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Chapter 661

A vehement expression appeared on Josephine's face. "It's all Dad's fault. If he hadn't taken it upon himself to be my matchmaker, how could a scumbag like Hiroshi Titus get into Tourmaline Estate?" When she remembered how she had nearly gotten violated by Hiroshi, Josephine was so angry that she could not speak. "The good husband Dad chose for me is clearly a shameless man." As she spoke, tears fell. "Big Brother, why is Dad doing this to me?"

Jay remained silent for a long time before saying solemnly, "Probably because you and I are both not his biological children."

He paused before saying, "Mom's infertile."

Josephine was stunned.

"I'm telling you this because I don't want you to have too high hopes toward this familial relationship. Else, the cruelty of the real world will crush you."

Disappointment was all over Josephine's face as she said, "So I'm really not their biological daughter."

Jay said calmly, "However, you're still mine and Angelina's little sister. So there's no need to undervalue yourself."

Josephine was moved to tears. "Big Brother!"

Jay said, "Learn to take care of yourself in the future. Don't let Sis Angeline worry about you anymore."

Josephine lowered her head. "Sis Angeline jumped off a building, beat up a pervert, and took the blame for m e... I'll never be able to repay her kindness toward me in this life!"

Her eyes shone as a thought occurred to her. "Big Brother, don't you worry. I'll take all the blame myself in this trial. That way, Sis Angeline can be acquitted."

Jay smiled as he looked at her. "Your Sis Angeline didn't love you for nothing. However, you don't need to do anything. I have ways to ensure that you'll be safe." Josephine was stunned.

Jay continued saying, "Angeline took all the blame because she hoped that you would be able to live without a care in the world. This is my hope for you too.

"Josephine, don't disappoint us."

Josephine choked. "Yes, Big Brother. I understand."

Jay nodded. The expression on his face became somber as a thought occurred to him.

"Josie, my biological parents... They're dead."

Josephine was stunned...

She sensed the sadness that enveloped her older brother when he mentioned his biological parents.

"Do you want to meet your biological parents? I don't want you to have any regrets in life, unlike me."

It was a sudden question. Josephine had never thought about it before. She remained stunned before she shook her head.

Jay said, "If there ever is a day that you'd like to meet them, tell me."

"Okay."

With that, Jay left.

Waves of emotion rippled in Josephine's eyes.

"Big Brother!" Josephine stumbled as she ran after him.

She sobbed, saying, "Even Mom and Dad don't love me anymore, so why are you being nice to me?"

Jay did not turn around as he said with difficulty, "I'm a businessman. I've loved and protected you as my little sister for more than 20 years. It'd be a waste to throw away 20 years of effort!" "Thank you, Big Brother." A smile appeared on Josephine's face.

"No worries."

Jay had just left when Madam arrived.

When she saw Josephine, she called out to her in an extraordinarily warm and compassionate manner," Josie."

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Josie looked at her blankly like a puppet.

"Mom, you look like you're in a good mood," Josie said.

Her mom smiled and said, "I heard that you got better. Why wouldn't I be happy?"

Josie faked a laugh.

She was violated by Hiroshi and Sis Angeline took the fall for her. Everything that piled up and everything that happened was not anything to be happy about.

However, her mother could not hide her feelings.

Her mother sat by the bed, took Josie's hand, and started the process of brainwashing her implicitly and tactfully.

"Josie, listen to me. Both your brother and your dad think that your thing with Hiroshi is going to be a scandal. Therefore, it's better to move on with it as soon as possible. Both of them are trying their best to pressure the police. Once the thing with the police is settled, we'll be hearing the case in court the day after tomorrow."

Josie sneered.

'Jay won't be able to bear to leave Sis Angeline inside for too long, so obviously, he'll use whatever efforts he can to get her out as soon as possible.'

As for that father of hers, why would he care?

"He thinks that it's a scandal? But he's the one who chose this fantastic husband for me," Josie sneered.

Her mother looked a little embarrassed.

However, she knew that Josie had always been kind and simple, so she racked her brain to make excuses for Jack.

"Your dad was also deceived by Hiroshi. He thought that since the Titus family was well-off, you wouldn't suffer after marrying into their family," her mother said in a guileful manner.

