There was, all alone in the office. I took a deep breath, opened the docunt on my desk, and started looking into it seriously
It was a photocopy. When I finished reading it, I was floored. I couldn’t believe what was in it.
Then I rushed ho with the docunt, where Harry happened to be. After I handed him the docunt and we discussed it for a while, he called his friend.
The guy who had promised to help us understand the situation confird the authenticity of the docunt after he learned what was in it.
"How could this be? I couldn’t believe it. My dad had always been so straight arrow, how could he have abused his power?"
Harry sighed deeply. "He may have been trying to get back at Soul Enterprises, Eliana. Your father may be in trouble. If he faces legal sanctions, you need to be prepared"
I felt like I couldn’t breathe, like there was a rock on my chest
My dad had approved the docunts a while ago. They had his signature and official seal on them, but they were all about Soul Enterprises
That showed that he abused his power to deal with Soul Enterprises.
"He’s so impulsive. He was so close to retirent. How could he ss things up like this?" Harry looked troubled.
I sat there, crying silently, not knowing what to do next.
What was done was done. I couldn’t change it. My dad’s character would have made him admit his mistake voluntarily, he wouldn’t make excuses. So then I had to face the possibility that my dad might go to jail, and my mom was already in a vegetative state, so I had to take on the company and the family alone.
I don’t have ti to grieve. I wiped away my tears and got straight back to work
Before long, the news of my breakup with Jones and my father being sentenced both hit the trending topics. People were guessing that Jones broke up with because he didn’t want to get dragged down, and I announced the breakup first because of my pride
"Mr. Jones, Ms. Brooks is in a eting. She’s not here!"
While I was working, I heard my assistant’s voice from outside. She raised her voice on purpose so that I could hear her.
I was startled and was about to get up when the door was pushed open. Jones rushed in, drenched from head to toe. The weather’s pretty cold and it was raining outside. Wasn’t he afraid of catching a cold?
My assistant looked at helplessly "Ms. Brooks, Mr. Jones showed up out of the blue. I couldn’t stop him..."
"It’s okay, you can leave." I waved her off.
After my assistant left, Jones and I stared at each other for a long ti. His eyes were full of anger, resentnt, and pain.
I was the first one to break the silence. "Why are you here?"
"Why did you break up with ?’/" Jones’s eyes welled up with tears as soon as he said that He moved closer to and stared at .
"Jones, I’m sorry." I clenched my fists, suppressing the guilt in my heart, trying to make myself look unemotional.
Only by resolutely distancing myself from him could I have made him give up on our relationship completely.
Jones shook his head. "Don’t apologize. It always feels weird to hear an apology from you Eliana, I once told you that I don’t mind being used by you. Let’s just say you used to get those docunts. Now that you have them, can we just ignore everyone else and stay together?"
His pleading eyes and deep affection made my heart ache a little, but our future would be full of difficulties. Our patience would run out soday.
"Jones, why haven’t you been with these days?" I asked quietly.
"I..." Jones was at a loss for words. I saw the helplessness in his eyes.
I didn’t need an explanation. I’d already heard from Scarlett
To convince to break up with Jones, Scarlett told so things about the Smith family, like how Faith Smith threatened to kill herself to make Jones leave the city, and how his father used his power to put him under house arrest.
I couldn’t believe that the Smith family hated so much. It was even worse than when they opposed Ariel in my previous life.
In my previous life, Jones told that his family opposed him pursuing Ariel, but he persisted, and his parents couldn’t do anything about it.
Scarlett also told that the main reasons why Jones’s parents opposed our relationship were not only because I was divorced but also because I’d had a miscarriage.
If Jones’s parents had ever found out that I might not have been able to get pregnant again, they would have probably hated to the bone. "The opposition from your family is an obstacle we can’t overco. Let’s stop wasting ti." I said firmly, also considering Jones’s feelings.
Upon hearing my words, Jones beca anxious. "I don’t want to break up. As long as you agree, I can cut off ties with my family. If they can’t accept the person I love and can’t respect my choices, I won’t hesitate to leave!"
I was speechless. With his persistence, I was a bit shaken.
But I soon ca to my senses. I shook my head and rejected him. "That’s not possible. They will always be your parents. Blood is thicker than water. Can you really bear to see your mother seek death and do nothing about it?"
Jones was stunned for a mont, then he frowned. "How did you know? Did Scarlett tell you?"
"It doesn’t matter who told . It’s not important. What’s important is that there’s no possibility for us anymore. My situation right now will drag you down, and your family will target , making even more upset. Let’s break up" I said with a heavy heart.
Maybe I was never going to date or get married again in this life. It seed being single wasn’t so bad.
Jones grabbed my hand and held tightly. His voice was shaking "I don’t want to break up. I can do anything for you, okay?"
My heart ached more and more, but I had to put on a cold front. My voice was cold. "Even if you cut ties with your parents, what can you do for ? Jones, you should understand the cruelty of reality"
That talk seed to loosen Jones’s grip on a bit, and after a while, he let go of completely, his eyes filled with disbelief, "So our relationship only makes sense when you need my help?"
"Yeah, even if I don’t care whether you can help or not, what if your parents take action against ?" I looked up at Jones, my eyes cold.
Jones’s expression was incredibly complex, his gaze at was both unfamiliar and helpless. Suddenly, he asked, "If I can find a way for them to accept us, would you be willing to keep going with ?"
"What way?" I asked straightforwardly What tricks could Jones have possibly had up his sleeve to get his parents to accept a divorcee like ?
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