Ch. 1061..1070

Chapter 1061

Love was in the air.

All the employees gawped at Jay and Angeline in astonishment.

When Jay realized that he had failed to control his emotions, he put on his usual iceberg of a face and walked up to Tiger to play Legos with him. Angeline recalled what Zayne told her earlier, that she would irritate him if she approached him, but if she did not, then she would have no chance at all. She scratched her head in frustration, then summoned her courage before walking over.

Jay was teaching Tiger how to pile up the Lego pieces. No matter how high he piled the Legos, Tiger would push them down in delight.

Jay was slightly angry now. "Daddy is teaching you how to pile up the Legos, not how to cause trouble."

Tiger was already not close to him, hence he burst out crying at the top of his lungs, asking for his mommy.

Jay tugged his hair in exhaustion.

He had been accompanying Tiger in the hospital for the past few days, yet no matter how hard he tried, he still could not get his kindness across. Tiger

continued to reject him very much.

Angeline picked Tiger up. "Don't cry, Tiger. Let's go play the bubble machine."

With a new toy to distract him, Tiger quickly stopped crying.

After playing for a while, however, he started crying for his mother again.

Jay picked him up with a dark countenance. "Alright then, Daddy will take you to Mommy."

He then went downstairs and left all the guests behind.

Lumino Garden was a thousand-acre wide residential area.

The greenery at the residential area gave off a traditional garden vibe. Both sides of the road were lined with lush trees, and rockery fountains were hidden in dense bushes. The roads branched out and were scattered throughout the trees and bushes.

Jay had no idea where the community's farmer's market was, hence he could only trudge ahead blindly and aimlessly.

Due to his withdrawn and unsociable personality, he preferred places with few people, hence he chose a winding path through a bamboo forest.

When he arrived at the inner path of the forest, he heard unspeakable sounds coming from the woods. When Jay turned around to walk back, Tiger started

crying out, "I want Mommy."

All of a sudden, it was all quiet in the woods and Marilyn was heard crying out for help, "Help me, darling."

Jay's expression changed immediately. He put Tiger down and rushed into the dense woods only to see a man fleeing in a panic while grabbing his clothes.

He was just about to make chase when he caught a whiff of the familiar cigarette smell that lingered in the air.

All of a sudden, a fire was set ablaze in his heart.

He turned around and reprimanded Marilyn coldly," Put your clothes on."

Marilyn put on her clothes and reached out to hold his arm in search of a sense of security when he evaded her deftly.

Marilyn caught sight of the immense disgust exuding from his eyes.

"Do you find me unclean now, darling?" she asked in a trembling voice.

Jay's voice carried no warmth at all. "Yes."

Marilyn staggered and burst out crying. "Do you think I wished for this to happen? Instead of showing me any compassion, you're finding me disgusting instead? But I'm a victim!"

Jay darted her a razor-sharp glance. "I understand now. There are two types of women out there. The first are those who look weak, innocent, gentle, and kind, yet with a devil residing within. Women of the second type may look ferocious and fierce, yet they're kind at heart. And you, Marilyn, you are the former."

Marilyn cowered in fear. "What do you mean by that?"

Jay spoke through gritted teeth, "I'm so disappointed in you."

He then turned around and left.

Marilyn picked Tiger up and chased after him." Darling, even if you find me unclean, you can't just leave our son behind like that!"

She deliberately emphasized the words 'our son'.

For a second, Jay paused in his steps. As Angeline's jokes from earlier echoed in his ears, a self-deprecating sneer emerged at the corner of his lips. Tiger was probably not his son too, right?

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Chapter 1062

All of a sudden, he felt like he was drowning in sorrow. His once imperfect family had vanished like soap bubbles.

He was now experiencing something worse than poverty and imperfections-having nothing at all.

He truly did not have anything left, both material and spiritual.

He suddenly felt dizzy.

While waiting for the elevator, Marilyn caught up to Jay and held his hand shamelessly while begging him. "Please don't ignore me, darling. I really love you."

Jay sneered, "If you love me, why are you having an affair with another man then?"

