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However, she was rather disappointed. One call was all it took for Forrest to suspect her and even conclude that she had wronged him.
Did Forrest detest her, or did he refuse to believe her?
No matter how she looked at the situation, it was sad.
“My phone was connected to the car through Bluetooth last night, so I didn’t hear anything.” Jessica turned around and looked at Luna. “J think some people took videos of the scene and shared them online last night. Get someone to remove all the videos.”
“Let me check.” As Luna was speaking, she promptly took out her phone and looked into it. ” There aren’t any videos. President Snow, could you have mistaken it?”
Jessica was dumbfounded. After taking a look at it, she realized that there really were no videos. However, she recalled that some people had recorded it. Could Forrest have… calm down. After signing the documents, Jessica said straight away, “The two of you carry on with your work. I need to rest.”
“I’ll stay here. You’ve caught a cold, and I’m worried about you at home alone. My cooking isn’t bad,” Harold said with a grin.
“No need. I like peace. What’s more, a part-time worker will be coming over at noon.” Jessica spoke bluntly and made no pretense of revealing the weariness on her face.
Harold studied Jessica for a short moment. Seeing that she insisted, he nodded.
“Alright then. But I hope you’ll contact me if there are any problems. You’re the company’s president after all. Nothing can happen to you.”
“Mm.”
After putting down her signature, Jessica told the secretary to take the documents and leave with Harold. ¡ã
She truly needed a proper rest.
Lynch Corporation.
Forrest stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, his gaze locked on the never-ending stretch of traffic below.
The messy scenes from last time kept replaying in his mind. He felt agony and confusion as he recalled the memories.
He was in disbelief that he, who had always been calm and restrained, would be so extreme and crazy last night. He even acted like a lunatic and made Jessica bleed.
However, could he be blamed for it?
If Jessica did not lie to him, if she had kept her distance from other men, if she did not force him into marriage, he might not have become that way.
Nevertheless, why did he not get a wink of sleep the whole night after she left?
Just then, Forrest’s secretary entered again to see Forrest still in the same position. He did not know what was so intriguing to look at below that President Lynch had not budged for a long time and even neglected his work.
He was clueless as to what had happened to President Lynch. As soon as President Lynch arrived in the morning, he could feel that something was off. President Lynch, who was usually neat and particular, wore a crumpled suit to the company and did not shave. His eyes were bloodshot.
Could it be related to the car accident last night? The secretary recalled President Lynch telling him to take down videos regarding the accident involving a Bentley female driver.
“President Lynch, Attorney Cave is here,” the secretary reminded.
Only then did Forrest move. When Forrest looked back, a hint of astonishment flashed across Christian’s eyes as he stood behind the secretary. “Well, Forrest, I received a call this morning…” “You can leave,” Forrest said to the secretary. After the secretary left, Christian closed the door. “What happened to you? Did you not get any sleep last night?”
“What were you going to say just now?” Forrest asked.
“The perpetrator of the car accident contacted me about the accident involving a woman driving a Bentley last night. He said you left your business card and handed over the matter to me.” Christian said teasingly, “I’ve known you for a long time. The only person whom you’ ll handle an accident for is Mireya, but I recall she doesn’t drive a Bentley.”
“..How’s the case being handled now?” Forrest did not reply to Christian’s question.
“I don’t know a thing about the owner of the car. I’m not even sure whether the owner has insurance.” Christian shrugged. “It depends on how much the repair of the Bentley costs and the company the insurance is under.”
Forrest pursed his lips together. After some time, he said, “It’s Jessica’s car.”
“It’s her? When did you two…” Christian was shocked.
He knew Forrest from when they were studying abroad back then. Although they were not in the same course, they had joined the university’s rugby team. Since they were both Australians, they became good friends. After returning to Australia, most of Lynch Corporation’s cases were handed over to Christian to be in charge. He was also one of the witnesses to Forrest and Jessica’s past relationship.
Christian would never forget that on the day Jessica got married, he had accompanied Forrest to drink all night.
Forrest was so drunk and incoherent. Christian even witnessed Forrest, a man, bawling.
After that, Forrest never mentioned that woman again. However, Christian knew that he was thoroughly hurt. Forrest hated Jessica and did not believe in true love or women. That was why he had always been single.
“We’re married.” After seeing Christian’s shocked gaze, Forrest added, “She forced me to.” “Huh?”
Christian was dumbfounded. It was only after some time he said, “It seems like she has never forgotten you too.”
Forrest sneered. “A woman like her simply finds it fun. Maybe she just wants to reminisce about her first love now that she has everything. She doesn’t understand the word ¡®fidelity’ at all.”
“It can’t be.”
Christian found his friend stubborn. “It’s just as you said. If Jessica already has everything, what can’t she get? If it isn’t because she still has feelings for you, would she marry you? Please. It’s marriage.
You’ re rich too. You should know wealthy people are cautious with their marriages. If all she wants is to reminisce about her first love, having sex with you would be enough. Why would she need to marry you? Besides, she’s much richer than you. If you two really can’t get along in the future, it’ll be her loss.”
