Ch. 1591..1600

Chapter 1591 Ivy immediately shed tears of gratitude. "I won't. I definitely won't, Miss Jane."

"I will go in to clean now, then." Jane turned to head in with the teapot in her hand.

"Jane!" Alex called out to her, "My business here in White Ocean City is done. I'll be leaving in a day or two. From now on...

"From now on, let's never see each other again. Farewell.

"But remember, I still can't let you go..."

"You can't let go of my body, you mean?" Jane asked sarcastically.

"That's right!" Alex admitted honestly. "No one could ever serve me as well as you did! I can never find another woman..."

"You can, if you want to." Tears begin streaming down Jane's cheeks. "You can take ten women here and they would serve you a hundred times better than I do from here."

"I hope you won't regret this!"

"Never!"

"Very well!" Alex sneered and turned to leave. As he walked, he spoke to Garrett, who was behind him.

" Garrett, I've given her a chance. Since she refuses to take it, we will take off immediately and head back to Kidon City!"

Yes, Master Alex!" Garrett immediately responded. Right before they left, he turned to glance at Jane sympathetically, as though he was saying, ‘Mrs.

Poole, you are too naive. How could you possibly be able to win against someone as cunning as our Master?’ Unfortunately, Jane was not looking at Garrett and therefore, she did not notice the sympathetic glance Garrett cast at her. Just as the two stepped out of the restaurant's door, Jane's phone rang. She took a look at it and did not want to answer at first, but then she thought about the fact that her mother had jumped into the ocean to commit suicide, and her body had yet to be recovered; it could be a call to inform her about it. She immediately picked it up. "Hello?"

As expected, the caller asked, "Excuse me, but is this Miss Sheen?" The caller was a woman and her tone was cold.

"Yes, I am. You are?" Jane immediately asked in a frantic manner.

"Do you have a mother?" the woman asked.

"Yes, yes, yes. where did you find my mother's body? I will go take her back right now."

The woman snorted, "What body?? It doesn't take much for me to recognize unfilial children like you!

Are you planning on bailing on the payment?"

Jane was stunned for a moment, "wh- -What's wrong?"

"Your mother jumped into the ocean to commit suicide but didn't succeed, she was admitted into our hospital and has been resuscitated. Right now, we've found out that she has a heart condition and requires heart bypass surgery," the woman from the other end of the line explained coldly.

"What? Are you saying that my mom...isn't dead?" Jane immediately shed tears of joy. She had thought that her mother had died and that she no longer had any family in this world, but her mother was alive.

"I'll do it, I will definitely save my mom, no matter how much it costs," Jane said, even if she did not have any money.

"It's not about the money right now. The area your mother jumped into was a restricted area, she has accidentally destroyed some of the defensive equipment. Those are prototypes of extremely advanced technology that could cost up to billions, and your mother might face charges of..."

Jane did not even hear the words that followed. All she heard was ‘billions’ and that it was something about the defense line.

"And how... How can this be settled?" she asked, stuttering.

"You need to negotiate with the people at the defense line, so please come over as soon as possible!

Our hospital does not take any responsibility for that!" the doctor on the other end answered.

"..." Jane paused for a moment before raising her voice abruptly, "Alex...!"

Chapter 1592 "Alex?” There had been a total of a hundred guests in the entire restaurant. No one had dared to call him Alex Poole; even Mister Poole was considered a bold way of addressing him. Most people there referred to him as ‘Master Alex’, and yet, the pregnant woman went and called him by his first name, she refused to comply when Alex begged her to go back with him earlier, and now she regretted it as soon as he left?

‘Ha! She had gone too far by playing hard to get. There isn't a woman that's truly that noble and prideful; it was all just for show! ’ they thought.

Since she had gone too far with her plots, everyone was desperate to see what might happen to the deadbeat pregnant woman.

The pregnant woman ran out frantically, supporting her belly, as the people behind her who were there to welcome Alex followed closely after her. They all wanted to watch her make a fool of herself in the most dramatic way possible. Among those people, ninety- nine percent of them thought that for a man like Alex to make the decision to leave this woman; he would surely kick her out of the way even if she wanted to go back to him.

"Hmph! Let's see what happens!" Even Ivy, who was begging for Jane to show her mercy j ust now followed Jane out with a sneer.

