Her Return, His Regret by Natie

Chapter 148~ Disbelief

Jason had been laying low the last few days after his last encounter with Lora. Even though he had told her he would never give up on her, the resolute look in her eyes showed him that she would never love him in this life. That night, his mother had invited him for dinner, claiming there was someone who wished to meet him for business.

Although Jason was no longer interested in fighting Ryan for the position of CEO, he still went to see what his mother was up to.

To his shock, he happened to overhear something that shocked him to the core. As he stood outside the VIP room, his heart raced as he listened to the conversation between his mother and an unknown man.

"Celeste, don't try to act innocent in this. You wanted to get rid of Ryan, so you asked for our help. Now that I have nothing else to lose, I want to destroy the Kingsleys once and for all. I want Ryan to feel the pain of losing something precious to him," a man's voice came.

"I'm not trying to act innocent, David. You were the one who went against our deal. You didn't want the Kingsley Group to land in my hands. You wanted it all to yourself by making your daughter marry Ryan. Our plan was to kill him and then we would share the benefits once my son took over but you became greedy. It's your fault for letting Ryan live...."

Jason's heart dropped to his feet when he heard those words. He felt like someone had poured a bucket of cold water over his head.

His mother had orchestrated Ryan's kidnapping years ago? Was she always such a scheming person?

"That's because I knew you were going to betray me, Celeste. Miles may have fallen for your lies, but I know you and what kind of fraud you are. I wouldn't have gotten my cut... that's why I thought it was better for my daughter to become a Kingsley instead. However, that bastard, Ryan didn't love my daughter... in the end, he was her doom. Now I want to finish him and make him pay for what he did to her!"

Jason's breath hitched.

His mother and the man he had now recognised as David Williams were talking about how they planned to kill Ryan years ago. Jason never thought his mother was capable of killing anyone.

He just thought she had been mistreated by Charles and Ryan, and that was why she wanted him to claim the company for himself. Who knew it was for her own selfish reasons? Memories of the past flashed through Jason's mind... whenever she talked to him, she always made sure to show her disdain for Ryan, planting a bad impression of him into Jason's mind. In the end, Jason ended up hating Ryan and thinking he was the reason his mother had a hard time and sent him away from the family.

Who knew Celeste was a murderer and all she had said about Ryan was a lie?

"Lower your voice," Celeste snapped at David. "Jason will be here soon. I don't want him to know about what we did. I want him to hate Ryan and grab everything that belongs to me." Jason clenched his fists, a mixture of rage and disbelief coursing through him. So, his mother was just using him for her own gain?

'Oh mother, it's too late. I already know your true colours,' Jason mused.

conversation inside

hear him when he's here," David

female voice reached Jason's ears. "Do you think Ivy will

on us to avenge her. She's not going to confess when we are the only ones

finds out

anyway, what can he do?" It was Celeste

stomach churning. He wanted to burst in and demand answers but his legs felt

need to act fast... I

own most of the shares, he will die from shock. I think that would be doing him a favour... it's better than

He stepped back,

looked up to his mother, so finding out she was this

walked away from the VIP

way, he bumped into his sister, Isabella Kingsley as she walked

going?" Isabella asked, looking behind Jason to see if the others were following him. "Is the meeting over already? That was quick." "I've got an emergency.

was very sure she was their mother's accomplice and that made

Jason couldn't even look her in the eye and he looked upset.

thoughts away and

Celeste asked when she saw Isabella walk in

replied, "He said he has an

clenched her hands into fists. She thought she had Jason under her control but lately,

problem?" David asked, sensing Celeste's

at all...

sat in his car,

hands tightening around the

flared. through him. His mother's