After the office door was closed, the space became quiet. Then Jeffery was the one who broke the deadlock first, “Noah Harris has quit the entertainment industry and took part in the army. He must not have come to see you.”
Sean Lee who knew the ins and outs was shameless in coming out to see anyone.
“I’m here not to justify anything and not to plead with you. What I did deserves retribution and punishment, I won’t shirk it.”
It wasn’t a coincidence as Sean went to the army and he admitted everything. This was the plan that he made for himself. His relationship with Sean was always bad, thus outsiders weren’t clear about Sean’s identity. There are a few of his confidant since he had been in power for so many years, so it wasn’t difficult to get Sean in. Moreover, Sean didn’t involve in the army as his son. Even if he made a big mistake after that, it wouldn’t affect Sean.
He did this because he didn’t want the Harris family to fall because of him.
Sean went there willingly as he was clear that Jeffery must be punished accordingly in order to put this matter to rest. Hence, he joined the army to carve out a niche for the Harris family so that Jeffery had no worries, stood up and admitted everything.
Jeffery knew he couldn’t blame or hate anyone. Although he was unaware of it, he had made mistake after all. Even if he just intended to arrest Victoria Forbis and didn’t want to kill her, she had died in the end because of him.
He had an unshirkable responsibility!
“Whether it’s imprisonment or disgracement, I’ve no complaints, I just want to see her once.” When he spoke, he didn’t raise his head. Until the last word, he just lifted his head to look at Cormac.
He hated Victoria, but he had never intended to kill her. If he wanted to kill her, he would have done so when he imprisoned her twenty years ago. He wouldn’t have waited until now.
The only thing he regretted was that he had stopped Jolene Harris from being stayed with the man she loved. He didn’t know Jolene would be so stubborn and was still being unwilling after marrying Jayden Mendelsohn. He had no idea that Jayden would indulge her in such an absurd way, let her to find a woman and conceal everyone to give birth to an illegitimate son with Stanley Lennon. He never thought that the person he had hated for almost half of his life was all caused by his sister.
Word like ‘sorry’ wasn’t enough to make up for anything, so he wouldn’t say it.
Jolene not only harmed other’s lives, she had done it to him too. But what could he say? What could he say in his defence?
By chance the person was Jolene whom he had adored since he was a kid. He deserved it and he couldn’t blame anyone else.
Cormac faced towards the floor-to-ceiling window with one arm casually resting on the desk, leaving only half of his outline. No one could pry into his expression, his thoughts and his heart. Even his tone was emotionless, “I don’t know where she is either, she had left more than a month ago.”
Jeffery opened her mouth in disbelief, “You just let her go? Don’t you like her a lot?”
He cared about Loredana so much before. He was willing to make an enemy of him and was even fearless to the trap that he and Eddie Chambers had set up together.
Cormac slowly turned his head, the chill seeping out made people to be afraid even without showing any expression, “What else? Let her watch two of us to kill each other?” Wasn’t that another kind of cruelty?
Jeffery was suddenly speechless.
He couldn’t say a word. Whether she admitted it or not, he was still her uncle and Cormac was her husband. Whose side would she be on?
Who was the one she expected to die?
He held the arm of the sofa and slowly stood up. He looked at Cormac and said word by word in a pleading tone, “It’s all my fault. Please let her come back.”
At the end he said, “I’ll admit it myself for what I did. There is no need for anyone to involve in it.”
If he turned himself in, they wouldn’t cut each other’s throats and Loredana wouldn’t have to feel guilty in front of Cormac. He would fix the mistake he made himself.
“I know you definitely don’t want to see me. This is the last time I appear in front of you.” After he finished saying, he walked slowly towards the door. He was sent to the hospital in time, so there is no sequela. It was just that his health was much worse than before and his legs weren’t as nimble as before.
As he opened the door, Marina heard the sound and came over to help him hurriedly, “Why don’t you call me?”
“I’m not paralyzed, I can still walk myself.” Jeffery had been proud in his life, but he had lost everything when he was old.
Marina sighed as she knew that he was annoyed with himself. She hated Jolene as her selfishness had harmed so many people.
If it wasn’t Jolene, Jeffery wouldn’t have become like this.
In Marina’s opinion, everything was Jolene’s fault, but she didn’t dare to tell in front of her husband. Even so, Jolene was still his sister and he still cared about her, just as he cared that Loredana was Jolene’s child.
If he was indifferent, why would he have to suffer?
