Thompson had been waiting inside the club for a long time. When he saw that Jonathan came in, he
just puffed his cigarette and didn't utter a word.
The smoke surrounded the whole room. Jonathan just grimaced and didn't throw a glance at
Thompson.
"How long have you've been waiting here?"
Jonathan was stunned for a while when he looked at Thompson and saw that his ashtray was already
full.
"Not that long. What happened? You sounded off while speaking on the phone earlier. Jacob did
something again?" Thompson's mouth corners lifted. He already had an idea of what had happened.
"You bet. Jacob attended the banquet today and we met each other. He looks so damn good. I talked
to him for a while, but guess what? He didn't even listen to me. He's so determined to destroy the Shi
Group."
Jonathan sat beside Thompson and took out a cigarette. He lit it and started smoking.
Jonathan leaned his back to his seat and put his legs on the table next to him. He looked so slovenly.
Thompson had always despised Jonathan even before, but he didn't say anything.
It seemed to be one of the habits he had developed and got used to when he was in his childhood
days. So Jonathan didn't bother to change himself. Of course, some habits were really hard to change.
So even if Thompson despised Jonathan, he would not dare to say it aloud. He just believed that Jacob
had more capabilities than Jonathan.
Nevertheless, no matter how capable Jacob was, he still wanted to find a way to beat him.
Thompson thought about it and comforted Jonathan, "Well, I believe that you already heard about the
saying that all businessmen are profiteers. Profits are the most valuable thing for the businessman
more than anything else."
"I know that. But I just don't really like Jacob's guts. He set me up and put me in a critical situation. Now
I get it. It was a trap. He resigned from the company so he could trap me."
When he heard Jonathan said those words annoyingly, Thompson thought about it.
'Or you are thinking that Jacob would easily give up the company to you? Do you really think that
you're that powerful?'
Even though Thompson thought about it, he decided to change the topic.
"But if you didn't know, there's still a way. Jacob is just working in Sara's company. So what if he is a
good talker? He's still weak and doesn't have enough power. We don't have to compare them to the
powerful Shi Group. Their small company has no advantage because they are not that popular."
Thompson blinked and directed his look to Jonathan. Jonathan was a complete idiot and he just didn't
want to say anything about it. Everything was already settled, but he was ruining it little by little.
He had no one to blame for. When Jacob decided to leave the Shi Group, he shouldn't have thought
about ruining the company.
But now, the Shi Group was in danger and slowly sinking. Jonathan should blame himself for the
current situation and not anyone else.
However, if Jonathan was a wise man, Thompson thought that it was too risky for him to fully conspire
with Jonathan. After all, cooperating with someone who was far more clever than him was not a good
thing.
Jonathan had to face all the responsibilities in his life.
"Tell me, what way?" Jonathan suddenly felt nervous as he heard Thompson.
The reason why he decided to meet Thompson was to find a way for Jacob's downfall. Thompson was
indeed a smart person. He just mentioned the topic Jonathan wanted to know.
"Jacob is taking the risk and keeps on pushing himself to his limit just to achieve his goal. I can say that
Jacob has been acting so boldly now. But if we would cut off his source of courage and strength, he will
never make it to rise again."
Thompson puffed his cigarette and flicked its ash slightly. His eyes glowed when the light hit his face.
Jonathan just grimaced and thought about what he said. He knew what Thompson meant but what he
wanted was a practical and sensible plan.
He didn't need any speculations. Theories would not help them if they couldn't put them into action.
"I understand if you're confused about what to do. Well, even me I still don't know how we are going to
do that. After all, Jacob already made his solution after he faced all the risks he took. Now, it will be
difficult for us to break the current shield he has."
Jonathan knew that Thompson was telling the truth. The moment Jacob left the company, he should
have destroyed Jacob once for all. But during that time, Jonathan just let Jacob go and did nothing.
Even if he threatened the business field that Jacob should be expelled from this industry, all the efforts
he had made were just put in vain.
Jonathan didn't take Jacob seriously at all. Maybe because he thought that when Jacob decided to
leave the Shi Group, he would not make a comeback again.
Now, Jonathan's hope was slowly losing. Jacob didn't only come back. He was also determined to
bring the whole Shi Group down.
In their everyday meeting, the directors would just frown at each other and didn't say anything. They
couldn't even think of new ideas. Jonathan couldn't do anything about it and he could just look at those
directors with full disappointment.
He was mad with them and yet wondering how Jacob had dealt with such a bunch of useless
members. For Jonathan, these people were only after their salary from the Shi Group but never did
anything to save the company.
People were minding their own positions. When Jonathan was only still a director, he always thought
that Jacob was just making a problem out of nothing. Now that he was in the CEO's position, he found
out that Jacob was indeed talented.
He didn't want to admit it to himself, but he had to. He had thought that Jacob was horrible. Not
because the man had risen to a topmost position. But because Jacob made himself rise again after a
great fall.
Jonathan just sighed helplessly. He played with the small object he had picked up on the table.
Thompson noticed that Jonathan was absent-minded, so he refrained himself from talking. For a
moment, the whole room was filled with an inexplicable silence.
Speaking of silence, Jonathan never thought that it was a big deal. He didn't like to talk, not to mention
that they still didn't know how they would handle this matter for now.
"How's the relationship between you and Alice?" Thompson turned his head to the other side and
asked. The last time Jonathan beat up Alice, Thompson had tried to stop him.
After all, it was an unacceptable manner to hit a woman nowadays. Also, Thompson hated so much
such behavior.
Everyone knew that Alice's heart belonged to Jacob. Alice would not marry Jonathan if she didn't like
Jacob.
But that was not a valid reason. Besides, Thompson had no right to meddle with their affairs.
"Not too bad. It won't take too long before I divorce her. I can't control myself too much nowadays.
Whenever I see Alice, I always remember what happened between her and Jacob. Also, Jacob caused
all this mess to happen to me. I can't let it pass."
Jonathan closed his eyes slightly and felt powerless.
Why was Jacob's life always smooth, while his own life was miserable?
They both came from the Shi clan. Why was the difference between them so big?
Jonathan even regretted that he married Alice. Yes, he regretted it. Maybe if he didn't marry her, he
would still have his freedom.
But now, he didn't have money and was tied by a marriage. He also had to face a person every day he
even didn't like.
With a heavy expression on his face, Thompson looked up the ceiling. He felt like something in his
feelings for Alice had been changed. Alice used to be his woman before. When he saw that she was
bullied, he felt somehow uneasy.
"If you don't have any feelings for her, just divorce her quickly. You don't have to drag each other. We
both know that your marriage was only a mistake. I thought we could work together at that time. But
keeping the plan with all the changes seemed difficult."
Thompson heaved a sigh silently. Jonathan didn't retort back and only took a puff on his cigarette. The
smell of the smoke went inside of his throat and infiltrated it. Finally, Jonathan felt something real.
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