Jordan didn't even glance at it, let alone take the cup.Westley remained calm and unruffled, sitting beside Jordan, drinking the water himself.He was composed to the extreme.Jordan seemed to not recognize him anymore.In the past, he would have been anxious, maybe even trying to use words to manipulate her, ultimately achieving his goal.But now... he gave up.They were already divorced.What he became had nothing to do with her.Zachary glanced at her and whispered to Jane, "Honey, I have something to tell you, it's important."Jane smiled and stared at him.Zachary understood what she meant and raised his hand to swear. "Really, or else..."Jane covered his mouth and shot him a glare.Zachary, however, smiled and pulled her hand away to hold it."Really, no intention to tease."Jordan felt a little confused, but Westley, based on their previous conversation and their interaction, had already guessed it.Seemed that he really was a friend who valued romance over frie
Jane saw that Jordan had stopped making a sound, staring at the report for a long time, almost as if she had turned into stone.Her expression stiffened, and her eyes began to turn red.But there were no overly excited emotions.For a moment, it was impossible to determine what the result was from her reaction.Jane walked over.Zachary's gaze flickered slightly. He was uneasy and followed Jane closely, just in case anything unexpected happened."Jordan..."Jordan suddenly hugged Jane tightly.She kept muttering, "This is great..."Jane didn't need to look at the result anymore. From Jordan's reaction, she knew exactly what had happened."It's great as long as you're happy." She hugged Jordan tighter.The situation Zachary had imagined did not happen.Now, he stood by, feeling like a homewrecker.Westley dragged him out of the ward, allowing the two sisters to properly recognize each other.Zachary remained uneasy, watching them from the small window.Westley mocked him,
Zachary certainly couldn't take him.Without thinking, he replied firmly, "No."Jane added, "Mr. Howard, one must know their place."Westley certainly did.But if he left now, there would be no chance in the future.After a few seconds, he spoke calmly, "I'm Jordan's assistant. Isn't it only natural for me to follow her?"Jordan immediately responded, "I'm firing you.""Why?" Westley asked seriously. "If you have an issue with my work, tell me. I won't accept being fired without a reason."Jordan didn't have a real reason. She was just regretting hiring him."You broke my camera.""Which one?"Jordan felt like she could just scream. "You didn't do what an assistant is supposed to do.""Such as?""For example, I'm the boss, and I told you not to follow me, to stay at the studio. But you didn't follow my instructions. I can't use an employee like that."Jordan had found a good reason, and her posture straightened up."So, you're fired!"Jane wanted to say something to hel
But when Jordan was happy and wanted to invite her to dinner, she thought it was best to put it off for a while.After all, the account with Westley wasn't something that could be settled right away.But this person insisted on walking right into her line of fire."You just want to maintain some kind of relationship with my sister, right?"Westley's mind was heavy. Over the years in his high position, the aftereffects had made him cautious.No matter what anyone said, he couldn't take things at face value.Moreover, Jane didn't give him a pleasant look, so how could she possibly go along with his wishes?This question was probably a trap.But he couldn't avoid stepping right into it."Since you’re her sister, what do you mean by that, Jane?"Jane had never imagined a day when someone like Westley would talk to her with such an attitude.To be honest, it felt rather pleasant.After the satisfaction, she began to enter the hunting phase."Since you said that the marriage isn
Westley accused, "Even if you love your wife so much, can you just turn around and betray your friend? If you had waited just one more day to talk about it, I wouldn't have been so angry."Zachary calmly dusted off the nonexistent dust on his shoulder. "Do you think Jordan was tricked by you? What an awesome plan. You even provided fake certificates."Westley reacted strangely. "Did I ever say anything about a fake divorce?"Zachary rarely showed doubt. "Didn't you tell me that if Jordan came to find Jane to verify the divorce certificate, I should help you by saying the divorce certificate was real..."He paused and instantly understood.But he didn't show any smile.He looked Westley up and down. "You're not faking it, are you?"Westley didn't speak.Zachary furrowed his brow, "You're really divorced, and you haven't gone crazy?""I have.""Then..."Westley straightened his back against the seat, his whole face unreadable in the dark.An occasional flash of light illumina
Charlotte couldn't resist Jane pleading with her.But she couldn't make a decision right now.After all, Zachary, as a husband, had been very competent.There was always the risk of something going wrong.She couldn't bear the responsibility if anything happened to the baby."I'll ask around myself, you wait for the news at home."Jane still wanted to send a message, but her phone was suddenly taken away.She couldn't hide her expression.Zachary looked at her startled face and cocked his brows. "What are you doing behind my back? Why do you look so scared?"Jane knew Zachary wouldn't check her phone, so she started to act unreasonably. "You don't love me anymore."Zachary felt puzzled.Jane pretended to wipe away a tear. "I've been scared, and yet you didn't comfort me immediately."Zachary laughed in frustration.He was one hundred percent sure that she was hiding something from him.Otherwise, she wouldn't have reacted this way."Feeling guilty and blaming me?"Jane