Josie smiled bitterly. "I'm afraid he thinks that this simple-minded daughter of his could climb up the Titus family and become a cornerstone for his business. Perhaps he'd be satisfied if that were to happen." Her mother felt very awkward. She did not expect this stupid daughter of hers to see through her.

If this situation was another time, her mother would just do a bad job of perfunctory reassuring her before leaving straight away.

However, her mother had come with an agenda, so she put up a brave front and continued to try to unravel Josie.

"Your dad has just taken over Ares Enterprises recently and it's been tiring for him, which explains his temper. Don't take those nasty things he said to

you previously to heart. Josie, listen to me. We should focus on the key thing right now, which is Hiroshi's case. We should deal with this without other distractions." Josie knew that her mother had other intentions. She listened quietly.

Most of the time, it was her mother doing all the talking. She babbled endlessly, "Hiroshi is seriously injured in the hospital. If he dies, the murderer will have to pay for it.

"There's evidence that both you and Angeline were at the scene and are the biggest suspects now. Since Angeline is an outsider, it doesn't matter who hurt Hiroshi that day. After going to court, you'll have to grit your teeth and prove that Angeline did it. It's the only way for you to be safe, okay?"

Josie looked up at her mother. "Mom, are you saying that I should pin the murder on Sis Angeline?"

Her mother nodded.

Josie felt a chill. Her mother had always been a kind and compassionate woman in her head. This was the first time she saw the other side of her. Josie was terrified.

"She's my sister-in-law. Mom, is it right if we treat her this way?" Josie hoped to wake up her mother's conscience.

Her mother was disappointed at how slow she was and said angrily, "What part of it don't you understand? Only one person can live between the two of you. I'm your mother. Of course, I'd choose to protect you.

"Aren't you afraid that Jay would be heartbroken?" Josie asked.

Her mother said, "Jay will be fine even if she's not in his life anymore, but if I don't have you, I won't be able to live life anymore."

Josie stared at her blankly with a blurred vision, as if nothing was real at that moment.

"Mom, thank you. I know what to do."

"Good girl." Her mother smiled with comfort.

After her mother left. Josie wiped the cold sweat from her head.

Fortunately, Jay had reassured her before. Otherwise, she would have been blinded by her mother's sugar-coated bombs.

 

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Josie was honest to Jay about what their mother's plan was.

After Jay saw the text message on his phone, he was out of it for a long time.

Their gentle and compassionate mother did not mind killing Angeline? Was it because she loved Josephine or was it because of an ulterior motive?

It felt as if there was a pair of invisible hands behind him, manipulating everyone with the final goal of dragging Angeline to hell.

The court trial was happening soon.

Jay was on thin ice.

It involved Angeline, so he could not allow himself to make any mistakes.

He made careful considerations when strategizing.

In the end, Jay decided to play one more trump card.

Jay called Grayson. He asked, "Who's Hiroshi's powerful attorney?"

Grayson said, "The Titus family spent a lot of money and hired Conan Waters, a top lawyer in Imperial Capital. Our lawyer is Wes Keating who's also an experienced lawyer. He's on par with the other party's level.

Jay replied, "Angeline's attorney must be someone who can completely beat any elite lawyer in Imperial Capital out of the bush. Wes Keating and Conan Waters are on par with each other."

"Who should I hire, then?" Grayson was puzzled. The two most famous people in the industry were Conan Waters and Wes Keating.

"Finn Gallagher," Jay said.

Grayson was out of it for a long time.

"President Ares, he's still working abroad."

"Get a private jet and bring him back immediately."

Grayson nodded. "Got it."

Grayson thought that it was an overkill on President Ares' part since they had already found someone to take the fall for the crime and had a foolproof plan. However, President Ares wanted a strong plan with no holes.

Sure enough, when his wife was involved in anything, President Ares acted a little abnormally.

The day of Angelina's trial finally arrived.

Early in the morning, the Ares family's convoy drove to the court mightily.

In front of the line of cars was Jay's Rolls-Royce, followed by Jack's Lincoln Stretch Limousine and Josie's BMW.

The last car was the lawyer hired by the Ares family.

The court's entrance was crowded with people.

Reporters continuously flashed their cameras at the road.

