Ex-wife, Please Come Back

Jonathan was starting to learn that running a company wasn't a piece of cake. When Jacob was the one who managed it, he
made it look extremely easy.
Therefore, to an onlooker, an illusion of ease was shown. Jonathan had assumed anyone could do it.
However, the reality was rather complex. In this short period of time, Jonathan had learned that running a company wasn't easy
nor was making money out of it.
Now that he was actually in Jacob's position, it dawned on him that he wasn't as capable as he had thought. This realization
made him feel vulnerable. He chose to ignore Alice when he saw her.
He couldn't bear to tell her about it. If he did, he was certain she would laugh at his incompetence. Jonathan was already going
through a lot. The last thing he wanted was to get mocked!
In spite of all this, Jonathan was eager to prove he was better than Jacob. He wouldn't give up just yet. When all the elite
employees proposed to resign, Jonathan agreed unhesitatingly. He did this in order to save his face.
After all, there was no point in forcing anyone to stay. If they wished to leave, they were free to do so. Then, he hired a set of
new employees, offering them the same amount of money he had given to his previous employees.
To his utter disappointment, these newcomers weren't very competent. Every time Jonathan was around them, he couldn't help
but think they weren't suitable for the job.
Deep down, he knew that was the case with himself as well. He wasn't fit for the position of CEO.
This thought was what stopped him from finding too many faults with the newcomers. He told himself with time they would get
better.
One after another, the company's orders began to go wrong. And a big problem presented itself before Jonathan. A foreign
technical factory that had previously cooperated with the company decided to bail on them.
They refused to provide new technology to the Shi Group and also stopped updating the company's equipment. All this led him
to become restless.
He couldn't help but think Jacob had a hand in this. However, there was something that bothered him. He wondered how Jacob
had managed to do such a thing. He let himself forget about Jacob. After all, he had to deal with the predicament.

Before Jonathan stepped in to become the CEO, almost everyone had noticed he was envious of Jacob. Jonathan often cursed
Jacob for having a smooth life.
He had thought life as a CEO would be a wonderful one. But now that he had gotten what he wanted, he couldn't even get a
good night's sleep.
The first thing he did when he arrived home was flash Alice a sullen look. Then he entered his room and shut the door. This
didn't make Alice angry. If anything, this was what she wanted.
She wanted that man as far away from her as possible. There were occasions when Jonathan would inform Alice about the
company's situation.
When he married her, he knew full well she didn't love him. It was a marriage based on opportunities. Alice could be used as a
pawn to further damage Jacob's life.
Jonathan, in short, didn't love her either. Alice, on the other hand, wouldn't dare to contact Jacob again. All these years, she had
been an equal. She could talk to Jacob with dignity.
But after getting married to Jonathan, Alice felt like an inferior. The humiliation often lingered around her. She couldn't
understand why she felt this way. Perhaps, she was realizing she had been willful and thoughtless.
A while ago, she had blamed Jacob for everything that had gone wrong in her life.
But now, it dawned on her she was the one who brought this doom to herself. Alice thought she deserved to suffer.
Every now and then she wondered what Jacob would think of her.
After everything that had happened, she couldn't muster up the courage to contact him again. She also knew he didn't owe her
anything.
As for Jonathan, if he troubled her too much, she would be happy to teach him a lesson. She had no mercy for him.
One day, Jonathan returned from work. He had a poker face, Alice couldn't read his expression. After one glance, she ignored
him and continued watching the TV.
Her life wasn't too bad. When Jonathan wasn't around, she would delude herself into thinking everything was fine.
But now, he came and sat next to her. Instinctively, she moved aside. Her reaction angered him.

He had had a bad day at work. In fact, all his days were bad. He wanted to vent his anger on someone. Looking at Alice, he was
instantly reminded of Jacob. He gritted his teeth in silent fury.
Everything was Jacob's fault. If it weren't for him, the Shi Group wouldn't have gotten into trouble.
He was hell-bent on revenge! As his thoughts went to that path, he wondered if getting him married to Alice was yet another trap!
'What if she is here to spy?' he thought.
Jonathan was now spluttering with indignation. This woman, living at his house, was Jacob's accomplice!
Jonathan fixed Alice with an icy glare. She knew something was wrong. She sensed the danger coming towards her. She was
overcome by an urge to stand and run away. However, Jonathan had pounced on her and clamped her chin with his hand.
She let out a cry of pain. Jonathan didn't let her go. However, he felt a little uncomfortable when he noticed the pained look on
her face.
"Tell me, what do you think of me now? Did you tell Jacob I am nothing but a mess? Listen to me, I haven't lost yet! This isn't
over!"
he roared, gnashing his teeth and glaring at Alice. She shook her head, denying his accusations.
A sharp pain shot through her chin. It was unbearable! She was certain this beast was going to break her chin. But her fear had
disappeared. She looked at him with her unyielding eyes.
At this moment, she looked cold and strong. It had finally come to her that Jonathan was more pathetic than she was.
It took a long time but most people would eventually understand the fault was in them. Jonathan, however, still lived with
arrogance and stupidity.
He was a man with flaws. Instead of accepting his weakness, he would pounce on people when they pointed it out.
Alice knew he had lived such a life for too long. Perhaps he would never change. What she knew with certainty was that neither
of them would come to a good end.
Her life was ruined and she had come to terms with it. As for this man, he was still delusional. There was nothing she could do
about it.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Jonathan asked, a frown making its way to his face. The contempt and disdain in Alice's
eyes didn't go unnoticed by him.
Jacob used to stare at him exactly the same way. He couldn't understand why Alice was looking down on him! 'She is more
wretched than I am! She has no right, ' he thought to himself, his arrogance taking over him.
"Nothing," Alice replied in a calm voice. The fear he had seen before was long gone.
Her joy and hope had disappeared. But with it, her love for life had gone as well. She didn't fear death anymore. Jacob, the man
she had loved, had already abandoned her. There was nothing in this world for her.
Yes, Alice had never been so fearless. This man in front of her was a devil. But she wouldn't beg for her life. Instead, she flashed
him a calm and confident smile.