Drenched in his own sweat, Lenny was the only one left in the restaurant. He had been walking on eggshells the past few days, and at that moment, he suddenly felt like he had been lucky. If he managed to get past this safely, he intended on going back to the village where he was born and retire. This world was just far too dangerous, one careless mistake could cause the big boss in Kidon City to turn him into dust. He was almost seventy. Lenny was the only one who did not go out of the restaurant to watch the drama unfold. He stood inside the restaurant silently, glad that he had never laid a finger on Jane, otherwise, he would have been buried alive as well.

Thinking of it, he chuckled. "A woman like Jane is indeed very attractive. It's no wonder that the big boss of Kidon City fell for her."

Just then, Jane was a few steps away from Alex's car, and the car was slowly starting to move.

"Alex! Alex! Please...! W--Wait!" Jane stumbled with her hands supporting her belly.

Alex's shining black Hummer stopped steadily, and the window dropped open.

The man at the back seat was wearing a pair of sunglasses and wore a cold expression. There was a burning cigarette in between his lips, which was oozing smoke at the moment. The man's cold attitude had everyone at the scene feeling as though the atmosphere had turned cold as well.

‘Who is Master Alex? He is the elite of Kidon City! It's already a great honor that he came here himself to look for you and welcome you to his house, but what did you do in the end? You need to see who you are dealing with when playing hard to get! How dare you try to string Master Alex along! ’ the others thought.

Just then, Alex said, "what..."

"Alex, you..." Jane struggled. She had been determined to follow Lenny, even if he planned on selling her body in the future; she would have accepted it. she really, really did not want to go back to Alex for the rest of her life because she felt that remaining by Alex' s side was not a path that she was supposed to go on. She was meant to live her life in the mud, not like an elegant lady. However, her mother was alive. The fact that there would be high expenses for the surgery was not the most difficult matter, as she could at least try to ask for Lenny's help; on the other hand, what exactly was with the defensive equipment? why would her mother come into contact with those? They even mentioned that those things were advanced technology that cost a fortune; how could that happen? If everything she heard in the call from the hospital was true, then the only one who could resolve this would be Alex.

Chapter 1593 "Alex..." Jane leaned against the window and called out to him again in despair.

Alex stared at Jane coldly. "Say what you need to say. I've already made plans so I can't stay here for long. There are plenty of matters that await me back in Kidon City."

"Alex, my mom..." Jane choked back on her tears, and suddenly realized that she was not in a position to ask for Alex's help regarding her mother, she had just asked him to leave in front of so many people. "You... You... I..."

"Say what you want to say," he said.

"You... You used to think that I served you well, didn't you?" Jane looked at Alex longingly.

II II • • • "I think that there won't be another person on Earth who knows your needs better than I do; no one knows better than me about what positions you enjoy most; no one knows your body better than Ido." 1 II II • • • "So Alex... Take me as...as your..." Jane simply could not bring herself to say the word ‘mistress’.

She did not know if she even had the right to ask for it.

Alex was still wearing his sunglasses, and the cigarette between his lips had burnt out. Faint smoke oozed from his nose. His position and expression were both majestic and composed. 1 "You...made up your mind to come back to me, then?" he finally said.

"C--Can I?" she asked in anticipation.

"Are you doing this willingly?"

Jane nodded frantically. "L..I am doing this willingly."

"Do you love me?"

"Ido!"

II II • • • "Very much! You are the only man I've ever loved in this life. Noah doesn't count. He simply gave me warmth and a shoulder to lean on, but I've never truly loved him from the bottom of my heart.

You are the only one in my heart the entire time,” Jane answered pathetically.

"Get in here yourself if you love me."

"Rea--really? Are you really willing to take me with you?"

Alex did not answer. Just then, the driver had already gotten out of the car and went to open the back door that led to where Alex was seated. He was still sitting steadily in the car. His heart was boiling with excitement at the moment, but his outlook remained calm. He had to take his woman back with him that day; he must. Therefore, he had to play it out perfectly.

"Think it through. No regret after you come with me, " he said coldly.

"I...I won't regret it." Two streams of tears strolled down her cheeks as she supported her belly with one hand and the other on the door and climbed onto the highly positioned Hummer.

Alex moved in slightly, and Jane sat down across him.

Behind them, the entire audience was so shocked that their eyes were almost popping out of their sockets. At the time, Alex was still pretending. "This is how you are going to sit with me? I can't see any proof of you loving me at all."