Storm's eyes were filled with hostility and his fists were clenched. "It seems like someone arranged a press conference for us. President Ares, this will be the first time you'll appear before the public after you injured your legs. I'm afraid that the reporters' questions will be very hard."

Jay knew that a flood was coming, but he was ready for it. "Mm."

Storm got out of the car first, then walked to the back and opened the door for Jay. His wheelchair slid down the temporary ramp.

The reporters' cameras immediately shifted toward Jay's face as they fired their shots.

"Master Ares, is it true that you can't stand on your feet anymore?"

"Master Ares, is it true that after your legs are disabled, you left your position in Ares Enterprises? Was this your decision or were you ruthlessly dropped by Ares Enterprises?"

"Sir Ares, now that it's hard for you to move around, is it possible that you'll also be stepping down as the CEO of Grand Asia in the near future?"

They were all sensitive questions that only big and well-known reporters dared to ask.

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There could only be one reason why someone would deliberately instigate the reporters to ask such sensitive questions-To embarrass him and reduce his public influence.

Jay glanced at Jack behind him. Jack had just gotten out of the car and saw that Jay was cornered by the reporters. A smirk appeared at the corners of his mouth.

Jack knew that Jay had always been arrogant and conceited. Moreover, he had problems communicating with people and would not bring his personal assistant, Grayson, when he went out for a long time. He thought to himself, 'Let's see how he deals with these annoying reporters.'

Storm saw Jack's mocking smile. His handsome and unrestrained face pulled into a sneer. There were always people who were not afraid of death that tried to bring President Ares down.

Even if President Ares broke his legs, he still had an invincible brain.

Although President Ares felt disdain about fighting against the mobs, Storm was the opposite. That was what he was there for.

Storm reached out and took the microphone aimed at President Ares. When the microphone was next to his

lips...

The harsh coldness in Storm's eyes stunned everyone.

Storm embraced President Ares' specialty-Ruthless with as few words as possible. "President Ares stepped down from Ares Enterprises in order to have more energy to build his Grand Asia empire. I believe that within two years, his one of a kind Grand Asia empire will be the rising star that eventually becomes the sun in the sky."

That sentence undoubtedly threw Ares Enterprises to second place, giving it the name of mediocrity and a dispensable star in the night sky.

Jack's face suddenly became unsightly. However, he was shocked that the bodyguard next to Jay had diplomatic eloquence that was not inferior to Grayson.

It seemed that Grand Asia was a talented underdog that should not be underestimated.

Jack came over and pretended to help his son out of the cornering of the reporters. "Thank you for your good work, reporters. Let's end today's interview on this note. We're very busy, so please allow us to pass."

Among the reporters, someone suddenly asked, "Old Master Ares, your net worth is the same as Master

Ares now. It's rumored within the business world that you're now the only person who can fight against Grand Asia. What do you think about Grand Asia's ambitious hope to be the sun?"

Jack gave a scornful look at Storm and said, "Young people... It's a good thing that they have their dreams and pursuits. However, they shouldn't dream so high lest they fall."

Storm rose up to the challenge. He smiled politely but counter-attacked with his words. He said, "Old Master, if there are no young people who dream high, how could there be stories of students surpassing their teachers? As they say, out with the old and in with the new."

Jack laughed stiffly. "Don't forget that veterans are more experienced than new recruits."

Jay furrowed his eyebrows. He, who had never liked quarrels, ended the dispute with one sentence. "Facts speak louder than words. Storm, let's go."

Storm smiled and waved goodbye to the reporter. Then, he respectfully pushed Jay into the court.

Jay's mother and Josephine followed behind.

Jack's eyes were cold. Originally, he wanted to embarrass the disabled Jay in front of the reporters, but he did not expect that he had such a talkative young man beside him.

At the long corridor, Jay suddenly stopped.

Josie and her mother stayed beside him, but he did not say anything. It was not until Jack caught up to them that Jay asked mildly, "Is it going to be an open court?" Jack was not sure. "Probably."

Jay commanded domineeringly, "Close it." He said as if he had forgotten that Jack was his father.

Jack's eyes flickered.

Jay said with faint anger, "I don't want everyone to know about Josie's situation, so immediately withdraw those insignificant people."

Jack glanced at Josie. In order to win over the pawn who was Josie, he had to pretend that he was on Josie's side.