Marilyn complained tearfully. "He forced me to do it. I didn't want to."

Jay's eyes were bloodshot. "Do you take me for a fool?"

At the sight of his fierce and ruthless expression, Marilyn was so terrified that she did not know what to do.

When the elevator door opened, Jay and Marilyn walked out one after another.

When they got home, Angeline paled with fright when

she noticed Jay's bulging veins. She rushed up to Jay anxiously and asked with concern, "Are you okay, Ben?"

Unless something major had happened, it would otherwise be rare to see an indifferent man like Jay look so infuriated. Jay gazed at Angeline and saw her beautiful glassy black pupils looking more lucid and gentler than a mountain spring. She was probably the only one in this world who would treat him well.

However, she too had another man in her heart.

He sighed in despair. "I'm fine. Send them all away. I'm exhausted. I need some rest."

Sensing his exhaustion, Angeline sighed while feeling uneasy. She then ordered the rest, "Let's go."

When everyone had left the rental house, Angeline could hear the sound of the door locking from the inside.

Her instincts told her that Jay and Marilyn were having a major conflict.

She was worried about Jay's health and could not bring herself to just stand by and watch without doing anything when it came to his affairs.

At this moment, however, Grayson received a call.

Although it was unsure what the person on the other end of the call was saying, Grayson's complexion turned ghastlier and ghastlier by the minute.

After hanging up the phone, Grayson said to Angelina, "The Ghost members have caught Ken."

Angelina was stunned. She swept her gaze across the tightly-shut security door, seemingly realizing the close connection between the two. She said, "Take me there right away." "Okay."

Inside the house, Jay stood in front of the French windows with his entire body engulfed in frost.

"I have zero tolerance for affairs outside of marriage." His frosty voice sounded ruthlessly and firmly, carrying the intimidation of an authority figure.

Marilyn slumped to the ground...

She found herself struggling to breathe...

If he found out about her and Ken's affair a few days ago, she would have accepted her fate.

Now, she refused to.

Ken told her just earlier that the man in front of her was the former young master of Imperial Capital and the former president of Grand Asia.

How could she possibly let someone with such noble status go?

Marilyn quickly searched her brain for a solution.

Ultimately, she came up with a desperate measure.

"I didn't have an affair."

Marilyn wept silently. "Meeting him is the worst thing that has happened to me in my life. His name is Ken and he's my ex-husband. I was only 19 years old when I married him because I believed in all the honeyed words he said to me.

"After we got married, he merely treated me well for a period of time before he started beating me up. I wanted a divorce, but the women in the fishing village would be spurned once they're divorced. My parents were strongly against the idea and so was Ken. Left with no other choice, I could only escape in secret."

Chapter 1063

Chapter 1063

"As I was making my escape, I became a man's target. When he was assaulting me, Ken came chasing after me and killed him. Although it was done in self-defense, Ken was suspected of using excessive force, hence he was sent to prison."

Marilyn sobbed. "I know I don't deserve you because of my horrible past. Like an insect in hell, I tried so hard to struggle and free myself from this terrifying hell, but no one is willing to help me."

Jay closed his eyes, shutting out his sympathy for her and keeping it in the depths of his eyes. Even though she deserved pity, he found her detestable at the same time.

Marilyn murmured, "When I finally met you, I thought that luck had come to me after all the hardships I've suffered. Though who would've thought? Ken is now released from prison and is even forcing me to go back with him..."

At this point, Marilyn lost all control and tears started streaming down her face. "Do you think I want to leave with him after what happened? Just look at the scars on my body, Ben. These are all the scars he left behind!"

Marilyn rolled up her skirt. The ghastly scars on her

thighs and all sorts of burn marks made Jay frown.

Marilyn begged Jay. "I beg you, Ben. Please don't push me back into hell, okay?"

Jay stared coldly at her, his gaze looking so intimidating that it could shake someone's soul. "I want you to answer a few questions honestly." Marilyn nodded.

"I'm not your husband, am I?"

Marilyn hesitated. The look of despair and unwillingness started surging and rolling in her eyes.

