At the thought of Jacob, Jonathan's mind returned to the news. Everyone now knew that the woman was Alice.
She loved Jacob so much, and that was the reason why Jonathan looked down upon her. To his surprise, she managed to push Jacob off the cliff.
She did that without hesitation. Jonathan realized this in an instant. With a sharp exhaling, he let go of her.
"Well, I called you here today to talk about the wedding. Just so you know, I have a busy schedule, but I'd be unhappy if you didn't come. Forgive me for being too impulsive just now. Please don't take what had just happened to heart."
Alice did not usually pay much attention to him, but Jonathan's words made sense. Nevertheless, their relationship was far from reaching the point of marriage.
However, they were going to get married soon. They even intended to invite Jacob to come. The first step of their ploy had started.
What Alice wanted to see most was Jacob's expression when he saw her marry another man. Not to mention, the man was his archenemy. Jacob would probably drop his jaw when that happened, and she would pay to see that.
Would he be sad, happy, or stunned, or indifferent when that moment came?
Alice could not guess what his reaction would be. In all honesty, she was actually afraid to face him. After all, Jacob probably no longer cared about her at all.
How ironic! Just so she could see the look of regret on his face, she would bet her lifetime happiness on it. To make things worse, the results were yet to be known.
Alice had already regretted it. Sadly, her regret meant nothing now.
"Sure. I'll forget what happened today," she replied indifferently after a long pause.
The smile on Jonathan's face did not fade away. It turned out that he did not have to lower himself to be on the same level as her. His story with her had just begun.
Since they were not married yet, Jonathan was a little afraid of offending her. Once they were husband and wife, he would have a way to deal with her.
But now was not the right time to break up with her. He should not give her tit for tat yet.
"Well, let's discuss our wedding, shall we? I called you her today, so that we could discuss about that." As Jonathan spoke, his grip tightened on her shoulder.
Alice tilted her head and looked at his hand. Ever so slowly, she pushed his hand down. The last thing she wanted to see was the obscene look on his face and to feel his hands on her.
Sadly, she had no choice but to face such a man in the future. She coughed slightly at the thought of it.
"Go ahead. I'm listening."
Alice's tone was cold and indifferent. Until now, she was still uncomfortable with what had happened. She had never been humiliated like that before!
If anyone else knew about it, they would definitely laugh at her.
On the other hand, she did not love this man either. That would explain why she was not qualified to demand loyalty from him.
Jonathan did not seem to care about Alice's attitude, and it showed on his sly smile. "I just want to tell you that I've already set a date. I'll ask someone to arrange it. All you have to do is to cooperate with me."
Upon saying that, he sat down and put his legs on the table in front of him, which made him look so unruly.
Alice looked at him in utter shock. 'Why did he not tell me first?' She bit her lips and looked at him, an undisguised astonishment in her eyes.
"You... I... Jonathan..." Alice could not even say a comprehensible sentence. It seemed that he thwarted her plans without him knowing.
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