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He paused for a moment. His gaze focused on the face of the woman opposite him, which had light and shadows on it because of the crystal chandelier above them.
His gaze gradually turned as deep as a winter pond.
“It could be that you’re not the real Reborn. You’re just impersonating her, or you’re not the true Eliza. You’re an imposter taking Eliza’s place.”
Chester’s fingers tapped the surface of the table. “If my guess isn’t wrong, you were the one who exposed Heather and Stuart’s scandal, right? Shedrick and I have suspected that all the pictures and text were leaked by someone among the company’s internal personnel. However, the person that I suspected the least was you.”
Charity raised her eyebrows. She did not deny it and simply shrugged. “Continue.”
“Actually, it’s not hard to think about it. You were in the company for a few years and often attended the company’s events. You had a good relationship with Hailey too. It’s not hard for you to obtain those things.”
Chester squinted his eyes. “After that, you collaborated with Ferra Film Group and became its major shareholder. Then, you acquired a few video and film companies to drive Felix Media into a corner. You also used the dirt you had on a few artists of the company to force them to switch companies, slowly turning Felix Media into an empty shell. You’re truly amazing.”
“Thank you for the compliment.” Charity raised her head and said, “Can we order dinner? I’m a little hungry.”
“Go ahead. I’m treating. You can order whatever you want.” Chester took out a packet of cigarettes. “Do you mind if I smoke?”
“What if I say I do mind?” Charity blinked. “Did I tell you this before? The way you smoke without considering the time and place you’re in makes me feel repulsed. I hate the smell of cigarettes.”
“That’s why you silently endured it when I smoked on the bed in the past, right?”
“Yes. I wanted to puke so badly.” charity said the most prickly words with a calm expression. “However, I couldn’t say much at that time. After all, you might’ve patted my face and said, ¡®Hey, Eliza, who do you think you are? Me smoking in front of you means that I think highly of you. ‘ “
Chester smiled until his handsome eyes curved into arches. “How do you know me so well? It seems like we’re pretty compatible. I’m sorry. I take back my words from before. Come back to me, Eliza. I’m really starting to admire you.”
“Do you think you’re good enough for me?” Charity countered.
“I was too selfish in the past and didn’t let you enjoy your time properly.” Chester shrugged with raised arms. There was a hint of wickedness in his eyes. “I can please you properly and promise I’ll make you happy. I mean it.”
Charity raised her gaze from the menu to glance at him. “I’m the shareholder of Jewell Corporation and Ferra Film Group now. The thing I don’t lack the most is money. Do you think I’ll still need you, an older man who has gone through so many women and has gone to jail before? You want me to give up on clean men with my identity? As long as I have money, there’ll be many men wanting to please me. Why do you think you can win against other men?”
Chester was stunned.
Those words sounded unpleasant to the ears, but it was familiar as well.
“Does this sound familiar?” It was as if Charity had seen through him. “I was only in a relationship with Monte for some time, and I wasn’t a virgin. You kept looking down on me because of that. In your heart, I was just a plaything, why? Are only men allowed to disdain women but not the other way round?”
“Eliza, you’re getting revenge on me. Do you hate me so much?” Chester sighed emotionally. “If your aim is to make me eat my words and teach me a lesson, I already feel that way now.”
Hearing what Chester thought were words of repentance, Charity wanted to laugh.
Was her goal just to make him eat his words?
Did he really think his feelings were important to her?
Chester did not understand at all. she was not just carrying the weight of Eliza’s body being coerced. There was her share as well.
“Do you think that I hate you just because of the incident where you forced me to obey you?” Charity asked.
Chester gave it some thought. “Is it also because I revealed you and Monte’s relationship to use you as a shield for Cindy and the company in order to divert the netizens’ attention?”
Charity chuckled. She waved her hand to call the waiter. “Give me a serving of roasted rack of lamb, smoked octopus, and seared foie gras.”
“Okay.” The waiter memorized it quickly. He asked Chester, “President Jewell, what would you like?”
“Help me make an order.” Chester glanced at Charity.
She stared at him in silence for a few seconds. Then, she smiled vaguely and said, “Give President Jewell a serving of black truffle lamb chop, smoked salmon, and foie gras bread pudding.”
A brief moment of astonishment flashed across Chester’s eyes. However, he did not say a word. After the waiter left, he asked, ” I remember we’ve never had French food before. I didn’t tell you anything about it either. How do you know my preferences? Was it Shedrick who told you?”
