you're the boss.
Anyway, have you notified others already?"
On her face was bitter smile. She did not even know when her own wedding would be.
"Not yet. Why would I if I haven't told you? We're not in a hurry anyway. For now, I think the most
important thing to deal with is Jacob."
Jonathan voiced out his inner thoughts frankly. Since Alice loathed Jacob to the core, there was no
need for him to hide those things from her.
"Okay," Alice replied. For some reason, her eyes were filled with tears. It seemed like she and Jacob
were indeed going to end in this way.
At the mention of Jacob's name, she was at a loss. Although she had been waiting for this moment,
she still did not know how to face it. After all, he left a deep mark in her life that nobody else could
make.
The more she thought how significant he had been, the more unbearable everything felt.
Alice had suffered endless humiliation from Jonathan. Even so, she thought that it was worth it.
Unfaithful people must be punished the most in this world. This was how she felt about Jacob.
"Leave it to me to tell him to attend the wedding. Knowing him, he'll definitely come. You can humiliate
him by then. Show the repercussions he'll have to suffer when the time comes."
Alice clenched her hand fiercely. She was starting to feel desolate again. Fortunately, she was able to
regain her composure and make up her mind the next moment.
"I want you to invite him. If I do this instead, I'm pretty sure he'll refuse me right away. Besides, I don't
want to see his face. Well, it's not only because I hate him, but also our relationship is... stiff."
Jonathan looked at Alice with cynical eyes. It seemed that he was just joking as there was no hint of
seriousness in his eyes.
"I think Jacob failed you the most. As the woman who loved him deeply in the past, you can attest that
he deserves to live a miserable life."
Jonathan crossed his arms on his chest, which made him look somewhat formidable. Perhaps Jacob's
name reminded him of many unpleasant things? Was it the humiliation and unwillingness that he had
suffered before?
With an inexplicable look in his eyes, he gazed at Alice. Logically speaking, he hated her too.
Well, Jonathan thought that once a person had something to do with Jacob, that person would have to
share the blame for the rest of his life. This was what led Jonathan to hate Alice.
To be frank, he had already known her existence long ago. Even so, he figured that Alice had no idea
what indeed happened, so he did not think about it too much.
"Don't think highly of yourself. I agreed to marry you not only because of Jacob. In fact, I've sworn to
myself that no matter what happens, I'll be the wife of the CEO of the Shi Group. Look at me. I'm going
to become who I want to be."
Upon saying that, Alice cast a glance at Jonathan. Her promise had not been broken.
Although love mattered to her, getting what she wanted was more important. Many years had already
passed, yet she felt that nothing had changed.
Maybe it did change without her noticing. Well, it did not matter anyway. Her goal of becoming one of
the upper class was still there.
"Do you have any idea when I'll be truly happy?" Alice asked in an ethereal manner.
Then, she looked at Jonathan in the eye calmly.
"When?" he asked with his eyebrows furrowed. The woman in front of him seemed to be a little
different from one he had imagined.
Jonathan had always known that Alice was affectionate. However, he figured from the very beginning
that she was not the type who would abandon everything for love.
Alice might be a doting person, but she had a lot of desires.
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