"Ben, I picked you up and brought you back to be my husband. Otherwise, why would I provide and care for you for three years for nothing..."

"Shut up!" Jay chided her, shouting himself hoarse.

Marilyn winced in fright and stared at him with great apprehension.

He looked just like a demon when he lost his temper. It made others feel as though death was near.

Jay softened his tone. Although calmness had returned to his voice, it now carried an even more intense frost.

"I don't want to hear these words coming out of your mouth again."

Tears trickled down Marilyn's face. All her hopes seemed to have vanished like bubbles.

"You can't do this to me, Ben. If you abandon Tiger and me like everyone else, we're just as good as dead."

This was a woman's ultimate weapon. First, try crying. Then, make a scene, and lastly, threaten to kill herself.

A trace of disgust flashed in Jay's eyes. "You took advantage of my amnesia and lied to me. Marilyn Auberge, even if I kill you ten times over and over again, it still isn't going to be enough." His voice was bone-piercingly cold.

"However, since you saved my life and Tempest's and I don't particularly like owing anyone favors either, I will solve your problem with Ken. After that, we'll have nothing to do with each other anymore." Marilyn shrieked hysterically. "But Tiger is your son."

This was her final and ultimate trump card.

Jay's eyes turned into frost. "Why did you refuse to draw blood when you were in the hospital?"

Marilyn was slightly startled, wondering why he had brought up the subject so suddenly.

Jay answered his own question, "That's because you were afraid that I would find out that Tiger isn't my son, right?"

Marilyn shook his head. "No. Tiger is really your son. Ben, you have to believe me..." "Mommy, Daddy." Tiger stood at the door, interrupting

Jay and Marilyn's quarrel with his tender voice.

Jay looked at Tiger. When he saw the tiny frame of this child who was born with coagulation disorder, a touch of sympathy rose in his heart.

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Chapter 1064

At the thought of how Marilyn had altered and manipulated his life maliciously, he could feel anger surging within him, reaching all parts of his body with nowhere to vent it out.

All of a sudden, a melody started playing in the dead of night. The piano music was so soft and gentle it felt just like a breeze that was bringing comfort into his heart, soothing all unease and restlessness. Slowly, his irritability diminished.

He suddenly remembered that he had yet to receive a reply after he told Baby Zetty's mother about his resignation.

He wondered what had happened to her.

Under the hypnotic melody, he felt drowsy and soon fell asleep after climbing back to bed.

The next day.

Angelina arrived at Grand Asia's underground garbage room very early in the morning. Grayson and the other Ghost members were already waiting outside. The moment they saw Angeline, all of them greeted her reverently, "Ms. Severe."

Angeline took off her white coat and tossed it to Grayson, asking, "He hasn't confessed yet?"

Grayson replied, "This man is mentally strong. He refuses to reveal a thing no matter how we torture and interrogate him."

Angeline's crimson lips curled into a coquettish sneer. "Take me in."

Grayson led Angeline into the basement. Ken was sitting on a chair with his limbs tied to the back of it. There was a black plastic bag over his head.

Angeline sat on the chair in front of him and motioned to Grayson. "Let me see his face."

Grayson hesitated a little. "Ms. Severe, this kind of man isn't worth looking at."

Angeline knew that Grayson was concerned about her safety, but this had something to do with Jay, so why should she be afraid? "Open it."

Since Grayson had failed to talk her out of it, he walked up to Ken and removed the plastic bag from his head.

All of a sudden, Ken's vision went from dark to light. He cast a sly glance at Angeline. "Who are you?"

Grayson answered coldly, "You don't have the right to know."

Angeline began interrogating him, "Why was Marilyn Auberge's card with you?" "Marilyn Auberge? Who is she? I don't know her," Ken smirked and said, "Gorgeous, none of those men could get anything out of me yesterday. I think you should just give up."

Angeline warned grimly. "I advise you to come clean because you'll end very badly if you go against me."

Ken sniggered. "Oh, I'm so scared."

Angeline motioned to Grayson with her eyes. With that, Grayson sauntered to Ken and then landed a kick on his crotch without warning, causing Ken to pale in pain. "You..."

