Chapter 304 Far From Unraveling The Truth


    Of course, someone like Jacob wouldn''t hassle himself to go on blind dates. A lot of beautiful women


    flocked around him. Not to mention, he had such a beautiful and perfect girlfriend, Sara.


    But as an ordinary person, Cindy was not as lucky. Marriage might be trivial for Jacob, but for her, it


    was a big deal.


    "Until recently, I had a boyfriend. He works in thispany. But because thepany has explicitly


    banned employees from dating, we kept it a secret. Where else can I find a boyfriend other than work?"


    Cindy stared nkly at Jacob''s eyes. Her tone sounded sincere, but she was definitely not pitiful. She


    knew that there was no excuse for her mistake. So, Cindy decided to solely take responsibility for this.


    "So, your boyfriend took the file?" Jacob raised his eyebrows as he asked that question. Rage was


    slowly building up in his system as he heard about the real culprit. ''Why should she defend such a


    man?''


    "I''m not sure, but I don''t know who else went to the office except him. Besides, I always lock the office


    when I''m not there. Thepany forbade us from dating our colleagues, so I didn''t know how to tell


    you this at first."


    Cindy lowered her head. For some reason, she felt much better after confessing it all. More than that,


    she was ready to ept any punishment––be it a termination of her employment.


    "It''s clear to me now. So, tell me, who is this boyfriend of yours?" Jacob asked cautiously, not certain


    how he should go about this matter.


    But deep down, he hoped that Cindy''s boyfriend was not some typical douchebag.


    "Can I not say who he is? I''ve already asked him about it, but he just keeps saying that he didn''t steal


    the file. Besides, I''m not young anymore, and I want to marry him. So, I don''t want this matter to affect


    our rtionship,"


    Cindy exined, obviously hesitating. But she, too, knew that there was no way out of this.


    "Do you even know what you''re talking about? Cindy, I''ve been nothing but good to you. So, you''d


    better tell me the truth. Besides, we haven''t proven anything yet. If he turns out to be innocent, you can


    still go on with your n of marrying him."


    Jacob was so calm. He knew thatshing out would make her more hesitant in disclosing the guy''s


    identity. Even if this matter had nothing to do with Cindy, her boyfriend was still involved.


    But she was evidently still firm on protecting the man and their rtionship.


    "Mr. Jacob, I know what I''m doing now. Can you please give me some time? You can do whatever you


    want when this is all over. But right now, I just want to figure it out myself."


    Cindy rounded up all her courage as she faced Jacob with determination. But deep down, she was


    beginning to doubt the sincerity of her boyfriend. At the same time, she didn''t want to believe that the


    man approached her with a purpose.


    At this point, Cindy was both disheartened and in a state of disbelief. Everything was just so messy,


    and she needed time for herself to think. Even if she were to be alone eventually, it was better than


    waiting like this.


    And as if to confirm her doubts, her supposed boyfriend didn''te to work today. Already feeling


    anxious, Cindy knew she could not get through this if he was nowhere to be found.


    Standing in front of her boss right now, she tried to conceal her feelings best, but Jacob still noticed it.


    Yet, if she were to be honest, Cindy had not expected this to happen.


    Jacob''s attitude was much better than she had expected. Although this situation was some sort of


    interrogation, she felt less victimized with how he was handling and asking her questions.


    Raising from her seat, Cindy looked back at Jacob with sad and deste eyes. Thetter wanted to


    say something but couldn''t find the right words to say.


    Everyone had his or her own choice, and right now, Cindy needed to make a choice that would


    ultimately change her life. Without waiting for Jacob to speak, Cindy prepared to walk out of the office.


    However, when she was about to reach for the door, Jacob finally opened his mouth.


    "I can give you time. Call me if you need anything. I won''t me you for this. So, don''t worry. I know it''s


    not your fault."


    Upon hearing this, Cindy stiffened but didn''t dare to turn around.


    Perhaps, in her pursuit of pleasing others, she had lost herself. And now, it seemed that there was no


    way back.


    Standing quietly at the door for a while, she managed to say, "Thank you, Mr. Jacob."


    Then she rushed out of the meeting room. Jacob was left alone, not sure what to do next.


    There were too many uncertain factors to consider and he was at a loss. James probably knew what to


    do in this situation.


    Jacob stood up and slowly walked out of the meeting room, heading to his uncle''s office.


    Along the way, all the employees who saw him watched him cautiously. Jacob didn''t know when he had


    left such an impression in thepany. But at least now, he knew they all looked at him with fear,


    obviously intimidated.


    If a person were to sit in a high ce, the only direction to look was down. Because he stood so high


    and mighty, others naturally thought he was looking down on them. And this was true to Jacob.


    As he traversed the halls, every employee held their breath. Although they had no idea what exactly


    happened, they knew it was something big and grave.


    Jacob''s slender legs drew an arc in the air, and in just a minute, he was at James'' office.


    The door was not closed, so Jacob took the liberty of stepping foot inside. At that time, James was


    busy reading some documents and constantly gesticting something with a pen.


    "Uncle, I want to have a talk with you," Jacob greeted as he closed the door behind him.


    He knew that the employees were already probably talking about this, but he still didn''t want them to


    hear anything. Jacob had always been so serious, so the employees were pretty much used to it now.


    "What happened to Mr. Jacob just now? He looked so serious and terrible."


    "Isn''t he always like this? Take a look! This is not new."


    "How dare you scold me? Weren''t you as nervous as we all were when he passed?"


    "All right, all right. I think you''d better get back to work! Come on! Chop chop!"


    The employees had no choice but to go back to their stations. Well, thepany wouldn''t certainly go


    bankrupt with just the explosion incident alone. All the employees were evidently full of expectations for


    the Shi Group.


    As for what happenedst time Cindy might not have opened her mouth, but that didn''t mean Jacob


    wouldn''t pursue this matter and get to the bottom of it. But for the employees, they all felt safe––at least


    for the meantime.


    James stood up and took a careful look at Jacob. The old man already knew why his nephew was


    here, but he didn''t say a word.


    "How''s it going today?" James asked with concern before reaching for the tea set in his office and


    pouring Jacob a cup.


    Thetter took the cup and sipped on it.


    "I''ve almost got to the bottom of what happened today, and it''s a little beyond my expectation,"


    Jacob started after settling down the cup on the table. Then, he paused as if he didn''t have the heart to


    continue.


    "Well, I know. I''ve guessed a little, but I''m not certain yet. So, I''ve been waiting for you." James sighed,


    feeling slightly helpless in the situation.


    "It''s not just about Cindy. The entire situation is much moreplicated than I had expected. Now, she


    had asked for a leave to look for the file. She obviously needed time, so I gave some,"


    Jacob said calmly and pulled his tie loose, to make himself feel morefortable.


    "So, what we need to do now is to sit still and wait for death?" James hit the nail on the head. Since the


    matter had something to do with Jacob''s assistant, it would be inappropriate to just sit around and do


    nothing.


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    "I was thinking about what we should do, so I came to discuss with you." Jacob stuck out his tongue


    and grimaced. He was scalded by the tea a while ago, but he only reacted now.


    "I think we should take a long-term view on this matter. Cindy didn''t seem to intentionally betray the


    company. Maybe someone else set this up." James sat next to Jacob, wearing a serious look on his


    face.


    "Yes, that might be it, but it''s not clear yet." Jacob sighed. They seemed to be close to getting to the


    bottom of it, but they were actually still far from unraveling the truth.