The Bride’s Revenge

Chapter 20 Jameson’s Idealistic Thoughts

Jameson tore the contract and tossed it away. The air in the room tensed up as other executives, who had just come out of the meeting, discreetly passed by, avoiding confrontation. As Jameson’s secretary, it was inappropriate for Joe Sedwig to simply leave without a word.

He stood to the side, attempting to minimize his presence. However, no matter how inconspicuous he tried to be, he could not escape Jameson’s attention. Jameson glanced at him and demanded, “Give

me your phone.”

Joe’s face turned pale as he handed over his phone. He glanced at Jameson and reluctantly extended his phone. “Chairman Jameson.”

Jameson took the phone without a word. Seeing that it was locked, he was about to speak when Joe, nervously, stepped forward and used his fingerprint to unlock it.

Jameson’s face remained stoic as he entered Marion’s phone number on Joe’s device. This time,

Marion answered promptly, “Hello, this is Marion.”

“It’s me,” Jameson replied, suppressing his emotions. Despite his efforts, Marion could still discern

in

her head to look at her still–braced leg, Marion spoke icily, “What’s the matter? We can discuss

abruptly. Jameson opened his mouth, but before he could utter a word, a busy tone echoed from the phone. When he tried calling again, he was met with the same busy signal.

Joe’s number.

felt a mix of frustration, powerlessness, and fear. The understanding and considerate Marion he once knew seemed to have disappeared. Of course, he could

on his actions and acknowledged that what he did that day

accident was an unexpected tragedy, and he had not anticipated the

than a month–long stay in the hospital, Richard and Cassie had urged him to leave. Yet, he could only secretly stand outside her

type to vacillate between choices. His feelings for Sally were nothing more than guilt. She could scold him and blame him, but how could she deny him the chance to explain?

uneasy and held a fear that their

remained silent, and Joe stared at the phone in his hand. Although worried about the phone getting damaged, he sensed that Jameson’s mood was off at the

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to Joe. “What about the 640 I asked you to buy

wedding, intending to gift it to Marion on the day they received their marriage certificate.