Angeline asked, "Do you know how scary I am now?"

Ken snapped. "I will sue you for illegal kidnapping..."

Angeline got up from her chair and walked up to Ken." You want to sue me for illegal kidnapping? Well, I want to sue you for colluding with your wife to imprison the former president of Grand Asia. I will send you to prison and make sure you stay there for a very long time."

A trace of panic flashed across Ken's face as he denied it. "I didn't imprison him... You're accusing me of something I didn't do."

Angeline replied, "Looks like you're still refusing to come clean, huh?"

A vicious cold light flashed across her eyes. "Why do you have the bank card that I gave Ben?"

Ken was still trying to play possum. "What bank card? I don't know."

Angeline said, "It's alright if you refuse to admit it. I'll hand over the evidence to the police afterward and this card will be the evidence of you and Marilyn's collusion.

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Chapter 1065

"How can you disregard a human life as if it's nothing?" Ken exclaimed, "I don't know who Marilyn is!"

"You don't know who Marilyn is? Did Tiger pop out of a rock then?" Angeline grabbed his curly hair and yanked it, pulling off a big clump of his hair.

She then handed it to Grayson. "Take it and perform a DNA paternity test for him and Tiger. This will also serve as evidence of his collusion with Marilyn."

All of Ken's defenses were shattered. He did not know that this woman could be so powerful.

Angeline gave him a final blow. "If you're convicted of imprisoning the former president of Grand Asia, even if the law can spare you from the death sentence, I'm afraid those loyal to him will not spare you at all. You have two choices. You can either spend a lifetime in prison or die."

"Who exactly are you?" Ken looked at Angeline in panic.

Angeline replied, "Grand Asia's president."

Ken slumped in place.

"Okay, I'll explain."

Ken recounted, "Marilyn and I used to be husband and

wife. Four years ago, Marilyn was raped by a man in a neighboring village and that infuriated me, so I killed that man and got sent to prison for excessive defense.

"Because of my good behavior in prison, my prison sentence was commuted. When I was released, I vowed to be a changed man, but when I got home, I learned that Marilyn had picked up a man and married him. I was furious, so I rushed to Imperial Capital to see her. My initial plan was to take her and my son away from Imperial Capital, but Marilyn is spellbound by Ben's good looks and refuses to leave no matter what. She promised to give me a lot of money to help me start a new life.

"I was puzzled and very upset at first because my wife is cheating on me. But, Marilyn told me that Ben has mysophobia, so they can't live a normal life as other married couples do. She's only with him for the money, and therefore, I believed in her nonsense."

Angeline was furious and livid when she heard what he said.

Flames were spurting out of her chest when she heard how Marilyn was using and deceiving Jaybie.

"She continues to give me money every month, whereas my love for her is starting to diminish as well. Eventually, I figured things out and accepted her suggestion. Unfortunately, Tiger fell ill not long ago. He's my biological son and I care about him, so I gave Marilyn a call and told her that I want to see my son n o matter what."

At this point, Ken frowned slightly. "Marilyn that b*tch was terrified that I might ruin her perfect life, so she did everything possible to prevent me from seeing Tiger. In the end, I threatened her by saying that if she refuses to let me see my son, I'll expose all her secrets. It was only then did she reluctantly agree.

"When we met up in the hospital, it was all done in a rush. Tiger was in terrible condition, so I squatted outside of their housing estate the last few days hoping to see my son again. Yesterday, I saw Marilyn going grocery shopping alone and wanted to get it on with her, but I didn't think that Ben would suddenly show up. When I managed to run away, your men caught me and brought me here."

Ken narrated the love-hate relationship between him, Marilyn, and Ben in a factual and unimaginative manner. After that, he looked at Angeline with piteous eyes. "I'm also a victim, Ms. President! I f*cking married a jinx and went to prison for killing someone for her, and now she's dragging me down... I..."

Ken was exasperated.

Angeline did not say a word for a very long time.

The room fell into a deafening silence.

After a very long time, her faint murmurs were heard." A prideful man like him is being toyed by lowlife scumbags like you guys who are twisting him around your little fingers..."