"Don't worry, it won't be an open court."

Jay turned and left.

Jack gritted his teeth secretly with hatred. Jay made the rude request with a front that it was for Josie. He could not say no.

Sure enough, he was a terrifying and really smart opponent.

Jack made an excuse and left.

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Josie looked at her father's back as a wave of tears rolled in her eyes.

If it was not for Jay, her father would not care about her reputation.

After the court session, Jay finally saw his heart's greatest desire, Angeline. Angeline smiled at him as if spring had emerged with flowers blossoming. Jay was a little dumbfounded.

He was relieved that the girl could keep her bubbliness despite encountering such a big setback.

"Is anyone giving you a hard time inside?" Jay took the opportunity to ask her.

Angeline smiled brightly. "Don't you know what a patient person I am? How can anyone have the heart to bully me?"

A smile slowly formed on Jay's face, "It doesn't matter how cute you are. You're not money, after all. Not everyone can like you."

Angeline was defeated. "Okay, okay. I admit that someone has tried to bully me, but after I beat them up, they're now all nice to me."

Jay's eyes froze. "Turn around and tell me who the person is. I'll remove them for you."

Angeline became nervous. "No, no, there's no need for

that. If we hadn't fought, we wouldn't have gotten to know each other. Now we're good friends who talk about everything."

Jay,

'It looks as if nothing has happened to her. Who is this friend that she wouldn't have gotten to know if they didn't fight? Is it a man or a woman?'

After the trial began, Conan Waters, Hiroshi's attorney, fired his shots fiercely.

"Your Honor, we'd like to sue Miss Angeline for intentional infliction of harm. The Titus family and the Ares family have deep grievances and are rivals in business. Therefore, I have reason to believe that this is Miss Angeline's premeditated public revenge."

Angeline was angry enough. "Bull crap. That prodigal son of theirs will only aid in the decline of the Titus family. Why should I kill him? I hope he lives longer than a bowhead whale."

"Your Honor, Miss Angeline is personally attacking my client," Lawyer Waters said.

"Your allegation is valid."

Angeline became angry and muttered, "I'm just telling the truth."

'F*ck. That guy really is a prodigal and a d*ckhead.'

Yumi's gaze shifted to Angelina's attorney who was a very young and handsome man. At first glance, it seemed as if he had just walked out of the ivory tower.

His name, Finn Gallagher, was written on his name tag on his chest.

He had been silent while looking on from the sidelines.

Yumi wondered why he did not speak and allowed Angeline to make a fool out of herself.

Finn's inaction was ridiculed by Jack.

"Oh, Jay. Where'd you get this lawyer from? He looks like a fledgling young man. This case is very important to your sister. You shouldn't be so negligent. At any rate, hire a well-known lawyer in the industry," Jack pretended to complain.

"Today is Finn's first lawsuit," Jay said bluntly.

Jack lightly mocked, "Jay, is Grand Asia's funding tight? I can't believe you hired a novice to fight the lawsuit on such an important occasion. If you don't have the money, you could've told me earlier so I could've at least supported you."

Jay said blankly, "Don't worry, he won't lose."

Jack was slightly startled to see how Jay was determined to win. He did not know where his confidence came from.

Finn was nearby, so he heard everything they said. A proud smile appeared in his sharp eyes.

Did someone question his ability?

It was time to show his strength.

"There's no proof. I request for strong evidence that M s. Angeline hurt Hiroshi." Finn's voice was gentle and not aggressive.

Lawyer Waters said, "Our evidence has been submitted. It was a sharp dagger. There was also a surveillance video, and the dagger had Miss Angelina's fingerprints."

After speaking, he gave a scornful look at Finn.

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Finn was very calm and watched the surveillance video as if he had watched it countless times.

"Judge, the surveillance video shows that Hiroshi sneaked into Flying Moon Cottage 12 minutes earlier before Angeline. During these 12 minutes, what exactly did Hiroshi do at Flying Moon Cottage?" Finn stopped shortly after. His question made everyone think about it.

Then, everyone's focus was on Josephine.

Her testimony was important.

At that time, the jury box became extremely quiet. Josephine's mother suddenly grasped Josie's hand tightly as if trying to restrain her.

