Chapter 221
“Just as I was making excuses andforting myself for his abandoning
me, he sacrificed me to tter Krus once again.”
“I finally get it in his eyes, I’m nothing more than a promiscuous woman.”
Estelle didn’t know what to say, so she just said lightly, “If you’ve figured it out, it’s never toote to tur
n back!”
Winnie’splexion turned pallid, her eyes brimming with
sorrow, as she nodded slowly. “I’ve ended the rtionship with him, but he believes it’s merely a dis
y of stubbornness. He thinks things will return to how they were before, that after our arguments, I will e
ventuallye back to
him on my own. However, deep down, I know it’s over. I am done with him and done with love! I have n
o intention of returning to B City. In fact, I’ve already purchased a ticket to M Country, scheduled to dep
art in three hours.”
Estelle was happy for her, saying, “With your talent, you’ll do well even without relying on a man!”
“Yeah!” Winnie raised her head, holding back her tears, swallowing her grievances. “Looking back, I w
as so stupid to have wasted seven years on someone who isn’t worth it, only ending up utterly disappoi
nted!”
Taking a deep breath, she looked at Estelle and said with a mocking tone, “Estelle, do you know how B
aldrick lost this cooperation?”
Estelle sensed that her words had a hidden meaning, so she remained silent and looked at her.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
Winnie continued, “Beforeing here, Baldrick bribed someone in Jonathan’spany who was in c
harge of this project. That person leaked information to
Baldrick that Jonathan wanted to monopolize the coboration with Schilder and had a countermeasure
in ce. Baldrick panicked and did everything he could to learn about
Schilder, only taking me along when he heard that Schilder and his butler were fond of girls from our co
untry. However, this morning, Baldrick found out
that the intel he gathered earlier wasn’t entirely urate. Schilder had a great rtionship with his wife,
and there were no attractive young girls from our country around him.”
Winnie paused for a moment before resuming, “Now, here’s what I think happened: Jonathan orchestra
ted everything. Right from the beginning, he had a n to get Baldrick out of the game. Even the perso
n in hispany who leaked information to
Baldrick was deliberate, deliberately making him feel anxious and desperate. Meanwhile, Jonathan sim
ply observed as Baldrick embarrassed himself in front of Schilder, It was especially humiliating when he
asked me to apany Schilder, causing Schilder to feel disgusted and repulsed.”
Jonathan’s gentleness towards you reminded Schilder of his younger days with Mrs. Macy, and I think t
hat’s when he started weighing his options.”
“And the deciding factor was those earrings, which I think you helped Jonathan obtain, didn’t you?”
“I’ve seen Mrs.
Macy’s photo album, and you two looked somewhat alike when you were young. So, you’re actually Jo
nathan’s best weapon!”
Estelle stared at her.
Winnie said sincerely, “Estelle, I don’t mean to
drive a wedge between you and Jonathan. I can see that
he treats you very well, but he’s cunning and not to be underestimated. You need to be careful.”
“At least,” she took a deep breath and continued slowly, “don’t make the same mistakes I made!”
Estelle nodded and said, “Thank you for your reminder. I know what to do.”
“That’s good. You’re smarter than me, and you’ll definitely do
better than me!” Winnie took a step back, her gaze warm and sincere. “Estelle, it was nice to meet you.
I hope we’ll have the chance to see each other again in the future!”
Estelle nodded and said, “Take care!”
“You too!”
On her
way back after parting with Winnie, Estelle couldn’t help but wonder if Jonathan brought her here to let
her visit her grandfather, or if it was as Winnie said – to use her to win over the Schilders.
However, in the matter of searching for the earrings, he couldn’t possibly have known about her rtion
ship with the Jarvis family. Otherwise, he would have hidden it too well.