Chapter 75
Chapter 75 A Clown
She did not see the chairman’s face.
On the chairman’s face was a clown’s mask.
W-What the heck is this?
Is the chairman so ugly that he can’t show his face?
Heather was disconcerted.
“W-What are you doing?”
“There are some people I don’t wish to meet, so wearing a mask will be more appropriate. Alright. I still
have work to do. Go home.” Alex waved dismissively, motioning for her to leave.
Does he not want to see me?
There was an inexplicable sorrow that grew in her.
You don’t want to see me, but you’reing to my rescue every time I’m in despair.
“Okay. I’ll take my leave then, Chairman.” Heather turned around and took several steps before she
turned back to him.
“Right. Director, I really want to buy you a meal. To thank you for your help.” Heather looked at Alex in
anticipation.
“No need. All you need to do is to manage Jennings Corporation well. Once it makes profits, I’ll give
you 10 percent of its shares.” Alex motioned for her to leave again.
Feeling disappointed, Heather had no other option but to leave.
On the outside of the room, Jessica was waiting with equal anticipation. When she saw the upset look
on Heather’s face, she frowned.
“Jessica, have you seen the chairman’s face before?” Heather asked with a smile after collecting
herself.
“Huh?”
Feeling confused, Jessica nodded. “Yes. Why?”
“He must be handsome, right?” Heather continued asking.
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“Yes. He’s only in his twenties. He’s young.” Jessica still did not know what Heather was trying to say.
“No wonder,” Heather scoffed at herself under her breath.
The chairman was young and handsome. No wonder he was not interested in her.
However, she was sure that the chairman was acting so indifferently toward her today because she had
not divorced Alex.
Otherwise, he would not have mentioned Alex twice.
He must be afraid that my rtionship status would affect his reputation.
Heather nodded to herself. Yes. That must be it.
Why else would he help me?
Although she had given birth to a child, she had maintained her figure. Her skin was as wless as
those girls who had juste to age.
Above all, she had the perfect face.
She was confident in her looks.
Aftering to this conclusion, Heather tucked away all her disappointment and smiled. “I’ll buy you
dinner tomorrow night. I’ll be leaving now.”
“We’ll see. I’m not sure if I’ll be busy or not.” Jessica shook her head, not understanding why Heather
was suddenly in a good mood again.
The curiosity grew in her, and she re-entered Alex’s office.
When she entered, Alex was smoking on his chair. A clown’s mask was in his hands.
The look he had as he stared at the mask was full of self-deprecation.
I’m a f*cking clown.
This is what I look like.
“Mr. Jefferson…” Jessica softly called out.
With his eyes still fixed on the clown’s mask, Alex abruptly questioned, “Do you know how to sing Send
In The Clowns?”
“Huh? Yes. I often sang it at home.” Jessica looked at Alex, baffled.
“Sing it for me,” Alex muttered.
“What? Now?” Jessica was taken aback by his words. Although Alex looked calm, she could sense that
he was feeling down.
“Mm.” He nodded.
Jessica felt stumped and embarrassed.
However, Alex seemed to be waiting for her, and there was no one else in the office. She sucked in a
breath and started singing.
“Just when I’d stopped opening doors, finally knowing the one that I wanted was yours. Making my
entrance again with my usual ir. Sure of my lines. No one is there…”
Jessica’s tone was just right, and there was a hint of hoarseness in her voice. Despite singing it without
instrumentals, she was almostparable to the original singer.
As she sang, Alex became more and more depressed. Memories of his time with Heather shed
across his mind, and he looked as if he was upset and in pain.
All those times he had given his all, and all those time he had suffered in silence.
He had been trying his best to maintain the imperfect marriage.
Yet, in the end…