Josie stood up as if a pin had pricked her. Her flickering gaze was cast toward Angeline, and Angeline also looked back at her. Her eyes were gentle, her big eyes smiling as she shook her head. Obviously, she was telling Josie not to jump out and ruin her future.

Josie suddenly broke free from her mother's hand. She pointed at Hiroshi and was almost out of control when she said, "Judge, he... He tried to assault me.

Thanks to Sis Angelina's timely arrival, she kicked him away and tied him with a rope before he could do

anything to me," Josie said that and stopped abruptly.

Everyone waited closely for what she was about to say next. Both her parents looked at her expectantly. However, Josie suddenly calmed down and said with eloquence, "I asked Sis Angeline to stay with me. While she was asleep, I tried to kill Hiroshi with a dagger."

Her remark shocked everyone present.

Angeline suddenly went mad. "Josephine, are you crazy? Why are you lying?"

Josie looked at Angeline and saw her anxious expression. She smiled like an angel. "But I'm not, Sis Angeline."

That was the only way for Angeline to be acquitted.

She owed Sis Angeline too much, and for that, she needed to repay Angeline.

Jack lost the colors from his face and scolded Josephine angrily, "Josie, who instigated you to say that?"

"Dad, no one instigated me," Josie said.

Finn turned his head to look at the judge. "Judge, both Miss Severe and Miss Ares have admitted that they tried to murder Hiroshi. It's obvious that one of them is lying." The judge looked confused.

Finn turned around and asked Conan, "Mr. Waters, you're the most famous lawyer in the industry. From your point of view, I'm guessing you're able to guess who lied between the two of them. Why don't we let Mr. Waters tell us the answer?"

Lawyer Waters was speechless. "This kind of thing requires evidence. We can't just believe anything anyone says."

Finn gave him a thumbs-up. "Yeah, you're right. This kind of thing is based on evidence."

Then, Finn handed the prepared trial materials to the judge. He said, "The evidence we collected showed that there was something amiss with Miss Josie's dinner that night at Sycamore Annex-"

Jack angrily said, "That's slander. The police have already collected their evidence and concluded that there was no problem with that night's dinner."

Finn said, "The cold leftovers were fine, but that didn't mean it was the same when the food was hot. That's because there are some toxins that only work at high temperatures."

Finn took out the Chateau Lafite Rothschild that had a little wine left. "Old Master Ares, do you recognize this bottle?"

Jack's facial expression dropped a little. 'How did this bottle get here?'

"Everyone here has seen this bottle of red wine," Jack said.

"But this bottle is an 1887 Lafite which you bought for everyone."

Jack's confidence started decreasing. "So what are you trying to say?"

"A chemical compound that can make a person weak was extracted from this red wine. It's the same compound that was found in Josie's bloodstream.

Miss Josie was the one who gave this bottle of wine to Miss Angeline."

Jack's face went pale.

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When Josie's mother saw what was happening, she suddenly stood up and said, "Yes, the food was drugged with something that would make them excited. I just wanted to matchmake my daughter with Hiroshi, but I never had the intention to kill him."

Finn smiled knowingly. He moved his gaze to Yumi.

"Ms. Titus, would you like to listen to a recording of your brother?"

Yumi, who was originally calm, began to get nervous.

"What recording?"

"As his sister, you should've known that he went to Flying Moon Cottage, right?"

Yumi hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Finn smiled and said, "Do you admit that you've been devising with Madam Ares to make sure Hiroshi and Ms. Josie got together?"

Yumi stared at Finn's serious face as if he had a lot of evidence.

Then, she nodded.

Finn snapped his fingers and concluded, saying, "Your honor, you've heard what she said. Hiroshi going to Flying Moon Cottage was Madam Ares and Ms. Yumi's arrangement. Therefore, Mr. Waters' accusation of Ms.

Severe premeditating is a false accusation."

Mr. Waters could not say anything to defend against it.

The judge confirmed Finn's argument.

"Please continue."

Finn turned around and looked at Jay on the jury bench with gentle eyes. When he saw Mr. Ares' disabled legs as he sat in the wheelchair, Finn was filled with sadness.

Jay nodded at him. There was a hint of impatience in his charming and handsome eyes.

Finn knew it was time to stop.

When Finn turned around, his gentle eyes flashed scarily. "Your honor, we found this at the scene of the incident."