Stunned, Forrest pressed his lips together with mixed feelings.
Jessica had said those words last night as well. However, they were in the middle of a fight then, and he did not believe anything she said at all. Christian added, “In fact, throughout these years, I know you hate her. But if you didn’t love her, why would there be hate? To be honest, she was indeed in the wrong back then. She was the one who said she would take you to meet her parents and get married to you after returning to Australia. Yet, she married another man within a month of her return and was adamant about breaking up with you. However, seeing it from her point of view, she must’ve had her reasons too.” “Reasons?” Forrest looked at Christian coldly. “If so, did she think of my pain?”
“Forrest, do you think the Snow family would have agreed to you two being together even if Jessica brought you back?” Christian asked. ” Back then, Lynch Corporation was too insignificant compared to the Snow family, and they would never have agreed to you and Jessica’s marriage. They would’ve thought that you were trying to climb the social ladder. They may have agreed to Rodney marrying your sister, but that was just a means to drive Sarah away. Besides, the current Snow family doesn’t want to rely on political marriages anymore.”
Forrest was taken aback, and he kept silent. Maybe it was because he and Jessica had never gone that far into their relationship, so he thought she had kicked him off without hesitation just to advance further.
“To tell you the truth, even if Jessica didn’t break up with you back then, you guys wouldn’t have gotten married because your statuses were too far apart. Dating overseas was another thing because you two had the freedom and naivete to fantasize about everything. Now, we’ve all grown up. Looking back, we were too young and inexperienced. Even if you and Jessica had held on, you would’ve faced the Snow family’s mockery and suppression. With your pride, you wouldn’t have been able to take it. Your parents can’t afford to be embarrassed too.
“Besides, you had to return to inherit Lynch Corporation after graduating. You would be in Melbourne, while Jessica would be in Canberra. Would you have come to Canberra for her? No. The Lynch family didn’t have the ability to do so. Would you have asked Jessica to move to Melbourne for you? That wasn’t possible as well. She’s the favored child. Her parents would never be able to accept her moving from Canberra toa place like Melbourne for marriage. Going to Melbourne herself would’ve been equivalent to cutting off her wings. Melbourne is too small. It wouldn’t have been enough for her to spread her wings.
“Breaking up was the only path you both had when you were in your 20s.”
Forrest was in a daze for some time. It was only around ten seconds, but processing the words in his mind felt like a century-long. “Why haven’t you told me these things before?”
“I thought there was no more possibility between you and Jessica anymore, so I didn’t say anything.”
Christian said, “Besides, when I went overseas to attend the university’s anniversary event last year, I bumped into Jessica’s university friend, Ashley. Ashley said it was a pity that you and Jessica broke up. However, Jessica had her reasons too. She’s the eldest young lady of the Snow family. Her fate was destined since she was born. The Snow family gave birth to her, nurtured her, and gave her the best resources. How could she not care about anything at all after graduating? That would be unrealistic. The world of the wealthy is like that. The more you have, the heavier the burden on your shoulders. Aren’t you supporting Lynch Corporation as well?”
Forrest’s delicate lips trembled.
After graduating, he had never joined any alumni gatherings.
He was afraid of going to familiar places as that would arouse his memories.
He was afraid the people he knew would mention Jessica.
The world was actually pretty small. As Forrest used to date Jessica, many of his friends knew Jessica’s friends from university too.
“You didn’t tell me about bumping into Ashley,” Forrest said in a low voice after a while. “How is she doing now?”
“She got married and had children long ago.” Christian patted Forrest’s shoulders. “Brother, stop harboring so much hatred. Don’t keep hating Jessica. You did love her, but you weren’t the one who gave birth to her or raised her. Would you be willing to give up your family for her sake? Would you bear to do that? Now that you two are successful in your careers and have finally gotten back together, you should cherish each other. Have a child while you’ re still young. A lot of time has been wasted. Stop letting time slip by.” Forrest lowered his gaze. He did not say a word for a long time.
Just as Christian was about to leave to let Forrest process everything, Forrest suddenly said, ” Handle the matter regarding the Bentley as you see fit. The perpetrator’s attitude wasn’t good yesterday. Since he doesn’t have the money, I don’t need him to compensate for the Bentley’s repair fees. However, if he wants us to pay for the repair of his car, that’s impossible.”
“I hold the same opinion.”
Christian left very soon.
Forrest hesitated for a moment. He took his phone out and dialed Jessica’s number. No one picked up.
He threw his phone aside with annoyance. After a moment, he picked it up again and sent a message: [Call me back. ]
In the end, he did not receive a call even after he got off work.
When he rushed back to the condominium, he found that the place was almost the same as when Jessica left in the morning.
Forrest’s heart tightened when he recalled her words last night about wanting to leave. He did not even have the mood to cook now.
Then, Mrs. Lynch called. “Are you not coming back to eat or sleep tonight as well? Forrest, you haven’t been coming back to sleep in these few days. Be honest with me. Are you afraid of me forcing you to get married, so you don’t even want to come home now?”
