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“Hahaha… I know it!!” Harper said. She turned her gaze towards Jack. “Now, you believe me, Jack? I won! Don’t forget to fulfill your promise.”

Jack can’t help but chuckle, “Well, you are so damn right, Harper. No worries, I will never back out from what I promised you.”

“Yay! Thank you, Jack. I will send you the car specs I want,” Harper’s smile grew wider. Then she looked at Be again. The light in her eyes shone brightly as she said, “Oh, my lovely Be, thank you so much…”

Harper was pleased; she was going to get a new car after guessing that Be was using her Swiss Bank because she didn’t realize it.

Be frowned. Utterly confused.

Countless questions now fill Be’s mind, hearing Jack and Harper’s conversation — theypletely ignore her question. Instead, they are talking about something she didn’t understand.

“What are you guys talking about!? Gosh, can you guys answer my question!?” She said impatiently.

“Ups… Sorry, dear,” Harper said. “Be, did you forget what you dered in the past?”

Be was silent. She tried to recall something, but she still didn’t remember anything.

“When you decided to get married, you asked for time to step back from our business until you were ready to return,” Jack said, focused on the road.

“Yeah, I remember that. But I didn’t say I woulde back now. And what does that have to do with how you found out about my divorce?” Be asked. Before she wanted to continue her words, she saw their car slowly turn to the coffee shop.

“We will talk inside while drinking coffee,” Jack said, turning off the car engine to look at Be. “You don’t mind, right?”

“Sure,” Be smiled and followed Harper, who already left the car. “Tsk, can you wait for me?” she shouted, walking to Harper.

The three of them now settle on the table near the massive ss wall, with the street view in front of the cafe.

“Since when did you drink tea, Be?” Harper asked, staring at the tea cup in front of Be. She knew this girl was addicted to coffee and not a tea fan.

Be ignores Harper. She looks at Jack opposite her as if asking him to continue their conversation.

Jack didn’t rush to answer Be. He was amazed to see her; he realized how different Be was when theyst met three years ago and the Be sitting in front of him now.

This woman gained so much weight and dressed like she was still in her first year at university, wearing an oversized hoodie and ripped jeans with sneakers toplete her casual appearance.

However, although she wears a casual outfit, she still attracts people when they see her face; she looks beautiful.

After a few seconds passed, Jack finally spoke, “Be, you were the one who gave me that clue. You used your Swiss bank ount—”

Jack’s words nearly caused Be to choke. She cleared her throat before saying, “Damn it! How could I forget about that!?” She tapped her forehead lightly, feeling embarrassed for being suspicious of them.

“That’s why I guess you wanted toe back. Because you are the one who told us that if one day you use your Swiss Bank ount, that time means you wille back to thepany.” Jack exined further.

Be lost her words. She felt like Jack had stabbed her right in the heart; what he said was true. She suddenly felt annoyed by her mistake.

“Be, maybe you forget. But four years ago, you gave me the authority to take care of your assets. And, when I saw arge transfer of money from Tristan Sinir to that ount, and a few dayster, you made a transaction to buy property in this country along with ne tickets, I knew that you would be here today.”

Jack continued, “All transaction data from your Swiss bank ount will be sent to my email—” He chuckled amusedly, seeing Be stop him from talking.

“Okay. I won’t me you, Jack. But how did you know that he divorced me?” Be asked again. There’s no way he would know that just from her bank transactions, right!?

Jack didn’t answer her, but his gaze fixed on Harper. “You exined to her…” He said, then sipped his coffee.

Harper smiled again at Be.

“I just assumed you left him…” Harper said casually. However, when she saw Be narrow her eyes, she continued, “Geez, Be… why are you suspicious of me?”

Be didn’t say anything; she looked into Harper’s eyes sharply as if she wanted to know what she was thinking, looking for the traces if she had lied to her.

But Be didn’t see that Harper was lying. Just like Jack, Harper tells the truth. She feels relieved; they will never betray her — spying on her.

“Oh,e on, Be… I’m a girl, too. I immediately knew something had happened with you when Tristan suddenly sent you that much money after four years you married him. And… my suspicions got even stronger when I found out you also bought a house in this country.”

She couldn’t say anything. Harper is right. She fixed her gaze on her Earl Grey tea and sipped it slowly. For the next couple of minutes, she continuously sipped her tea.

“Did I guess, right, Be?” Asked Harper, almost sounding impatient.

Be ced her nearly empty cup on the table and nced at Harper, “Hmm, you are right. Tristan and I divorced. But…” she fixed her gaze at Jack. “I won’t return to thepany.”

Jack straightened his back, hearing Be refuse to return to thepany.

“Are you hurt that much that makes you want to hide from the world? Be, you can’t bury yourself in sadness. You deserve to be happy. Do something that can make you forget about that damn man.” Jack said.

Jack felt concerned seeing Be’s current condition. He knew that even though Be smiled as she spoke and looked strong, deep inside, she must be hurt.

“What Jack said is right, Be. You can’t dwell on sadness. You need to be happy too, darling…” Harper took Be’s hand and patted it gently. She was worried about her psychological condition.

Be smiled faintly. She was touched to hear that they cared so much about her. But unfortunately, they were wrong. Her divorce indeed hurt her, but the reason for not immediately returning to thepany was because of her pregnancy.

“Jack, let me correct my words… I won’t return now, but please give me more time.” Be said.

Jack and Harper feel relieved.

“How long?” Jack asked.

“Five years.”

“That long?”

“Yeah, I need five years to care for my child before I start working again.”

Jack and Harper were utterly shocked.

“Y-You are pregnant!?”