Jay was a man who was loyal and devoted to his family and relationships. When he caught his wife having illicit sex with another man, his prideful heart would most probably be shattered into pieces, right? Angeline's voice suddenly sounded grim and vicious." Grayson, anyone in this world who tarnishes his pride is not to be tolerated. I'm sure you know what to do now?"

Grayson glanced at Ken calmly, saying, "Don't worry, M s. Severe. I won't stain your eyes with his presence."

Angeline walked outside. "Cripple him. Make sure Ben sounds like a nightmare whenever he mentions his name."

Ken paled with fright after hearing what she said.

"You can't cripple me, Ms. President. I'm Marilyn's husband. You can't disregard the fact that Marilyn saved Ben's life. Ben might not agree with what you're doing!"

Angeline paused, then turned around and said, "Do you expect him to grant you special favors and show you mercy? Listen, if he knows the truth, there'll only be one way out for you and that's to die." With that said, she turned around and left.

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Chapter 1066

"Arghhh!" Ken's shrill and tragic cry pierced her ears.

Angelina walked out of the basement, her grief and sorrow swept away by the bright and dazzling sun outside. Her mood improved a little.

At least what was behind the heart-wrenching story was not a complete disappointment.

At least she knew now that what Jaybie and Marilyn had was not love.

Jaybie would soon return to her side.

After a very long time, Grayson walked out of the basement. His white blouse was now stained with blood.

Angeline was a little stunned. Grayson had probably vented out all his pent-up anger on Ken, right?

After all, Jay was a father and a teacher to Grayson. Since Ken was so bold as to pluck hairs on Jay's head, he would only end in utter misery when he fell into Grayson's hands. "Grayson, find a chance to return Ken to Marilyn," Angeline ordered.

Grayson let out an evil sneer. "That's actually an

excellent idea, Ms. Severe."

Angeline's method of beating the dog before the lion would serve as the best punishment for Marilyn.

Marilyn may be detestable for deceiving Jay, but she was still Jay's savior nonetheless.

Angelina detested Marilyn, but at the same time, she felt a trace of gratitude toward her.

Therefore, the best way for her to vent out her anger was by threatening and intimidating Marilyn.

Lumino Garden.

When Jay woke up, Marilyn had already made breakfast. She encouraged Tiger to call Jay for breakfast. "Go and call Daddy to come and have breakfast."

Tiger lurched and staggered to Jay's room, saying with an adorable voice, "Come and have breakfast, Daddy."

Jay stared at Tiger with mixed feelings in his heart.

Marilyn told him that Tiger was his child.

Although he was certain that Marilyn was lying, he did not want to shirk responsibility when there was n o conclusive evidence yet.

The last thing he wanted to do was hurt an innocent child.

He picked Tiger up and walked to the table.

Marilyn put food on his plate in an attempt to please him. "Darling, this is your favorite..."

Before she could finish her sentence, she could feel a gaze as sharp as a cold blade coming from across the table. Marilyn stuttered and quickly restructured her sentence. "Please have breakfast, Ben."

Jay set Tiger down on the junior dining chair and stood up. His voice was cold and his expression was indifferent and aloof when he said, "I'll move out as soon as possible."

Marilyn was so startled that the cutleries in her hands dropped to the table. "Are you... Are you really going to abandon Tiger and me?"

Jay corrected her furiously. "Stop trying to tie us together. It'll only make you seem foolish."

"What about the child then?" Marilyn cried out, "He's yours!"

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Chapter 1067

Jay stared at Marilyn with a gloomy gaze and an intense hatred in his eyes.

Afraid to meet his eagle and profound gaze, Marilyn held Tiger silently as tears streamed down her face.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Marilyn glanced at Jay and got up to open the door.

Standing outside the door was a courier wearing blue overalls and a baseball cap. There was an enormous rectangular package in front of him. He spoke in a gruff voice, "Here's your package. Please put down your signature."

Marilyn asked skeptically, "My package?"

She had not bought anything online lately, though.

The courier explained, saying, "It's probably a refrigerator or some other appliances."

