Chapter 320 The Gossip


    As a result, Kim made the choice to act like a fool, and subsequently got hurt. So what he had done


    was not something one could me him for.


    James gave Cindy a nce and found that tears were already streaming down her face at that point.


    He spected and formted the idea that she must have cursed Kim by now.


    After all, he could see that she was the stronger one in this rtionship. Either way, both of them still


    had feelings for each other. But after all that had happened, no one knew whether they fell out of love


    with each other.


    Everyone had their own judgment, and those who shared the same sentiments could naturally end up


    together. Based on that fact, both Cindy and Kim didn''t exactly seem to fall as apatible pair.


    However, many people could get along with each other just fine, even if they don''t share the same


    viewpoint. However, the emotional pain that they would have to endure would surely be greater.


    Jacob let go of Kim''s hand. At this point, the suspense about the unpredictability of the situation faded


    away.


    But he felt that the disappearance of suspense was merely anotheryer of question that remained


    unanswered. In his heart, the feeling of uncertainty remained. Since Kim neither confirmed nor denied,


    it meant that there was someone else behind this plot.


    He sat in the car in silence and observed Kim who had just started to calm down. He looked as if he


    was out of energy, but one could tell that he never lost his confidence.


    People in the car remained in utter silence, and this matter sent a sudden jolt into their spines. Despite


    the silence, it didn''t necessarily mean that they never felt any intensity.


    Throughout the process, Cindy kept wearing her frown. She realized that she, too, had made a lot of


    mistakes in the past that led them to this situation. She was always the picky type. She always believed


    that she wasn''t lucky enough to meet a good man, and even went to the extent of always reminding


    Kim how he wasn''t good enough for her.


    In the end, it was her who forced him to stray further from the right path. This was the reason why he


    chose to go all the way since he had nothing to lose, and he had no way back.


    But then again, it wasn''t her who forced him to buy the lottery. He alone made that choice.


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    All of them were minding their own business, and the vibe enveloping the whole ce felt as if they


    were about to go to an execution ground.


    James took a cursory nce over at Jacob. Deep inside, he wanted to say something to him, but he


    didn''t want to be the one to break the silence in front of all of them.


    An idea came to his head and he took his phone to discreetly send a message to Jacob.


    James: "Jacob, I think something is happening with this whole affair. Something we''re not aware of.


    y it safe and don''t push Kim and Cindy too hard."


    The faint buzz came out of Jacob''s phone, and he wondered who might have sent him a message at


    this hour. He took it out and examined the message almost immediately after the ringtone. He looked


    up as he attempted to catch an eye contact with James, but thetter sat there in silence, pretending to


    ignore everything around him.


    Jacob raised his eyebrows in curiosity and replied a message. Cindy and Kim sat straight and stiff.


    They looked too tense and they did not dare to look back or say anything.


    She always regarded herself to be of first priority at any given circumstances. But what happened today


    hadpletely destroyed her self-esteem.


    Not only was Kim humiliated, but the nature of their rtionship was exposed out in the open—a failed


    rtionship at that. However, she pushed through and tried her best to keep the feelings of frustration


    at bay. She kept in mind that the problem hadn''t been solved yet.


    Impressive as that may be, she still had no idea what she could do at this moment.


    She was desperate for answers. The situation was so dire that she even went to the extent of reflecting


    on her actions, trying to examine if she had done something wrong. If it hadn''t happened, she might not


    had realized that she was also in the wrong about their rtionship. The silver lining was that it was a


    wake-up call for her.


    Now that the whole conflict enlightened her to some extent, she realized that her ideal man would be


    an impossibility, since there was no such a person—a perfect men. Every person had to take


    responsibility of their own mistakes. She looked down as she continued to reflect on her actions


    The car stopped at the roadside, and Jacob pushed the door open and went out. The rest of them


    followed through.


    The towering building of the Shi Group stood in front of them. Jacob squinted as the sun rays touched


    his face.


    His hair gave out a nice shine as if the sunlight caused him to bloom. He then took a look at James and


    nodded as if they weremunicating telepathically. His mind was upied with James''s message


    and had given it a lot of thought.