Finn took out a sealed pair of emerald earrings from his pocket. When Madam Ares saw the earrings, she suddenly became panicked.

Those were the earrings she gave to Sera!

How did they appear in Flying Moon Cottage?

Finn said, "The fingerprints on the earrings are exactly the same as the fingerprints on the dagger. And the fingerprints are indeed Ms. Severe's."

Finn turned this speech around, saying, "However, they're not Angeline Severe's fingerprints, but Sera Severe's."

Both Jack and Madam Ares tensed up.

Madam Ares suddenly howled wildly, "They're not hers!"

Finn smiled. "Madam Ares, why are you so nervous?"

Madam stared at Finn grimly as if she was about to gobble him up.

Josie looked at her mother. She thought it was really odd that her mother was defending Sera to this extent.

Finn said, "Madam Ares, how do you know that these aren't hers?"

Madam stammered, "She's pregnant and has limited mobility. How could she be the killer?"

Finn smiled and said, "Madam Ares, have you forgotten? Hiroshi was tied up by Ms. Angeline at that time and had limited mobility as well."

Madam Ares had nothing to refute.

Finn said, "Madam Ares, since you're so sure that the murderer isn't Sera, do you know who the murderer is?"

Madam's sullen gaze suddenly fell on Mrs. Zonder, their housekeeper who accompanied her.

Mrs. Zonder was the one who was sent by Josephine to give Angeline the red wine that day. At that moment, Mrs. Zonder saw Madam Ares looking at her. She trembled slightly but quickly returned to her calm demeanor.

Immediately, under the shock of everyone, Mrs. Zonder slowly stood up and admitted. "I was the murderer."

Finn was at a loss.

This ending was somewhat different from what he expected.

Mrs. Zonder confessed her motive for the murder. "I've been working in Sycamore Annex for many years and was mainly responsible for Ms. Josie's diet and daily life. I have a strong affection for Ms. Josie. That night, it was the middle of the night when I saw Hiroshi assaulting Ms. Josie. My hate for Hiroshi crept up on me and the malicious intent was formed-"

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The judge finally announced, "Mrs. Zonder's motive for murder is established!"

Since Hiroshi had no fatal injuries, Mrs. Zonder was sentenced to three years in prison.

The unparalleled Finn had electrified everyone in court, even Yumi and Jack were shocked.

They were very curious about where Jay had found such an outstanding young lawyer. They thought how great it would be if they could use Finn for their own use. He was like a tiger with wings. However, he merely disappointed them.

After the court adjourned, Finn walked straight to Jay.

"President Ares, your legs-"

"They're fine," Jay said.

"Who did it?" Finn clenched his fists and asked Storm angrily.

Storm shot a look at Jack and pointed out, "President Ares didn't say that he wasn't going to get his revenge. It's just not the right time yet."

Finn gritted his teeth. His gentle and harmless appearance disappeared. He suddenly had a dark aura as if he was about to destroy the world. "Okay. When it's time, please avenge him for me. Since he has injured both of President Ares' legs. I'll crush all of his bones so that he'll have no quality of life."

Jack walked toward the exit with a straight face.

When Madam Ares passed by Jay, he suddenly stopped her. "Mother."

Madam Ares stopped in her steps.

Jay said, "It's a pity that you used Mrs. Zonder in such a hurry."

Madam Ares bit her lip and her face was slightly pale. "What do you mean?"

Finn smiled. "You were too anxious to protect Sera and didn't get to hear what I was going to say. I was going to say that when Hiroshi was killed, he was not tied up."

Madam Ares' face went pale and green.

Finn wheeled Jay away.

Josie walked to her mother with tears in her eyes. She was disappointed with her mother and said, "I finally figured out why my own mother instigated me to frame Sis Angeline. You wanted to use me to get rid of Sera's number one rival for Jay's love."

"Josie, it's not like that-" Madam Ares said weakly.

"You're very kind to Sera," Josie said sourly.

After she said that, she left.

At the entrance of the court, there was a long metal tray that was filled with red hot coals.

It attracted a group of onlookers.

When Jay and the others came out, they saw the unpleasant scene.

Angeline looked at Zayne who was the one who did everything. She yelled fiercely, "Zayne, what the hell are you doing?"