“Do you really not remember a thing?” Charity’s lips curved into a faint smile. However, the smile did not reach her eyes.
“Remember what?” Chester frowned.
The topic changed too abruptly. He did not understand what charity was trying to express.
“Ha…”
A sarcastic laugh came from between Charity’s lips. She held the red wine the waiter had poured just now and took a sip. Her red lips looked even more luscious after being dyed with a layer of rose color. It turned out that their relationship had been her memory alone from the beginning until the end.
When she and Chester were on their first date, those dishes were the ones he ordered when he brought her to a French restaurant.
Back then, Chester had told her with deep affection, “Babe, remember the dishes I ordered. Those are my favorites.”
In the end…
Charity still remembered, but Chester had forgotten everything.
“Chester, I don’t despise you simply because you forced me. Do you think your sins can be forgotten since Sarah is dead now?” Charity asked sharply all of a sudden.
Chester’s gaze immediately darkened. He looked at the woman opposite him. His eyes gradually turned cold. “Is it because of Charity?”
“That’s right. Don’t forget that it was you who found a lawyer and sent charity to jail with your hands. Sarah was the perpetrator, and you’re an accomplice.
Don’t think that you only did it because you were deceived by Sarah. It’s a fact that you did it. A mistake is a mistake.”
Charity sneered. “Do you still feel guilty toward Charity?”
Chester weirdly felt annoyed and yanked his tie. “This is between me and Charity…”
“She’s already dead. What’s there left between you and her? Don’t talk to a dead person about your issues with her. You can only talk to the people who’re alive.”
Charity stared at Chester with deep hatred. “You’re a murderer. You never even felt a sliver of guilt before. I said that I was Charity’s childhood friend. However, how did you treat her friend? You’re a pervert and a cold-blooded animal. You’re destined to be lonely forever. No one will like you, not even your family. That’s because they think you’re terrifying. Nevertheless, you can benefit them.
“You have many women by your side, but everyone is simply targeting your money. They just want to obtain advantages from you. You seem to have many friends, but each person is just taking what they need from you. Did you see Rodney’s friends contacting him when he fell into a miserable state?
“Shaun might be your only sincere friend, but he has his children and family. His wife despises you, which determines that your friendship can never be the same as before. Otherwise, why didn’t he offer to help you when you went to jail…”
Bang.
Chester slapped his hands on the table and stood up abruptly. The wine on the table splattered from the shaking.
The French restaurant went silent. Even the person playing the saxophone had stopped.
Chester glared at Charity viciously with bloodshot eyes. “Eliza, do you wish to die?”
Steven Graham and other people who stood at the door heard the commotion. They immediately walked over. “What happened, Miss Robbins?”
“Nothing. I believe President Jewell won’t be so rash as to start a fight here.” charity raised her arm and gestured to them to back down with a calm expression. “You’re going to attack me just after being released from prison? Not only are there security cameras here everywhere, but the security camera outside also captured me walking into the restaurant with you. Even if you have a lot of power, do you think my friends won’t stand up for me?”
Chester laughed sinisterly. He pressed his hands on the table. His towering figure imposed aggressive pressure. “I’m like a madman at times. Do you want to try me? In the worst-case scenario, we’ll both be done for. What do you think? Aren’t you getting revenge on me for Charity’s sake?”
“Forget it. I don’t want to meet you on the way to the afterlife. It’s too awful,” Charity said calmly. “Although I hate you a lot, I don’t intend to keep getting revenge on you. Being able to send you to jail for three months was my greatest capability.”
“You have self-awareness, but your relationship with Charity amounts to nothing more than this. You don’t even dare to keep retaliating against me.” Chester sneered. “Didn’t you say I’m a murderer?”
“I dare not retaliate because I understand the preciousness of life.”
Charity’s gaze was calm. Both her and Eliza had died before.
She did not really cherish the life that the heavens gave her in the past. She would often think that living was meaningless. However, that dream made her understand that Eliza had given her this life and asked her to keep going, she could not betray Eliza’s kind intentions.
Charity still had many things to do.
She had to revive Neeson Corporation.
“In the end, you’re just scared.” There was a trace of provocation on the corners of Chester’s mouth.
He hoped the woman in front of him would retaliate against him.
If she wanted to avenge Charity, he welcomed it.
