Chapter 369 Iparably Disappointed
Because of the recent troubles, Jacob didn''t walk as fast as he used to. Instead, his slow pace as he
took each step steadily made him look more mature.
He didn''t even bother to spare anyone a nce while passing through the staff area. To him, those
people were nothing of importance in his life.
Those people may know him, but he didn''t. Jacob didn''t have deep attachments to any of them. In fact,
he only met some of them once.
However, the difference between him and them was clear. Compared to them, Jacob always had the
spotlight. Even a mere sneeze from him would send people gossiping. It wasn''t their fault, though.
Jacob was the CEO after all. This was the burden that he had to carry.
The staff area immediately became silent. Everyone stopped whispering at the sight of their boss
passing by. The look in their eyes showed that they weren''t afraid of him as they used to be. In fact,
some of them even had the nerve to not bother hiding theirughter.
Jacob didn''t care. With a stoic face, he continued to walk with his head held high and turned a blind
eye. It was obvious that the employees had seen the news. Still, no one dared to criticize their CEO
within earshot.
They didn''t know anything other than what they had learned from the news. Surely, there were other
things they were not aware of. Various opinions circted among them. Some of them thought that
Jacob deserved it, but some were also sympathetic towards him.
However, most of them mocked him. For someone famous, his reputation was definitely ruined.
An ordinary person would not be able to bear such a humiliation. In fact, it was useless to bear it. On
the other hand, for someone like Jacob to bear it, the impact on his life was far more different.
For people who were in the upper ss of society, their every move was being watched. Now,
everyone thought that Jacob''s image was ruined after being exposed for being involved in a romantic
affair.
"As expected of Mr. Jacob, he was acting as if nothing had happened. Unbelievable!"
"Yeah, it didn''t seem as if he had changed at all."
"Maybe he was just putting on a calm facade? Employees like us don''t have the right to judge him."
"Well... At least he could have an affair... We don''t even have the chance..."
Murmurs continued to erupt all around the office.
Despite what happened being disgraceful, everyone still envied Jacob. After all, some of them knew
that there were a lot of problems being in a rich family.
The sad thing was that no one really cared if the rumors were real or fake.
Sara, on the other hand, assumed that her husband might go to thepany and wait for her which is
why she did not go to thepany this morning. When she had woken up a while ago, her father had
already gone for a stroll at the park.
A huge sigh escaped her lips as she stretched her arms up. As soon as she finally decided to get out of
bed, she headed immediately for the fridge to grab a bite and sat on the sofa. Her brows furrowed
when she heard nothing from Jacob up till then.
As she stared at the screen of her phone with worried eyes, she sighed once again. Jacob didn''t even
leave her a message. This didn''t surprise her, however. Sara knew Jacob''s style very well. Her
husband would most likely not contact her until he had solved the problem.
Without a doubt, she knew how stubborn the man was. It didn''t really matter to her. Instead, she
continued to browse the news.
Scrolling through her phone, her eyes suddenly hardened from what she saw. Sara immediately
recognized the photos on the news headline. Those were the exact same ones that Alice had sent her.
She gritted her teeth, thinking of how scary the woman''s audacity was. Seeing those photos disyed
in public made her annoyed and nervous at the same time that she immediately grabbed a cup of warm
water on the table and drank it in one gulp.
Taking in deep breaths, she tried her best to calm herself down. In today''s society, the power of the
public''s opinion in the inte was quite powerful. Even if the one involved didn''t care, many citizens
would still definitely love to butt in.
There was no doubt that in this society, there were a lot of people who had nothing else important to do
with their lives. Clenching her fists, Sara definitely had a bad feeling. After all, a lot of people seemed to
enjoy focusing on other people''s business rather than their own.
Those were the ones who had all the time in the world to worry about things that did not concern their
own well-being. Simply thinking of all the possibilities made her feel even more restless.
Jacob must be very busy at the moment and she was still angry at him. She had the right to be angry,
didn''t she? Letting out a frustrated groan, she threw her phone hard towards the sofa.
As the poor thing bounced helplessly on the soft cushion, she wrapped her arms around her knees and
buried her face in them. There was a time when she once lived a carefree life. Even though she had to
be careful of the reputation of the Shi n, it didn''t really cause her too much trouble back then.
What happened in the past was nothingpared to what was happening now. Everything just kept
getting even moreplicated.
A sigh escaped her lips for the nth time. Sara perfectly understood how Jacob felt at the moment. This
only showed how much she loved the man. No matter what happened, she would stand by his side
unconditionally.
After a few minutes of staring out into nothing in particr, Sara seemed to finally wake up from her
daydream and picked up the phone to call Jacob.
The line only kept on ringing to no end. Jacob didn''t pick up, which meant that he might definitely be
preupied at the moment. As Sara stared nkly at the screen of her phone, she initially thought that
Jacob was in a board meeting.
Previously, he had already exined to Sara everything that was going on in thepany. Perhaps it
was his way of trying to assure her that he was fine.
She knew that her husband was a capable man, but it didn''t take away the fact that she was worried
about him. He may be capable, but he was not perfect. There would always be something that would
break him down.
Since she didn''t know what was going on in his mind, she was worried on what would happen next. All
those thoughts only seemed to make her even more anxious.
Back at thepany, the door of the meeting room gently opened to reveal Jacob. As he entered the
room, all eyes were on him. His face was void of any emotion, and not once did his expression falter.
James directed a dull gaze, worried about his nephew''s current state. All the doubts in his mind only
seemed to get deeper and deeper.
Cindy on the other hand appeared relieved at the sight of Jacob. As long as the CEO appeared, there
was nothing that couldn''t be solved.Material ? of N?velDrama.Org.
She firmly believed in this and in her boss. Although she couldn''t really exin it, she trusted her boss
unconditionally.
Jacob didn''t bother sparing anyone a nce and walked straight to his position. Even though he
noticed that Jonathan couldn''t help butugh, Jacob didn''t seem to care.
Even if it was thest time for him to appear in this meeting room, he didn''t feel sorry at all. He didn''t
care anymore if he would lose everything.
Since other people always tried to covet what originally belonged to him, he would be generous and
give them everything.
"Jacob," James said. His eyes were masked with nervousness, as if he was trying his best to dissuade
his nephew.
He had sensed danger in Jacob''s eyes. The man must have made up his mind. James could only close
his eyes and heave a deep sigh.