Zayne stopped Angeline and said somewhat irritatedly, "You were in prison for a few days and you're full of bad juju. I worked hard to help prepare this fire pit for you. You'll be able to get rid of your bad luck by jumping over it."

Angeline looked at the nearly two-meter-long fire pit. She felt like weeping but had no tears. "Don't you know that my furthest long jump record is only 1.8 meters? Why would you let me jump into the fire pit?" Zayne looked at Jay and groaned. "You couldn't be a little taller? My sister's long jump record goal when she was a child was to take your height as the ultimate goal. If you were a little taller, she would've been able to jump over this fire pit today."

Jay was speechless.

'Are these two actually idiots?'

"Jump sideways."

Zayne suddenly brightened up. "Yes. Jump sideways. Angel, jump quickly. I've prepared this fire pit for you but it'll be a difficult feat."

Angeline looked at the giggly crowd onlookers. She had the most embarrassing smile.

"Can I not do such an embarrassing thing?" Angeline begged Jay for mercy.

Jay said, "You're seriously unlucky. Go ahead, jump!"

Angeline was dumbfounded. "Seriously? Are you really going to make me jump? This is just a superstition. How can it actually ward off evil spirits?"

Zayne was grateful for Jay's support. He said, "Great minds think alike, Master Ares."

Angeline could not talk herself out of it, so she had no choice but to jump over the fire pit begrudgingly.

Zayne smiled and took her hand. He said, "Great. Now that you've jumped over the fire pit, you can go home with me."

 

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Jay said with a cold tone, "Even if she's going home, she's going back to my place. Not yours."

Zayne was sullen. "Even though my sister has been back for quite some time, she's been hogged by you the entire time. I just want to bring her back for a few days. Can't you feel sorry for us? Grandpa misses her very much, and so do my parents. Don't you know how strong a family's love for their kid is?"

Jay refused decisively. "No."

Hearing this, Zayne was furious. "No wonder people say that you're a cold-blooded and cold-hearted man. You know what, you're worse than that. You're no human. Even though my sister's married to you, she's not your private property!"

No matter how much Zayne said, Jay was unmoved.

"She's married to me. Till death do us part. Therefore, I'm in charge of her arrangements."

Zayne had no choice but to use Old Master Severe. "Actually, my grandpa wanted to see you."

Jay's face shifted a little. "Me?"

"Yes," Zayne said.

Jay pondered because Old Master Severe would not ask for him for no reason.

When Angeline noticed that Jay had not responded for a while, she acted coquettishly and said, "Love, can we pwease go?" 1

Jay smiled softly. "Alright."

Then, he told Storm, "Call Tempest and ask him to take care of the children. Let's go to the Severes' place in Swallow City and pay a visit to my in-laws."

Zayne was stunned. "Holy crap, I didn't know you like this kinda thing. If I knew, I would've gotten Angel to call you 'Love' ages ago. Why would I waste my energy trying to convince you myself?" Jay was speechless.

Jay decided to go to Swallow City last minute to pay a visit to his in-laws, so Jack and the others left by themselves.

Josie stole a look at Zayne before following Jack away sadly.

Angeline suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Josie's hand. She said, "Josie, come with us."

Josie looked at Zayne and hesitated.

After breaking up with Zayne, they had never contacted each other again. Suddenly meeting him this way was somewhat embarrassing.

Angeline tried her best to wink at Zayne, making him feel a little uncomfortable. "What's wrong with your eyes? Don't tell me you formed some kind of tic."

Angeline kicked Zayne's buttocks with anger. "You're the one with tics! I'm trying to get you to persuade Josie."

A look of embarrassment appeared on Zayne's handsome face. However, he was still very gentlemanly and tried to persuade Josie. "Ms. Ares, please accompany my sister back." Calling her 'Ms. Ares' gave her the feeling that they were indifferent strangers.

All the love and hate that the two of them had when they were young and crazy were compartmentalized and set aside.

Josie hid the pain she was feeling from Zayne's indifference and distance. She nodded, "Okay."

As a person who had experience like that before, Angeline observed the two of them and sighed.

Since she had been away for the past two years, she did not know what happened. 'When did Zayne become so polite toward Josie? It's clear that he's drawing a clear line with her.' She was worried that Josie would be awkward, so Angeline deliberately told Storm, "Take care of Sir Ares."

