Jasper’s lips stretched into a thin line. “She has Jameson now, besides her throng of brothers. I don’t


    need to kiss her ass even more. That’s embarrassing to a man of my stature.”


    Xavier quickly cried, “But Mr. Jasper, you’re not even in her neutral books at this point. This is the only


    way.


    to win her back!”


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    Jasper red at his secretary, making the man shut up instantly.


    “We’ve divorced. There’s no use trying to revive anything. I don’t intend on getting her back either.”


    Jasper cleared his throat, his voice hoarse.


    “What’s mine would never leave me, and what’s not, well, there’s no point chasing after it once it’s


    gone. I


    have never regretted leaving her. Never.”


    Sophia stormed back to Seaview Manor, bursting into tears even before stepping into the study. She


    clung onto Javier, sobbing and crying her misery out.


    “How could Jasper do this to his own sister? What a cruel child! He didn’t want to help. That’s fine. But


    how could he dismiss Betty from her post?


    “How could she ever regain her footing in thepany now? He can’t do this just because he’s CEO!


    He’s


    been disrespecting you more and more ever since you promoted him to this post!”


    “I was the one who gave that order.” Javier pushed Sophia away, feeling irritated. “I was the one who


    instructed Jasper to dismiss Betty.”


    How strange. Whenever Sophia behaved like this in front of him, he would always feel unbearably


    eager to


    appease her and make her happy again. His defenses would cave in like butter to a hot knife.


    But all he wanted to do right now was stay far away from her to get some peace of mind.


    Javier found himself reminiscing about Jasper’s mother more and more these days, of how proud and


    independent and strong she had been.


    She never once shed a tear nor pleaded so pitifully to him as Sophia did, trying to win his favor.


    Javier’s greatest regret in life was probably the fact that he never actually won Jasper’s mother over.


    It was during that time of his life that Sophia had appeared, fulfilling his masculine pride and desire.


    If only Jasper’s mother had been gentler with him. Maybe they wouldn’t have ended up like this. After


    all,


    he had truly loved her back then.


    “W-What?” Sophia gazed at him in utter shock. “What did you say, Javier?”


    “How could you expect me to keep her in thepany when she has made such a terrible mistake?


    Where would that make me stand, being the president of thepany? What would the world think of


    us?


    Javier asked sternly.


    Sophia retorted, “Is your pride as thepany president more important than your own child?”


    “I am Betty’s father, and I’m also the one steering thispany forward!” Javier eximed,


    angry now.


    He continued, “You can spoil your daughter all you want, but I cannot sit by and tolerate her actions at


    the


    “How could you say something like that, Javier? Do you hate me? Do you not love me anymore?”


    Sophia


    cried, inquiring the most inopportune question to pose to a man.


    “I do not have time to deal with this foolishness right now! Winston is dering war against us because


    of Alyssa, and I need to deal with this. They’re threatening to take this to court!” Javier angrily shoved


    Sophia away, making her fall back onto the couch.


    He added, “If you have so much time to whine and sob before me, why don’t you teach your daughter


    how


    to behave? Do you have any idea how much trouble Betty has caused us for all these years?


    How many times do I have to clean up after her? She’s 25 years old, Sophia. How much longer do I


    have


    to clean up her mess?”


    Sophia was frightened. “J-Javier…”


    “I don’t understand it. She’s my child too. Yet why is she so drastically different from Anne’s son? Look


    at


    Jasper. He’s never caused me any trouble and always kept thepany in check.


    “He even spearheaded thepany’s development way beyond that of the Schmidt Group!


    “On the other hand, your daughter has always found some way to be either useless or troublesome to


    us.


    So you’d better think about what you’ve done wrong in raising her!”


    Javier then stormed out of the study, mming the door behind him.


    Sophia’s eyes welled up with angry, hurt tears once more, and they cascaded down her cheeks.


    “Anne… That fucking bitch… You still haven’t gotten over her, have you? Hahahaha! So what? I still


    killed her in the end… I still killed her! Sophia cried hysterically, cackling and sobbing like a mad


    woman.


    Recalling Jasper’s words to her earlier today, her anger upped to no end. “I won’t stop here, Anne… I’m


    going to make your precious, darling son fall to ruins in my hands!”