Chapter 21

He must have thought too much!

When Lucas saw that Rosalie was about to work, he shook his head and said, “Rosalie, t-then I’ll leave first. You go ahead.”

After Lucas left. Jonathan suddenly pinched Rosalie’s chin, half forcing her face into his. “I don’t like you looking at other men like this.”

Rosalie chuckled. “What are you thinking? I’m not into him.”

“Is he not interested in you either? Jonathan asked.

Rosalie was speechless for a moment.

“Is he the colleague who likes you?” Jonathan inquired.

“Yes, he is. I’ve asked Yulissa to turn him down on my behalf. But I didn’t expect him to come to see me again today.”

“Lucas is not good enough for you. If you don’t like him, you should have rejected him more directly.”

Jonathan stated.

Rosalie laughed and said. “You think too highly of me. I’m not the right person for him. He owris a house and a car. He’s also a permanent employee. A lot of women in the administration like him.”

“You deserve better, Jonathan said, his tone possessive in a way he hadn’t even noticed.

Rosalie packed the tools after she finished cleaning the road. When she was about to return them to the Environment and Sanitation Administration, Jennie rushed out from the side and said, “Rosalie, please forgive me. I can’t afford to lose this job. It is important to me! Please tell the director you have forgiven me and asked him to revoke the dismissal order from the HR Department! Please!”

After thinking about it, Jennie still felt that the person she was most likely to offend was Rosalie.

Rosalie looked at Jennie and said, “I think you’re asking the wrong person. If the director decides to fire you, it has nothing to do with me. I have no right to see the director too.”

“How is that even possible? You’re the only one I’ve offended. Could it be that Zachary saw what happened to you that day and stood up for you? So he got me fired?” Jennie said hurriedly. After much deliberation, this seemed to be the only possibility.

After Jennie finished speaking, Rosalie finally figured out why Jennie had come to her and begged her forgiveness. She thought, “Zachary? I’m afraid he doesn’t even feel sorry for me!”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. If you believe Zachary is responsible for your job loss, you should look for him.” Rosalie said coldly, then held Jonathan’s hand and walked past Jennie.

Jennie wanted to follow them and speak to Rosalie. But when Jonathan turned around and glanced at her faintly, she suddenly stopped.

His gaze suddenly made her feel terrified. If she went up to bother Rosalie again, she might end up even worse off than she was now.

“What the… hell is going on? His face was mostly hidden behind the bangs. I couldn’t see his face at all, but his gaze scared me to the core. Is he Rosalie’s boy toy? Also, is there really a big shot behind Rosalie’s back? If there was, then who would it be? Is it Zachary? Or is it someone else?” Jennie wondered.

But, at this point, she was afraid to step forward and approach them.

When they were on their way back, Rosalie asked Jonathan, “Jon, do you know Zachary?”

“The CEO of Xanthos Group?” he replied.

“You know him? Well, he was mentioned quite often in the entertainment news these days. He’s the male lead in the marriage of convenience between the Xanthos family and the Hamilton family. He’s also… my ex-boyfriend.” Her footsteps paused, hesitating for a moment before saying.

Jonathan also stopped and stood quietly beside Rosalie, looking at her.

Maybe there were some words, some emotions that she had been holding in for far too long that she couldn’t help but wish to spill out at this moment. “Is it unbelievable that someone like me would ever be his girlfriend?”

She laughed at herself mockingly. “I was a rookie attorney not long out of school back then. I thought he and I would get married. But I didn’t expect to be convicted of drunk driving in a car accident that resulted in the death of others. At that time, he couldn’t wait to break up with me and even…”

She paused and didn’t continue talking about the nightmarish scene in the prison, Her fingers seemed to be aching again. Even though her nails had grown back and the broken bones had been reattached, they were no longer the same as before!

“Forget about it. It’s nothing. It’s all over, she said bitterly.

Jonathan pursed his thin lips. He knew exactly what had happened even if she didn’t finish what she was saying. All of her details were noted down in the file Carlos gave him.

He didn’t feel anything when he first read that information. However, when he heard her say it, he felt as if his heart was slightly aching Jonathan wondered. “Am I sad because of what she went through? Am I really feeling sorry for a woman?”

She took a deep breath and continued, ‘Since then, I told myself, don’t easily believe in love between a man and a woman anymore. Maybe that person still loves you today, but if you violate their interests, they will immediately abandon you tomorrow. And you’ll be alone, just like an outcast.”

“I’m not going to leave you alone,” Jonathan said abruptly.

She smiled suddenly, and the pain she had just felt seemed to be diluted by his words. She had a warm feeling. “I know you’re not going to leave me alone, Jon.”

She paused, and then added. “So now I don’t think about falling in love or marrying anyone and having children. Those are all out of reach for me.”

Jonathan frowned slightly as if he didn’t like what she said.

“Look at that advertisement. Zachary bought this advertisement for Yvette. The advertising slogan, I’ve been waiting. waiting forever for you. Isn’t it very romantic? It is so easy to stop loving one and immediately fall in love with another.” As she spoke, she pointed to a large wall projection advertising not far away.

for The Xanthos family had placed this advertisement in many large shopping malls in Strico, which was also a warm-up the marriage of convenience between the Xanthos and Hamilton families. Many media outlets were praising the romance of this advertisement these days, with some even dubbing Yvette “the happiest woman.”

It drew everyone’s attention.

Jonathan fixed his gaze on the slender woman in front of him. She looked calm as if everything could be ignored. Nothing could arouse her emotions these days.

Inexplicably, his heart tightened. He pondered, “What about me? Will I influence her emotions?”

Raising his hand, he reached out to cover her eyes as she looked at the projection of the advertisement. “If you don’t like this advertisement, how about removing it tomorrow?”