She had other things on her mind, so she didn't dig deeper and just changed her shoes before leaving.Alan opened the back door for her, helping her get in the car.She gave him the hotel's address.At that moment, Frank was standing by the French window, his long fingers typing on his phone.The message on the screen was from Zachary."Has your wife chosen you?"Frank clicked send. "And you have the right to ask me that question?"At the hotel entrance, Charlotte told Alan to leave."I don't need a ride, they should be staying at the hotel tonight."Alan had been told in advance.He just acknowledged and then drove off.Charlotte watched the car drive away, deep in thought.But she didn't have time to think too much. She quickly grabbed a taxi to the subway station.Jane had already taken Jordan to the black market. She was anxious.She needed to find Jane as soon as possible.An hour ago, Zachary had dropped Jane off at the hotel, giving her some soft words of concern,
"Charlotte!"Charlotte nodded at Jordan, then looked at Jane and said, "You're being a bit reckless."Jane hooked her arm around hers. "Oh, it's just so boring at home."Charlotte knew that Jane was the kind of person who couldn't sit still.She used to say she didn't want kids and didn't want to be tied down.But after getting unexpectedly pregnant and being stuck at home for so long, it was no surprise that she was looking for some excitement.But this kind of excitement wasn't what she needed."Charlotte, I'm happy today."Jane had found her little sister, and Charlotte was also happy.If it weren't for Sparrow insisting that she tell a story, she would have gone over to eat and celebrate with them.But after sending the child to bed, when she checked her phone, she saw that Jane was planning to go to the black market."You've been out for a while now. You don't need to go in. Let me handle it for you. Do you not trust me?"Jane shook her head. "You're the person I trust
"Mr. Jackson, what are you talking about? Westley isn’t a fool. Since he managed to take Jordan from your turf in Impelia, it shows he was well-prepared. This preparation probably started a long time ago, and once he found out you were Jordan's cousin, he just sped up the process."Nathan caught the key point. "So, you and Zachary both guessed that Westley would take Jordan and make all the necessary preparations, but you didn’t say a word?"Frank leaned against the doorframe lazily and said, "I don’t know, I’m not close to Westley. As for Zachary, I’m not sure either. Recently, he’s been too busy with his wife and hasn’t been drinking with me anymore."Nathan didn’t believe him, but didn’t say much.Westley taking Jordan from him was his fault.When he was younger, he couldn’t protect his cousin from being taken away.Now, even with power in his hands, he still couldn’t do anything.He had to ask others for help."You keep searching abroad, I’ll assist you domestically." Fra
On the small table beside them, there were several bottles cluttered around.There were no labels on them.Jordan was cautious and didn’t drink immediately. She picked up a bottle, sniffed it to make sure there was no alcohol smell before inserting the straw and sipping slowly.Westley lit a cigarette, biting it at the corner of his mouth. He flipped the lamb skewers over and sprinkled them with cumin.Watching her unnecessary actions, he laughed. "It doesn’t really matter if you’re drunk or not. On my turf, if I want to do something, do you think you can resist?"Jordan paused.She suddenly remembered that the bet wasn’t clearly defined.“Westley, you said that if I’m moved, but before I’m moved, you can’t do anything out of line. You’re clear about that, right?”Westley handed her the grilled lamb skewer and flicked the ash off his cigarette.He glanced at her and said deliberately, "Wrong."Jordan took a big bite of the lamb skewer.She couldn’t help but exclaim, "So deli
Jordan finished her meal and was taken away by Westley.They took a helicopter and then transferred to a ship.In the end, she had no idea where they were.The journey was bumpy, and after days and nights, she was physically and mentally exhausted.Yet, she refused to say a word to Westley.She buried herself under the blankets.Everything she could say or do, she had already done.Now, she could only pray for heaven to open its eyes and make Westley a decent person, letting her go back."How about a bet?"Westley pulled the blanket off, helping her sit up."There are still some days before Jane gives birth.""We’ll forget our grudges for now. If, during this time, you can develop feelings for me, then you’ll lose, and we’ll remarry. If you don’t fall for me, I’ll let you go back."Jordan's mind was racing.She felt like Westley wouldn’t let her go so easily.But there was no flaw in his words.For her, it still seemed to give her an advantage.After all, she only felt