Marilyn turned back to glance at Jay, thinking that it was probably an appliance he bought, hence she said to the courier, "Push it inside then."

The courier pushed the package into the living room with his cart and glanced at Jay and Tiger standing across from him with his dark pupils.

"Do you need help to unpack it?" the courier asked

thoughtfully.

Marilyn nodded. "Thank you."

The courier pulled out a sharp knife and cut the tape of the package before saying to Marilyn, "You can open it now." Unsuspecting, Marilyn walked up to the package and slowly opened it up.

As soon as she saw the badly mutilated yet familiar face inside the package, Marilyn slumped to the ground in shock.

"Arghhh!" she let out a shrill and tragic scream.

Jay eyed Marilyn suspiciously and eventually realized that there was something fishy about the package. He strode over in just a few steps and opened up the package fully. When he saw the man lying in the package, Jay looked at the courier in astonishment.

"Who asked you to send him here?"

The courier took off his hat and revealed his dashing face. He smiled at Jay, showing a row of white teeth when he spoke. His expression was innocent and he said reverently, "Mr. Ben, the person who sent this package asked me to pass something on to you." With that being said, he took out a herb-fennel."

Jay took the herb, and the moment he saw the fennel, his eyes were filled with surprise.

He then turned to look outside the window at the villa across the street.

"Fennel?"

He recalled the day he was there to give Baby Zetty her piano lesson. There was also fennel In the vegetable soup that Baby Zetty's mother made for him. Was this just a coincidence or was this done on purpose?

Fennel? Was his family asking him to go home?

Marilyn trembled in fear and started screaming hysterically. "Take him away! Hurry up and take him away! I don't want to see him!"

Ken laid in the box, bloodied and badly mutilated. Also inside the rectangular parcel box were white flowers scattered everywhere, making it look just like a coffin. Inside the coffin, a weak and gasping sound fell on her ears. "I'm Ken, Marilyn. Save me!"

Marilyn was devastated. She sat on the ground and asked in a trembling voice, "What happened to you?"

Ken's feeble voice was heard. "We've been exposed, Marilyn. It's never too late to repent. You won't be able to pay for this even if you have ten lives..." Marilyn paled with fright, feeling like she had just fallen into an ice cave.

Jay glanced calmly at Ken's ghastly wounds and eventually asked Marilyn with an indifferent voice," What are you planning to do with him?" Marilyn roared. "I hate him! I wish he could die!"

Ken was so furious that a spurt of energy returned to his dying body. He pointed at Marilyn and roared. ' You vicious woman. I'm so disappointed in you!"

 

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Chapter 1068

"You jinx! Since I met you, I was sent to prison and am now at risk of being killed. I have the worst luck ever.

"How I hope I'll never see you again. Not even in my next life!"

Marilyn remained silent in the face of Ken's accusations.

Both she and Ken owed and hated each other.

Jay gazed at Ken with a dark and profound gaze, questioning, "Who did this to you?"

Ken answered grumpily, "I can't say."

He had received a threat from Grayson. If he said a word to Ben at all, then he would be skinned alive into a human stick.

All color had completely drained from Marilyn's face. Her soul had left her body from fright after seeing what happened to Ken. Tiger scurried over with his short legs. "Mommy."

Marilyn held Tiger and covered his eyes with her hand, begging Jay. "Send him away, Ben. Don't let him frighten our son."

Jay glanced at Marilyn with sinister and cold eyes. He felt conflicted by her words.

Even so, he did not want an innocent child to be involved in their conflict, hence he said to the courier, "Send him back to where he came from."

Without any hesitation, the courier wrapped Ken up again and pushed him out with his cart.

Marilyn could hear Ken's exasperated cry. "Marilyn, you need to stop being so selfish or you won't end well."

When the courier knocked on the package, Ken finally clammed up.

Even though Ken was only here for only a brief moment, his presence had seemingly left a bomb in Marilyn's heart. She felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. "Ben, who on earth did that to Ken? Will they do that to me too?" Marilyn paced back and forth in the house, muttering to herself.

