"So what? You just came back with no scruples and no purpose?" Jacob couldn''t believe that Lucia returned to Athegate only because of homesickness, knowing that under his and Poppy''s defamation, Lucia had been notorious in Athegate right now. Lucia would also be used as a negative example of adultery.


    "Why can''t I?" Lucia lowered her eyes and responded coldly.


    Every word of What Lucia said was true, but Jacob who naturally had a suspicious mind thought Lucia was lying.


    Although Lucia had hatred for Jacob and taking back the Webbex Group was a n she had yet to implement, her return to Athegate this time was indeed a coincidence. The offer from Jibillion Inc itself was beyond her expectation, and even the city where she would work was out of her control before. Since she had the chance toe back home, Lucia wouldn''t hesitate, let alone fear Jacob and Poppy.


    Because this was her home!


    This was Lucia''s most honest answer.


    "Okay, of course!" Jacob sneered and sarcastically said. "As soon as you came back, you became the CEO of Jibillion Inc. You have a close rtionship with Eduard, and now Arthur is deeply in love with you. Don''t tell me that all this is going with the flow, or it will pose no threat to JTP Group!"


    The most difficult thing in the world was talking sense into a madman.


    Lucia wanted to take a deep sigh, but since Jacob was so wary of her presence, it meant that he was worried that she would dig up what happened five years ago. Besides, she could see that JTP Group was not without ws now. If he had nothing to lose, there was no need to guard her.


    Lucia showed a rare sly smile and deliberately stared into Jacob''s eyes and said, "Why, are you afraid?"


    Lucia was provoking Jacob. Anyway, even if she didn''t deliberately target JTP Group, Jacob would still keep getting her into trouble because of his suspicion. he and Poppy were the ones who nned the scandal ten days ago, weren''t they?


    "You!" Jacob didn''t expect Lucia would say such a thing, so he didn''t know what to say for a while to fight back.


    "If you are afraid, then you can go ahead and y all the schemes and tricks to attack me. Anyway, justice will prevail. What happened ten days ago has proved this. If you are not afraid, then you should sit in your president''s office and take good care of all of the things you''ve got ''with great difficulty''. Don''t worry about what I might do all day long."


    Lucia stared at Jacob fearlessly, warning him coldly.


    Jacob was extremely angry, but his thoughts got clear, "Lucia, it seems that you have made a lot of progress in these years..."


    Jacob looked at Lucia, saying these meaningful words.


    "I do," Lucia answered without hesitation. "I have grown a lot. Now I can read people well, and I can tell good from the bad."


    The only ironic side of Lucia in her life was probably all shown when she was with Jacob.


    This time, Jacob choked once again.


    He came to question her purpose of returning to Athegate, but now it seemed that he was losing ground and being ridiculed by her.


    Jacob knew very well that such an argument was meaningless, and the most sensible move now was to stand up and leave proudly. However, he just couldn''t move his body.


    The two fell silent again.


    Lucia''s patience slowly wore out over time. She thought Jacob could say something weighty this time, but now it seemed that she had overestimated him. This kind of dialogue was like a childish argument, meaningless and disturbing.


    "Is there anything else you want to say?" Lucia asked indifferently, looking away at the crowd outside the window.


    Nothing. Jacob didn''t know what to say anymore. He didn''t have any confidence to deal with Lucia now, but he was unwilling to ept the fact that he was defeated and had to flee. And he seemed to remember something, and a vicious smile touched her lips, so he spoke.


    "By the way, you have something important left with me."


    Something important?


    After hearing this, Lucia turned around and happened to see the smug smile on Jacob''s face. For a moment, she couldn''t figure out what Jacob was talking about.


    Seeing Lucia''s face full of doubts, Jacob became even morecent, feeling that he had finally pulled a game back, and he slowly said, "Did you forget what your mother left behind?" Bracelet! And a ruby ne!This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    Lucia''s eyes widened suddenly, and her memory was instantly pulled back to the scene five years ago when Jacob stepped on his mother''s relic and threatened her to sign the divorce agreement. Seeing that Lucia finally had something other than indifference in her eyes, even if it was hatred, Jacob was overjoyed.


    "It looks like you haven''t forgotten," epting Lucia''s fierce and vivid hatred directly, Jacob deliberately said.


    Eduard was right, any other man might be able to pursue Lucia without any scruples, but only he himself could make Lucia never forget him, even if it was out of hate.


    Jacob wascent at this time, not realizing how perverted his thoughts were.


    Lucia red at Jacob, and her calmness waspletely destroyed.


    Five years ago, Jacob used his mother''s relics to threaten her to sign the divorce agreement. After signing, not only did he kick the ring into pieces, but he did not return the ruby ne. He just promised not to damage it anymore. At that time, she had no choice but to do whatever it took to protect it. Over the years, this ne had always been a concern within herself.


    It was a beautiful thing left to her by her mother, but it witnessed the most miserable moment in her life.


    "Give it back to me," Lucia said word for word, hatred shing at Jacob like a knife.


    "Of course, I can." Jacob readily agreed, ignoring Lucia''s gaze, but his eyes shed and he said slyly, "But not now."


    He finally remembered what could threaten Lucia, and there was no way he would hand it over easily.


    "Conditions." Lucia didn''t want to waste her time with Jacob.


    "Conditions?" Jacobughed, "Actually, it''s not a condition. I have what you want in my hands, but I won''t touch it. I just want you toe out and see me whenever I make a phone call."


    Jacob knew that he could make more demands having her mother''s relic in his hand, and it was not impossible to ask her to leave Athegate. But instead, he was more concerned about the fact that he could not reach Lucia before, and he just wanted her to be on call!


    Lucia couldn''t help but sneer when she heard Jacob''s words.


    "Do you think I''ll agree?" she asked.


    "You don''t have to," Jacob continued with a false smile. "That ne means nothing to me anyway, and it takes nothing to destroy it."


    The anger and hatred in Lucia''s eyes were burning even more, but... she couldn''t renounce her mother''s relics.