Charles immediately broached the subject after paying his respects to the dead. After all, Jayden wanted this to go straight to the point, so he was in no position to beat around the busy and further disturb the old man’s resting session.
Regarding everything that happened lately in City B, those that surrounded Cormac, Jeffery and Loredana, Charles wanted to know the entirely of their conflicts. As someone who had come a long way, Jayden must know the details very well. Therefore, Charles asked everything in one go.
Jayden looked at him indifferently with his head tilted and he revealed everything that he knew without hiding. It was same as what Charles had predicted. Cormac had learnt of Victoria’s identity, and Jeffery’s matter was related to Cormac too.
Nobody knew a person as well as his own father. After Cormac had learnt the truth, he would proceed to investigate thoroughly about Victoria’s car accident. Whether it was purely accident or the doing of some people, the answer would be revealed soon.
Charles nodded to signify that those answers had fitted his prediction. He asked again, “So, Loredana left because Cormac resented her for hiding the truth from him?”
“What?” Jayden looked at him with a startled expression. Loredana had left him? After Victoria’s funeral was over, he immediately came to White City. Kevin said that it was easy to linger on the past if Jayden had stayed, since that place was where he used to live with Victoria. Every scene was familiar to him, so if someone was missing forever from the scene, it would deal a massive blow to the person left behind.
“You don’t know that?” It was Charles’ turn to feel startled. Could it be that this was not the reason Loredana had left?
Jayden let out a sigh. Perhaps, Loredana had learnt of his origin. That must be the reason she left.
“There is no secret that can remain unknown forever in this world.” No matter the passage of time, truth would always come out in the light. Nobody could keep a secret forever.
“She is Jolene’s daughter. She must have left because she learnt of her origin. The day I used to fear most has arrived anyway.”
At that time, when Cormac divorced with Loredana, he used to think that it was a good thing for both of them. After all, if their real identities were revealed only after living as husband and wife, it would form a knot in their hearts. The reason he had promised Jolene back then was because he didn’t have the heart to refuse her. Later on, he wanted to arrange for Maria of the Herbert family to marry with Cormac precisely because he wanted to sever the bond in between the original couple.
Truth to be told, the arranged marriage was nothing of his concern. He just wanted for Cormac to remarry as soon as possible.
Who knew that after a huge roundabout in life, a hand dealt by fate itself, the two of them reunited once again, and that incident with Victoria happened to be part of their fate.
He didn’t say anything because he didn’t want a crack to damage them once they knew the truth. In the end, he didn’t stop them.
Alas, Jayden let out a sigh, “I am too old now. I can’t meddle in these things anymore.”
He would just let them be.
Charles was extremely shocked by this answer. If Loredana was Jolene’s daughter, wouldn’t that make Jeffery her biological uncle?
But her real uncle happened to murder Cormac’s biological mother?
Was that the reason that forced her to leave?
“How could things turn out like that?” Charles found this hard to believe. Wouldn’t there be any hard feelings if the two of them remained as a couple?
He felt as if thunder had struck her. Everything was too impossible.
While he was reeling away from the shock, he felt sorry for Loredana, “She is pranked by fate itself.”
It turned out that she had left because of such a reason. She must suffered greatly mentally and emotionally. She didn’t do anything wrong, let her life was dragged into the mud by the people from her previous generation.
At this moment, Kevin came in from outside. Although he was in White City, he paid close attention to events in City B. He hated Jeffery a lot, from the time Jeffery used to keep Victoria in captive and this kidnapping car accident. Everything was planned by Jeffery single-handedly.
Kevin supported Cormac in his undertaking. If he didn’t go into action after knowing the truth, then he would be an embarrassment of a human being.
After all, Victoria was his biological mother.
A vengeance for one’s mother. It was something everyone would see it to the end no matter what.
“Did he think that by coming out and admitting everything he could evade punishment?” Kevin said coldly as he walked towards them.
He received the latest news on City B. Jeffery had personally admitted to the public that he was the culprit behind the kidnapping which led to the car accident.
After learning this, Charles couldn’t feel as happy anymore. His heart was in a torrent as he finally knew that the one he wanted to get revenge on was a close relative of Loredana. Everything was so ironic. Would he really be happy if Jeffery’s life was destroyed?
He knew he wouldn’t be. Instead, he would be tortured by it.
He would consider his bonds and Loredana’ feelings. He would be worrying about Loredana’ ability to accept such things and courage to face the truth.
He wished that he didn’t know any of these in the first place. He regretted for coming to see Jayden; He regretted for learning of such truths.
If he never knew any of these, he could happily accept the news about Jeffery’s downfall, and he would have no problem going to Nathan’s grave and spoke to him personally that finally, Jeffery had received judgment.
But now…
Charles closed his eyes as he felt himself being blown away by the truth.
The whole City B was in a frenzy after Jeffery had come out and admitted everything. This already explosive news was sent to a greater height of madness after that.
They had spent a lot of time together, so Jeffery knew Cormac somehow. Cormac would play his move now. It would be inconceivable if Cormac were to stay silent.
Not only did Jeffery admit that he had kidnapped Victoria, he had exposed Declan too. At least, this could be seen as a sincere gesture on his part towards admitting fault to Cormac.
He couldn’t avoid his responsibilities anymore. His only wish now was to see Loredana again and seek her pardon.
The one unexpected factor in all this was Declan. He initially wanted to expose Jeffery, but he didn’t expect Jeffery to sudden come clean and expose him instead. It felt like he was smashing his own feet with a stone he wanted to smash on others.
After Jeffery hosted a press conference, he went to the WY Group.
As Armand Bernie heard Abbott Baron’s report that Jeffery Harris had come, he sneered, “Do he think he will be forgiven in this way?”
Cormac Mendelsohn sat at his desk in silence, seemingly not expecting that Jeffery would take the initiative to admit it. Such a move was obviously showing a goodwill towards him.
Jeffery was old-fashioned and he valued his reputation. The move to retreat was brilliant and put him in a difficult position, yet ruthlessness made him to be more humane.
Boyce Shawn caught a glimpse at Armand as he didn’t agree with Armand’s statement which the reason Jeffery took the initiative to admit that was to reconcile. He looked at Cormac, “It’s better to meet him, after all he is Loredana Flores’s …”
Even if you didn’t think for others, you’ve to think for Loredana.
“She left because she didn’t want you to be embarrassed, so you should also think for her.”
Even if he was unwilling to admit it, this relationship wouldn’t be erased as Jeffery was Loredana’s uncle.
Surely Cormac could think of it since Boyce was also clear about the reasoning. He just couldn’t overcome the setbacks.
How could he just let go of the enmity of killing his mother? Because of Jeffery, he had regretted for the rest of his life.
This was a dead end, there will be a trace there and it would never disappear even after a long time.
Jeffery was dressed in plain clothes and Marina Lee helped him in. It wasn’t a long time after, but it seemed to be a lifetime ago when they met again as there were too many changes and everything has been so different.
Marina helped him to sit on the sofa and whispered, “Call me when you leave, I’ll be waiting for you outside.”
Jeffery said, “Well.”
Marina lowered her head and went out of the office. There was nothing she could say to Cormac due to this current situation, so she didn’t greet him.
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.