She chose to ride with Josie.

Storm looked at President Ares. He had a straight face and was enduring all the pain inside.

President Ares had not seen his wife for a few days, so he missed her very much.

However, his wife only cared about his little sister-

After wheeling President Ares into the Rolls-Royce, Jay closed his eyes begrudgingly and calmed down without saying a word during the whole journey. Inside Zayne's car, however, it was very lively.

Even though Zayne and Josie were acting coldly to each other, Angeline was a good buffer.

"Zayne, how old are you this year?"

Zayne adjusted the rearview mirror to look at Angeline and rolled his eyes. "You don't know how old your dear brother is? Are you actually my sister?" Angeline slapped him on the back of his head." Answer the question."

"I happen to be at a perfect age," Zayne said proudly.

Chapter 670

Chapter 670

Angeline attacked him unceremoniously. "Other men who are 31 years old have plenty of experiences to be the perfect husband. However, for you, my dear Zayne, you've wasted 30-something years of

experiences."

Josie could not help but laugh.

"Y-you little... What are you trying to say?" Zayne shivered with anger.

"You can't make diamonds without pressure,"

Angeline said, "I'm two years younger than you and I already have three children. You don't even have a girlfriend."

Zayne's face turned resentful. His lips parted as if he was about to say something. However, he said nothing in the end.

The car was speeding on the highway but the atmosphere inside the car was stuffy again.

Angeline wanted to complain about it secretly. She took out her phone and texted Jay, 'Love, the atmosphere is so cold in our car.'

When Jay heard the text message notification, he opened his eyes and saw Angelina's text message. He replied to her gloomily, 'I think there's snow inside mine.' 'How would they be awkward with such a chatterbox

like Angeline?'

He envied Zayne and Josie.

Soon, Angeline replied, 'I don't know what happened between Zayne and Josie. The two have become very distant. Worse than strangers, actually. I feel very awkward being in the middle of them.' Jay was slightly startled when he saw her text.

He typed and replied, 'I'll take care of you, baby.'

Angeline looked at the highway outside and did not know whether to laugh or cry.

After the car arrived at Swallow City and reached the Severe family's place, Old Master Severe, her parents, and a beautiful young girl stood by the gate to greet them.

"Hi Grandpa, Dad, Mom."

Angeline jumped out of the car before it parked.

Zayne was so frightened that he yelled at Angeline. "Angeline, are you trying to kill yourself? You scared me half to death!"

Angeline hugged Grandpa and her parents.

"Nice to see you again, Grandpa. How are you guys doing?"

However, Angeline was at a loss when she saw the beautiful girl. "Who is this?"

Mommy Severe smiled and explained, "Angel, this is your soon to be sister-in-law." "Soon to be sister-in-law? Which sister-in-law?" Angeline started to feel that her breathing was getting a little difficult. "You only have one brother, Zayne. What other sister-in-law could she be?" Mommy Severe explained.

Josie, who had just gotten out of the car, staggered.

She looked sadly at Zayne but still congratulated him with grace, "Congratulations."

Zayne looked at Josie with pity.

"I think I'm the one who should say sorry to you."

Josie laughed.

Angeline was shocked. "I think I'm about to faint."

Josie and Zayne stepped forward to help her.

Angeline stared at Zayne angrily. She lowered her voice into a whisper to scold him, "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier on?"

If she knew that Zayne already had a girlfriend, she would not have called Josie over. Josie looked very uncomfortable at that moment.

Zayne let go without saying anything.

Angeline pretended to lean on Josie's shoulder, "Josie, I think I got carsick. Can you help me in?"

Finn wheeled Jay out of the car. The Severe family ignored the carsick Angeline and walked toward Jay to greet him.

After Angeline and Josie stepped into the courtyard, Angeline straightened up and assured Josie angrily," Josie, don't worry. Zayne doesn't know what he's doing. I'll get justice for you."

Josie said, "It's fine, Sis Angeline. Let's just forget about it. Perhaps the two of us are just not meant to be. That girl seems pretty and nice. I think they're probably suited for each other. I should let go of this love that's not meant to be."

Although her words sounded casual, Josie's eyes turned red and she was choking on her voice. It was obvious that she was devastated.