Chapter 7 Riddle's Return

Jessica's POV

"Let's stop arguing, Jessica. Go home and put our house back together again, okay? I'll pretend I never saw this divorce agreement," Zander said, looking at me with the same tenderness as before.

There was a slight smile on his lips.

I had once found his smile deadly sexy, but now I found it bitterly ironic.

"Zander, you're pathetic," I said, looking at him sympathetically.

His smile disappeared and he suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "Even if you're my wife, you should watch your words. Stop provoking me."

"In fact, I have decided to give up the title of Mrs. Harrison," I said, spreading my hands and shrugging.

Approaching him, I picked up the divorce agreement from the desk. I turned to the last page and signed my name.

Watching him fight back his anger, I smiled faintly.

This was the Zander I knew.

"If you don't like this reason, I can change it. I'll send you another divorce agreement," I added.

As I turned to leave, Zander's voice echoed from behind me.

"Jessica, if you walk out of this office now, there is no turning back," Zander said coldly. "Are you really not considering Johnny? His company is like a leech on the Harrison Group. I wouldn't allow it to exist if it weren't for you."

My heart skipped a beat and I turned to look at Zander.

We had once loved each other, but now he was using Johnny as a threat.

As I looked at him, I felt the love in my heart for him dissipating.

He seemed to notice my change as well, showing a surprised look on his face.

"Do what you want," I said, not waiting for his answer, and promptly left his office.

As the office door closed, I heard the sound of something breaking inside.

Back in my car, instead of going to the office, I drove straight to Johnny's house.

I had left that house since my marriage, returning only for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

When Johnny saw me, he was overjoyed.

He smiled and said, "I've been feeling a little lonely, but here you are."

"Where are Downey and Rebecca?" I asked, looking around the empty living room.

Rebecca is Johnny's wife and Downey is Rebecca's son from a previous marriage.

Downey is three years older than me and currently works for Johnny's company.

"They went on vacation," Johnny explained.

"Work at the company is keeping me busy and I couldn't take time off."

I nodded, put on my slippers, and followed Johnny into the living room.

Looking at Johnny's aging face, I couldn't help but ask, "Are you in some kind of trouble?"

Johnny worked under my father, but he had been instrumental in raising me.

I couldn't be indifferent when it came to him.

Johnny smiled bitterly.

He said, "The assistant manager just called me to say that our business partner canceled all the orders. We prepared a lot of goods already, and now they're all stuck in the warehouse. If we don't find a new buyer for such a large batch of goods, our money won't circulate.

Those orders were from the Harrison Group. I hadn't expected Zander to really go after Johnny.

I tried to comfort Johnny by saying, "Don't worry, if the quality of the goods is good, finding buyers shouldn't be a problem.

Afterwards, I sent a message to Lucas, asking him to handle things for Johnny's company.

Back in my old room, I lay down on the bed and rested for a while.

In my semi-dream state, Johnny knocked on my door.

"Jessica, time for dinner."

I washed my face with cold water.

Once refreshed, I went to the dining room.

"I just received a phone call. Surprisingly, there's a company that wants to buy my goods. The specifications and price are the same as the previous order," Johnny said happily.

"Oh? What's the company's name?" I asked.

"Alpha Company," Johnny remembered.

I smiled and nodded since it was the company I just took over.

With a market for the backlog of goods, Johnny's mood improved noticeably.

He even had two extra turkey legs for dinner.

After dinner, Johnny and I talked for a while, and I didn't tell him about the divorce.

He didn't ask about my current life with Zander, either.

Back in my room, I got a call from Lucas.

"Miss Riddle, the company we were bidding for earlier contacted us today."

"Are they breaking the contract again?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Not exactly," Lucas paused before saying, "The company mentioned that their former representative, Tommy, was fired for taking bribes. So they're inviting us back into the bidding process."

I chuckled and said, "They don't want to offend either side, huh? No problem, I'll participate."