"..." Jane's cheeks instantly flushed a bright red. she had been apart from him for almost five months, so the unfamiliarity between them had made it embarrassing for her to get closer to him.

she used to sit on his lap, lean against his embrace and wrap her arms around his neck; it was something common back then. Now, she did not know what to do, but Alex did not seem to want to let her off easy. He continued to stare at her coldly.

The blush on her face deepened by the second, but still, she struggled to move with her pregnant belly and moved closer to him. slowly and steadily, she raised her arms and took the initiative by wrapping them around his neck.

"Alex, take me home. I'm tired," she said with resignation.

Outside the car, all the women watched enviously, not even noticing how their nails were digging into their own flesh.

Inside the car, Jane's pale lips without a hint of color were already getting closer to Alex. At that very moment, he could no longer hold it in. He opened his iron-like arms before pulling her into his embrace fiercely.

"You little woman, you don't think I can handle you?" he said in a low and hoarse voice.

Chapter 1594 Hearing Alex's low and hoarse voice only deepened the blush on Jane's face. She knew distinctly that Alex was flirting with her, and though she did not feel the same, she felt nothing but a sense of security.

She had been with Alex for seven years, and she had always known that he had a good temper. If not for Alex breaking her heart overnight, Jane would have still considered him as someone with a great personality. The reason why she had completely given up on Alex was partly because of the fact that he chased her out of his house out of the blue, but there was more to it that she had never mentioned or told anyone; it was because she felt pained by the love Alex had for Lily. Seven, almost eight years of companionship, through riches and difficulties, they ate and lived together, day and night, but none of that compared to a woman from across the world. Jane was tossed out mercilessly as soon as that woman came back, and that was the main reason that Jane lost hope.

Twenty days ago, Jane heard Sabrina's explanation and learnt that Alex had indeed been searching for her and regretting his actions, she felt that, at the very least, Alex was still somewhat a man of integrity, but she simply could not rekindle the part of her that loved him. People often said that nothing could be so broken that it could not be fixed, but how? All things aside, when a woman went for an abortion, her stomach was cut open and it would never look the same, even after the wound was sealed; not to mention how much he had hurt her. Also, there was still Noah, who would never come back to life ever again and come between the two of them now that they were reunited. 2 However, despite losing hope and feeling such a distance from Alex, Jane still felt safe after returning to his arms. She was too tired. The past three months of suffering, deadly trials, gaining something, before finally losing it again... It alll drained her heart. 2 She had decided to follow Lenny for the rest of her life because she wanted to settle down peacefully.

But the gods seemed to enjoy toying with her. Her mother was alive; how great a surprise that was?

However, the difficulties that her mother was encountering could only be resolved by Alex.

At that moment, Jane had her arms wrapped around Alex's arms and she cooperated obediently as Alex kissed her on her chapped, pale lips, but her response remained dull. Alex did not mind it. He kissed her a while and studied her cheeks that were as red as a ripe apple. Her belly was pressed against his suit, and suddenly, he was worried that the buttons might cause her discomfort and immediately unbuttoned his suit. With that, the two became even closer than before. 1 He wrapped one arm around her thick waist, while the other circled back from the front and was placed on top of her belly. He rubbed her belly with his long fingers and suddenly felt something poking at him.

Stunned, he asked the woman in his arms, "My son can move already?"

Jane did not respond, and simply buried her head deeply.

‘I’ll just let her be if she doesn't want to speak, I guess, I have plenty of time to warm her up to me. One day, I will get her heart back, ’ he thought as he wrapped his arms around her and their son. It felt as though he had lost and found a rare treasure. No, something even more precious than treasure. It had been four months. He had been in despair; he had given up; he had sunk into depression thinking that he would never recover his wife and child, and yet both were back in his arms now. He held onto them tightly, overwhelmed with emotions to the point that he was now crying.

Chapter 1594 Hearing Alex's low and hoarse voice only deepened the blush on Jane's face. She knew distinctly that Alex was flirting with her, and though she did not feel the same, she felt nothing but a sense of security.

She had been with Alex for seven years, and she had always known that he had a good temper. If not for Alex breaking her heart overnight, Jane would have still considered him as someone with a great personality. The reason why she had completely given up on Alex was partly because of the fact that he chased her out of his house out of the blue, but there was more to it that she had never mentioned or told anyone; it was because she felt pained by the love Alex had for Lily. Seven, almost eight years of companionship, through riches and difficulties, they ate and lived together, day and night, but none of that compared to a woman from across the world. Jane was tossed out mercilessly as soon as that woman came back, and that was the main reason that Jane lost hope.

