Way Back Into Love (Essie) novel Chapter 162

"Mr. Yang is willing to help, provided that you and Sunny would marry as soon as possible. Then, he will invest in Bella. In any case, sooner is better than later, so it would be best for you go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow..." Mrs. Xia had not finished presenting her suggestion when Hanson interrupted her, "I have already told my father that I don't intend to marry Sunny, so stop trying to force me."

"Hanson..." Jobson took a deep drag on his cigar and said slowly, "Bella has never encountered a crisis of this scale before. Now's not the time for you to be so stubborn, not when it's a matter of the company's survival. You have to prioritize your family and the company before your romance. Do you know who's behind this whole debacle?"

"Who is it?" Hanson asked, eyebrows furrowed with apprehension.

"The Emperor Group. Its CEO is the second son of the Rong family. He is a very shrewd businessman, and even US's most famous company, the Rock Group, entered into his pocket without the slightest effort. The only way for us to win against them is by joining hands with the Yang family." Jobson's eyes were full of sadness.

After some time, Hanson's body jerked in realization. "The CEO's name... is it Zac Rong?"

Jobson nodded.

Hanson's handsome face clouded over. It looked like Zac was after his blood all this time. So he wanted to take Essie away from him? He'd have to kill him first!

He could lose Bella, but he could never lose Essie!

"I'll think about it," he said noncommittally and made his exit.

The next three days were the last recording for 'Beauty on Runway' and the finals show.

The live show was being broadcast in the Yang City Stadium.

With the arrival of the Entertainment King Jim, the whole gym went wild with excitement.

Of course, the first person he wanted to see as soon as he arrived at the stadium was Essie.

Without preliminaries, he asked, "What happened between you and Zac?" He squinted his charming eyes and looked at her with an unreadable look.

"You should ask him that question," Essie said in an indifferent tone. She didn't want to have anything to do with Zac anymore.

Jim coughed to clear his throat and said, "So you are having an affair with another man?"

She had gone shopping and had lunch with Hanson in public without any qualms, and paparazzi had taken countless photos of them secretly. However, Zac put pressure on them so that no one dared to spread anything.

However, as the son of a media boss, he was aware of everything.

Essie choked at the point-blank question. Although she was with Hanson at the time, she would not do anything disloyal to Zac before the divorce was finalized. Unlike her, he had been intimate with his ex-lover even as a married man. What was the big deal about her hanging out with her ex, then?

"That question, as well. I think you should ask him," she said lightly, even as her thoughts whirled.

Jim pursed his lips. If he had managed to get an answer from Zac, then he wouldn't have had to seek her out to ask.

"I thought you two were great together." He sighed, a regretful look evident in his eyes.