Ex-wife, Please Come Back
Chapter 346 Setback

"He's awake, Dad. We're coming." Sara pushed Jacob and pretended to be angry with him.

Jacob realized his mistake and decided to apologize. He said remorsefully, "Well, I'm sorry! Okay, fine. Get up quickly."

Covering her face, she didn't reply him. Then, he stood up and reached out his hand to pull her up. Although Sara sat up, she still pouted her lips.

Her lips were rosy and full. At the sight of this, Jacob felt like laughing. But he didn't dare.

"Darling, don't get angry. You don't look good when you are angry." He persuaded her, "Get up, honey. Dad can get here any time soon. And he might misunderstand..."

Sara was really annoyed by his words. "What? Are you trying to avoid your responsibility now? Where did you go just now?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she stood up to leave. Immediately, Jacob rushed and hugged her from behind. Whispering into her ear, he asked, "Are you really annoyed?"

Although Sara didn't respond, Jacob knew that she wasn't in a good mood. This was because she was frowning. Then he muttered, "Okay, it's alright. Let's go out. These days, why do you get angry so easily?"

Looking at him with displeasure, Sara stepped on his foot and screamed, "Yes. I am always angry, okay? What? Are you already tired of me?"

Jacob embraced her more tightly and said, "No, I wouldn't dare. But I will show you how genuine I am tonight."

Sara blushed immediately she heard this. Then she said, "You shameless man!"

"Oh! What are you thinking about? I meant that I would be busy in daytime and could only handle these family affairs at night. Look at you! You are so naughty!" Jacob said as he released her from his embrace.

"Stop talking nonsense. How am I naughty? You are really..." Sara faked calmness as she walked towards the door and opened it.

When she opened the door, her father was already standing on the other side. "It is already time for breakfast. Hurry up or you both would be late for work,"

Carlos said with his head lowered. He didn't bother to look at both of them. Actually, he didn't want to disturb them. But he was just worried that they would forget to get up for work. After all, they were a young and energetic couple. And he perfectly understood that. Therefore, he could only make suggestions and not force them. They were two young adults and they had their rights.

For breakfast, Carlos had some delicious milk and sandwiches. Indeed, Sara had improved on some skills in the past few years. One of such skills was cooking.

Although Carlos didn't know how she had performed in Jacob's house, he was delighted that her culinary skills had improved.

Jacob also had breakfast with them. Afterwards, Sara and Jacob left for work.

Carlos had already handed over the company to Sara. And he never wanted to go back to there. Whenever he thought about the company, he felt sad. Previously, the only reason why he had gone back was because of Tasha. However, there was no point going there because she was already dead.

Now, there was nothing stopping him from doing what he always wanted to do for half his life. Carlos wanted to plant some flowers at home. And maybe, visit the park to play chess with the elderly men occasionally.

He was old now, so it was only right that he stepped down and gave the young ones a chance to perform. Nonetheless, he didn't want to admit that he was old. Carlos still felt like he had just married Tasha yesterday. And today, Tasha had passed away. Indeed, time flies and waits for no man. It could be likened to a flowing river. Deep down in his heart, he hoped that life would bring him more happiness and less sadness in the future. But it was just a wish. It was impossible to tell if it would be fulfilled or not. In fact, Carlos had already accepted his fate. Although, he didn't believe in destiny.

Many years ago, he had felt that marrying Tasha was the greatest thing that ever happened to him. Unfortunately, things always collapsed whenever they were overstretched. Besides, joy and sorrow were integral parts of one's life.

A lot of people are fond of blaming the misfortunes in their lives. But Carlos wasn't that type of person. He was very good at calculating these things. Because he had knowledge about them.

It is often said that everything happened for a reason. Sadly, those involved in a situation couldn't understand the mystery behind it. Probably, this was what confused him the most.

In numerology, it is believed that people's fates are destined. And that no matter how they struggle, they cannot change anything. But Carlos didn't believe in that.

Nevertheless, people need to continue living. And to survive, everyone must struggle.

But he was too old to struggle. Because of this, he handed over the business to Sara. Carlos was convinced that Sara would live a brilliant and happy life.

As a result of all the experience he had in the past, he had become less decisive. Finally, he had succumbed to his fate. Oftentimes, his struggles were useless because he ended up sinking deeper into problems.

In the world today, many people disliked the peaceful life they had. They didn't know that they were part of the few lucky ones. When there was nothing to arouse emotions in one's heart, it didn't mean that the person was cold-hearted. It just signified maturity. Carlos didn't know if he was mature or not. In the past, he had thought that he was strong and mature. But after Tasha's death, he realized that he had been faking his maturity.

In fact, he wasn't mature at all. Carlos only had the gift of longsuffering.

When Tasha left, he had searched for her for a long time. At first, he was able to get some information about her. But as time went by, he completely lost track of Tasha's whereabouts. Without any significant reason, she had disappeared into the crowd like a kite with a broken string.

Since the day she left, Carlos was filled with regrets. The longer Tasha was away, the more regretful he became.

In the end, Carlos was almost desperate. He had thought that he would never see Tasha again in his lifetime. But fate brought her back.

Although Carlos had doubts and regrets and maybe some hatred he felt joy and happiness at Tasha's return. In fact, he also felt sorry for her.

As he reminisced about all those times, Carlos sat in the living room and looked at their family photos. Since Tasha had passed away, it wasn't right for the pictures to be hung on the wall.

But he didn't want to part with her. Even if it was just her photo, which was like the last thing she left for him and Sara. Surely, these thoughts couldn't fade away within a day or two. So, Carlos just couldn't get rid of his feeling for her.

Up until now, he still couldn't believe that she was dead. Honestly, the past few months of Tasha's illness and her funeral were like a long nightmare to Carlos.

And he felt like it was about time he woke up from the bad dream. Sadly, the reality must be painful because Tasha had really died peacefully.

Although death was a thing everyone would eventually experience, very few people accepted this fact.

As he continued to stare blankly at the photos, Carlos slowly began to accept Tasha's death.

Meanwhile, Jacob and Sara had gone to the company separately. Jacob's company was facing some problems lately. Many of the employees had complained about the retrenchment and the clocking in.

Also, the directors criticized Jacob a lot. Until now, whenever he resumed work, he noticed that the workers gave him dagger looks.

Previously, they used to do it behind his back. But now, they boldly stared at him with hatred. Jacob chose to ignore them. Similarly, the directors avoided him like a plague.

But now, they showed him that they were unhappy with him. Just like ants, this discontentment was all over the place.

Immediately Jacob returned to his office, Cindy knocked on the door and walked in.

"Mr. Jacob, I'm here to make a brief report about the reduction of staff. You have been busy lately, so I didn't want to disturb you. But the issue of the layoff hasn't been sorted out yet." Looking with a very serious face, Cindy adjusted her glasses.¶¶¶¶¶¶☐☐☐☐