Chapter 614
The Ceo’s Convict Wife
As expected, the car stopped, and Jonathan got out of it. When he saw Rosalie, he stopped in his tracks, and his eyes fell on her.
âI-I have something to ask you,â she said. Since last night, she hadnât taken a sip of water. At this moment, her mouth was so dry.
âAre you looking for me? Do you have a short memory, or do you not take my words seriously?
Yesterday I told you not to show up in front of me again, yet you came here on purpose today,â he said in a sarcastic tone.
Rosalie strode forward and grabbed Jonathanâs arm tightly. âI know you donât want to see me again, but⦠Iâm begging you to lend me 400 thousand dollars. I will pay back the money with interest. I really need the money!â
â400 thousand dollars?â He frowned slightly. Her so-called request was really unexpected to him, and the mocking look in his eyes intensified. âWhat? Itâs just 400 thousand dollars. Did Calvin refuse to give it to you and thatâs why you have to come to me?â
Rosalieâs face turned pale all of a sudden. The colors were drained out of her face. Her lips trembled, but she didnât say a word for a long time.
He looked at her calmly and said, âIt seems that Iâm right. Calvin really refused to give you 400 thousand dollars.â
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pulled her hand away from his sleeve bit by bit. âBut why do you think I would lend you 400 thousand dollars? Do you think there is still a relationship between me and you that I would lend you 400 thousand dollars?â
Her hand was pulled away from his arm.
âRosalie, it was you who asked me to let go of you and disregarded my feelings for you. Yesterday, you said that you didnât regret it! In that case, you donât have to beg me for anything. The fact that you can still stand in front of me like this is already my greatest kindness to you!â He walked right into the building as if he didnât want to look at her any longer.
Rosalie stood there in a daze, her face full of bitterness.
Rosalie mused, âWas he kind? Yeah, I suppose so. I disregarded his feelings thoroughly back then and embarrassed him to the extreme.
Now, it is indeed his kindness that I can still stand like this!
Itâs just⦠Wh will happen to Lillian without the 400 thousand dollars? She needs it for surgery and her stay at the ICU ward. Will she really have to wake up without a home?
Even if they really sell the Quinn residence, will it be enough to pay Lillianâs medical expenses?â
Rosalie felt her heart sink as she thought of that.
In the CEOâs Office, Carlos looked at Jonathanâs gloomy face and felt nervous.
No one had expected Rosalie to come to Jonathan early this morning.
Carlos didnât know what Jonathan was thinking. If Jonathan had no feelings for Rosalie, then yesterday, Jonathan would have ignored Rosalie instead of dragging her into the CEOâs Office.
Carlos said tentatively, âMr. Youngblood⦠Ms. Leighton is still standing outside the building.â
âIf she wants to stand, let her,â Jonathan said coldly.
Carlos suddenly stopped talking and wondered if Jonathan had stopped caring about Rosalie.
However, he was shocked by Jonathanâs following words.
âGo and find out why she wants to borrow 400 thousand dollars,â Jonathan said.
âGot it,â Carlos hurriedly answered and walked out of the office.
In the huge CEOâs Office, Jonathan was left alone. He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked down at the figure who was still standing in front of the building.
Looking down from his point of view, he could only see some faint black spots, but he could still recognize her from the black spots.
It was strange. He kept telling himself not to care about her anymore, yet he couldnât control himself.
He was worried at the thought of her pale and haggard face and her frail body.
âWhat am I worried about? Whatâs there to worry about?â Jonathan said to himself in his heart. âRosalie came here just because Calvin didnât want to give her 400 thousand dollars. Iâm just her second choice.â He chuckled to himself. âHave I been reduced to second best? If I was an ordinary person who couldnât even get 400 thousand dollars, Iâm afraid she wouldnât come to me at all, let alone look at me again! I canât even be regarded as second best! Ugh, I shouldnât worry it anymore!â However, her figure, appearance, and plea constantly appeared in his mind. Then a throbbing pain came from about his heart, which made him raise his hand and press it against it. âAm I still getting affected by her?â
His eyes became darker.
Half an hour later, Carlos walked into the CEOâs Office and reported to Jonathan about the investigation, âMr. Youngblood, Ms. Leighton wants 400 thousand dollars because her friend Lillian is seriously injured and hospitalized now. The medical expenses are expected to exceed a few hundred thousand dollars, and rehabilitation will be even more costly.â
âLillian is seriously injured?â Jonathan was stunned. He naturally knew what Lillian meant to Rosalie.
Not long after they first met, she had told him that Lillian was her lifesaver.
âSo, for Lillianâs sake, even if she said she didnât regret it yesterday, she would show up in front of me today and beg for money?â he wondered.
âYes. Callum is missing. Lillian was found outside a village near Strico and then sent to the hospital in town for rescue. The police havenât found out why Lillian was seriously injured,â Carlos reported.
âDo you know what happened between her and Calvin?â Jonathan asked, wanting to know why Calvin had refused to give Rosalie 400 thousand dollars.
The Calvin he knew would lend Rosalie 400 million dollars, let alone 400 thousand dollars.
âLucas, a friend of Ms. Leighton, was accused of sexual harassment by her cousin named Fiona.
Calvin seemed dissatisfied that Ms. Leighton was Lucasâs representative lawyer. Last night⦠Ms.
Leighton had waited for Calvin at the gate of his mansion until this morning.â Carlos talked about what he had investigated..