Chapter 405 Never Believed In Love


    Jonathan moved towards Alice, sat next to her and ced a hand on her shoulder.


    Her eyes nced to the side for a second as she tried her best to hide her disdain.


    She hated how he touched her, yet she couldn''t freely show it. After all, the man''s sudden behavior was


    too creepy that it had rendered her speechless.


    She actually didn''t know how to respond to him, seeing as his hand still remained firmly on her


    shoulder. Aside from that, she could feel his heavy breathing ufortably touching her face.


    "Please, Mr. Jonathan. We are out in public and others could see us," Alice said as she gave him an


    awkward smile.


    Thompson had noticed that Alice was obviously notfortable with the man so he cleared his throat


    to get his attention.


    "Alright, Mr. Jonathan. Alice hasn''t been feeling well recently so it would be nice if you would be more


    considerate with her." After saying this, relief had washed over her eyes as she looked at him with


    gratitude.


    "He''s right. My health hasn''t been goodtely so I would appreciate it if you would stop making things


    so difficult," she quickly added. Hoping that Jonathan would get the point, she looked at him with


    pleading eyes.


    It seemed as if her prayers had been answered when the man finally let go and said, "That''s what I


    always do when I see beautiful women like you. Please don''t take it to heart, Alice."


    Although she had managed to smile while she nodded at him, her eyes were filled with disgust. She


    didn''t like him at all and his words made her sick.


    Even so, what was left of her sanity told her that she''d better put up with it.


    She had chosen this path. Therefore, it was expected that she would be aware with the kind of person


    and situation she had to face. After all, they still had a long way to go.


    If she would not be able to handle the current situation, she most definitely wouldn''t be cut out for the


    future ones. Her future was on the line, so she needed to be brave enough to face her current


    predicament.


    Suddenly, her thoughts had wandered off to Jacob. ''Would he feel even a little bit heartbroken if he


    discovered that I had made such a choice?''


    "How''s thepany going recently?" Thompson suddenly asked, momentarily cutting her train of


    thought. Aside from Alice, he also wanted to know about Jacob''s current situation.


    After seeing the woman''s expression, he instantly knew what she was thinking about.


    In fact, it made him wonder if it was really true that Alice''s feelings for Jacob were very deep. When it


    came to love, a lot of people may look fickle on the outside yet full of deep affection on the inside.


    Alice might be deeply in love with Jacob, yet he felt that she loved herself even more. Since the man in


    question didn''t have feelings left for her, she sought for revenge.


    A tiny smirk formed on the corner of Thompson''s lips. This was exactly what he wanted to happen.


    Jonathan, on the other hand, continued to direct his gaze at Alice as if she were his prey. The woman


    felt rather helpless and could only smile awkwardly in return.


    She let out a soft sigh. Now, she felt like she was some juicy meat that was about to enter his mouth.


    "It''s doing great. Thepany has beenpletely handed over. Jacob came to thepany today,


    but I didn''t see him. I thought that there would be some quarrels to be honest. Luckily, there was none,"


    Jonathan replied with a proud grin. Jacob''s actions were indeed not what he had expected.


    Well, at least everything went ording to n which is why he had shrugged it off and epted it


    easily. He was just delighted that the man wouldn''t be making any further trouble for him.


    "Handed over? You seem to be in a good mood today. What happened?" Alice furrowed her brows.


    Feeling confused, her impression of Jonathan had gotten a bit worse.


    Since he was bad at hiding his schemes, she still had doubts on the ability of this new president who


    called himself the new CEO of Shi Group.


    Her gazended on the man beside her. He couldn''t even control his emotions properly. What was


    there to be proud of? The wrinkles on her forehead had deepened as she kept her brows furrowed.


    She just couldn''t understand at all.


    Alice then noticed that Thompson just kept on smiling. She hated to admit it, but she admired him for


    that.


    He might be young, but he was without a doubt sophisticated enough.


    Because of this, she gently picked up some food for Jonathan and stered a smile on her face.


    Jonathan merely shrugged and looked at her. "I had just made things difficult for him on purpose.


    However, I''m not sure if you arefortable talking about this. If this makes you uneasy, I''ll keep my


    mouth shut."


    He cautiously nced over to Alice and observed her reaction. ''Do I really fancy the woman in front of


    me? Perhaps not.''


    However, she was a witness to all of Jacob''s glorious moments. If Jonathan wanted topletely


    defeat him, she would most definitely be a key figure.


    After all, this was why he mainly agreed with Thompson. At that moment, the three of them could sit


    together peacefully.


    He continued to direct his gaze at Alice. Even without Jacob in the picture, hanging out with her wasn''t


    such a bad idea. Beautiful women really fascinated him.


    There was nothing to lose if he ended up getting tied to her.


    "Jacob is very intimidating yet you had managed to give him a head-on blow as soon as you became


    the president," Thompson stated. His eyes then darted towards Alice. It was as if he was waiting for her


    reaction.


    She didn''t look happy at all. At least in his eyes, she didn''t. Maybe Alice''s feelings for Jacob were


    indeed deeper than he thought.


    He blinked a few times and brushed off the thought immediately. It didn''t matter to him how she felt.


    Jacob''s business wasn''t the issue at the moment. They should be focusing on what to do to prevent


    him from starting over instead.


    He and Jonathan perfectly knew that kindness to the enemy was cruelty to themselves.


    In fact, that was why the both of them decided to join hands.


    However, in order to prove his sincerity, he had to sacrifice Alice. That move was necessary for him to


    be able to form a solid alliance.


    If someone would confront him about this, he would never admit it.


    When Alice continued to smile, he was momentarily caught off guard. The woman had too much pride


    back then. Now, it seemed that she had finally been tamed even for just a bit.


    She was no longer as arrogant as before. Instead, she now looked a little miserable.


    "Jacob''s shares should have originally been handed over to him the moment he resigned. However, I


    had other ns. I deducted Jacob''s shares with the excuse of damaging thepany''s image and


    causing a huge loss to thepany. The amount of money he got in the end was too little."


    Thinking that he had finally done something pleasant, he let out a heartyugh.


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    Alice blinked a few times before shemented, "Mr. Jonathan is indeed domineering. You managed


    to give him a head-on blow as soon as you became president."


    Jonathan raised his eyebrows at her. He initially thought that Alice would be angry with him. After all,


    he had heard that the woman was obsessed with his cousin.


    Judging from her reaction just now, he might have been wrong. There was no trace of love left from the


    woman''s words.


    Besides, he didn''t believe that women really felt love. They lived a very casual life. As long as someone


    treated them well, they would fall for the said man.


    It wasn''t different for men either. Since Jonathan himself didn''t believe in love, there was no sense in


    caring about whether it existed or not.


    This was also the reason why he had always been acting so carefree. At least, he was logical when it


    came to love.


    He would never put his trust on others so casually, nor would he fall in love easily. For him, being


    together was nothing more than living together.


    Thompson, who had been looking at Alice as well, gave her an approving look. She was really different


    from what he had originally imagined. The woman''s ability to behave perfectly and hide her real


    intentions made him even more confident at this point.