Bye, My Irresistible Love

Chapter 704: Jane’s Revenge 

Jane’s POV:

After I sent the photos out, I waited with bated breath for the conflict of the Affleck family to unleash.I impatiently waited for Erin to confront Helen with angry accusations and I even expected George to charge at me with a serious interrogation..

But alas! In the end, nothing spectacular happened.

George didn‘t approach me.

Even when I almost literally collided into him in the elevator, he completely ignored me as if we were strangers.He didn‘t even stoop to look in my direction.

We had worked together so fruitfully for so many years, but all that changed when Helen entered the scene.He not only consciously distanced himself from me, but he also had the audacity to kick me out of the company.

Everything was peachy before we came back.

Even if George and I were just friends, at least I had the honor of being the only woman who could get close to him.

This kind of intimacy was rare.

But my applecart was upset when Helen catapulted into his life like a misguided meteorite.

A few days later, I was annoyed when the landlord informed me that I had to vacate the premises.

When I had just returned from abroad, George had rented this apartment for me which was just downstairs from his apartment.

The proximity was convenient.

Now George had summarily asked me to move out so I had no choice but to leave.

When I had come to New York, I was under the notion that I would return to the headquarters abroad soon, so I continued to rent the house and didn‘t consider purchasing it.I didn‘t expect to lock horns with Helen and that so many unsavory things would transpire.

In fact, with my financial status, I could afford to rent an apartment or even buy one in this elite neighborhood, but it was not necessary.

By now the whole Affleck family must have found out about Helen and George‘s clandestine relationship.I knew the Affleck family only too well.

With their social standing and mighty high expectations, there was no way that George‘s grandfather or his parents would accept a lowlife like Helen into their family.

So, I just needed to wait for their conflict to explode and sit back and watch.But I underestimated how potentially ruthless George could be.I was gobsmacked to receive a letter from his lawyer a few days later, accusing me of invading his privacy.

How cruel and merciless could George be? As I perused the lawyer‘s letter, my heart shattered.I had spent more time with him than Helen had.

We had lived together in a fun relationship from the time we were still studying abroad till the time we conceptualized the idea of the business jointly.I didn‘t expect him to be so ruthless and ungrateful.

He had hurt my feelings countless times for Helen‘s sake.

With that in mind, he couldn‘t blame me for paying him back with my unique brand of cruelty.

The battle between Helen and me was far from over.

Helen‘s POV:

The Yeadon Real Estate project was keeping me on my toes.I had to double check all the documents and clauses of the contracts of this project thoroughly.I couldn‘t afford to be careless and make any mistakes.

It was no fun meeting the insipid Mason Browns, the person in charge of this project of the Yeadon Real Estate.He was always so full of bitter complaints.It gave me an earache to listen to his crap.

"We‘ve been planning this project for the last five years and we have put so much of effort into it.It‘s a very promising project with so much potential.If the company‘s capital chain hadn‘t broken, we would have retained it instead of having it transferred to Leeson Holdings."

Whenever these words fell out of Mason‘s mouth like a tap, I would respond in a simple and polite manner.

Why would he keep repeating himself? Under normal circumstances, the acquired target company would conceal their reasons for transferring the project, especially if it involved a lack of funds.

Highlighting such a crisis would expose their weaknesses to the acquirer.If the acquirer was aware of their lack of funds, they would put themselves in a passive position.

Besides, when the two sides negotiated, the acquirer would definitely lower their offer.

But Mason didn‘t seem to care about compromising the integrity of his company.I shared my confusion with Erick, who was curiously, also in doubt.

He ventured, "Maybe everyone in the industry already knows that the capital chain of the Yeadon Real Estate is broken.He is probably making us aware so that our investigation is facilitated.Then he can

speed up the process and acquire the funds as soon as possible."

In fact, I also thought that was what Mason meant.He might have thought that we had investigated too carefully, so he used this excuse to make us conclude the investigation as soon as possible.

Later, Mason chatted with me in confidence.

He stated, "Actually, Devin from Leeson Holdings and I have spoken at length and have ironed out all outstanding issues.We are both satisfied that the agreement to transfer the project should be concluded shortly.Now I entrust you with the responsibility of conducting a dutiful investigation purely as a matter of routine.Don‘t be too apprehensive.I know how much of reading your team have to do each day and that it will be hard."

I replied politely with a confident smile, "Thank you for your concern.But it‘s all in a day‘s work.It‘s no big deal because we are used to working in this manner.I had always kept in mind the golden rule that Anya and Phil had taught me.

No matter how the target company or the acquirer tried to influence me to speed up my work or overlook small details, I should always stick to my working principles that involved absolute thoroughness.

Since I would be held accountable, I would have to carefully check every contract and document to make sure that everything was in order.

After checking through my work carefully one day, I found a glaring error.

I found a problem relating to the land ownership of the Yeadon Real Estate.

No matter how many times I checked, I could not find it online at all.

That was rather strange! When George called me, I was so stressed at work trying to figure out this conundrum, that I was in no mood to entertain his smooth talk.

He seemed to have sensed the strain in my voice, so he behaved sensibly this time and just said, "Baby, you can concentrate on your work.When you‘re done, you will find me patiently waiting for you in the hotel."

"Okay, that suits me fine."

After calming down, I realized that I was a bit cold with him on the phone so I sent him a message.

"Today is only Tuesday.Why did you come a day earlier?"

He replied succinctly, "Because I miss you."

His simple, straightforward words rocked my heart and I felt an intense yearning for him.I wished I could leave my work and go back to the hotel to see him right now.

We hadn‘t seen each other for only two days, but I was missing him like the desert missed the rains.

Everyone had completed the tasks assigned to them timeously so there was no need to slog overtime.

Suddenly, I found myself in a great mood.

With work out of the way for the day, my thoughts shot to my patient, loving George, who was waiting for me in the hotel room.I was dying to see him.

Suddenly I wished I had a dozen eyes so that I could take in more of him with my hungry gaze.

"Where are you off to so early? Don‘t you want to hang out with us for a bit?" Erick asked, curious about my plans for the rest of the day.

I was always the last one to leave each day, being the one to round off matters before calling it a day Tina and Melissa also said, "You seldom get off work this early.Shall we go out for dinner together? And maybe later have a night out on the town?"

I turned back to address them and with a flimsy wave of my hand, declined their invitation.

"I‘m feeling a little under the weather today.I think I‘d better go back to the hotel room and have a rest.It will do me a world of good."

Michelle enquired about my well–being with some degree of concern, "Are you feeling unwell? Shall I accompany you back to the hotel? I can watch over you for a while."

"No, thanks.I‘ll be fine.Have a great time."

"Well, make sure you have a good rest.Put out the "Do not disturb" sign.I‘ll get you some dinner on my way back."

After bidding them a happy goodbye, I walked briskly towards the hotel.

There was a spring in my step as I approached my destination.I was impatient to hold my love in my arms.© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.