Chapter 367 Ups And Downs


    With a sigh, James remarked, "The truth is, things are there for a reason. It''s useless to feel anxious


    and scared. Besides, all you can do is endure it until the very end. Endure the blows. Endure


    everyone''s expectations. Endure whatever you have to endure."


    Jacob lowered his head to the ground. He was unsure if he had heard of that too many times already.


    Although he had already heard of this a lot of times, he still could not live a good life, could he?


    "Uncle, why do I feel that living is exhausting?"


    Jacob shifted the topic. Before they knew it, it had returned to that troublesome question again.


    Yes, he indeed felt exhausted. His faith, which had supported him for a long time, seemed to be on the


    brink of copse, and it was only a matter of time before that happened.


    "Well, isn''t this the life we love?" James narrowed his eyes and answered. With Jacob''s ability, he


    should have already known the answer to that.


    Although James'' response was only to help Jacob be reassured, he was willing to say it out. After all,


    Jacob was thest and the only family he had in the world.


    "Uncle, what will you do if the person you love the most betrays you?" Jacob asked with bloodshot


    eyes.


    His voice was low and calm when he spoke, but it made James extremely astonished.


    "What do you mean, Jacob?" James asked with his lips trembling. He seemed to be a little afraid of


    something.


    With an inexplicable expression on his face, Jacob looked at James and answered, "It''s nothing, Uncle.


    Just forget what I said just now."


    Jacob stood up and went upstairs. At that moment, he felt disappointed in his uncle. Until now, James


    was still hiding it from him.


    Well, if James remained silent, they would be the same as before. However, once he said it out loud,


    they would not be able to go back to the way it was. If that happened, Jacob would be inevitably sad.


    The bottom line was not saying it. Even if the truth was unbearable, they had no choice but to go


    through with it.


    Jacob remained prostrated on the ground with reverence, looking for his holy path.


    When Jacob was gone, James'' eyelids could not stop twitching. He knew that Jacob had already


    known it. After all, his nephew was no longer a child, and it could be seen from the way he handled


    things.


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    James was at a loss. There were some things that he had already buried in his memory that he dug


    open now.


    If Jacob figured out what he really was in the family, he would know that there was no need for him to


    stay. How James wished he could keep the secret longer!


    He had kept the secret for a long time that he, himself, almost believed that everything in front of him


    was real.


    James gazed at the table full of dishes that had been left untouched. All of a sudden, he burst into


    tears. Little did he know, Jacob was looking at him from a distance. He had not really left. He was


    gazing from upstairs with his heart pounding in his chest. It turned out that everything was true.


    Jacob''s mind was in a mess as he stared at James in silence.


    It was so strange of him to feel this way. To be honest, he had never felt this before. Not only that, but


    this strange feeling was enveloped by a sense of familiarity. For some reason, Jacob felt that a big


    hand was tightly clutching his heart.


    Things had been hidden for as long as Jacob could remember. Even so, no secrets could be forever


    buried. However, it did not mean that he would be able to ept it when the time came.


    Not long after, Jacob went back to his bedroom. He did not sleep. Instead, hey wide-awake on his


    bed and stared at the ceiling for a long time. He was intelligent, wasn''t he? Why could he not figure it


    out if he got the inheritance from his mother or father?


    He did not answer himself. These past few days, he had felt an intense longing for Sara. But now, he


    could not feel anything.


    Jacob had no idea how long it would take until this strange feeling finally became familiar. Ironically, it


    only took a moment for a familiar feeling to be strange.


    Jacob had traversed his own path alone for a long time. As he walked along the way, his path, which


    had always been barren and deste, grew weeds. Sometimes, he would meet a person who turned


    out to be gentle and kind. Then, that person would share his stories along the way.


    In their stories, Jacob was always a side character, an unimportant and indispensable person. This


    made Jacob feel pathetic and sad. After all, he was only an ordinary person. He was not so different


    from others.


    Meanwhile, James had been in a daze for quite some time as he returned to his room to look for


    something. Finally, he found it. It was a photo from the past. It was a picture of three people who looked


    so beautiful and happy.


    The next day, Jacob got up early and left. He did not even eat breakfast at home. Instead, he went


    straight to Sara''spany.


    No matter what, he had to talk to her personally. There was no way he could solve their problem hastily


    and alone. For him, this matter was a big deal. If she still refused to forgive him, everything he had


    done would be in vain.


    Jacob was leaning against the car nervously. He had been waiting for Sara for over two hours. He had


    arrived there at 7 o''clock. It was now 9 o''clock in the morning, yet he still had not seen her.


    His heart sank. Women are not the only ones who get discouraged. Men feel it too, but they do not


    want to admit they do.


    Feeling disheartened, Jacob decided to get into the car. Suddenly, he felt an urge to smoke. He was


    the type of person who smoked whenever he got upset. This bad habit of his could never be changed.


    Jacob had encountered too many troubles. But for him, at least it was real.


    When James woke up in the morning, he decided to invite Jacob for breakfast. To his dismay, his


    nephew was not at home.


    It seemed that Jacob had already figured it out. Truth be told, James had suspected all along it that


    Jacob had known about it from the very start. Jacob had been silent about it, while James was afraid to


    bring it up.


    At the thought of this, James felt appalled. He had always appreciated Jacob''s resourcefulness.


    However, he never once thought that Jacob would use it on him one day.


    This was probably James'' karma. Unable to do anything, he decided to go to thepany.


    From this day onwards, his life, which had been in and boring for so long, would go back to the way


    it was when it was full of ups and downs. Although he was aware that a storm woulde sooner or


    later, James did not expect that it woulde this soon.


    As he sat in his office, he reached out his phone and called "Generalist".


    He calmly asked "Generalist" about a lot of things, hoping for a helpful answer. Although "Generalist"


    was famous for knowing everything, there were still things that he did not know about.


    Sadly, James did not get the answer he wanted and got an answer about something unimportant


    instead.


    At 9 a.m., there was a sudden uproar in the media.


    Photos of Jacob and Alice naked together got leaked. Everyone in thepany was talking about it. To


    make things worse, the headline was deliberately made to be eye-catching.


    "The secrets of the CEO of the Shi Group..."


    As soon as James saw it, he immediately knew that it was a trap set by Alice. Jacob had told James


    about it before. James had always known that Alice was not a woman to mess with. However, he never


    expected that she would go this far.


    Once a man entangles with a woman, never in his life can he get rid of her no matter how hard he tries.


    James knew this better than anyone else.


    Well, he had gone through the same thing, so he knew what it felt to be in Jacob''s position. At the


    thought of this, his head throbbed in pain. He could not bear what was happening anymore. Everyone


    knew about it. Dealing with public rtions now was useless.


    At that moment, Jacob was nowhere to be found, yet James was afraid to call him. With what Jacob


    had saidst night, James had finallye to a realization.


    Everyone in thepany was talking about it, even the board of directors. Not only were they anxious,


    but they were also rmed by it. The impact of this matter on thepany was not less than that of an


    explosion.


    The CEO was the image of thepany. If he was perverted and scandalous, what more would others


    perceive of thepany?


    In the meeting room, the board members gathered nervously. The atmosphere was somber, and it


    seemed as though they were getting ready to force Jacob to abdicate. They had endured for so long.


    Finally, Jacob made a blunder. How could the directors miss such a good opportunity?


    Jacob could act cocky in the remaining days he had, but the final decision rested in the hands of the


    directors. Even if James was there, his presence meant nothing to them.