Chapter 44


    Chapter 44 Jonathan Was Pleased


    Astounded by his words, Micha’s eyes glittered with sparkles as she felt a rush of inexplicitplex


    emotions.


    “As for the gift you mentioned a while ago, was that referring to the online news this morning?” she


    questioned in bewilderment, tightening the grip on her phone subconsciously.


    “Mr. Xander had written the articlest night and requested the persons-in-charge to help pull string for


    him. ording to him, it would only stir another wave of turbulence if he opted to suppress the


    defamatory article and theizens’ments. In other words, it would only escte the situation when


    everyone’s suspicion was piqued,” Walter exined further.


    Ah! No wonder he looks exhausted! It’s all because of me! Micha could not help feeling bad for


    Jonathan. Thetter sacrificed his time willingly to have dinner with her and ended up having insufficient


    rest. On top of that, he even had the matter resolved with the method that wore himself out even more.


    No words could describe how touched Micha was by Jonathan. All of a sudden, Walter lowered his


    voice and uttered ambiguously, “But this is not the gift I meant.”


    “Oh my! You’re such a big mouth!” Gary could not help but snap at Walter, hinting at thetter to stop


    babbling.


    As a man of few words, he was a typical man of action. If not for Walter, Micha might not have the


    chance to know how much Jonathan had been sacrificing for her.


    However, Walter paid no heed to Gary’s warning. He even tried to reassure him by bbering, “Take it


    easy. There’s nothing to fear. After all, Ms. Micha is not an outsider! It’s been a while since Mr. Xander


    assigned you to protect her. Thus, she is considered our boss in a way!”


    Ha! My instinct is proven right! Gary is specially assigned by Mr. Jonathan to protect me! Even though


    she was not sure when it all started, she had a feeling Jonathan must have assigned Gary to do so,


    fearing that she would be in deep water at any moment after her wedding with Zack was called off.


    Nheless, if Walter did not mention it, she would never know.


    But why is he sacrificing so much for me? Even if he was Grandpa’s student, he doesn’t have to do so


    too! Undeniably, things were bing more unfathomable for her the more Jonathan treated her nicely.


    Right that instant, Walter shed Micha a nce again through the rear-view mirror. Grinning ear to


    ear, he bbered, “Ms. Micha, there’s something I need to tell you. When Mr. Xander came across


    Mr. Zack and Lucille Lingard’s shameful moments in Sommer Gardens, I’d spotted a pinhole camera in


    the bedroom. So when Mr. Zack was here to confront youst night, Mr. Xander had handed it to him


    together with a copy of the report on the fingerprint identification.”


    Huh? So Lucille’s the culprit? Does it mean that even if Mr. Jonathan did not discover their affair, there


    would be other hups to my wedding with Zack? Deep down, Micha was well aware that Jonathan


    had initially decided to keep it under wrap to save the reputation of both families. If Lucille did not get on


    his nerves numerous times, he might not hand over such concrete evidence to Zack.


    Needless to say, it must be a bolt from the blue for Zack, who had been indulging himself in the


    passionate moments with Lucille. Thus, Micha presumed a devastated Zack did not go home the


    whole night. That was why Lucille had no choice but to head for the Shappiray Mansion early in the


    morning to look for him.


    Mr. Jonathan is worn out by everything, but he still takes me out just to cheer me up? At the thought of


    that, she felt a ripple of warmth flowing through her heart.


    Meanwhile, Walter reminded her softly, “Ms. Micha, you mustn’t tell anyone that I’ve told you these,


    okay?”


    “Okay!” She nodded in acknowledgement.


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    In actuality, there was a lot more than what Walter had told her. For instance, all the reports surrounding


    Micha in front of her office building the previous day were issued demand letters from the attorney.


    Subsequently, the magazinepany was in a precarious state and had to sack all of them, forcing


    them to take the fall.


    Apart from that, all the media in Quakersville had received Jonathan’s warning concurrently the previous


    night. If they dared to publish any news reports about Micha, they would have to pay the price.


    However, Micha did not have any chance to know about that.


