My Billionaire Ex-Husband Chase Me Back (Mia and Kyle) novel Chapter 271

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"Sinclair Group..." Lucas said, turning his gaze to look at Thomas.

"HOLY CRAB! Why did Sinclair punish Dawson so severely? Since when did Brother Bradley have any connection with Sinclair Group?" Thomas asked in shock.

No one answered Thomas’s questions, and there was no sound in the room. Lucas and Jacob were drawn into their thoughts, having a mental breakdown with the twist that happened and knowing that nothing could stop it.

"Oh my god!" Suddenly, Lucas Donovan’s hand turned cold when he realized something. When he saw all eyes on him, he continued, "Did Tristan know Bradley was eyeing to marry his ex-wife? My daughter?"

"Huh?! How could he know? Did any of us here tell him about it?"

"What? No way! We are solid… Are we?"

The room temperature instantly dropped below zero.

Jacob opened his mouth to say something but stopped when he noticed his sister Emma’s happy smile as she looked at her cell phone. Her joyful smile instantly raised the suspicion in his mind.

’Why did Emma smile? This girl must know something! She looks too delighted when the company is in a critical situation!’

Still, he refrained from confronting Emma about why she smiles when things are in bad shape. He didn’t rush to ask her but waited a few moments to confirm that his suspicion was reasonable.

He thought Emma’s bright smile would fade when she heard Lucas and Thomas arguing about Tristan Sinclair, which caused the Dawson Group to face their downfall. But no. Her smile remained unchanged. It was clear she was happy despite the terrible situation their company had experienced.

"Emma..." Jacob called unhurriedly and as calmly as possible. Still, his tone was assertive and powerful enough to make everyone suddenly hold their breath and turn to look at him.

"Yes, brother?" Emma responded, slowly hiding the smile on her face. She was surprised when she saw her older brother’s sharp gaze on her as if he wanted to drill her mind through his eyes.

"Emma, my dear sister. Would you mind speaking frankly with me? You know, hide nothing and tell me the truth," Jacob asked firmly, but he spoke as casually as he could.

But the look in his eyes betrayed his casual tone. He clearly showed that he was giving an order. "What happened to our company and the Dawson Group?" Jacob continued.

Lucas and Thomas gasped in surprise at Jacob’s question. They both looked at their sister, Emma, curious about what was happening inside her mind.

Emma swallowed silently while trying to calm her expression, yet her stuttering betrayed her. "Wh-what do-do you mean? Wh-why do you assume I know so-something that you…you don’t?"

Jacob chuckled.

"I’ve known you for too long, little sister. Just a glance at your expression, I immediately knew that you were hiding something from me. All right, now tell me. Don’t try to lie to me. You know… I’m not a patient person, right?" he said sternly. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Emma gritted her teeth while silently cursing her eldest brother in her heart. She really couldn’t hide anything from him. How annoying!

After a deep sigh, Emma finally said, "I don’t know about the Dawson Group. But, Father called me this morning—"

"What!! Father called you?"

"Why didn’t you tell us earlier, sis?!"

Jacob narrowed his eyes at Lucas and Thomas, "Shut up, both of you!" he snapped. "Let her finish her words first before anyone says a word."

They both pressed their lips, holding back the sudden curiosity in their minds and waited for Emma to finish speaking.

"Father called me, and in his ambiguous, passive words, I could tell that he was asking me not to get involved in whatever you guys were planning and going to do," Emma said honestly.

This morning, she received an ambiguous call from their father telling her in many words, but basically, it comes to that.

When she asked her father for a more straightforward explanation or at least confirmation of what she thought he was saying, he said nothing else. He only asked her to visit him in the capital at her first opportunity.