Twenty days ago, Jane heard Sabrina's explanation and learnt that Alex had indeed been searching for her and regretting his actions, she felt that, at the very least, Alex was still somewhat a man of integrity, but she simply could not rekindle the part of her that loved him. People often said that nothing could be so broken that it could not be fixed, but how? All things aside, when a woman went for an abortion, her stomach was cut open and it would never look the same, even after the wound was sealed; not to mention how much he had hurt her. Also, there was still Noah, who would never come back to life ever again and come between the two of them now that they were reunited. 2 However, despite losing hope and feeling such a distance from Alex, Jane still felt safe after returning to his arms. She was too tired. The past three months of suffering, deadly trials, gaining something, before finally losing it again... It alll drained her heart. 2 She had decided to follow Lenny for the rest of her life because she wanted to settle down peacefully.

But the gods seemed to enjoy toying with her. Her mother was alive; how great a surprise that was?

However, the difficulties that her mother was encountering could only be resolved by Alex.

At that moment, Jane had her arms wrapped around Alex's arms and she cooperated obediently as Alex kissed her on her chapped, pale lips, but her response remained dull. Alex did not mind it. He kissed her a while and studied her cheeks that were as red as a ripe apple. Her belly was pressed against his suit, and suddenly, he was worried that the buttons might cause her discomfort and immediately unbuttoned his suit. With that, the two became even closer than before. 1 He wrapped one arm around her thick waist, while the other circled back from the front and was placed on top of her belly. He rubbed her belly with his long fingers and suddenly felt something poking at him.

Stunned, he asked the woman in his arms, "My son can move already?"

Jane did not respond, and simply buried her head deeply.

‘I’ll just let her be if she doesn't want to speak, I guess, I have plenty of time to warm her up to me. One day, I will get her heart back, ’ he thought as he wrapped his arms around her and their son. It felt as though he had lost and found a rare treasure. No, something even more precious than treasure. It had been four months. He had been in despair; he had given up; he had sunk into depression thinking that he would never recover his wife and child, and yet both were back in his arms now. He held onto them tightly, overwhelmed with emotions to the point that he was now crying.

Chapter 1596 Being called out by Alex had Ivy falling on her knees in fear. She started bowing her head over and over again. "Please spare me, Master Alex!" she never would have imagined that the pregnant woman would have the capability to turn the tables.

Alex did not bother with Ivy's pleading and shouted at the driver ahead, "Garrett, where are those people that you buried from last time?"

"Master Alex, they are buried at the field in the West- _ II "Alex!" Suddenly, Jane interrupted him.

"What is it, Jane?" he asked gently.

"Alex, back in those two nights and one day that I spent at Huron's, it's true that when everyone was bullying me, this young lady gave me a piece of bread so that I didn't starve. But when she asked for my help, I didn't save her. It's okay. I don't hold grudges against her. There's no need to kill for my sake." Jane paused for a moment before adding, "That woman who got mad at me back in the restaurant as well. I don't want to care about her. It's fine. I just want to see my mom as soon as possible, okay?"

"Okay, whatever you say," Alex agreed and turned to look at the people trembling in fear outside the car before saying lazily, "You should all be thankful to my wife. It's her who is kind enough to spare you."

He then turned and said to Garrett, "Garrett, start the car."

"Yes!"

Inside the car, Garrett started the engine. Black smoke oozed from the pipe under the car as it took off.

Outside the restaurant, Ivy was paralyzed with fear, and the woman who scolded Jane earlier burst out crying, she kneeled on the ground and bowed her head repeatedly. "Thank you. Thank you, Mrs. Poole for forgiving me. Thank you. Thank you."

Naturally, Jane did not hear a word they said. She was exhausted, she had received a confirmation from Alex that he would save her mother. Her mother would be fine, and he had it all arranged. Her mother's heart condition would also be looked after once Alex brought her back to Kidon. He would admit her mother into the military hospital for the best medical care and she no longer had to worry about a thing.

Feeling relieved, Jane suddenly felt exhausted and drained. Alex's arms remained around her as she slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep leaning against his shoulder.