Jane said lightly, “Do you think Westley would let you find him easily?”“No, but if we keep chasing him, we will eventually find him.” Zachary brought the food to her. “Eat something.”Jane refused his feeding, took the plate and ate by herself.Zachary then placed some more food in front of her.Jane said, “You don’t need to take care of me. I can eat by myself. You should eat too.”Those words made Zachary feel a sense of relief.It seemed she wasn’t angry, nor was she blaming him.“This matter was indeed my oversight. I thought that since Jordan was with your cousin in Impelia, Westley wouldn’t be able to reach her. But I never expected that he would be so bold and take Jordan away directly.”Jane understood. “You want me to put the blame on my cousin, right?”Zachary replied without changing his expression, “How could that be? This matter is entirely my responsibility.”Jane didn’t say anything, only remarking, “When I give birth, I want to see Jordan.”Zachary reassure
Westley handed her the phone.“Tell him yourself.”Jordan was surprised the moment she took the phone, but then she realized something didn’t feel right.He gave it to her so easily...She snapped, “You did this on purpose!”Westley didn’t deny it.Jordan didn’t care much about that anymore and immediately dialed Zachary’s number.When Zachary saw the caller ID, his right eyelid twitched violently.Frank glanced at him. “Why aren’t you answering?”Zachary sighed in frustration. “Stop watching the show, you answer it.”Frank raised his hands. “My wife and your wife are on the same page.”Frank’s position was the same as Zachary’s. He didn’t dare answer the phone either.He pursed his lips as he didn’t have the right to criticize Frank.This phone felt like something that neither of them wanted to have anything to do with.In the end, Zachary still answered it.“Westley, you only have one chance...”“It’s me, Zachary.”Zachary thought something was terribly wrong. “Give
Westley was indeed cunning, but when Zachary said he couldn’t guess Westley’s plan, that was purely pretending to be ignorant.Even he knew that intercepting a plane wouldn’t work.Since Nathan was pursuing so closely, if Westley wanted to take someone away, he must have prepared multiple plans.For example, parachuting mid-way.But he was enjoying watching the drama and didn’t expose it.“I do have some responsibility in this matter.” Nathan was always someone who took responsibility for his actions. “But the responsibility of not saving Jordan falls on you.”Zachary felt like his head was going to explode.He could roughly guess where Westley had parachuted.But that place had many landing spots, and it wasn’t something that could be found in just a day or two.Moreover, since Westley dared to take Jordan away from Nathan, he must have made detailed plans.Knowing they were searching, he would definitely change locations.This was a tug-of-war.It was hard to explain to J
Jordan quickly reached out to push him away, “You’re really getting old, don’t be so touchy.”Westley remained unmoved, letting out a mocking chuckle. “Do you want me to prove how old I am?”Jordan didn’t want to talk to him anymore. “Let go.”Westley, however, took a step forward, spreading her legs apart with his knee.Jordan panicked. “Don’t do anything rash, or I...”“Or what?”Westley lowered his head and kissed the tip of her nose. “It’s hard enough for you to push me away, do you think those threats are useful? You’re so naive.”Jordan could only speak the truth. “I didn’t try to seduce you, don’t get me wrong, I just want to grab the phone in your pocket.”Westley made an ‘oh’ sound, laced with subtle sarcasm.Jordan immediately grabbed his neck. “Are you letting me go or not?”Westley didn’t care, not even furrowing his brows, he looked at her with a smile in his eyes.Jordan really exerted force but couldn’t move him an inch.Finally, feeling defeated, she sighed.
“You...”She was facing away, unable to see Westley’s expression.But she could imagine what his expression was.He must have looked a little smug.‘What a childish old man.’“We’re about to find a place to land. You don’t have much time, are you going to take the photo or not?”“Alright!”Jordan hurriedly grabbed the camera, hung it around her neck, and started capturing the view.After she finished taking the pictures, Westley began the descent.When her feet finally touched the ground, Jordan’s soul seemed to return.She quickly started to undo the straps on her body, but couldn’t manage to get it done.Westley took advantage of this and hugged her from behind, watching her fumble, even laughing.Jordan was so angry she felt powerless, cursing at him. “You’re such a jerk.”“Okay.” Westley rested his chin on her shoulder and even kissed her neck. “Cuss some more. Say more insults.”Jordan gritted her teeth. “Hurry up and let go, I need to use the bathroom.”Westley rel
She hadn’t had time to grab her phone.There were no communication devices in the room.Just as she was about to leave, thinking of breaking through from Westley, he suddenly entered.She quickly stepped back, hugging herself, her voice trembling.“What do you want?”Westley threw a set of clothes at her, saying indifferently, “If I wanted to do something, could you really avoid it? That’s really unnecessary."Jordan didn’t want to talk to him any longer.The clothes were brought by him, but she didn’t refuse.At this point, it was better to have clothes on than stay in a bathrobe.If there was an opportunity to escape, it would also be easier."Aren’t... aren’t you going out?"Just as she was about to change, she noticed Westley leaning against the door, his arms crossed, watching her leisurely.It was hard to imagine that all these recent events were done by a 35-year-old mature man.She never realized that Westley was so childish at his core.Seeing that he had no inte