Go After My Ex-wife

Jacky paused for a moment before turning around to look at Jepherson, who appeared irritable. He hated going up and down in the lift.

"Let's just head outside." He pressed the 'open' button and marched out of that claustrophobic space.

Jacky followed him out the elevator. Outside, Jepherson walked on while saying, "Deanna is already yours. With your child gestating inside her, it's out of the question for her to marry someone else." Jacky didn't understand at all. "Then, why are you trying to tear us apart?"

"Is there any other way to hide the fact that Deanna is pregnant? You wanna wait for her belly to eventually become bigger, and then thrust her into the overly critical public eye?"

"What do you mean?"

"This is not my idea. It's what the Atkinson family wants."

Jepherson walked to a place absent of people and turned around to look at Jacky in the darkness. "Deanna will be fine when she returns home. Zorion is her brother. Even if he was a little angry at first, you were still chosen by him. He won't do anything to Deanna. Moreover, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson are coming back for two days. Judging by Deanna's character, she will cry and complain. Mr. Atkinson will come to you by then. As for how he'll find you, not even I can predict it. So, watch your back, I'd say. If you want to marry Deanna, then you would need more than capability. You would need luck." "You want me to hand Deanna over to Zorion?" Jacky said.

"Do you still think you have a choice?" Jepherson turned away. Jacky laughed. "Although Capital City isn't my territory, with my current ability, it's not a problem for me to keep Deanna from the likes of you." "Then, you are so wrong, you might as well die here." Jepherson was almost unhesitating. Jacky's eyes instantly turned cold. "Die here?"

Jepherson looked around and said, "You've only seen the tip of the iceberg of Capital City. Don't underestimate the Harvey and Atkinson family is what I'm saying."

"Don't think that we can't do anything to you after you set foot in Capital City. I can tell you that both our families are tight-knit. Whatever conflict we have between us, with outsiders it is always 'in unity there is strength'."

"No matter what your relationship with Santiago is, if Zorion got caught up in any trouble, Santiago may choose not to help, but he won't help you either."

"Moreover, we don't have to do anything to you. Zorion alone is enough."

"Enough?"

Jacky's eyes were filled with doubt.

Jepherson smiled and said, "Everyone in Capital City knows that the Atkinson family dominates the underworld. As a newcomer from Waverly Village, it's impossible for someone like you not to know this. The problem is, when Santiago was not here, you managed to occupy most of the city. Don't you feel strange? Are you really that d*mn lucky?"

Jacky thought for a moment. "Zorion intentionally let me in on purpose?"

"No sh*t. What else do you think? Zorion is anything but a fool. If he alone can find someone in your village, then do you think he will be afraid of you? To put it bluntly, he wanted you to come in. It leads people into thinking that you fought your way into Capital City to get his sister. In the end, you became famous because of your determination, and the Atkinson family is showered with praises."

Realization dawned on Jacky.

He looked around him. "Why?"

"Of course it's because of Deanna. You've slept with his sister. You think he would let this go?"

"It's just that he had no choice. After all, Deanna was a willing party."

Jepherson turned to look at Jacky. "No matter what, Zorion is her brother. They are a family. He won't hurt her. Maybe he was somehow harsh with his words when he was angry and disgusted with Deanna. But Zorion cares about her, and not any less than you do."

"Say what you want, but it all boils down to getting me to return Deanna to Zorion."

"Bull's eye."

"I can't leave her, and I'm worried about Zorion. After all, she is still young, and she can be pregnant again."

"Man, you aren't too bright, are you?" Jepherson laughed, in contrast to Jacky's straight face.

Jepherson took two steps forward and said, "Zorion won't force his sister to get an ab*rtion and risk her going mad. Moreover, ab*rtion is not good for her body, and he knows that.

If Deanna loses the child, she will go crazy. Zorion knows this very well."

"You are right, but Deanna said-"

"Stop using her as an excuse. The decision is on you. Let me remind you, when Mr. Atkinson returns, he must see her at home, and she must be happy at home. If not...

"As a father, when he knows that his daughter is not married, has a bad reputation, and has gotten pregnant by a stranger, what would be the consequences? Think about it, will you?"

"With my understanding of Mr. Atkinson, dying with your corpse still intact is the best you can get."

"Now, since you could be invited as a guest, it's better than being kidnapped as a guest. With Deanna there, Mr. Atkinson will have no choice but to accept you as his son-in-law. Now is the time to protect Deanna and let her give birth to the child safely."

"Only when you have a child can you gain your footing."

"Why do you help me?"

Jacky was not a fool.

"Your influence in the village besieges Capital City. Should you continue to expand in a few years, I will crush you without hesitation."

"You? Could you even do it?"

Jacky laughed. He didn't believe it at all.

Jepherson just smiled and said, "Since I dare say this, I will do it. Don't you want to stop and think about why I haven't raised my fists against you?"

Jacky thought for a moment. "You're not worried about how strong I am."

"In other words, even if you grow stronger, I will still weed you out. Not by luck, but by certainty."

"Is it because I'm in Capital City that you dare say so?"

Jacky laughed.

"I attribute that to my ability."

Jacky lowered his eyes as the corners of his mouth curled into a smile. "I really want to test your strength."

"Then, you'd better build a good relationship with Zorion, or else, you'll have no chance at all."

"Because you have a younger brother?"

"That's right."

"But if I become the son-in-law of the Atkinson family, then I will unite with Zorion. The city will be ours sooner or later."

"You are sensible and smart, but our two families will not have disputes and will coexist. This is a guarantee, and you will also be on the same side with us."

Jepherson looked over at him and Jacky's thoughts clicked. "So, you've already made preparations, I see. Deanna is just the bait to reel me in. I'm that bigger fish to be fried." "Glad that you understand. Those who can be friends with Santiago are definitely not ordinary people. You are very clear that he has no other friends." "You two have a towering aspiration, don't you?"

"This is not an aspiration, but a matter of course. With you, it is also to make Zorion rest assured and to balance the relationship between our two families." "Since it is destined that there must be someone to balance the two families, I hope this person acts as a bridge, not to sow discord."

Jepherson walked towards the hospital after speaking. Jacky followed behind him. As he walked, Jacky said, "I don't feel good being with someone like you."

"I don't care whether you're feeling good or not. You are neither a woman, nor are you Raeleigh. As long as she likes me, I'm fine."

Jepherson's words were careless, but Jacky instinctively paused. Since Jepherson could say something like this to him, it was obvious that he did not treat him like an outsider.

"I want to be with Deanna tonight. Tomorrow, I will send her back." Jacky entered the elevator. He wanted to find a way to comfort her. She was in a bad mood and he was worried that something would happen.