My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back - Chapter 271

Chapter 271: They Are Back Together?
“Sinclair Group…” Lucas said, turning his gaze to look at Thomas.

“HOLY CRAB! Why did Sinclair punish Dawson so severely? Since when did Brother Bradley have any connection with Sinclair Group?” Thomas asked in shock.

No one answered Thomas’s questions, and there was no sound in the room. Lucas and Jacob were drawn into their thoughts, having a mental breakdown with the twist that happened and knowing that nothing could stop it.

“Oh my god!” Suddenly, Lucas Donovan’s hand turned cold when he realized something. When he saw all eyes on him, he continued, “Did Tristan know Bradley was eyeing to marry his ex-wife? My daughter?”

“Huh?! How could he know? Did any of us here tell him about it?”

“What? No way! We are solid… Are we?”

The room temperature instantly dropped below zero.

Jacob opened his mouth to say something but stopped when he noticed his sister Emma’s happy smile as she looked at her cell phone. Her joyful smile instantly raised the suspicion in his mind.

‘Why did Emma smile? This girl must know something! She looks too delighted when the company is in a critical situation!’

Still, he refrained from confronting Emma about why she smiles when things are in bad shape. He didn’t rush to ask her but waited a few moments to confirm that his suspicion was reasonable.

He thought Emma’s bright smile would fade when she heard Lucas and Thomas arguing about Tristan Sinclair, which caused the Dawson Group to face their downfall. But no. Her smile remained unchanged. It was clear she was happy despite the terrible situation their company had experienced.

“Emma…” Jacob called unhurriedly and as calmly as possible. Still, his tone was assertive and powerful enough to make everyone suddenly hold their breath and turn to look at him.

“Yes, brother?” Emma responded, slowly hiding the smile on her face. She was surprised when she saw her older brother’s sharp gaze on her as if he wanted to drill her mind through his eyes.

“Emma, my dear sister. Would you mind speaking frankly with me? You know, hide nothing and tell me the truth,” Jacob asked firmly, but he spoke as casually as he could.

But the look in his eyes betrayed his casual tone. He clearly showed that he was giving an order. “What happened to our company and the Dawson Group?” Jacob continued.

Lucas and Thomas gasped in surprise at Jacob’s question. They both looked at their sister, Emma, curious about what was happening inside her mind.

Emma swallowed silently while trying to calm her expression, yet her stuttering betrayed her. “Wh-what do-do you mean? Wh-why do you assume I know so-something that you…you don’t?”

Jacob chuckled.

“I’ve known you for too long, little sister. Just a glance at your expression, I immediately knew that you were hiding something from me. All right, now tell me. Don’t try to lie to me. You know… I’m not a patient person, right?” he said sternly.

Emma gritted her teeth while silently cursing her eldest brother in her heart. She really couldn’t hide anything from him. How annoying!

After a deep sigh, Emma finally said, “I don’t know about the Dawson Group. But, Father called me this morning—”

“What!! Father called you?”

“Why didn’t you tell us earlier, sis?!”

Jacob narrowed his eyes at Lucas and Thomas, “Shut up, both of you!” he snapped. “Let her finish her words first before anyone says a word.”

They both pressed their lips, holding back the sudden curiosity in their minds and waited for Emma to finish speaking.

“Father called me, and in his ambiguous, passive words, I could tell that he was asking me not to get involved in whatever you guys were planning and going to do,” Emma said honestly.

This morning, she received an ambiguous call from their father telling her in many words, but basically, it comes to that.

When she asked her father for a more straightforward explanation or at least confirmation of what she thought he was saying, he said nothing else. He only asked her to visit him in the capital at her first opportunity.

At first, Emma wasn’t suspicious of her father’s words.

However,

After reading the news on the internet this morning about the sudden fall of their company’s share price and hearing almost all the companies that collaborated with them express worry about the company’s situation, they decided to withdraw from their project. Not only that, but their clients also started to get nervous, and some even canceled their new venture plans with her company. She began to connect it with her father’s vague warning.

And just now, hearing what happened to the Dawson Group from her brothers convinced her that her father’s words this morning must have something to do with all this.

“That’s all?” Jacob frowned. He still doubted it. This girl must be hiding something. She looked too relaxed.

“Yes. Father didn’t say much after that. He just asked me to visit him in the capital. So, I decided to fly there tomorrow,” Emma answered him.

“Sister Emma, what are you doing? Flying to the capital when the company is in this dire situation? Do you forget you are our CFO?” Thomas Donovan flared, looking at his sister. How could she leave when they were all stressed, trying to fix the problem?

Emma glared at her younger brother.

“Do not patronize me about what to do or not to do, Thomas. You don’t have to remind me of that. I know what I’m doing. Also, you have to understand that I’m an employee here. I have a right to take a day off! So, I will take my first day off in many years, starting tomorrow,” Emma said.

She turned her gaze to Jacob again, ignoring her foolish younger brother. They wouldn’t be in this situation if not for his stupidity in bribing officials.

Emma silently sighed when she saw Jacob looking pensive as if drawn into his thoughts. She knew this situation was not simple. Someone was stirring all this from behind, but she didn’t know who was trying to mess with their company and the Dawson Group.

The room fell silent again.

They were all lost in their own thoughts.

However, a few seconds later, one name appeared in Emma’s mind: Tristan Sinclair.

But again, she immediately dismissed that name because it seemed impossible for Tristan Sinclair to get involved with their family after what happened a few years ago.

‘Ugh! Why does this matter feel so odd? Tristan starts messing with the Dawson Group. He must know about my brother’s plan to force Bella to marry Bradley, right? But why!? Why did he do that?’

Instantly, Emma felt her blood turn frosty with her thought, ‘OMG! Are they back together?? That’s why Bella has returned to this country?’

She searched for her father’s phone number and texted him.

[Emma] Dad, are Bella and Tristan back together?

It didn’t take long for an answer to arrive.

[Dad] Visit me, and you will find your answer.

Emma’s hands trembled as she read the text.

‘Heaven! They are back together…’ she was sure of it.

Without waiting any longer, Emma stood. “Brothers…I have to go now. I still have many things to do downstairs.” She walked quickly and left the room without waiting for them to ask her anything.

She needed to fly to the capital as soon as possible.

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*CFO = CFO stands for “chief financial officer.” The CFO is the top financial position held by an individual in a company or organization.