She seemed so sweet when she was sleeping, almost like a child. Alex finally got the chance to take a good look at her after she had fallen asleep. Her entire body had slimmed down to almost nothing, which made her pregnant belly look even bigger. She had suffered so much in the past four months, and yet the child in her belly was perfectly healthy. How fortunate.

"Noah, I'm sorry... Noah," Jane cried out in her dreams for Noah. "I didn't take good care of Mom, and she almost died in the ocean. I can't be with you in this life, Noah, so let's be together in our next lives. Noah..."

She cried helplessly and leaned even closer against Alex.

"..." Alex held her and gently patted her back. "It's okay, everything is okay now, Jane. It's going to be okay; be a good girl and sleep well. I’ll watch over you. It "Mm." She moved a bit closer to him before slowly

Chapter 1597 Alex glanced over at the great mountains on both sides and suddenly commanded Garrett, "stop!"

The sky had just begun to turn bright. Throughout the night they drove, Jane had been asleep, sinking deeper and deeper into her dreams. At first, she leaned into Alex's arms. After that, Alex went ahead and lowered the seat so that she could sleep comfortably. Even the driver in the front seat could not help but feel his heart ache as he glanced over to Jane a couple of times.

‘How long has it been since Mrs. Poole had a good night’s sleep? As expected of the Master, he really has it all planned out. We can't allow her to stray out there any longer. Any longer, she would die out there. Even if this is all plotted by the Master, at least he is doing it for her own good,’ he thought.

At the time, the car had stopped inside the mountains, but Jane had not woken up, nor did Alex wake her. He leaned on his side with half of his body bent, and he let her sleep on his arm as he watched her.

It was not until the sky was completely bright when Jane finally woke up. she felt as though she had slept for a really, really long time. She even had a dream. A sweet dream. She dreamed that she was ten years younger than she was then, and that she was with Alex when she was around twenty-four or so. The Alex she saw in her dream was young, as well, a year younger than she was. He wore an olive-green military uniform and looked incredibly handsome in it. In Jane's dream, the Jane in her twenties was getting married to Alex, who was also in his twenties. The two were sweet together, and it was great. The dream was long and wonderful, and after that, she even dreamed of being pregnant, she saw their child distinctly. It was a beautiful dream, so much so that she was reluctant to wake up, until the light that grew stronger from the outside pulled her out from her dream forcefully.

When she first woke up, she was not sure as to where she was. She closed her eyes for a moment and thought to herself, "where am I? Is this the maid's room at Lenny's home? The small room in Huron's? Where is this?"

Jane remained dazed for a few minutes before finally coming to realize that she was in Alex's car. she turned around to find Alex holding his arm and massaging it.

"Alex, what's wrong with your arm?" she asked.

"You were using it as a pillow. It's numb now."

"..." She paused for a moment before asking, "wh-- why did the car stop? where are we?" 1 Alex did not respond. He simply opened the car door to get out before extending his arms to carry Jane out of the car as well.

Jane looked around at the unfamiliar environment around her, and looked at Alex in confusion, "where are we, Alex? where did you bring me here? Did something happen?"

Almost immediately, her mind went toward all bad possibilities. Could it be that her mother's condition was too severe for her to make it to Kidon city, and ended up dying halfway there? No!

Tears began to gather in her eyes as she bit her lips and asked, "Alex, did...did something happen to my mom?"

Alex let out a quiet sigh. "That mountain is where Noah Hill died."

Chapter 1598 Never had Jane imagined that she would wake up to arrive at the place where her lover Noah had died.

Noah passed away merely a month ago, just before his body completely decayed.

‘No, is his body still here?’ she thought, as she stumbled toward the spot where Noah had fallen.

Before she could take off, Alex grabbed onto her arms and said, "slowdown. Don't injure yourself."

He supported her weight from behind gingerly, like he was offering his arms for a queen, she did not pay attention to a word he said and hurried over to the other side. The sound of someone wailing was heard even before they arrived and Jane noticed that it was her mother's voice.

The old lady's voice was getting closer and closer. " What could an old hag like me do to deserve this?? My grandson died, and now my son. My son... Mommy has arrived late, why couldn't I have died in your place?"

The wailing was getting closer and, after making a turn, Jane saw a group of workers in jumpsuits working. If she was not wrong, it was an ice coffin that was in front of those workers and the old lady was leaning on the ice coffin, wailing.