Jeffery who had left seemed to be trying to prove to Cormac that he was telling the truth as he turned himself in, bringing along with Declan. He was clear about Cormac’s character as he wouldn’t let go of anyone who involved in kidnapping.
Thus he did it for Cormac, not to show goodwill in purpose, but to make Loredana to face him without guilt.
Even though he had turned himself in, the police wouldn’t give the verdict so quickly as they still have to get evidence and carry out investigation.
Cormac wasn’t soft-hearted because of his words and he didn’t feel the pleasure of revenge even if Jeffery might lose his reputation as he turned himself in. His feelings now were complicated and even contradictory.
He wondered in his mind whether they would be able to embrace each other without any distractions when he did see Loredana.
He was afraid that he would hurt her.
He was also afraid that she would have issues with him because of Jeffery’s surrender.
It was a gap. No matter how it was resolved, there would be a scar between them and no one would dare to mention it or touch it, so they would become cautious all the times.
During the period when Jeffery was under investigation, he was thoroughly paying attention to his work. He asked Abbott to return villa and bring a few sets of clean clothes to the office. When he was tired, he rested in the office without going back.
This kind of life was fulfilling. Although it was somewhat self-abusive, it was a way to forget the things that bothered him and the person who made his heart ache for a while.
He kept calm until he overlooked an invitation card that made him to be agitated. It wasn’t because of the card or something he was interested in, but was because of the person on it.
“Does Mr. Mendelsohn know that person on the card or are you interested in her?” The customer relations supervisor leaned forward to pick up the documents and the invitation card. The card was given to her by her friend and she unknowingly placed it with the documents that she brought with her to the meeting. In her carelessness, she dropped the documents and Cormac happened to see the card and asked out of curiosity.
She held the documents close to her chest and held the invitation card for a couple of seconds before giving it to Cormac, “I’m already married and I can’t possibly wear a bridal gown again. What if I see a beautiful bridal gown? I might be forced to look for a new husband. Perhaps I should give this invitation card to you, Mr. Mendelsohn.”
As the supervisor of the customer relations department, she was particularly sensitive to a person’s expressions and gestures. Although Cormac did not express that he wanted the invitation card, she could sense that he was interested in the person in the picture on the card. Otherwise, he would not have hesitated.
Cormac reached out and accepted it graciously, “Thanks.”
The supervisor was a middle-aged woman in her forties with short-cropped hair and dressed professionally. She followed him into his office and curiously asked, “Mr. Mendelsohn, do you know her?” Could he have a new squeeze? The previous woman who he spoke about to the office staff did not resemble that lady on the card.
“Why are you so interested in my private matters?” Cormac said nonchalantly as he glanced at her.
The supervisor smiled and said mischievously, “All women are equally curious. However, Mr. Mendelsohn had been treating me like one of the chaps.” Thereafter she returned to her seat. Cormac never differentiated his staff based on their gender. He based his tasks assignment based on the staff’s abilities. Cormac seemed to be lost in his thoughts as he looked at the lady dressed in red cheongsam featured in the invitation card.
The doctor sent him pictures of Theresa after she recovered from the cosmetic surgery. Although she no longer looked like her former self, he could still recognize her after close inspection of the photograph. He lost track of Theresa after she left the hospital but he guessed that she must have been staying with Loredana. Although there was no trace of Loredana in the invitation card, he was certain that Loredana must be somehow involved.
After instructing Abbott to take the invitation card to his office, he took his seat and started the meeting.
The top executives of the top ten ranked companies sat uneasily in their places. Each meeting with Cormac felt torturous. They were worried that they would misspeak and upset the boss. The grueling meeting could drag on for hours.
Cormac would maintain a very stern expression throughout the meeting, causing them to second guess themselves as if they had done something wrong. Even if they had performed their tasks to perfection, it could not even elicit a smile from him.
However, unlike in the past, he had started to praise them if they had done a good job. In the past, he would berate unreservedly if the person had not performed the task to his satisfaction. The top executives were also contented and prayed for the meeting to end as soon as possible. They all had the feeling that they just wanted to quickly escape from that meeting.
The current meeting lasted a couple of hours. Cormac left the conference room with Abbott following closely behind and reminded him, “You have a lunch appointment with Mr. Tyrone at the Moon Restaurant. At three this afternoon, you have a meeting with Mr. Webb to discuss the merger. You have a charity event at eight this evening. Do you want me to find someone to attend the event with you tonight?”
Events like this were attended by couples. Some would bring their secretaries while others would bring their wives. People who attend such charity events were society elites who utilize such occasions to network and would inevitably talk about business dealings.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.