Jay sat on the couch acting as though he had not heard the panic in her voice.

Marilyn peeped at Jay several times, and when she realized that he no longer cared for her as much as he did before, she could not help but panic even more. "Maybe we should call the police, Ben. What if these gangsters treat me the same way? I'm scared..."

When she noticed how indifferent Jay was, Marilyn restructured her words and said, "It's okay if they hurt me, but what are we going to do if they hurt our son?" Jay held the fennel and said in a lukewarm tone, "A good conscience is a soft pillow."

Marilyn,

Jay picked up his coat from the couch and walked outside.

Marilyn rushed up to him and embraced Jay tightly from behind. "Don't go, Ben. I'm afraid. Please stay with me."

Jay pushed her to the ground in an almost instinctive manner. "Don't touch me," he said with a livid expression.

Marilyn was bathing in tears. She grabbed his leg and begged him. "I saved you back then, Ben. Can't that be a reason for you to stay? Please?"

Jay frowned and retracted his long legs.

"You're really foolish," Jay sneered, "If my guess is right, the person who injured Ken is probably my closest kin. You'll only be in danger if you keep forcing me to stay with you." "But you can intercede for me, can't you, Ben?" Marilyn said, crying for the moon.

Jay replied, "Why should I intercede for you? You deceived me. You deserve punishment for what you did."

Marilyn stared incredulously at him. The tenderness he had shown her back then was now replaced by

indifference.

This man could be both fire and ice.

 

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Chapter 1069

Jay walked away with a steely resolve.

Marilyn slouched on the ground dejectedly, tears of sorrow streaming down her face. With a vast, hazy, and hopeless future ahead of her, she racked her brains to think of a way out.

She remembered Ken's words. 'Do you know who Ben really is, Marilyn? You've picked up a treasure! Listen, he's Jay Ares, the former president of Grand Asia with a net worth of trillions. You'd better clutch onto this gold bar tightly because when he returns to his position one day, you can just pluck off a single hair from his sheep wool and you and Tiger will be able to lead a life of pleasure."

Marilyn gritted her teeth. "I won't give up on you, Ben."

Grand Asia's office building.

Angeline crossed her arms and stood in front of the french windows on the ninth floor, staring down at Grand Asia's main entrance.

She would raise her wrist to look at her watch from time to time. A quarter of an hour had passed since the working day started, but Jay had yet to show up. She was beginning to feel anxious now. Even though he and Marilyn were not married, they

had lived together under the same roof for so many years, hence he would more or less look at their relationship differently.

There was no doubt that his mood would be affected after knowing that Marilyn had used and deceived him.

She was worried that his health would be affected if he got too angry.

Though when she saw the familiar figure appearing at Grand Asia's main entrance at this very moment, Angeline's taut nerves finally loosened up.

In order to distract him from his worries, Angeline decided to assign a few tasks for him. She rolled up the large stack of documents on her desk before turning around and walking out.

Jay made a beeline for the Cyber Security Department. After taking several peeps at him and noticing that he looked like his normal, calm self, Grayson secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Not long after that, Angeline walked up to Jay with a large stack of documents, dropping them all on his desk before ordering, "Ben, I need you to handle these documents for me. They're urgent. Hand them in before you get off work today."

Jay stared at the documents that had piled up like a tiny hill on his desk before turning to look at Angeline speechlessly.

This brat had to be picking a quarrel with him on purpose, right?

"I won't be able to finish it," he said.

Stunned, Angeline said, "Just do as much as you can."

Jay,

Jay pushed the documents to one corner of the desk, then switched on the computer, ignoring the stack of documents completely.

Angeline looked extremely gloomy and puzzled. She might be a fearsome female president who everyone was terrified of, but she had no authority over him at all.

"These documents are urgent. Deal with them first." She pushed the documents to him.

Jay questioned, "Are you sure they're really that important?"

Angeline,"..."

"Of course, they're important."

Jay said sarcastically. "Turns out that you can just 'do as much as you can' when it comes to Grand Asia's urgent documents."

Angeline, "..."

Her face turned crimson red with anger. "That's because I'm worried you'll be too exhausted."

