The old woman nodded plainly, and said, "Have your seat please."
Nova had no action. When Jason was away, she knew that there's going to be a tough conversation.
"Who's Ella?" the old lady directly asked.
Nova relied after a while, "My half sister."
The old lady nodded, "I have seen her photos, and I think you are much more reliable than her."
Nova bit her lips, pondering on her meaning.
"At the first sight of you, I prefer you than her. I’ve also heard of what had happened that day. Now I want to ask you a question, what's going on between you and Brandon?"
These words hit the nail on the head which made Nova a little anxious. Nova answered, “We were in love.”
The lady was not surprised, but to help tuck Asher who's apparently unhappy with that answer.
"As long as Jason finds the one he loves and leads a good life, we will not say no to his decision. But also, if we're often informed of your scandals by the media, we definitely don't agree on your marriage. Nova, you know, we are so old. We hope the woman he marries must be the one who can take a good care of Jason and his kid. Do you understand? "
Nova gritted her teeth, and tried to be indifferent as usual although she was extremely angry. She tightly clenched her fist, and said, "You have already made the choice for us regardless of my mind. It’s a meaningless question."
The lady was not annoyed but Asher became angrier, "Mind your word!"
"You are the head of the Tian Haiwan project. Great. But these two years, the governmental projects are built here and there. You know what I mean -- the land of Tian Haiwan is possible to be expropriated some time. So you need a good trade off."
Nova's face turned pale. "What do you want me to do?" asked Nova.
"Leave him. You should go away."
Nova smiled, "As long as your grandson does as you say, I won't have any connection with him initially."
The lady was a little offended, and said, "You'd better keep your promise."
Nova left quietly, and put Jason's phone number into the blacklist. At that moment, her love faded away.
Two days later, Nova was back to her work. The completion ceremony was no longer mentioned, as if it had never occurred. On her second workday, she had a conversation with Brandon about the contract.
They met at the coffee shop across Graham’s family's company. When Nova faced him, she signed the contract directly. When she's leaving, Brandon held her hands and murmured, "Nova, I've heard that you met Asher and his wife a few days before."
"Yes. Don't ask me again!" Nova flung his hands away.
Brandon smiled, "They are so proud that it's sooner or later for them to meet you, especially once you had a relationship with me. "
Nova frowned, "You are not from Chapman’s family?"
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