A cold gleam shed across Tom’s eyes. Was Jacqueline being used by Erin? Although he didn’t agree with Jacqueline’s actions, she did them for his sake.


    “Don’t do this kind of thing again. Damon is ruthless and never shows mercy. Going against him will only lead to trouble,” he warned her.


    Seeing Tom’s stern expression, Jacqueline bit her lip and cautiously said, “Tom, Ms. Jayston wasn’t hurt at all. If I just apologized, it would be over. But she refused to let me off Could it be because of Ms. Weir?”


    Tom narrowed his eyes and said coldly, “You mean she did it to get back at you for Vrie?”


    “Aside from that, I can’t think of any other reason why she would be so relentless,” Jacqueline replied.


    N and Vrie were good friends, and Vrie had misunderstood Tom’s rtionship with Jacqueline. If N was teaching Jacqueline a lesson on Vrie’s behalf, it would make sense.


    Seeing Tom’s grim face and silence, Jacqueline didn’t say anything more. She knew that speaking too much could backfire.


    After a long minute, Tom finally said coldly, “I’ll take you home first.”


    Jacqueline knew when to y nice around Tom, so she nodded obediently. “Okay.”


    N stayed at the auction until the end, but the person she was looking for never showed up.


    This person was once a senior executive at Harris Pharmaceuticals and had moved to anotherpany after its bankruptcy. He had been


    involved in investigating the ident back then and knew more than


    others.


    Despite that, he didn’te today, so she didn’t get a chance to ask. him anything.


    As she walked out of the banquet hall with the crowd, nning to call a taxi, she suddenly heard rk’s voice beside her. “N, are you still upset about what happened earlier?”


    N turned to look at him, her gaze indifferent. “No, there’s no need.”


    rk grabbed her wrist, leaned closer, and said in a low voice, “I had not choice earlier. You know I’m the CEO of thepany, but I don’t have any shares. If I offend our partners, my grandfather might remove me from my position tomorrow.”


    Every word he uttered was about his difficulties, hoping she would understand and sympathize with him. N found it somewhat amusing.


    She pulled her hand away and replied, “I know. I’m not angry, and I don’t me you.”


    After all, she no longer loved him, so she had no expectations of him.


    However, to rk, her words seemed like a statement of extreme disappointment.


    “N, bear with it a little longer. Once I get the shares and be the Sumner Group’s true decision–maker, I won’t let anyone bully you again,” he pleaded.


    N pressed her lips together and said slowly, “I really don’t care about these things, and you don’t need to make any promises to me.”


    Once she uncovered the truth about the Harris Pharmaceuticals incident, she nned to divorce him. In the end, she was merely using him right now, so she had no reason toin if he chose to


    sacrifice her.


    rk’s gaze darkened. Her words made his heart sink. If she still cared about him, she wouldn’t be so calm. To be this indifferent meant she no longer had any feelings for him.This is from N?velDrama.Org.


    His heart felt like it was being squeezed tight. He looked at her with deep sorrow. “N, if you don’t love me anymore, why did youe back to me?”