Stop Panicking! Miss Jacobs will Not Look Back!-Chapter 160: Personally Cutting Off Her Suitors Before Getting the Divorce Certificate (Part 3)
Elias Langley glanced in that direction for two seconds, then smiled lightly, "I’ve eaten raw meat in the jungle, unwashed. Can that compare with you?"
Juliana Jacobs was stunned by his words.
Elias’s smile broadened, "With fried rice this fragrant, why are we competing over who’s more ’wild’?"
This meal didn’t have The Azure Pavilion’s servers in golden brocade robes serving dishes, nor gold-rimmed stable bowl plates.
Yet, he even finished off the pickles sent by the owner.
Juliana should have felt upset, but after the meal, her mind actually calmed down.
Afterward, Elias drove her to the entrance of her residential area, but she didn’t immediately get out of the car.
"What, reluctant to leave me?" he asked half-jokingly.
Juliana felt a bit embarrassed, "Can you take me back to The Valeron Restaurant? My car is still parked there."
She shook the car keys in her hand.
Instead, Elias took the keys away.
"I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning."
"But..." Juliana hesitated, "I haven’t thought it through yet."
Elias smiled gently, "Can’t we even be friends?"
His demeanor was composed, without any oppressive sense of entitlement brought on by his status.
Juliana looked at him, her heart slightly stirred.
From the first time they met, he had always given her space to choose, and it was still the same now.
Being in a high position yet maintaining this respect was hard not to be moved by for any woman.
"Then... see you tomorrow."
She lowered her head and got out of the car, and Elias grabbed her hand.
Gently, but with enough force to make Juliana stop.
The man cast a sincere gaze at her, "I promise I’ll handle my matters, and what about yours?"
Is it about divorcing Evan Grant?
For a moment, Juliana felt a bit confused, "It should be soon."
After saying that, she pulled her hand away and quickly walked into the residential area.
It wasn’t until her figure disappeared behind the porch that Elias started the car and slowly drove away.
Not far away, a Maybach sat silently under the shadow of the plane tree.
Evan sat inside the car, a cigarette between his fingers with a long ash trailing off.
He watched the scene just now through the car window.
The hint of shyness on Juliana’s face stung his eyes.
The reflection in the car window showed his taut jawline, and the air inside was filled with a cold silence...
The next day, afraid that Elias would arrive too early, Juliana got up half an hour earlier than usual, prepared herself, and waited for his call.
Just then, the doorbell at home rang.
She picked up her bag and opened the door, only to find Evan standing there.
Juliana’s smile froze.
"What, seeing me makes you lose your smile?"
Instinctively, Juliana wanted to close the door, but he reached out to stop it, squeezing himself inside, pushing closer to her.
Juliana retreated repeatedly until she bumped into the sofa, about to fall over.
In a swift move, Evan was in front of her, pulling her into his embrace.
However, his ultimate intention wasn’t to stabilize her, but to hold her waist tight and tumble into the sofa with her. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
Panicking, Juliana struggled, but he held her shoulder with one hand and suddenly lifted her pant leg with the other.
"No, let me go!"
Juliana was so frightened that she kicked and punched him without hesitation.
Evan momentarily lost focus and took a punch to the face.
But he wasn’t angry. Instead, he pinned her hands down and said in a low voice, "Stay still, let me see where you fell yesterday?"
Juliana’s eyelashes grew moist, gritting her teeth, she said, "So early, not staying in bed with your sister, coming here playing the nice guy? You’re filthy, let go of me!"
Evan laughed at her last words, "Jealous?"
There’s no communicating with someone mentally sick.
Juliana turned her face away, refusing to look at him.
Evan forcibly turned her face back, making her look at him.
"Do you like Elias Langley?" His eyes were gentle, but his voice was very cold.
Juliana couldn’t shake off his hand, through clenched teeth she spat out four words, "None of your business!"
Evan’s voice got even colder, "From what I know, he’s married."
Juliana retorted angrily, "Then great! Being with him, no one bears any burden!"
"Juliana!"
His grip on her cheeks tightened, eyes filled with suppressed pain.
"You clearly know everything, why can’t you give me a bit more time? How can he possibly know you better, care for you more than I do?"
"What do I know?" Juliana forcefully argued, "All I know is the pain you’ve caused me time and again for others. Evan, I was blind to ever like you. Now I hate you, wish you’d disappear this instant!"
Evan suddenly stopped.
So she hated him like this, yet hate is the flipside of love!
After a moment, the anger in his eyes faded, he let go, even gently helping her sit properly.
"You still like me, don’t you?"
Juliana shrunk on the sofa, looking away, refusing to answer him.
But Evan laughed, "My Juliana wouldn’t do anything foolish. You hate every time I chose someone else and hurt you, so you’re using Elias Langley to provoke me. Once I sort everything out, you’ll come back to me, right?"
At this point, the doorbell rang again.
This time, it must be Elias Langley.
Since her phone was on vibrate, he’d called multiple times, but she didn’t answer, so he must have come himself.
Juliana immediately stood to open the door, but Evan pulled her back.
"Think carefully about what you really want, before deciding whether to answer the door!"
Juliana was caught off guard by his words.
So is he here today to handle divorce proceedings?
Outside, Elias waited for ten seconds, hearing no sound from within.
He was about to call someone to handle the situation when the door suddenly opened a crack.
"Mr. Langley," Evan’s clothes were disheveled, eyes full of mockery, "this early, my wife is still asleep, do you need something from her?"
Elias hid the surprise in his eyes, looking calmly at him, "What have you done to her?"
Evan laughed, "She’s my wife, I couldn’t possibly harm her. Isn’t it inappropriate for you, a married man, to care so much about another man’s wife?"
Elias remained unfazed, eyes steady, "Let her come out and speak."
The two men, separated by a crack in the door, locked eyes, the atmosphere suddenly tense.
Evan chuckled.
The door slowly opened wider, and he stepped aside, allowing a glimpse of Juliana. Her
Her hair was slightly disheveled, clothes... very wrinkled.
These traces of struggle could mean something else to Elias.
But Juliana had no way of explaining it to him now.
"Mr. Langley, you should leave... my husband is here, my matters... are none of your concern."
Elias pressed down all the turmoil in his eyes.
"Are you really okay?" he still wasn’t reassured.
"I’m fine." Juliana said, surprisingly calm.
"Sorry to disturb."
No questioning, no lingering.
He turned and headed to the elevator, his retreating figure composed and crisp.
After closing the door, Juliana restrained her emotions and asked Evan, "Are you satisfied?"
Evan brushed against her face, "Of course."
Someone as proud as Elias, having been humiliated like that, would never turn back.
Even if there was some attraction between him and Juliana, it should now be thoroughly crushed, scattered to nothingness.
What Evan wanted was to personally break off any potential romances for her, leaving only himself.
Yet, Juliana pushed him away, her restraint evident as she said, "Can you leave now?"
