Getting My Ex-wife Back

“Zorion’s parents don’t like me, so I can’t go back with him. I’m planning to stay here to take care of Logan, but I’ve got nowhere else to stay the night. I could have gone to Jacky’s place, but it’ll put Zorion in an awkward position. It’s getting late. Can’t I just stay the night here with you?”

Raeleigh casted a glance at Xanthus, who had just come out of the kitchen. After some thinking, she said, “You can sleep with me in my room tonight. But you have to find somewhere else to rent tomorrow. Although Waverly Village is a village, its development is on par with Capital City, minus the hustle and bustle. Still, the accommodations here are pretty satisfactory.”

“Thank you.”

After that, Rossie followed Raeleigh into her room and stayed the night.

After taking a shower at night, Raeleigh lent Rossie a set of pajamas she had not worn yet.

Rossie got changed and went to lay on the bed.

Just then, she brought something up. “I noticed that you’re constantly looking for Jacky today. Are you two in some agreement with each other?” Rossie liked to get straight to the point as she had always been a direct person.

The lights in the room were off, but Raeleigh lifted her hand to turn them on because she wanted to see Rossie’s expression.

When the lights were back on, Rossie knitted her brow and raised her hands to cover her eyes. Raeleigh sat up and focused her gaze on Rossie’s face, observing every part of her plain features.

Rossie then also sat up, letting Raeleigh watch her.

“Collaborating with Jacky should be your last resort. I’m the better choice. I have money, and I will sincerely cooperate with you.”

“Jacky doesn’t like doing business. A man who started his career as a kidnapper wouldn’t even pay your business any attention at all.”

Raeleigh stared at Rossie for a long time. “It would be impossible for me to build a factory in the village without Jacky. Some things must go through him.”

“I’m Rossie Lautner. As long as I’m here, Jacky will have to do me this favor.”

Raeleigh chewed over this momentarily. “What about the provision division?”

“Fifty-fifty, we will each invest half and the company will have two chairmen. You can be in charge of the factory and designs while I will be responsible for sales.”

Raeleigh lowered her gaze in thought. “That won’t do.”

“I will be doing a condom business. How are you going to promote it?”

Hearing her words, Rossie fell silent for a moment before saying, “Condom business?”

“That’s right. That’s why I sought Jacky’s help. How am I going to sell them without him?”

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Condoms?

Rossie laid down and tugged at the quilt. “Let’s sleep.”

Raeleigh found this quite hilarious. Sure enough, no one would want to participate in this kind of business.

Raeleigh laid down as well, but she did not switch the lights off this time. She said, “I have another business in mind, but I’m not sure if it will work.”

“What kind of business?”

“There isn’t any factory ready for use in Waverly Village. Jacky has been strict in its management. He doesn’t allow any potential contaminants and pollutants to be present in the village. I’ve promised him to use eco-friendly materials for the production of the condoms or to use decontaminating equipment. He didn’t agree to it until I laid out these terms. I’ve been looking for him over the past two days because of this matter, but we still haven’t reached a final agreement. It’s because Jacky’s having a hard time believing that I can make it pollution-free, apart from decontaminating it.”

“So, he disagreed on going forward with it.”

“But a few days ago, I saw that villagers were preparing some local snacks that they stored in transparent jars. They’re pretty good. I’ve tasted them and I’m sure many would like them too.”

“If we can find a way to launch them in the market and set up our brand, I’m sure it will receive great demand for some time.”

“Besides, it won’t pollute the environment, and we’re alright to produce it on a large scale in the village.”

“I’ll think about it.” Rossie didn’t have much money at the moment, so she had to mull over it more thoroughly.

Realizing that it was already past two in the morning, Raeleigh switched the lights off and got ready to sleep. Before she dozed off, she asked Rossie, “How did you know that I would agree to cooperate with you?”

“Well, Deanna had come here for no reason, and the fact that Zorion had agreed to lure her here had been on my mind. I doubt that Jacky’s the mastermind behind the plan to kidnap me, so someone must have proposed it to him, and I think it’s you.”

Raeleigh cracked a smile. “Wow, you saw through that, huh? Impressive.”

“If you’re with Zorion long enough, you will be on tenterhooks too. Picking up on all these is just a matter of time.”

“You’re just a natural schemer.”

…

The two women chatted for a while longer until their eyelids refused to stay open.

The next morning, Raeleigh got up and went to see Jacky. She wanted to continue discussing the plans for the factory establishment. However, Jacky still turned her down.

“I’ve said that I won’t agree until I am sure of it. Allowing your brother to build a hospital in the village is already going to lead to pollution. I’ve already made an exception, and I can’t do it again.”

Raeleigh stared at Jacky. “But you promised me before. Are you going back on your words?”

“I had no other options back then.”

Raeleigh finally understood – even an upright man would not give in to certain things and would renege on his promise to others.

Raeleigh didn’t complain as she exited Jacky’s place. She could only accept the fact that she had been deceived.

She found this laughable. It seemed like there were only two men who would not lie to her – her father and brother.

They wouldn’t ask her to do something she didn’t like, nor would they expect her to repay their kindness when they helped her.

Knowing that her plan had fallen through, Raeleigh gave up the idea of doing business. She decided to focus on her studies and to go back to her life of simplicity.

In the twinkling of an eye, a new semester was about to begin. Jenna went to visit Raeleigh early that day, telling her stories of her school days. Later, she wanted to personally send her to Elkton University.

Raeleigh didn’t want to cause her any inconvenience, so she told her she would be leaving with Rossie.

“That won’t do. I will bring the two of you there.” Jenna wanted to take Raeleigh there in person, but she wimped out when she caught sight of her husband’s eyes.

Raeleigh packed her things up. “We are leaving.”

After putting the luggage into the car, Raeleigh, Xanthus, and Rossie departed to the university together.

Santiago did not come with them, nor did they ask if he would like to join.

When they arrived, Raeleigh got out of the car after Xanthus parked it. Rossie saw Zorion waiting for her on campus. She learned that his parents had kicked him out of the family over the call and she knew that he was currently living in the dormitory.

It meant that he couldn’t go back to his home.

After staring at him for some time, Rossie decided to walk over.

When she stopped in front of him, she asked, “Did you do it on purpose?”

Zorion lowered his head and held Rossie’s hand before he turned around and led her in without saying a word.