Ex-wife, Please Come Back novel Chapter 268

However, it was too late to say that now.

"She's all right, but she has been causing some troubles lately. She often asks to see you and says that it is illegal for you to do so..." Cindy repeated Alice's words. She had witnessed how the couple wanted to see the other suffer.

Jacob scoffed as he replied, "Illegal! Let me make things clearer for her. If she wants to live as she pleases, then it is best if she stayed abroad and never returned."

Jacob's voice was stern. He thought about the investigation reports and could not help being angry. He had cared for her during the four years that she spent living abroad, but she had completely forgotten about him back then.

"Mr. Jacob, didn't you say that you would let her return?" Cindy reminded him, but after seeing that he was not pleased with her words, she regretted mentioning it.

"Don't worry about that for now. Let's have a meeting in ten minutes to discuss about the company's development in the future. The company's performance had plummeted because of the explosion that happened, but it is now time to think of a solution that can solve the issue."

Jacob was no longer interested in talking about Alice. In fact, the very mention of her name disgusted him, so he changed the topic.

"All right, sir. See you in the conference room in ten minutes, then."

With that, Cindy walked out of the CEO's office. She could tell that Jacob was furious and figured out that it must have something to do with Alice.

Jacob frowned as he picked up the documents from his desk and glanced through them. The past felt like a bomb that was ticking in his hands.

The truth in the investigation report had crushed all of his beautiful memories of the past. Thinking of Alice, he felt like an idiot.

The moment Jacob entered the conference room, he saw that Jonathan was sitting in his seat. Although Jacob had not stepped down from his position, Jonathan had dared to take his seat before he even became the CEO.

Upon seeing Jacob walk in, Jonathan laughed and joked, "I just wanted to see if this seat was any better than the others. I did not expect that you'd walk in."

The others did not say a word. They remained indifferent as though they had not heard him.

Jacob scoffed and chose to ignore him.

Jonathan's expression darkened. He hated that regardless of his efforts to irritate Jacob, he continued to fail at it.

"Let's start." Saying that, Jacob clenched his fists and placed them on the table as he sat down.

Although the situation was a bit tense, people in the room did not seem to care. To them, it was just like any other conference.

"Show me your business plan, summary of the company's work for the past year, and the reports," Jacob said and signaled to Cindy.

Cindy stepped forward, collected the business plan, and the reports from everyone present.

Jonathan was lazily sitting on his chair as he narrowed his gaze at those who were submitting their reports. Although Jonathan didn't understand Jacob's actions, he felt relieved.

He was glad that the meeting had nothing to do with him.

Cindy then handed the documents to Jacob, who slammed it on the table. Everyone in the room, except Jonathan seemed so shocked that they began to tremble.

"If I remember correctly, your documents must contain the same information as it did the last time you all submitted it." Saying that, Jacob stood up and cast a solemn glance at everyone who had handed the reports.

Until now, Jacob had turned a blind eye to the papers as he regarded them as his family. He believed that as long as the company was running smoothly, everything could be solved peacefully.

But now that the company was facing a critical situation, Jacob could not remain calm as he watched everyone still treat the company's success so casually.

"We haven't had the time to prepare a detailed report, Mr. Jacob," a middle-aged man replied in a shaky voice. He was about forty years old and thought that an apology was enough to solve the issue.

"There was plenty of time. What have you been doing at the company, if you haven't even prepared a detailed report? Don't think that I can't fire you because you're one of the directors of the company. I will give you a day's time, and I want the reports on my desk tomorrow. I am sorry to say this, but the company can't have people who don't work,"

Jacob said coldly and slammed his fists on the table. Since people were taking advantage of his kindness, he decided to punish one of them to teach the rest a lesson.