Chapter 50: The rivals in Love rival

Tina looked at me gently with a smile that was like a blooming rose, charming and demure, "This is..." "She is Jacqueline Thompson, the president of TR Group, and she is the one who bought the sapphire." "Oh, you're the one who bought the sapphire I have sent Auntie." She said leisurely. I was speechless. The sapphire had been given to Elias' mother by her? "I'm Tina Charleson, nice to meet you." Tina reached out her hand toward me, "Jacqueline, I've heard a lot about you." Instead of calling me Ms. Thompson, she called me Jacqueline. It was full of provocation. I also reached out my hand. Pretending was one of the easiest things, "It's my honor to see the famous designer Ms. Charleson." "Elias, Uncle Shanon and Aunt Shanon have come. Aren't you going to greet them?" When Elias heard it, he seemed a little nervous and said to me, "Ms. Thompson, please excuse me for a while." "Okay." Although I knew it was a trick to make Elias leave us alone, I didn't know what Tina wanted to do. Five years ago, I had known that Tina was the fiancée of the young master of Silva Consortium. However, I hadn't known at that time that Elias was the young master of Silva Consortium. "Ms. Thompson, thank you for what you have done." She raised her glass toward me. I wasn't sure what she was talking about. "For the charity dinner tonight and for you taking care of Elias back then." I hid all my emotions. "Ms. Thompson, I assume you're aware of the relationship between Elias and me." I pressed my lips together and then said, "I know a little." "A little? What do you know?" She pressed on, but I was no pushover. I said with a smile, "The news is a mixture of truth and falsehood. I'm usually busy and don't have much time to pay attention to this kind of news. Sorry." "A mixture of truth and falsehood. Your wording is really... unique." Tina smiled, "So, do you think my relationship with Elias is true or false?" I laughed but didn't say anything. She was provocative between the lines and made it clear that she had known it when Elias and I had been together. What kind of mindset had she had when she had watched her fiancé-to-be fall in love with another woman and even get married? "Elias has been young and proud, which has caused you trouble. Sorry about that." She wanted to compete with me? Well, I had fought with countless wily old foxes in the business world. "Not that young." I retorted, "At least he has reached the legal age of marriage." At those words, Tina's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly. I looked straight at her defiantly. At the moment when the atmosphere became tense, Elias came over. Tina immediately changed into an appearance in delicate health, "Elias, I'm a little dizzy. Can you help me to take a rest?" I stood aside and quietly watched her. Was she playing a show here? Elias glanced at me and did not agree, "I'll ask someone to send you back." Tina's froze for a second, but since she had "acted", she had to go through with it, so she nodded, "I'll go back first. Don't be back late." With that, she straightened his tie affectionately. Elias frowned slightly and took a step back subconsciously. Elias frowned slightly and took a step back subconsciously. Tina did not seem displeased when she saw it, instead, she smiled lightly, turned around, and left. Once she left, I didn't even look at Elias and walked away. "Jacqueline..." He caught up with me. After walking to a corner, I stopped, turned around, and stared at him sternly. "Let's get divorced." I said. Elias shuddered and his pupils were filled with shock. I said without mercy, "We should have gotten a divorce five years ago but it's been delayed for so long. It's just about time to settle it now, not to mention..." I mocked him, "I can't delay your second marriage." I spoke sarcastically on purpose. As expected, Elias' handsome face turned gloomy hearing this. "Tina and I are not what you think." "It has nothing to do with me anymore." I didn't want to be thinking about love all day. I had been stupid enough but now I came to my senses. "We'll go get a divorce when things come to a successful conclusion here." After the dinner, I took an overnight flight back home without saying goodbye to Elias. I didn't know if it was because of the continuous travel, I fell ill as soon as I got home. When I was in a feverish daze, a pair of cold hands touched my face and a voice said worriedly, "Grandma, when is Mommy going to get better? Her forehead is still hot." I spoke, my voice hoarse, "Nicholas, it's okay, Mommy is fine. Go out and play. Don't catch a cold from me." "I want to stay with you. Mommy, I'll fan you so that you can recover soon." Feeling the cool breeze, my nerves, which had been tense all the time, slowly relaxed. Even though Elias was evil, at least he had done a good deed. That was to leave me such a lovely boy. I loved him more than my life. By the next morning, my fever was finally gone. My mom brought over a bowl of oatmeal and looked at me worriedly. I felt nervous at her stare, "Mom, what's wrong?" "Jackie, if you still consider me as your mother, tell me everything. I feel sad to see you hide everything in your heart." She said and wiped the tears from her eyes. Looking at the wrinkles in the corners of my mother's eyes and the gray hair that had just grown on her head, I felt I deserved to die. "Mom, I'm sorry I made you worry so much." "You are our daughter and we're supposed to worry about you. Your father and I have lived most of our lives and we wish for nothing but that you and Nicholas are healthy and happy." "But I know you're not happy at all right now." I took a deep breath, "Mom, I found Elias." My mom's eyes widened in disbelief, "You found him? Where is he? Is he alright? Where is he?" "Mom, he's not my husband anymore." "What do you mean by that?" "Come over here and look, isn't that Elias? Why is he on TV?" My dad yelled from outside. My mom and I got up at the same time and came into the living room. My dad said to my mom with a puzzled look on his face, "Come here and see if it's Elias. I can't see clearly." My mom went over and took a closer look, "It's Elias. Why is he on TV? What is this place?" They both looked back at me. I spent half an hour telling them everything I knew. I didn't know what my dad had imagined in his mind. After listening, he was so angry that he pounded the coffee table, "This brat has go too far. How dare he fool our daughter? I'll fly to France right now and beat him up to let him know that he can't play with my daughter's affections." "Can you keep your voice down? Nicholas is sleeping. You're going to wake him up!" My mom chided him for being so startled. My dad's chest rose and fell, "But how can I swallow this? Our daughter has been pregnant and had a baby all by herself, and she even kept all the pain and aggravation inside. But what about him? What has he done? He has played with our daughter's feelings and then left without a word. Bastard!" "I hate him, too. I thought he would take good care of our daughter, but he turned out to be such a man!" My mother was also furious. I interrupted my parents, "Mom and Dad, don't be angry. I'll take care of this myself."