Chapter 49
Chapter 49 Tank his business
Jonathan had been scowling ever since he arrived at the charity g, still fuming that he had to
apologize to Sylvia at the prestigious Ivan event.
He couldn’t understand her luck in cozying up with the Ivan empire. She didn’t seem
particrly cultured or impressive in the years she was married to Cyril – more like a
housekeeper, obediently staying in her room and asionally going back home to cook. What was
so great about her, other than being docile?
Even though Jonathan knew he had to apologize, doing so to someone of Sylvia’s station grated on
him.
Upon entering, he spotted Bruce with a woman on his arm – none other than Sylvia herself. Bruce
was carrying her bag, to the shock of onlookers unsure of her identity but surprised at their apparent
closeness.
Jonathan gritted his teeth, incensed that she had snagged Bruce so soon after divorcing Cyril. He
had underestimated her cunning.
“Behave yourself!” his father hissed, noticing his son’s threatening demeanor. Causing trouble
around Bruce would have consequences.
“I know what I should and shouldn’t do,” Jonathan huffed before stalking forward, his father unable
to restrain him. This would not end well. The father hurried to find Cyril for
help.
Bruce and Sylvia observed Jonathan’s approach, his re impossible to miss.
“What do you think?” Bruce asked, deferring to his sister on handling the situation. She could let
Jonathan off if she wanted, though Bruce would make sure he still paid a private
price.
“If hees to apologize, I’ll forgive him,” Sylvia replied. “But he ruined several of my overseas
deals and embarrassed me. He won’t get off easy.”
Bruce doubted Jonathan would intentionally sabotage things here, but soon realized he had
underestimated the man’s audacity.
Jonathan came right up to them, surrounded by several business partners chatting with Bruce. The
men were puzzled by this rude interruption.
Jonathan bowed dramatically before Sylvia and Bruce, both taken aback.
“I sincerely apologize for spreading false rumors without knowing the facts. I was wrong
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and hope you can be the bigger person and forgive my family.”
It was an earnest apology, apart from the audience of peers.
Bruce saw now that Jonathan had deliberately made a spectacle. Sylvia likely expected this attempt
to publicly disgrace her into forgiving him to save Ivan face.
With a sharp smile, Sylvia responded, “Since you’ve acknowledged your mistakes, I will forgive
you, of course.”
Jonathan smiled too, confident she’d have to take the high road surrounded by so many people.
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“Well, now that you’ve apologized, I assume you can be on your way?” Bruce said coldly, irritated
by the posturing.
Inexplicably, Jonathan decided to further provoke Bruce. “I’d just caution you, sir, that thedy just
divorced recently. You may want to console her.”
A stunned silence followed, appalled at his daring to lecture Bruce about Sylvia’s worthiness. “Is
divorce so shameful?” Bruce retorted. “Wasn’t your wife filing for divorce recently? A good woman
not cherished shows faults in her past marriage, not herself. It’s the ex- husband who likely needs
consoling here.”
Jonathan was shocked at Bruce’s defense of Sylvia. Did he really favor her so strongly?
“I think that concludes today’s event,” Bruce stated firmly before leaving with Sylvia and abandoning
the g, no longer interested in charity facades.
The remaining guests were confused by Bruce’s dramatic exit and horrified at being left to deal with
the fallout of Jonathan’s troublemaking.
Jonathan himself didn’t know what to do. The others clearly med him for ruining things and
expected consequences.
When Cyril and Jonathan’s father arrived to overhear Bruce’s parting words, the father immediately
copsed in rage and distress at his son causing such chaos.
After the siblings left, Bruce made a call: “Tank all of Jonathan’s overseas deals.”