Adrian has already proposed breaking off his engagement to the Grayson family, no longer addressing Ethan as Uncle Four as before, and deliberately kept his distance after getting out of the car, addressing him as CEO.
In front of the Sullivan family, Ethan did not embarrass Adrian.
However, the thing that Jane Sullivan feared the most still happened.
After getting out of the car, Mrs. Sullivan took Adrian's hand and walked up to her.
"Jane, Yimo has told grandma that he's been busy with work recently, which is why he hasn't come to see you. You, girl, can't keep getting angry with Yimo over schoolwork. You should know that good men are scarce these days."
When Jane Sullivan's hand was held by Adrian, she did not refuse, Ethan frowned slightly, his gaze indifferent.
Fiona saw this and immediately went over to pull Mrs. Sullivan away, "Mom, it's late, let's go home first."
While speaking, she signaled Georgina with her eyes to come over and help, because angering Ethan would bring no good to their Sullivan family!
Georgina took Mrs. Sullivan's arm.
"Grandma, it might snow later, let's go home and chat. Have you forgotten? Your granddaughter is reviewing for her exams recently. What if she doesn't get into university? That would be terrible."
"Right, right, look at me forgetting. Jane has to apply for university, can't sleep too late. Let's go, call Yimo, we'll go home together."
Mrs. Sullivan, holding Jane Sullivan's hand, kept chatting with Adrian, completely ignoring Ethan. Only when she glanced at him did she stop and look him over.
"Isn't this Ethan from the Grayson family? What are you doing here? Didn't your father send you to the army?"
Hearing this, Ethan understood that Mrs. Sullivan was "senile" and completely mixed up the time.
"Uncle Four, my grandma, she..." Jane Sullivan lowered her voice, trying to remind him to play along.
"I'm on leave from the army, so I'm back for a few days, I'll return in a few days," Ethan said, his gaze staying on Jane Sullivan.
"Leave, huh? Then you have to perform well in the army, you know, in your family, your dad values you the most. Alright, no more chat, Ethan, you should head home, it's about to snow, the road is slippery."
Mrs. Sullivan said so, Ethan had to continue the act.
Walking to the car, he glanced at Jane Sullivan standing with Adrian, thinking to himself, wait and see how I deal with you!
...
Jane Sullivan left the Sullivan family at 11 p.m.
To avoid being discovered by her grandmother, she sneaked out.
Just as she opened the door, she saw Adrian standing in front of the car, obviously waiting for her.
"Jane, let me take you home."
Jane Sullivan, looking at Adrian opening the car door, said: "Adrian, thank you for helping my grandma today, but this doesn't mean we are back to how we were. My grandma is ill and can't distinguish the past from the present, but you are sober, you should know my current status, so Adrian, to avoid misunderstandings, we should still keep our distance."
After saying this, she turned and walked towards the road.
"Jane!"
Adrian quickly ran towards her, firmly grabbing her hand, "I admit that I was wrong in the past for not acknowledging our relationship due to family pressure, but Jane, I have changed now. I have defied my family and broken off my engagement with Sophia, all to win you back, can't you see what I've done?"
Winning back?
Jane Sullivan found it somewhat laughable, turning back to look at Adrian, her eyes full of mockery.
"Where were you when I went to the Gu family, crying and asking you to help our Sullivan family? Where were you when I was on blind dates with old men more than ten times a day, being ridiculed by them for being unwanted?"
Seeing Adrian not answering, she continued: "When you were in bed with Sophia, why didn't you think of me? Yes, the first time you were drunk, but what about the second time? The third time? Sophia didn't force you at knifepoint, so please never again say you did this for me, it only makes me feel disgusted!"
Seeing a taxi approaching, she immediately waved it down.
This time, Adrian did not hold her back, standing there watching Jane Sullivan leave, his handsome face filled with sadness.
*
In a nearby van, a man deliberately recorded this scene, then sent a screenshot to Sophia, asking if the video was more valuable than the photo.
Sophia opened it, seeing it was Adrian, she was almost furious enough to throw her phone away.
