Chapter 57 chapter 57
Chapter 57
As Loe and Jason were still talking, Vivian entered the office fuming.
“Jason, where were you last night? You did not pick up any of my calls, and you did not return home. You haven’t even called in the morning to check up on us. Do you know how worried I was?”
Jason was already in a terrible mood, and he did not feel like explaining himself to anyone. He waved his hand and tried to dismiss Vivian, “Vivian, we are in the middle of something serious. Can we not talk about this now?”
“Hah, Jason, what do you really take me for, huh? Now that bitch is back, you want to ditch me and run to her? That is not happening.”
“Vivian, this has nothing to do with Natalie, so remove her name from your mouth.”
How shamelessly he was defending her, Vivian felt like dying. “Jason, are you for real? What has gotten into you?”
Leo was stunned as he looked at Jason. He could not help but ask, “Natalie came back to Sterling City?”
Before Jason could say anything, Vivian nodded and sneered, “Yes, that good-for-nothing bitch came back, and your son is now running after her with every chance he got.”
Leo frowned and warned Vivian, “Young lady, mind your language. This is an office, and you cannot speak however you want. You are the daughter-in-law of the Thompson family, so act like one.”
‘A daughter-in-law that you have never acknowledged!’ Vivian sneered, but she did not dare say it out loud.
She knew that Leo had never liked her from day one, but she did not care as long as Jason still loved her and accepted her as his wife.
She looked at Jason with a hateful gaze before she said, “Jason, this is not over yet. I will not let you stumble on my feelings; however, you wish!” With that, she left.
Leo looked at his son, and he could not feel disappointed. This is the son he had painstakingly raised with so much love, but when he looks at him, it seems like he cannot recognize him anymore.
“Jason, what is going on? How come you never told me that Natalie came back?”
“Dad, I… a lot of things have been going on lately that I completely forgot to tell you.”
“Do you still hate her even after all these years?”
“Dad, no. I don’t hate her, but after everything that happened, I think that she is the one who hates me. I have been trying to talk to her, but she keeps avoiding me.”
“You have been trying to talk to her? What exactly do you want to tell her? You shoved the divorce down her face back then, so what is there to talk about? Or do you expect her to throw herself at you again?”
“Dad, please, I don’t want to talk about this.”
Leo looked at his son for a long time before he shook his head. His voice was low and full of regret as he spoke, “Son, I think that I have spoiled you too much that you have become self-centered. The company is on the verge of ruins all thanks to you.”
“Dad, I don’t know whether you would think that I am crazy or not, but things changed ever since Natalie came back. I have no reason to think that she is behind all these. Maybe she came back to exact her revenge on me.”
Leo angrily hit the office desk with his palm. He had used so much force that the files which had been arranged on the table were scattered all over.
“Enough, Jason. I should have known that you never take responsibility for anything. You always find someone to blame anytime something happens. Natalie loved you so much in the past, and no matter how much she hates you now, she would never target this company.”
“But, dad…”
“Enough!” Leo waved his hand and stopped Jason.
“I am so disappointed in you.”
“I am going to set up a meeting with the Boardroom Beast and try to secure a collaboration. I am going to do my best to clean up this mess for you. But if you continue to behave like some spoiled brat, then you can forget about ever inheriting the family business. I would rather feed it to the dogs than see it ruined in your hands.” Leo said angrily.
He left the office soon after, not wanting to spend another minute with his son.
The moment he left, Vivian entered the office.
“Jason, where did you sleep last night? I called all your friends, but none of them knew where you were. Are you cheating on me?”
Jason rubbed the space between his eyebrows to ease the discomfort in his head. His voice was hoarse as he spoke, “Vivian, stop testing my patience, okay?”
“Jason, you are the one testing my patience. Ever since you learned that, that bitch came back, you have totally changed. And I know for a fact that you went to see her yesterday. Did you two end up reminiscing about the past?”
Jason looked at her and smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes. “So, you had people follow me around?”
Vivian shook her head. She was well aware that Jason did not like to be spied on, but ever since that slut came back, she had been restless, so she had people follow Jason around in case he decided to hook up with this slutty ex-wife. “No… I… well, that is not the main point. Just answer my question.”
“Who I meet and what I do with my time is none of your business. Your dream was to become Mrs. Thompson, right? You'd better be satisfied with what you have now before you lose it all.”
Vivian’s face turned pale, and she couldn't believe what she just heard. “Jason, what the hell are you talking about? Do you want to divorce me? Have you forgotten that Natalie is already married and she cannot be together with you again?”
“And so, what? I mean, you took me away from her, so why can’t I take her away from her husband?”
“Jason, you...” Vivian pointed an accusatory finger at Jason.
Jason was not in the mood to continue bickering. He looked at Vivian and spoke in a cold voice, “Natalie has managed to reopen her mother’s case, so if you want to be safe, you'd better stay put and avoid your childish behavior.”