"Mom!" Jane darted toward her in tears.

Seeing that Jane had arrived, the old woman immediately opened her arms and wrapped them around her. "Jane, I thought I was never going to see you ever again."

"It's alright, Mom. We are saved. You are okay. I will take care of you for the rest of your life and the child in my belly will be your grandchild. Mom, please don't go and commit suicide again.

What am I to do if you die? How am I supposed to live on by myself?" Jane looked at her mother in tears. 1 The old lady suddenly smiled despite the tears on her face. "Jane, Noah... He..."

Jane glanced over at the ice coffin and saw that the person in it was still in one piece, she could not believe it.

Just then, the people who were in charge of searching for Noah's body reported to Alex and said, "Master Alex, the temperature in this area on the mountain could drop to twenty to thirty degrees below. Most of the smaller animals have all gone into hibernation. There were once wolves in this mountain a couple of decades ago but now they are all gone. The body is perfectly fine, except for the fact that it's frozen into a statue of ice."

A stern expression appeared on Alex's face. This is the man that was his love love rival, but deep in his heart, he respected Noah for the man he was. If Noah was still alive and if not for Jane loving him so deeply, Alex might have recruited the man as his subordinate. But he was dead, and he came close to taking Jane's heart with him. Bitterness and jealousy filled Alex's heart, but for Jane's sake and to pay his respect to the dead, Alex came here to collect the body of his love rival in the end.

Garrett, who followed closely behind them, was so shocked that his jaw dropped. He finally realized the reason why his master chose to drive here instead of taking the plane; Alex was here to collect his love rival's body. Instantly, Garrett respected Alex even more than he did before.

The ice coffin that Noah was in was soon transported to a vehicle, while Jane, her mother, and Alex went into the minivan. Along the way, Jane and her mother leaned against one another for warmth and Jane did not spare Alex another look from that point onward.

Alex felt aggrieved. Before Jane saw her mother, she acted like she loved him deeply; now that she saw her mother, she could not be bothered to look at him. 1 "Jane," the old mother decided to speak justly about this. "I didn't get to meet your ex before, and now I have. He is a good man, and being with him is much better than staying with men like Huron and Lenny. Jane, I don't want to say too much, but couples fight. All you need to do is to resolve it when there's a misunderstanding. You need to be understanding with your man." 1 The old mother even smiled at Alex once she was done, and Alex was more than grateful.

"Mom, I will take care of you from now on. You can stay in Kidon City if you want to, or you can stay in South City if you want to stay there as well," he claimed.

Chapter 1599 The old lady froze as soon as she heard the top elite of Kidon City called her ‘Mom’, she had not expected Alex to be someone so approachable, and in that moment, Alex's presence managed to wash away most of the despair she felt from losing her son.

Jane could not help but cast a glance over at Alex and he took the opportunity to grin at her in a flattering manner.

"..." Jane did not say a word.

"Sleep, child. You've gone through hardships in the past few months. You couldn't really sleep all that time and the car just now probably isn't comfortable to sleep in as well. There's a bed in this car. Go to sleep. Mom will watch over you," the old woman said with concern.

Jane nodded, she felt grounded with her mother next to her, and laid down obediently, but then, she sat back up again right away putting on the blanket.

She looked at Alex and bit her lip. "Thank you, Alex.

Um... My mom..."

"Once we get to Kidon City, we will bring her to the best hospital to fix her heart condition. You need to rest properly now so that your mom's heart won't suffer any further stimulation!" he replied impatiently. 1 "Oh..."

"Go to sleep!"

"Okay," she said. And soon, she was asleep again.

Kidon City was not too far from Bay County. It took another day of driving for the car to arrive back at Kidon City. Alex did not head home immediately, but instead took Noah's ice coffin directly to the cremation field and found him the best spot for his grave.

After a month of having his body exposed in the wild, Noah could finally rest in a graveyard.

Jane and the old mother sobbed before his grave, but at the same time, felt reassured.

After giving Noah a proper burial, Alex took Jane with him and drove all the way back to the Poole residence.

