Falling in Love With A One-Night Stand novel Chapter 498

498 Where Has He Gone?

In the bedroom, Jasper woke up after a while. His eyes hadn't adjusted to the darkness yet, but he was already feeling sad and self-conscious. Then he got out of bed, lifted the blanket, and went into the bathroom.

With a “click” sound, he turned on the light in the bathroom and placed one hand in front of the mirror. Seeing how haggard and tired he looked in the mirror, Jasper punched himself in the mirror. The next moment, his blood stained the mirror, which shattered into pieces. Immediately following that, he turned on the shower and tried to wash everything away.

At the same time, Isabella and Sean took a taxi back to school. Sean looked back at her from time to time to observe her expression. He noticed Isabella was acting strangely after she left the house, but he had no idea what had happened.

"You smell like alcohol.” Eventually, Sean decided to ask the question that had been bothering him the most.

Jasper was drunk, so | helped him to the bedroom. He reeked of booze." Isabella didn't mind talking to Sean about it though she was exhausted. Later, as if lost in thought, she turned her head out the window.

Sean knew she was tired, so he didn't say anything else. He gripped her hand tightly and followed her gaze out the window.

The next morning, Jasper awoke early and called Liam to pick him up. 497 Where Has He Gone? nal Before leaving, he packed up his bags and asked the maid to tell Isabella that he wouldn't be home for a while and that he was too busy with business affairs. So, he would stay in his downtown apartment for a while and would not return home anytime soon.

After getting into the car, Jasper started to look at his laptop. Liam, who was focused on driving, asked, "Why are there so many police cars around here? Is there something wrong?”

"Sometimes, curiosity gets you in trouble," Jasper said, raising his eyebrows.

Liam realized he had asked the wrong question and quickly shut up.

Half an hour before the senior management meeting, they arrived at the office. Liam walked into Jasper's office, a pile of files in his arms, and briefed him on the meeting's basic outline and the necessary details. When Jasper's phone rang, Liam was just halfway through his speech.

Jasper frowned as soon as he received the call. "Liam, go back to my house and pick up Gary," he said.

"Huh?" Liam was feeling a little overwhelmed after finishing the first bullet point. He hadn't expected Jasper to ask him to do something unrelated to this important meeting. Therefore, he became perplexed and even doubted whether Jasper had heard what he had just said. He didn't dare to say anything about it, though. So he closed the file, nodded, and then got ready to leave.

"Putt here,” Jasper said as he reached for the file.

"Okay." Before leaving, Liam placed the file on the coffee table in front of Jasper.

Jasper had just moved his company to Birmingham, so he had a lot to deal with these days. It was a tough and tedious task, he needed to be 497 Where Has He Gone? — extra focused asa result.

Several minutes later, Jasper got up and paced to the window, looking down from the tenth floor at the entire bustling city. He was at the city's financial and commercial center, and he could see the Gabriel Group office building was two streets away.

Years ago, he went to college in the United States and stayed there after graduating, Back then, he had never imagined he'd return to England one day. After all, things did change. When he got back to England, he remembered what he had encountered here before.

At the thought of that, he felt a tinging sensation on his right hand, reminding him of what had happened between Isabella and him the night before. Still, he couldn't figure out why he remembered something from twenty years ago when he pressed Isabella under him last night. He couldn't even tell the difference between Lily and Isabella in his daze. Thinking about what had happened before, he got a headache.

"The meeting is about to begin, Mr. Thomas.” Someone knocked on the door, forcing Jasper to come to his senses. He then calmed down and left his office.

“| am opposed to transferring all the resources we have in America to the UK, and | believe we can consolidate our resources. The UK market may not be as large as the US market, and our technical capabilities are limited. This is not only a big risk to take, but we might not be able to make a profit. As a result, | don't understand your decision," One of the employees said to Jasper.

Jasper responded seriously, "| am not relocating resources from the United States, but rather developing a new market here. In other words, |

gave up all my assets and interests in New York and transferred them to my 497 Where Has He Gone? wall ex-wife. You have the option of returning to New York or staying here with me. Of course, it would be best for you to stay. | am confident that | can build a whole new group within five years.”