    At that very moment, a ray of sunlight prated the window, cascading on Jonathan’s captivating


    profile. Micha stretched out her hand intuitively, attempting to block the golden illumination so the man


    could sleep morefortably.


    Catching sight of that, Walter tilted his brows triumphantly at Gary, who kept glowering at him. Ha! Mr.


    Xander can’t shoot a dagger at me again this round!


    Momentster, their car was out of the town and heading toward a remote area.


    Jonathan finally woke up when Micha’s arm was almost numbed by intense soreness. He even


    grabbed hold of her hand before she was in time to put her arm down.


    Dumbstruck, Micha’s eyes widened. At the same time, Jonathan sat straight and stated casually, “Ah!


    I didn’t realize I’d dozed off. Mich, you were worried that I’d feel ufortable because of the heat from


    the sun, weren’t you?”


    As he had just woken up, there was a hint of unmistakable hoarseness in his voice. Micha was at a


    loss for words. Her face was flushed red when he massaged her arm and shoulder lightly. Shortly after,


    his lips curved into a smile as heplimented, “Mich, you’ve be more mature. I’m impressed that


    you have turned into a caring youngdy! How’s your arm now? Still feeling sore?”


    He sounded casual as ever, but Micha blushed up to her ears. She pulled her hand away, getting a


    grip of herself. “Mr. Jonathan, thank you.”


    Having a sense of vignce, she sat straight, keeping a distance as far as possible away from Jonathan.


    In fact, she would rather look elsewhere than have any eye contact with him.


    Ha! She’s feeling shy! Jonathan recalled how Zack was still grumbling to him that Micha hardly


    showed any concern to anyone the previous night. Now that she was undoubtedly concerned about him,


    he was utterly pleased.


    In the twinkling of an eye, his fatigue for the past few days seemed to have vanished. His Adam’s apple


    boobed unknowingly at the positive change in Micha’s demeanor. At the same time, he could not


    resist anticipating more of their interactions in the future.


    Soon, Walter turned into a junction on the highway and continued to drive along a treacherous mountain


    path. Not far away from the peak, he drove past quite a few checkpoints before turning into a picturesque


    region.


    Micha’s curiosity seemed to be piqued by the stringent management there.


    Jonathan had his eyes on Micha all the time. Sensing the curiosity in her eyes, he cleared her doubt.


    “This ce is reserved for entertaining my business coborators. It’s not open to anyone else!”


    Micha turned to stare at him inquisitively. “Mr. Jonathan, is this your property too?”


    “Yeah!” Jonathan nodded.


    “Mr. Jonathan, mind telling me how rich you are?” Micha asked jokingly; a hint of mischief shed


    across her eyes.


    The charm of her daintiness and innocence was irresistible to him. As a result, he felt like teasing her.


    Wearing a look of subtleness, he asked, “You wish to know?”


    Micha nodded earnestly. There was utter reliance in her crystal-clear eyes. She listened attentively


    like an obedient student, not knowing she had fallen into the man’s trap.


    “I might not be as rich as how you think. Anyway, I can’t reveal it to you now due to privacy, unless…”


    Jonathan’s eyes glimmered with an indecipherable sparkle as he leaned closer to her ear and


    murmured, “You be my woman. Otherwise, how can I share such confidential information with you


    right away?”


    As he mumbled, she could feel his hot breath against her sensitive ear. The utter ambiguousness caused


    her to stiffen and blush crimson.


    Even so, his seductive voice continued swirling around her as he whispered, “Mich, do you still feel like


    knowing about it?”


    “A-Ah! There’s no need for that. Forget about it!” She descended into stammering incoherence. My


    goodness! How I wish I could swallow my words! Unequivocally, curiosity kills the cat! Oh my! I shouldn’t


    have shot myself in the foot by asking about his worth!


    The Lincoln finally pulled to a halt before Micha was suffocated by intense embarrassment at that


    moment.


    Before Walter and Gary got off from the car, Micha flung open the door and got off it hastily.


    Jonathan could not help feeling amused and arched his brows at the youngdy burying her face in her


    hands in embarrassment. His obsidian eyes curved slightly into crescents with a glint of affection.