    He felt better at the thought of knowing someone who shared the same thoughts with him.


    Next, he nced at Kim, and said, "You just tell the truthter. Don''t worry about anything else, got it?"


    "But… Mr. Jacob, what if they target me afterwards?" Kim shivered in anxiety. ''How could I handle their


    revenge? It''s out of the question!'' he thought.


    "Leave it to me. Don''t worry. Trust me on this," he answered with such confidence that one would think


    he was simply making light of the situation. But he saw through the truth of the matter that this was not


    what they should all worry about. What mattered the most as of now was how to figure out who exactly


    was the person behind it all.


    "Okay. Mr. Jacob, I''m relieved to hear that from you." As he spoke, he took a quick peek at Cindy, who


    was visibly nervous as her face was as pale as death.


    Until now, she still had no idea what to say to him, which only made him even more worried. He was


    indeed the one to me.


    It was only right for him to suffer the consequences. He didn''t want to tell her the truth of the matter. So


    when they fought, he blurted out the words that he had no interest in her after all.


    Now she had probably already given up in trying to bring him back to her. But love was the least of his


    worries. He was focused on the bigger problem that was patiently waiting for them.


    "Get inside. They probably can''t wait to see us." James led them as he walked into the office building.


    No one was surprised to see Jacobe back. It seemed as if they had known that he woulde


    back, and that it was only a matter of time.


    He walked into the elevator without a single trace of any expression on his face, and everyone


    remained silent.


    James called An first thing as they reached the meeting room.


    But An didn''t show up after they waited for a long time in vain. Jacob was utterly infuriated. He


    rushed over to An''s office and kicked open the door in anger.


    The employees nearby watched in terror and not a single one of them dared to take a breath. As Jacob


    and others entered, they immediately closed the door of An''s office.


    Meanwhile, outside, the murmurs out of gossips started to increase in volume. Everyone was shocked


    to witness what they had just seen. Not even a single soul of that ce had seen the CEO to be in


    such level of anger.


    Sure, he had been angry before, but never to that extent of kicking the office door.


    "What''s wrong? What happened? I told you something was wrong, and you didn''t listen." Meanwhile,


    Kate in the office deemed it fun to continue gossiping around.


    "It seems that something has happened. Thepany''s management didn''t make any statement


    though. Of course they hold the most confidential information within thepany. People like us need


    to make detours and work our ass off just to get to the truth,"


    Wendy added. The two of them were known for always starting the gossips that had circted in the


    company.


    "Yes, you are right. Look at Mr. Jacob''s face—he snapped! It looks like he wanted to take the director''s


    head off. Are the rumors true?"


    "What rumors? Tell me. I didn''t hear anything about any of that." Kate continued to eat her chips as if


    she was watching an entertaining show with an intriguing mystery. Her eyes were as attentive as ever


    as she never once took away her sight to the person who was about to reveal the secret.


    The others also came over, and they all began to gossip with smiles on their faces.


    "What? You don''t know that? I heard that the senior executives have leaked the document themselves.


    They were directly responsible for thepany''s losses."


    The person who revealed the secret had a rather enigmatic look on his face, but no one could figure


    out how he heard about that information in the first ce.


    "Well, it doesn''t seem to be so farfetched that it could actually be true. I didn''t see Cindy in the


    companytely. Do you think it means something had gone wrong?"


    Kate wore her usual enthusiastic smile, and it was obvious how she loved prying around from the look


    on her face alone.


    "I don''t know, but this matter shouldn''t have much impact on us anyway. If it had, then it would have


    already spread widely by now. I wouldn''t worry so much about it, and neither should you. It''s probably


    nothing serious."


    In the office, An hid behind the desk out of panic. He maintained a squatting position as cold sweat


    ran down his face, and his legs were trembling in terror. He could only imagine what was going on


    outside the door. But he didn''t expect that Jacob woulde to him so soon. What''s more, he had


    threatened Kim to mind what he had to say while Jacob was around. Now he realized that his threats


    were useless after all.


    It was not only useless, but it backfired as it became a deciding factor that pushed Jacob to go after


    him.