It had been four months, and Jane felt strange revisiting the place, she never felt that she belonged. She never had a sense of belonging for the past seven years or so. Back then, she cared about nothing but Alex and so home was simply wherever Alex was, but now things were different. Her heart had been emptied out. She knew what Alex had done for her and she believed that Alex had been searching for her in the past few months. However, her heart could no longer be restored to how it was before. Having Noah's death in between them cast aside, she knew better than anyone that the only reason she chose to go back to Alex was to save her mother, she intended on focusing on her mother and the unborn child in her belly for the rest of her life, and as for Alex, she could not be less interested. Hence, even after she had rested well and felt great physically from Alex's attentive care, she still appeared ill and distant from everyone. She knew everyone in the Poole residence. None of them thought much of her four months ago and after she had come back, everyone, including the head of the family, old Master Poole, and every servant in the household did not dare to neglect Jane. They all knew how much effort it took for Alex to find Jane. On top of that, Alex brought Jane back in the most dramatic manner possible with the intention to show Jane how much she meant to him, to the point that even his second uncle heard about it. 1 When Alex approached the Poole residence with his arm around Jane, who was pregnant, a shadow darted toward them from their side.

"Sister-in-law, you are finally back?" that person said in a flattering manner.

Once she saw who that person was, Jane's expression instantly darkened. "Go away! You disgust me!"

Chapter 1600 "wh- -What did you just say?" Emma could not believe that those were the words coming from Jane. Though her father and uncle were in a feud, Emma was still a member of the Poole family.

T am still Alex's cousin. His cousin! I was polite enough to say hi to her and she’s asking me to get away?’ she thought.

In the past seven to eight years, Emma had never spared a moment looking at Jane properly. No one knew better than Emma in the Poole family and all of Kidon City that Alex would never marry Jane. Jane was just nothing but a tool to him. Merely a tool.

Emma had mentioned to countless ladies of wealthy families in the elite community of Kidon City, saying, "Just wait and see! Someday my second cousin is going to dump that woman Jane. If my cousin and Lily can’t make things work, I will introduce him to you."

Those words were the reason why Emma managed to become the most powerful woman in Kidon city for a time. However, her cousin Alex had overpowered her father Axel's position in Kidon City, who had to back down to the point that he had to form an alliance with the Payne family from star Island by supplying them with weapons. In the end, they could not even fend off Sebastian Ford from South city for three days. 4 Sebastian and Alex were blood brothers; if the two joined hands, the second branch of the Poole family would not survive. Axel desperately wanted to gain the support of old Master Shaw, his teacher who retired in South City, but ever since Old Master Shaw found his daughter, he had really grown much older and no longer wanted to be involved in things that happened out there in the world.

Axel and his descendants were withering away. Emma had gotten Lily to come back from overseas with every possible method she had, in hopes that she could get closer to Alex with Lily's help and attempt to resolve the differences they had with the Poole family, but never had she imagined that Alex's love for Lily would fade.

‘That b*tch Lily! she is just too dramatic! Ever since she came back into the country, she wouldn’t even refrain at all and has crossed so many lines, she probably thinks that she is still under Alex's protection, but Lily is nothing without Alex! If it wasn't for my father, who protected her by sending her to Holden Payne, Lily might just be dead at the hands of Alex by now. In the end, this woman, Jane, is just lucky. Who knew that after four months, Alex could still manage to find her. Not to mention that the child in her belly is still there and her belly has already grown so much; it seems like she is going to turn the tables with her child! ’ she thought. 1 Emma could tell how Alex felt about Jane from his expression, which was why she caught on to the opportunity to suck up to Jane, she had thought that Jane would be grateful that Alex took her back and would see this as an opportunity to form connections with the Pooles, but she had not anticipated for Jane to speak to her in such a manner. 2 "You...!" Emma was furious, but did not dare to speak. What she had wanted to say was, ‘You are acting all high and mighty now, but be careful, Alex might just kick you out again once you give birth to that child in your belly!’ She mumbled to herself for a short while, before whining, "My sister-in-law, I am going to be your cousin-in-law. I never would have imagined thatyou would hate me so much. Did I do anything wrong?" 2 Jane stared at Emma with a cold and stern expression. "Do you really think I wouldn't know?"

"Know what?"

"You saw that I was getting close with Sabrina and her friends. You are already jealous of her to begin with, and so you are scared that Alex might actually marry me, leaving you and your sister in the Poole family no place to survive once I team up with Sabrina. That' s why you called Lily back from overseas in a hurry overnight, didn't you?" 2 "..." Emma did not respond. She did not know that Jane had figured her intentions out.