Ex-wife, Please Come Back novel Chapter 359

She was in complete disbelief that Jacob would scold her for Sara. Alice felt the sudden outrage that arose in her heart. If she didn't constantly remind herself to endure it, she would already have exploded.

"Jacob, how do you feel about me now?" Tears brimmed from Alice's eyes. She felt saddened. She had never experienced being on the other end of Jacob's ill-temper.

"Enough, Alice. I just care about what you're going to do next."

Jacob realized how harsh his words were. After all, Alice was pregnant. Maybe he could try to be more considerate and not push her too much.

Tears started to fall down Alice's cheeks. She had waited such a long time, and now all Jacob had given her were cruel remarks. Everything she had expected didn't happen.

Instead, what happened was all the things that Alice never wanted to see. It was completely beyond her expectations. She thought that since she had been gone for a long time, Jacob would shower her with love and affection. But she didn't expect that he would despise her so much.

Alice wept. She knew that Sara's favorite food was steak, so the moment the steak was served on the table, Alice restrained herself from eating it.

So far, the steak remained untouched and intact as it lay on the table in front of her.

Yet Alice's mood had shifted. The same things remained but the people that surrounded it had changed. In a daze, Jacob looked at Alice, but felt no sympathy in his heart for her.

Before, he grew nervous when he heard her cough. But now, he no longer harbored the same feelings he once had for her.

It was like this when the pair had fallen in love. The longer they had stayed together, the softer their hearts would be. However, if they separated, they would act coldly to one another. Perhaps it was because Jacob had been separated from Alice for such a long time that his feelings for her started to fade.

"Fine. Don't cry. It's not good for the baby." Jacob narrowed his eyes and placed both his hands on his chest. The matter had already crossed his mind.

"Jacob, you're acting so cruel towards me. I don't understand why after we broke up, you started treating me like your enemy. I know you have friends, but why do you fail to understand my feelings?"

Alice picked up the napkin on the table and sobbed. It seemed that all Jacob did was to make things worse.

It would be foolish of Alice to not get the upper hand by using it when she had the chance. Jacob stared at Alice. He was completely dumbfounded.

What she said was reasonable. Yet so many things wouldn't have made sense if love was fair.

"Alice, I want to talk to you properly. Could you please try to be rational about this? We're both busy with our lives. You of all people should know this better than I!"

Jacob tapped his finger on his watch. Indeed, there was nothing else that he was worried about right now. If he stayed for too long, Sara would get mad at him again.

Although it wasn't easy to deal with, Jacob didn't want her to misunderstand his intention again. He couldn't allow something like that to happen again, even if it was just a small misunderstanding.

Astounded, Alice froze in her seat. This whole thing had not worked out the way she planned it to be. She had lost control of everything.

At a loss for words, Jacob stared at her in silence. He realized that what he had said was too harsh, but he didn't have a choice. The longer the matter was delayed, the worse it would get for everyone involved.

And he knew this better than anybody. It wouldn't solve the problem. On the contrary, it would only worsen the situation.

Alice stopped crying. Since she couldn't persuade Jacob, she had to get tough with him. She knew that he wouldn't do anything to her. This belief caused her to calm down.

Noticing the new look on her face, Jacob understood that the real discussion had just begun. What she had done was to cause a scene. But she couldn't stir up any trouble yet.

"I can promise you anything with the exception of aborting the child." Alice calmed herself down a little, wiping the tears from her face. There was no use crying now. It would only make her seem feebleminded and spineless.

To her surprise, Jacob didn't care that she was crying. She didn't know when he started to care so little for her feelings. It was so pathetic. After all that she had done, she couldn't bring back his emotions for her anymore.

But the most pathetic thing she had done was the fact that she had taken his love for granted back then. It was not until now that Alice felt the looming regret. But it was too late. There was no more chance to regain his love, for she had lost him.

If only she had known this before, then she wouldn't have done the same thing.

Jacob continued to stare at her. His eyes were cold as ice. If such coldness could freeze people to death, then Alice would've died in mere seconds.

She stared straight into his eyes. Who said that she was afraid? They were together for so many years, and they had gone through so many struggles.

The reason Jacob was staring at her was because he felt an overwhelming guilt. It only proved that Alice wasn't wrong. She was just not confident enough.

And since she lacked the confidence, she had a hard time becoming emboldened. But she gave people the perception that she would never accept defeat. On top of that she was now the victim.

Wasn't she the victim because she was the one who was abandoned?

"There are some things we don't need to elaborate. Don't you think so, Alice? Isn't it best that we just leave each other with good memories?" Jacob spoke softly as he lifted the glass off the table.

The once hot water was now lukewarm.

As he held the glass of water, something dawned on him. In that moment, he figured everything out. All his feelings were like that glass of water, constantly demanding to be poured just to stay warm.

Otherwise, it would cool down, and no matter how much water was tipped into it, it would never be the same hot water again. However, Alice never realized that; or maybe she never wanted to.

How strong must a person be to remember someone forever? Jacob didn't want to figure it out. He had always felt that Alice's stubbornness would eventually lead to her demise.

"Good memories? Jacob, we have loved each other for so many years. Now, you're telling me that you no longer love me and that you want to leave me. What good memories could I possibly be left with? I just want to keep this baby. He is the only good memory that you can give me."

Alice's voice was calm, but her eyes looked devoid of emotion.

Jacob let out a sigh, unable to vent out his frustration. This negotiation that he was forced to sit through was unnecessary.

Although he was only forced to do so, he was still courteous enough to indulge her. But seeing that Alice had no intention of compromising, he was no longer as polite as he was before.

Love was a mutual feeling. Since she wasn't willing to compromise, Jacob had to get through to her the hard way.

"Alice. You know how this goes better than I do. Don't make this more complicated than it already is. We've already broken up, why can't we just live our separate lives?"

Jacob frowned. He was trying his best to persuade her through rationality. Even though he thought that there was no chance that Alice would listen to him, he still wanted to try.