Unexpected
ly, having someone follow Jane Sullivan also captured Adrian. If this gets out, where would she, a Miss Grayson, put her face?
Thinking this, she immediately called the journalist's number, "Send me the video, and make sure no second person knows about it, or I'll make sure your family can't stay in Beicheng!"
After a while, she received the video. Seeing Adrian passionately trying to win back Jane Sullivan, Sophia's hands trembled with anger, biting her teeth as if she wanted to send the video to her grandfather right then.
But doing so would mean driving Jane Sullivan out of the Grayson family and also ending her own chances with Adrian.
No! She couldn't lose Adrian!
She must find another way to destroy Jane Sullivan!
On the TV, Joanne's show in London was playing, and a smug smile appeared on Sophia's lips.
After all, Joanne was not a fool like Abe...
*
Jane Sullivan took a taxi and arrived at the villa gate.
She needed to think about how to explain to Ethan about her grandmother going to see Adrian.
But after a long time of thinking, as the snow began to fall, she still couldn't find the right explanation.
In her dilemma, a car drove towards her.
Jane Sullivan looked up to see the car stop in front of her, the door opened, and Justin got out.
"Justin, why are you here?"
Justin looked sad, his walk a bit unstable, but his eyes were clear when he saw Jane Sullivan.
When he got close, she smelled the strong scent of alcohol on him, "Why did you drink so much?"
"Jane."
Justin stumbled over to her, took her wrist, and pulled her into his embrace, "If I had met you before Ethan, would you not have married him?"
Jane Sullivan took Justin's words as drunken talk, "Justin, you're drunk, let me take you home."
Saying this, she helped him towards the car.
Just as they reached the car, Justin suddenly turned, pressed her against the car, and caressed her cheek with his hand, "You haven't answered me."
"Justin, you're drunk."
Jane Sullivan tried to push him away, but then saw a black Bentley approaching, with Joanne in the passenger seat, and felt as if her heart was pricked by a needle.
Suddenly, Jane Sullivan gave up struggling, not caring if Ethan, driving the car, would get angry, and reached up to wrap her arms around Justin's neck.
"If I want to leave him, you'll help me, right?"
Justin clearly understood why Jane Sullivan's attitude had changed so abruptly, because he also saw Ethan in the driver's seat.
He leaned down, their foreheads touching intimately, "The words I've said to you, I never go back on them."
☆, 025 Jane Sullivan knew she had no way back.
Ethan, who was about to hit the brakes upon seeing this scene, suddenly curved his lips into a smile, speeding up instead, leaving Joanne completely unable to guess his emotions at the moment.
Sophia had called Joanne, telling her about Ethan's secret marriage, and had explained all of Jane Sullivan's family background, planning to meet the next day to strategize.
But unexpectedly, Jane Sullivan had ruined her own path without their intervention.
Thinking this, Joanne withdrew her gaze, tentatively speaking: "Ethan, the man just now on the roadside was Justin, right? I didn't expect Justin to be so wild now."
Before Ethan could reply, she continued: "That girl, I seem to have seen her somewhere. Don't you find she looks a lot like your secretary?"
"Janer, you're talking a lot tonight."
After speaking, they arrived at an apartment, and Ethan stopped the car.
Although Ethan didn't speak again, hearing the sound of the car unlocking, Joanne unbuckled her seatbelt, understandingly.
"Ethan, you've had a lot to drink tonight, driving might be risky. Why don't you stay at my place tonight?"
"I'm very sober."
Ethan got out of the car and opened the door for Joanne.
After getting out of the car, Joanne watched as Ethan started the car and turned back.
Was he going back to see that secretary?
Her lips slightly raised, she took out her phone and dialed Sophia's number.
"Make sure your people take clear photos, I'll need them tomorrow."
Sophia, looking at the photos of Justin and Jane Sullivan kissing, wore a triumphant expression.
"Xuan'er sister, don't worry, this time the photos are definitely high-definition! That little bitch Jane Sullivan won't be able to turn the tables this time!"
"Even if she wants to turn the tables, it depends on whether your uncle gives her a chance."
After all, the one thing Ethan can't stand in his life is betrayal...