As soon as she said those words, rustling sounds could be heard coming from behind them. Jay and

Angeline turned around and saw the employees pulling out tissues to plug their ears.

"Please continue, Ms. Severe. We won't listen."

All of them were snickering uncontrollably.

Jay stared speechlessly at Angeline. His gaze was clearly a condemning one that was meant to say,' Choose your words wisely in public'.

However, he had underestimated Angelinas brazenness. Angeline roared at the employees without warning. "I want all of you to turn around and close your eyes."

The employees followed her instructions and turned around while closing their eyes.

Jay looked at Angeline. "What are you trying to do?"

Angeline said, "You'd better listen up. I'm going to confess to you now."

Jay was so astonished that he could hardly keep his tall frame still. He had never seen a girl pursuing a guy, not even on TV.

Nevertheless, he nodded for some odd reason and accepted her request to confess to him.

Chapter 1070

Chapter 1070

Angeline broke into a grin, reciting her love poem with a rising and falling intonation.

"You're the moon in the sky, and I, the ditch on the ground. I await your presence, oh, grace me with your presence."

Jay raised his brows and sneered, "I'm sorry, but I have mysophobia. I don't think I will ever visit your stinky ditch. You should probably wait for someone else instead." Angeline,"..."

She puffed up her cheeks with anger and glared at him bitterly. "Don't you know that it's very disrespectful to interrupt others when they're reciting a love poem?" Jay nodded. "Please continue."

He switched on the computer and started playing Hacker Empire's game.

Angeline started yelling at the top of her lungs, "Ben, I love you to the depth and breadth and height..."

Her voice was tremendously loud, penetrating every office in Grand Asia. At that moment, Grand Asia's

employees exploded.

Jay jumped up almost immediately and covered her mouth. "Shut up."

Angeline said in a muffled voice, "I love you like lice can't live without a scalp..."

In the end, Angeline stopped annoying him because Jay was so sickened by her poems that he nearly threw up.

"I'm sorry, Ben. I was wrong." She patted his back nervously as if she was soothing an infant.

Jay looked at her with gloomy eyes. "Who taught you these love poems?"

Angeline pointed at Zayne who was standing in a corner. "From the love letter my brother gave me. He said that beautiful and touching love letters are now outdated, so I need to choose a different one. If you don't accept me, then at least you'll remember me."

Jay stared at her blankly...

"I'll give you another chance."

Angeline was stunned.

She wondered what he meant by that.

Zayne was so anxious that he started scratching his head. "Damn it, Angeline. He's giving you a chance to confess to him again."

Jay glared at Zayne viciously, making the former clam up at once.

Angeline racked her brain and started brainstorming.

After a long time, Angeline said to Jay with an awkward look on her face, "I don't know why I like you, but whenever I see you, it feels like spring is here. You fill my blank and empty life with peach blossoms. My life is bright because of you."

Blank and empty life?

Jay's expression sank a little. He hated women who lied, and Angeline, well she had hit a raw nerve.

Clearly, Grand Asia's founder still occupied her heart. She had once loved so deeply, so how could she completely erase those beautiful memories as soon as she had a new crush?

"I'm sorry, you've failed to move me," he said coldly.

Angeline dropped her head in frustration and muttered as she walked outside, "How could I possibly have any experience when all the love letters I received when I was young were intercepted by you guys?" Zayne thought it was a pity as well. He could tell that Jay was meaning to give Angeline a chance, but sadly, she had failed to appreciate it.

What a pity.

Zayne ran out to comfort Angeline. "Don't look so sad. I'll teach you how to write a love letter next time."

Angeline glared at Zayne irritably. "It's all your fault.

Your rotten ideas are intolerably vulgar. It's no wonder he wasn't moved."

Zayne said, "Why are you complaining about my ideas when you can't even come up with your own?"

Angeline retorted, "Who says I can't come up with anything?"

"Why don't you go ahead and do it yourself then?"

Angeline suddenly turned around and cried out to Jay, "Ben, I want to have a relationship with you. We'll hold each other's hands and stay with each other till death do us apart."