The Ex-husband Wants to Get Power Every Day After the Divorce - Chapter 272
Chapter 272: Chapter 271: Almost
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“Mr. Leaford, this call ”
“It’s from Zoey.” James Leaford managed to choke out a few words.
Zoey calling him at this moment surely meant that she wanted to persuade him to change his mind. If Mr. Jenkins hadn’t intervened, he might have rejected the thought of unifying with the Jenkins family after calming down. But now that Mr. Jenkins had stepped in so decisively, he no longer had a reason to refuse.
He could not pick up this call from Zoey, and he dared not.
As a grown man, the father of two daughters, he had never felt so impotent.
Thinking of his daughter going to marry that fool, James Leaford could no longer hold his tears back and burst into tears in public.
Looking at James Leaford, who was no longer able to maintain his dignity and was weeping inconsolably, all the shareholders in the room averted their eyes in silence. Those with strong empathy also had their eyes reddening in secret.
Many people think that company leaders lead bright and shiny lives, but those people don’t know the burdens they bear for the survival of the company and to prevent their subordinates from losing their jobs.
“Mr. Leaford, maybe we should come up with a new plan ”
Someone couldn’t help but speak up.
Once one person voices an opinion, others follow.
“Indeed, Mr. Leaford, your daughter is very accomplished. I heard she was the top scorer in our province during the college entrance examination, and she even received direct admission to her doctoral degree. It would be a real shame for such an outstanding child to marry the fool from the Jenkins family ”
“Mr. Leaford, we are all old now. It’s our duty to shield our juniors from adversity. Allowing the younger generation to make so many sacrifices for the company leaves us with no face. Listen to my advice. Let’s bear the burden together. We can’t let your daughter sacrifice herself for nothing.”
Barely a few words from others warmed James Leaford’s heart that had just cooled off.
Who said there are only profits left in the company? When he truly encountered difficulties, those who had been with him for years once again stood up to shoulder the burden with him.
Looking at the senior executives and shareholders, James Leaford felt a burning heat in his heart.
James Leaford turned off his cell phone, took a moment to gather himself, and said, “Sacrificing my daughter is the most heartbreaking thing to me. I thank you all for understanding. I will negotiate this matter with Mr. Jenkins again. If it really doesn’t work out, I can personally pay off the Jenkins family with my shares.”
He knew very well that Mr. Jenkins didn’t care about money, nor did he care about his shares.
But as Zoey’s father, he couldn’t just hand her over without doing anything.
He had to protect his niece, as well as his own daughter.
Upon seeing James Leaford hang up her call, Zoey turned to Molly Walker and said with concern, “He’s not picking up my call. Do you think something could have happened?”
Thinking of James Leaford’s disoriented state today, Zoey’s heart rate went up.
She had almost taken a wrong step just a while ago. Could it be
“If he doesn’t answer the call, let’s go to his office and find him.” After learning about the unreasonable demand made by Mr. Jenkins, Molly Walker was also very worried.
James Leaford was not like Samuel Richardson, who was adept at trading his daughter for prosperity. If James Leaford had to compromise even though he knew he could not fight the Jenkins family, it would only break his spine, until the man, who was once a soldier, was destroyed.
Zoey was also very concerned about her father. Now that she had also received this good news, she couldn’t wait to tell James Leaford. Ivy certainly was resourceful; she could protect all of them, and she wouldn’t need to marry that fool.
At this time, James Leaford had already left the company.
The icy northern wind blew through, penetrating his thin clothing. He had left his coat in the office. He wanted to walk home in the cold wind, as if only then, could he clear his head.
Perhaps he had too much on his mind. When crossing the road, he didn’t notice that the red light was on.
A large truck came straight for him as if it had gone out of control.
Just when he was in the jaws of danger, a dazzling sports car drove towards the truck’s wheel.
The wheel brushed past the car’s body, and the truck driver seemed to come to his senses only then, and immediately reversed the steering wheel and slammed on the brakes.
Following this, there were brakings all around.
The noisy street suddenly became terrifyingly silent.
James Leaford looked at everything that had happened, his body frozen in place.
He had narrowly escaped death.
He looked at the yellow Lamborghini sports car, steadied himself and walked towards the car.
Just now, the person in this car had saved his life.
In the car, the person sitting beside Michael Gallagher was still in shock.
“Michael Gallagher, are you crazy! We almost died just now!” Jake Leaford, sitting in the passenger seat, was as pale as a sheet. Thinking of what happened just now, his heart had yet to settle.
Although the car was expensive and its hardware was not bad, it was just asking for death to compare it with the large truck.
Fortunately, the sports car’s cockpit had good safety performance, and the truck driver’s reaction was quick, so the wheels didn’t come crashing down on them.
Michael Gallagher’s lips were tightly closed, his grip on the steering wheel firm, and his handsome eyebrows tightly furrowed.
Michael Gallagher had immediately come to James Leaford after knowing the conditions proposed by his grandfather.
James Leaford, wearing thin clothes and allowing the wind to brutalize him, was visibly not in a good state.
Michael Gallagher had been following him the entire way, and in the moment before the truck could hit James Leaford, he consciously drove towards the truck without any hesitation.
James Leaford was doing all of this for Molly Walker.
And he was Molly Walker’s uncle. If he ran into trouble, she would definitely be upset.
That moment, he had no hesitation, as he wanted to try and protect the person she wanted to protect.
His shoulder throbbed with constant pain. Michael Gallagher furrowed his brows and bore with the pain as he drove the car away from the street.
Watching the car drive off, James Leaford was slightly taken aback.
The person who saved him just left like that?
James Leaford instantly regretted, if only he had noted down the license plate number.
He took a look at the wide-eyed, shivering truck driver.
The truck driver’s clothes were a bit worn, even the woolen hat on his head looked old.
James Leaford thought for a few seconds, but in the end, he chose not to blame the driver.
Michael Gallagher drove to the hospital and told the person still muttering beside him, “Get off the car.”
Though Jake Leaford had been grumbling all the way, he obediently opened the car door.
“The first time I came to find you here, such a thing happened. I should have checked the lunar calendar before going out.”
He didn’t know why Michael Gallagher would take such a risk, especially when it nearly cost them their lives.
“Is that man so important that it’s worth risking your life to save?” Jake Leaford had a bellyful of fire and nowhere to vent, “You don’t really think you’re always equipped with a resurrection armour, do you? Fake death and actual death are very different things. If you die, I won’t even collect your corpse!”
Michael Gallagher gave him a cold glance, speaking nonchalantly, “He’s Molly Walker’s biological uncle.”
” ” Jake Leaford rolled his eyes, “She’s not planning to forgive you yet, so why save her uncle? You thought you could make her change her feelings just like that? I’m telling you, even if you really died, she won’t forgive you. Don’t forget, shortly after you ‘died’, she planned her engagement to Jeremy Norman.”
“She doesn’t like Jeremy Norman.” Michael Gallagher’s voice carried a hint of chill, and a hint of hidden anger rose in his eyes.
