Too Much to Bear My Love

Chapter 894 An Unbridgeable Abyss

“Obviously, I called you here to discuss what to do about Oscar. However, if you’re willing to offer yourself up for slaughter, you’re welcome to walk out that door anytime,” June said, pointing at the main door.

Glancing at the door, the troubled Noah began to calm down. “June, not only have you lost your company trying to take Oscar down, but you have also vanished into thin air. Do you really think you’re still a match for him?” Noah sneered while crossing his legs.

June fiddled with his fingers and pretended not to have heard the snide remark.“I didn’t vanish into thin air. All I did was return to my country undetected and borrowed some powerful resources from my family. My lying low was part of my plan to launch a more devastating counterattack.

As of now, I want him to feel smug about himself so that when he lets down his guard, that’s when we’ll strike.” June’s tone brimmed with confidence as if he could already envisage Oscar’s defeat at his hands.

After giving June a doubtful look, Noah was certain of his evaluation of the former’s strength—it wasn’t enough to take Oscar down.

“Mr. Walker, you have no other choice but to work with us if you want to save your company from ruin. The dire circumstances you’re in couldn’t be more obvious to me.” June’s lips curled into a smirk.

With a slightly darkened expression, Noah took a small sip of wine. “I didn’t reject the idea of collaborating with you although this is clearly a Hail Mary. That said, you have to tell me what your plan is first.”

“I’m in no hurry at all. We’ll wait till your company is on the brink of bankruptcy before we return to this topic. That will allow you to rise from the ashes,” June said in a nonchalant tone.

The response triggered a fit of rage from Noah. F*ck you and your rise from the ashes talk. As of then, he was being driven up the wall by government officials who were incessantly blackmailing him by conducting daily checks on him. Every time they did, he had to treat them to a meal in a luxury hotel and every meal cost a bomb. Despite being fully aware that he was being extorted, he remained helplessly at their mercy.

“June, it’s clear to me that your offer was never sincere. I’ll be taking my leave now. Come back when you’re really serious. There’s a big mess in my company waiting for me to clear up, so forgive me if I don’t have time to waste on listening to you and Ms. Larson rattle on,” Noah replied. He then got up and left.

June made no effort to stop him.

Once he was gone, Jennifer sat upright with an insidious smile on her face. “He’s leaving. Aren’t you going to stop him?”

“Why should I? It’s his company that’s going bankrupt. He’ll come back if he intends to save it. There’s little I can do if he insists on continuing on the path of destruction. Anyway, how is that girl whom you paid to get plastic surgery doing? If I recall correctly, her name’s Rory Sanders. It’s time to put her to good use. Otherwise, the money spent on her will be nothing but a waste,” June said, taking another sip of wine.

“I’ve already put her to work behind the scenes. As a rising star, she has plenty of opportunities to attend banquets together with rich businessmen, making it easy for her to run into Oscar. Also, you can rest assured that she’s a cunning girl who knows her way around men.” Jennifer got to her feet and walked up to the window. As she gazed at the colorful neon lights outside, her eyes narrowed and her face turned cold.

June sneered and gave Jennifer a thoughtful look.

“Jennifer, you’d better not have groomed an ingrate. After using your money for plastic surgery and leveraging your network for movie roles, she has now become a starlet. In the event she becomes too big-headed and refuses to obey you, your efforts would have gone to waste. Don’t you forget that.”

A vicious glint flashed across Jennifer’s eyes.

“Don’t worry. I’m no longer the same person I was before. I’d failed to protect my mom because I wasn’t ruthless enough. Now that she’s dead, I’m not going to let her dying wish be unfulfilled. After giving Rory everything she has, I obviously have my way of keeping her on a leash. I have in my hand nude photos of her and pictures of her before and after the surgery. And I keep close tabs on her family too. If she doesn’t want to be exposed or see the lives of her family threatened, she’ll have no choice but to take orders from me. Do you really think that I’m foolish enough to groom a stranger without any countermeasures?”

Giving Jennifer’s silhouette an approving look, June curled his lips to reflect the good mood he was in.

“Jennifer, you have grown more devious, but I like the way you are now. You used to be so indecisive, causing your mother to lose her life,” June said as he walked up from behind and wrapped his arms around her waist.

No sooner had his hands made contact than her body froze. When she tried to struggle free, he responded by tightening his hug.

go, or that’s the end of our

comply. Instead, he planted

“Jennifer, your scent is as fragrant as ever. Compared to Cassie,

hair to stand on end and her eyes to

of his grasp with all her might,

can kiss our partnership

painful cheek, June raised his head and looked daggers

hit me again. Don’t forget we men have our pride. You’d

look of disdain before grabbing her bag and storming

leaving silhouette with his fiery eyes, June stroked his cheek subconsciously. “Jennifer, you’ll be mine sooner or later. When that happens, let’s see

disgust. If not for

was hard for any woman

reddened as she stared out

had morphed into someone that even she failed to

on herself, she knew now wasn’t the time to wallow in her sorrow. Now that she had

in mind, she turned on the

the door, she was greeted by the sight of

locked until Jennifer retracted

be lucky enough to

shoved his hand aside and strode right

a lot before getting together. Are you really willing to abandon our relationship just like that?” Carter questioned, following

breath, Jennifer suppressed the pain within her as she answered, “Carter, it’s over between us. Please leave. You’re not

at her, his eyes brimming

me. Will you come

will agree to reconcile.” Jennifer returned to where Carter was standing and handed him a purple

his head to look at the bottle in her hand, an unfathomable

it. Jennifer—unsurprised—retracted her hand. Perhaps I’ll

by his reaction. But now, such emotions had been buried in the

way I can ignore my mom’s last wish. Amelia and Oscar are fated to be

him as if she could see

Despite your repeated claims of loving me, I’m nothing but a replacement for her. At the end of the day, I’ll never take her place in your heart. You might have feelings for me,

intently, he had no words to rebut

years of longing for her, it was impossible for him to forget her

away and start all over again. I swear I’ll treat you like a queen to make up for the wrong I have done you.

him a

should go. It’s really over between us,”

mother who, on her deathbed, had continued to object to her relationship with Carter. The latter feared that her daughter

someone else in his heart whose importance outweighed that of Jennifer. A

Jennifer didn’t blame the former for her stance. Instead, the emotional struggle