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Chapter 85: Engaged Partners
To Love You Again, My Husband
Chapter 85: Engaged Partners Third Person’s POV
After a meeting in his Company, Jackson heard a call from his phone. He frowned upon seeing it for as far as he was concerned, they never called him if it was not something urgent. He sighed before sliding it to answer.
“Mother. What’s with the sudden call?” He had a frown on his face and his assistant, the viewer from before his chasing begins and until now, felt that something ominous will happen shortly after.Property of Nô)(velDr(a)ma.Org.
His mother sighed on the other line, [“Come and have dinner with us.”]
Jackson stopped walking, which was followed by his assistant.
“A dinner? I have a full schedule tonight, so I am afraid I won’t-”
[“This is urgent so come quickly.”]
Left without choice, he hung up on the call. It was evident that he didn’t want to go there considering how bad his expression looks like. He pursed his lips and breathed out.
“Remove my schedule tonight and let’s go to my parents’ house.”
“Of course.”
He lifted his hand, “Actually… after reaching there, you can go home. I doubt if they will ever let me go home anyway.”
His assistant looked down, pretending that he didn’t hear anything and just silently bowed his head. As his mere assistant, he doesn’t have the right to intervene or question his actions. But the most painful part is that he can’t disobey his words even if it was hard to remove his schedule for tonight since he had long been demanding him not to put any schedule past 7 in the evening.
What could he be doing the time after 7? Well, it turned out that he was quite occupied with the exclusive shareholder of Halton group, Miss Airina Beverly. If so, are they in a relationship now despite the breakout news that they were once married?
In the meeting, Jackson didn’t publicly announce his past relationship with her which makes it more confusing and exciting to know. Of course, the curious assistant can’t shamelessly ask.
Like Jackson said, he bowed his head before leaving Jackson who gritted his teeth at the sight of his home.
When he got inside, the guards and maids bowed their heads at him politely and in 90-degree position.
“Mother, I’m here.”
He simply said and paid his respect by a mere a bow.
Afterward, he raised his head. “Tonight must be a rare day considering that everyone are present,” he looked around, “This isn’t a simple dinner.”
His mother nodded her head at him, acknowledging his presence. The last time he went here was to simply state that he is in a relationship with Airina, that he was also serious about this. Yet the other appearances of people in their family have made the doubt in him settle.
“I am certain that this is something urgent and important just as you told. I am not usually free so-”
His mother cut him off by saying, “You’re here to meet someone,” she then motioned her hand and then the curtain across him was lifted. Just then, a familiar figure came into his view, “She is the daughter of the CEO of the Montage group, Elisa Montage.”
Jackson tilted his head at the elegant demeanor Elisa exuded and couldn’t help but feel a bad omen from her.
The fact that she was here in this family dinner was one thing and that he was called without firsthand inquire proved his doubts real.
“Ah, so you are here. Didn’t you go overseas?” merely, he asked out of courteous.
Elisa lightly smiled, “Well, I wouldn’t miss the chance of being one of the family Georginia.”
Jackson frowned, giving his mother a warning glance. “So, I see that you’ve arranged an engagement talk with Elisa. But I don’t wish to-”
“Jackson this is-”
“I don’t wish to marry someone else,” he arched his brow, “Let me finish my words, mother.”
Elisa alternately looked at the mother-son pair, distinguishing that their relationship seemed to be more inclined to a bad one.
Elisa smirked, “I have seen the news that you were once married with Miss Airina, my friend. We’ve met a few times, yet she never told of it. Is that true?”
Jackson tugged his lips upwards, “I supposed not only the media is curious about my personal life. What made you think it’s real?”
“From the wedding photos down to the photoshoot-”
“Internet is quite scary nowadays. Moreover, other than that news it’s your right to know that I am in a relationship with the same woman you just mentioned.”
In that instant, Elisa’s complexion turned bitter and ugly as she lifted her eyes inadvertently threatening. It was as if telling that he really was shameless to lie in front of her when she knew the truth from Airina. She knew that feigning ignorance was the best however right in this situation, she felt like she had just been played flawlessly.
She opened her mouth but had to stop when his father told them.
“You two are perfect fit. I have also arranged some of my trusted reporters to reveal your official engagement tomorrow sharp 9 in the morning.”
Jackson licked his lower lip, scoffing. “I disapprove of this engagement over my dead body.”
His mother struck him with her cold eyes, showing pictures from a brown envelope.
“Come and look if you want proof,” she handed the pictures over his hand, “Because I don’t think Airina is interested in you as it turned out that she had been engaged with Matthew Halton just a few weeks ago.”