The Reborn Wife Of The Tyrant CEO
Chapter 293 - 289

Chapter 293: Chapter 289

My hand was tightly clutching the cup, I was lost in silence for a long while.

The air seemed to solidify, the silence so thick it was suffocating.

"What’s up? Got some guessing now?" Jones broke the silence.

"You’re saying Damon and Ethan teamed up against my dad?" I finally voiced my unthinkable suspicion, "You think I’d believe that?"

"Why would Damon still be in contact with Ariel, why would he be with Ethan?" Jones shot back, a little nervously, "Why would you come here instead of just believing him?"

I sprang to my feet, my chest heaving with agitation, "Just spit it out, don’t pressure me!"

"I’m not pressuring you, I just want you to see the truth, instead of being fooled by him." Jones returned my gaze, his voice heavy.

"If you’re suggesting Damon and Ethan teamed up against my dad, what proof have you got? Why would he do that?" I forced myself to calm down, settling back down.

Since I was here, I had to clear things up.

Jones looked at me, silent for a moment, then answered, "You know, Ariel and I worked together once, so we’re still in touch," I know quite a bit.

"As for why Damon would do that, isn’t it obvious?" Jones tapped lightly on the table, "He wants you back, and now, hasn’t he achieved that?"

My last line of defense crumbled, even though Jones didn’t provide any evidence, what he said aligned with my suspicions.

I’ve had my suspicion that if Soul Enterprises could so easily frame my dad, could Damon be involved?

Just because Damon had been a big help recently, I didn’t want to consider this, I still needed his help.

"Didn’t you ask Damon to investigate your dad? Didn’t he quickly give you some leads? Haven’t you wondered how he got the info so quickly? Because he knows Ethan, he’s one of the masterminds!" Jones’s voice rose suddenly, his words shocking me.

I stared at him blankly, knowing I shouldn’t easily believe his words, but they were hard to ignore.

Was it Damon? Did he, Ariel and Ethan team up to oust my dad from his position, just to get me back?

So, he, Ariel and Ethan have been in contact all along. I just didn’t know.

I didn’t want to hear anymore from Jones. I turned and left.

Jones called out to me twice, but I went downstairs, then immediately turns back, rushed up, and took out the ring he gave me, "I don’t want anything to do with you or Damon, take your ring back."

A look of unbearable pain flashed across Jones’s face, he took a deep breath, staring at me, "Is this your choice? You are returning my ring and then go back to him to be deceived again?"

"I know what I’m doing". I was already somewhat numb, "But Jones, if you ever bring up my infertility again, if you use it against me, I will never forgive you, never see you again."

Having said that, I left again, not looking at his stunned face.

Damon is still hoping I could get pregnant, after all, I’m his parents’ favorite daughter-in-law candidate, they’re still hoping we’d get back together, if they knew I had fertility issues, I’d lose my leverage over him.

I suppressed my anger and distress, and returned to Starlight Estates.

Damon and the others had returned, all at home, Silas and Lisa looked grim, only easing slightly upon seeing me.

"Eliana, where’ve you been?" Lisa came over and took my hand, worriedly

"I just needed some fresh air." I forced a calm smile, "What’s up, you all look down?"

Damon looked at me deeply, his eyes as inscrutable as a dark pond, I couldn’t read him.

It seemed like there was a slap mark on his face.

’Did Lisa hit him?’ I thought subconsciously.

"It’s fine, I’ve dealt with Ariel, Eliana, you and Damon should go res"t. Lisa gave Damon a look.

Damon got up and walked upstairs, I didn’t refuse, and followed him.

Back in the master bedroom, I closed the door, Damon was taking off his jacket, his back to me, his voice low, "Did you tell my mom about seeing me and Ariel at the hospital?"

"Yep. held back my resentment, forcing a smile, ’Even if I didn’t, she’d find out, wouldn’t she?"

Damon threw his jacket on a chair, then turned to look at me, his handsome face clouded over, "You’ve never trusted me, have you? So you rushed to tell my mom, to get back at me."

I took a deep breath, retorting, "And you, do you trust me? Why were you with Ariel and not tell me?"

Damon’s gaze deepened, "If I said it was to get your dad out as soon as possible, would you believe me?"

"Oh, Damon, you know Ethan, but you still need to contact Ariel to hook you up with him, right?" I scoffed, "Are you kidding me?"

Damon’s eyebrows furrowed instantly, "Eliana!"

I cut him off, "No need to explain, since you’re so diligent, there should be progress soon, I’m all eyes."

Jones’s words affected me, although I tried to force myself to stay calm, I couldn’t help being malicious in my words.

After all that, I saw Damon’s face darken even more, but I didn’t care, because I felt like I was the one being deceived.

"I can’t sleep, and I’m going downstairs for some wine." I didn’t want to be around Damon in such tension, so I turned and left.

Silas and Lisa had gone to bed, but Hannah was still downstairs, seemingly waiting for me.

"Ms. Brooks." As soon as she saw me, she immediately handed me her phone which was displaying a video.

I played the video, the scene was set in a hospital. It showed a fuming Lisa, storming towards Damon and Ariel. She walked up to them and without hesitation, slapped Ariel right across the face!

"Ah!" Ariel shrieked, falling onto the floor. She covered her face, looking up at Lisa through teary eyes, "Wh...Why would you..."

"Mom!" Damon spoke up, but didn’t make a move to help Ariel.

Ariel was sitting pitifully on the ground, sobbing, looking all frail and helpless.