Ex-wife, Please Come Back novel Chapter 402

Jacob wasn't the type of person that forced people to do his will. Despite his influence, he always gave room for people to make their own choices. Of course, if Cindy was unwilling, he wouldn't force her. Jacob saw through everything now. The most important thing in life was to be happy. He understood that no matter the mishap that may occur, humans needed to find a reason to be happy.

Jacob felt that his wealth and influence were useless if he couldn't be happy. Material things didn't matter to him anymore. Now, he just cared about his happiness.

Previously, he had thought that he would be happy if he fulfilled his late father's wish. He had tied his happiness to the prospects Michael had for him.

He had worked hard to restore the Shi clan to its glory. He fought tirelessly for the reputation of the family. Sadly, all his efforts were futile. Everything was in vain. And he lost in the end.

This was Jacob's choice. He parked the car in front of the magnificent Shi Group building. If things went as planned, this would be the last time he would come to the company. He wanted to be done with all the pending things once and for all.

Jacob was aware that his actions made him seem like a coward. And that he was running away from his problems. But he concluded that it was best he did that than to be used by other people. He didn't want to be cajoled into doing anything again.

The only reason he still had an attachment to the company was probably because of Michael. The business carried the memory of his late father. And he felt sad because of this.

'I'm sorry, Father. I let you down. I didn't fulfill your last wish. Assuming you were still alive, would you be mad at me? Will you blame me for all this?' Jacob thought.

As he walked to the entrance, the sun shined brightly. And Jacob's shoes sparkled under the sunlight. Many of the employees were walking around. Although most of them recognized him, none of them greeted him. They just averted their gaze. Some of them even whispered to their colleagues.

Jacob chose to ignore this attitude. That wasn't why he was there. In fact, he cared less about the fickleness of the world. Human beings were unstable. He reasoned that if anyone greeted him, that might create problems for that particular employee. The management might sanction him or her.

Because of this, no one was ready to be the scapegoat. They were all afraid that they might lose their jobs. Jacob knew what they were thinking of. He fully understood that they were just trying to protect themselves.

He just strode into the first floor. Then he went to the reception desk and stated his mission.

"I want to see Jonathan," Jacob said with a serious look on his face. He had no time to waste.

"Okay...Mr... Mr. Jacob," the receptionist stuttered after she remembered that he was no longer the president.

Jacob didn't care about this. He just nodded indifferently. After all, he had resigned himself. Although he hadn't confirmed if he was still the president, his instincts told him his position was no longer vacant. He felt it because of the stares he received.

Jacob's heart sank as he thought about this. When the receptionist finished speaking with Jonathan on the phone, she told him to go to the finance department. The management had already sorted out Jacob's assets in the company. However, because of the setback that his departure caused the business, his total assets had to be slashed. He would be getting only half of his shares.

A certain percentage would also be deducted from James' stakes. Jacob refused to say anything about this. He didn't have the energy for a fight. In fact, he didn't deem it necessary. This was probably Jonathan's way of getting back at him. How pathetic of him!

Jacob remained mute. He just walked to the finance department to calculate his shares. He wanted to be done with all this immediately. The company didn't have much cash. They were going through difficult times. Because of this, Jacob didn't get a lot of money.

But this didn't matter. He was more concerned about severing his ties with the Shi Group. And the sooner he did that, the better for him. Jacob's eyes were on his future and what he wanted to do.

As long as he had nothing to do with the company again, he didn't care how much he got. The money wasn't all that he was concerned about. Jacob would just take the rest of the money that Jonathan didn't give him as his filial piety to his late father, Michael.

The reason why he had worked hard in the first place was because of his old man. Now, that he was gone, it was only right that his money was used to honor him.

After everything was calculated, Jacob walked out of the department with a check. The manager of the finance department looked at Jacob disappointedly. He had thought that he would start a fight because of the amount of money that was given to him. Jonathan had already told him what to do if that happened.

Unfortunately for him, Jacob didn't cause any squabble. And this made him shocked and disappointed.

This also shocked the other employees. They had thought Jacob would throw a fit. And the whole company would be in disarray.

Regardless of the reason why Jacob chose to resign, the employees thought that he was good and capable. After all, he had tried his best for the company. From the expression on their faces, they were unhappy that he was leaving.

While he was the president, Jacob had offended a lot of people, but they now understood the reason for his actions. He was just trying to take the business to the next level. Even though at that time it seemed that he was wicked. After all, being the good guy doesn't pay. If every rule pleased everyone, then the world will not work well. It was impossible to act according to the preferences of everyone.

In fact, anyone who couldn't take a decision that would offend others always ended up on the losing side. Oftentimes, such a person would be left to lick his wounds alone. And those he tried to please would all abandoned him.

Jacob stood at the entrance door of the first floor. He brought out his phone and dialed Cindy's number.