Ex-wife, Please Come Back novel Chapter 425

When Jonathan muttered those three words lowly, Thompson almost choked.

"What? Weren't you aware?" he asked. Shock was clearly written all over Thompson's face as he sat there with his mouth agape.

"I wasn't. I had no idea at all. I had done everything I could to get rid of him from the company. In the end, he was still able to solve it with a single word and no one could stop him," Jonathan hissed.

The man was staring fixedly at the ceiling with a blank expression. He could still clearly remember the events that happened from that day. He recalled himself standing in the crowd when Jacob shot him a meaningful look.

At the memory of his cousin's penetrating gaze, he involuntarily shivered. They held no malice nor any hints of emotion at all. It was entirely different from how the old Jacob used to look at him. In the past, the man deliberately showed his coldness towards him. During that day, however, there was not even a single ounce of it.

Jonathan's brows furrowed as his mouth turned grim. Until now, he couldn't decipher the mystery behind Jacob's expression.

He was expecting to be frustrated by his cousin's usual cold demeanor, yet it never came at all. He wasn't exactly happy as well, however. One thing that seemed to make him feel a bit more relieved was that he didn't see his cousin smiling that day. He might have felt uneasy otherwise.

"No one could stop him?" Thompson seemed to doubt what Jonathan said as he whispered those words to himself. His eyes narrowed and his hand was balled into a fist as he touched his mouth and started to think.

'Why did Jacob act that way? What was all this for?'

Brows furrowed in confusion, a lot of thoughts started to swim in his mind. He kept thinking of various possibilities, yet he wasn't able to arrive at an answer.

"There were no hints of anything strange, and he hadn't even mentioned anything out of the ordinary to anyone else?" With a baffled expression on his face, he sat up and leaned forward.

"Yes. There weren't any. When he returned that day, he directly stood in the company's meeting room and announced this matter. I had initially thought that it would take a lot of effort. However, it wasn't any difficult at all," Jonathan stated.

There was no emotion present in his face. After doing a lot of thinking, his eyes appeared distant and drained from feeling anything.

Judging from the man's expression, Thompson knew that he wasn't lying. As he didn't lie what did that exactly mean?

"I didn't think that he would resign because of the issue regarding Alice. That wasn't much of a big deal. Come to think of it, he would never resign merely because of that woman. What's even more bothering is that a lot of people want his position. This...," Thompson trailed off.

The more he tried to analyze the situation in detail, the more it didn't make any sense. Jacob's choices were a complete mystery. Even him who was experienced and knowledgeable didn't know what the man was planning to do.

"I don't know. I don't know. I don't know anything! That's why I feel depressed. I don't even know how I defeated him," Jonathan snapped.

His former relaxed demeanor transformed into a somewhat depressed state.

Although Thompson knew that it was hard to tell who would win or lose this time around, he kept silent for the sake of his accomplice. After all, nothing had been decided yet.

"Forget it. Let's stop worrying about useless things. We'll figure it out eventually," he assured. He tried his best to comfort the seething man in front of him even though he didn't really mean it.

Despite this, he was still concerned about his partner's situation. All of his efforts would surely go to waste if Jonathan failed in the end.

"Since I can't seem to decipher him, I have to be extra careful. I'm not afraid of what I've done. What scares me is the possibility of Jacob being able to successfully retaliate at me in the end. What worries me even more is that I would probably never see it coming."

It was evident by the way Jonathan had spoken that he was extremely anxious. He used to scold Jacob at will. Now, everything was different. His feelings weren't the same as before.

Was Jacob now standing where he was at the time and laughing at him? His knees unconsciously trembled as he felt goose bumps all over his body at the thought of it. Right now, he couldn't deny that he was actually scared.

Being in a high position, he never expected this feeling at all. Now, he was beginning to regret everything that he had done in the past.

All he wanted was to prevent Jacob from getting back at him. If however he was given the chance to turn back time, he would still make the same choice again and again.

"That's why we need to work together. Back then when he was in this position, I couldn't do anything to him. This time around, everything's different," Thompson said.

His grin grew even wider. He was definitely going to push Jacob to a dead end this time.

"I suppose you're right. To be honest, I doubted your reasons for approaching me at first. Now, I'm clearly sure that we have the same goal. I'm looking forward to a successful partnership with you."

As Jonathan stood up, his complacent expression had returned as if he had completely forgotten what he had been previously depressed about. He took a couple of confident strides towards his partner and reached out a hand for the man to take.

As Thompson took his hand in response, both men grinned at each other after finally reaching an agreement. When climbing up the ladder to success, there would always be a lot of obstacles in the way.

An evil smirk appeared on Jonathan's lips as he thought of Jacob's impending fate after all the years he had waited.

On the other hand, the corners of his partner's mouth slightly lifted as well. In the end, he couldn't help it as a laugh escaped his lips. Although Jonathan wasn't as competent as Thompson had hoped for, he was still a little more powerful than he had expected. He nodded slowly with that grin still on his face, clearly satisfied with their plot.

At least this time around Jonathan knew how to cooperate. There was no doubt about it since it was pretty obvious in the way he acted towards him.

Of course, the arrogance was still there but it was unlike before. Everything was reasonable, and everything was unknown.

The man took a long drag from his cigarette and puffed out a smoke ring before Thompson finally left him covered with smoke in the air.

He hadn't been with Jonathan for a long time and yet he didn't like him. If he were being honest, he didn't really know how to explain what he was feeling.

At the back of his head, something wasn't entirely right with the whole ordeal. He wouldn't say this in front of Jonathan, though.

Everything was not what it seemed, and he knew that very well. He would definitely never tell the man. Everyone had a hidden side after all.

Nevertheless, Thompson had no intention of giving up his connection with Jonathan. It was not every day that the opportunity to plot together with someone came. Since the two of them shared a common goal, it was definitely worth a try.

His gaze wandered back to the building of Shi Group as he stood in front of the gate. There was one thing that he knew he needed to confirm. This matter was by no means trivial. Perhaps it was related to his future.

Spring was soon coming to an end as the small hints of summer were fast approaching. He focused on the road ahead, thinking of how time easily flew by. After a while, he stepped on the gas pedal of his car and the surrounding scenery started to gradually blur. He was already in his thirties.

Yet, he still didn't know what his future would be like.

His face void of any emotion, Thompson drove the car to a quiet restaurant in the city. The establishment's theme was very retro that he actually felt weird the first time he went there.

However, it was not his first time anymore. He had one clear purpose for coming back, and that was to look for someone. Even if that person had only appeared once, Thompson had to come back to confirm it again.

The person he was looking for was the "Generalist", and he was well aware that a lot of people knew the man.

Even the police couldn't deny the fact that they needed his help in solving some cases. "Generalist" was indeed powerful. However, his boss was ten times more.

Obviously, the reason why he wanted to find "Generalist" was because he wanted to confirm something about his boss. Unfortunately, the world was too big. Finding the man wasn't exactly a walk in the park.

Another thing was that he knew that Jacob and "Generalist" knew each other. Back then, he had sent someone to follow Jacob. That was when he discovered that the both of them had appeared in the same place once.