Love You Can’t Say

What had gotten into her?

After a brief pause, I picked up my phone and dialed 911 without hesitation. The call was put through, and I said directly, “Hi, I’m calling to report a domestic violence incident here – it is really bad.”

I gave the address to the dispatcher, then I hung up. Steven Pearson was gloomy and irritable, “What’s the matter with you? Do you think I dare not do anything to you?”

His reaction seemed quite odd, unlike ordinary people.

I looked over at Jackie Wells. She finally calmed down after a moment of shock. Something seemed to be way off, almost as if Jackie had been used to What Steven just did to her.

Walking towards her, I reached out my hand to her and asked, “Long time no see, Jackie. Do you need me to take you to the hospital?”

She glanced at Steven. And then she shook her head with fear, looked at me and forced a smile, “Thanks, Clara. But I am alright. Don’t worry about it!”

Steven sneered and put his hands in his pockets. He wasn’t showing any slight sign of fear even after being reported to the police. Instead, he looked fearlessly calm and confident.

The police officers arrived shortly. After a few questions, they took Steven with them.

To get evidence and proof, I asked Hank Gibson to contact the restaurant owner for the CCTV footage.

Jackie was invited to the police station to make a statement, too. And I was the one who had called 911, so I wouldn’t be getting out of this awkward situation any sooner.

After making the statement, it was already one o’clock when we came out of the police station, which left us no time to take a break.

Steven was take into custody for intentional assault.

We were finally out the police station, but Jackie remained silent – she didn’t open up, and I didn’t know how to ask her about it all of a sudden.

I couldn’t bear to leave her alone, especially now she was in a terrible shape. So I walked up to her and said, “Although I am not sure what you’ve gone through in the past six months, but this is my phone number. If you need anything, I am only one phone call away. I will do my best to help you!”

After all, Jackie and I had worked together for two years – It would break my heart if I walked away without saying anything.

She froze for a while. Afterwards, she looked at with her tired eyes, with her tears pouring down, “Mrs. Kennedy, I… I’m sorry!”

I sighed, “It’s okay, it’s all over. If you need anything, give me a call!”

I had changed my phone number six months ago, that was why I gave her the new number.

And then I called her a cab and she was on her way home.

Hank Gibson looked at me, frowned, “She’s going to call you soon.”

I wasn’t pleased, “She seemed like a completely different person now!” What happened in her marriage?

It was getting late. Hank and I rushed to JD Technology Co., Ltd., and their CEO Stones Washington was already downstairs waiting at the lobby.

He walked up toward us with a smile after he saw Hank and I. He greeted us immediately, “How was the trip all the way here? Would you need to grab something to eat before our meeting?”

Hank nodded and started chitchatting with Stones on our way to the conference room.

Most of the senior staff at JD Technology Co., Ltd. showed up. Hank looked at me and said, “After you handle the briefly talk about our purpose this time and include at what level we would like to meet JD Technology Co., Ltd.’s terms and conditions, I’ll take care of the rest.”

I nodded. These I had prepared in advance.

There were not many shareholders at JD Technology – there were six in total. The company’s CEO Stones Washington, who held the most shares, was in his 40s and a tech freak.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.

Obsessed with research and the development of company products, Stones founded JD Technology from scratch. But managing the company wasn’t never his best expertise. This was practically why JD Technology had always had the top-notch products in the past years.

However, due to poor management, JD Technology had been in a state of deficit. As a result, many investors witnessed this, so they raised funds with the company and planned to get involved in JD Technology’s management.

Money talks but it can’t do everything. Capital and management are both equally important to a business’s success.

Over the past year, Leo Kennedy and Dennis George discovered the advantages of JD Technology Co., Ltd. Both of them were management geniuses who thought of direct buyout instead of financing.

Half an hour later, I sat back in my seat after speaking. Someone among the shareholders asked in confusion, “Did Mrs. Kennedy work in the George Group before?”

I was stunned. I had no contact with people from JD Technology, neither did I make local headlines in the city, so I was looking at the person with confusion, “Um… I was once the Project Director at the George Group.”

Instantly, people at the conference table looked at each other in awkward silence. After a while, Stones Washington looked at me and said, “Mrs. Kennedy, I believe you have a clearer vision about what’s going on than most of us here. Over the past year, Dennis George, the CEO of the George Group, has been planning a buyout of our company. But recently, for unknown reasons, the George Group suddenly gave up their whole plan. We are wondering if it had to do with you?”

Stones laughed, “We are all aware that, even though JD Technology would like to be part of the Gibson family through a buyout, what you guys value more are our tech talents. I hope we can be honest with each other and stay on the same page.”

Stones was quite straightforward. I replied honestly, with a smile, “The CEO of the George Group is my husband. And I was part of the reason why he abruptly gave up the plan of buying out JD Tech.”

After hearing I said so, people at the conference table started their small talks in whispers. Stones stayed calm though, “Why did you hinder the George Group from buying out our company – given that the George Group and its development would have been taken to the next level after the buyout.”

I nodded, “Well, that wasn’t wrong!” After a brief pause, I continued, “But let’s not forget – Besides the George Group, there’s also the HY Technology. These two are both tech companies. With a thorough analysis, it would not be hard to see that the George Group would not profit much from the buyout. After all, JD’s tech isn’t that unique in the market. Why would the George Group risk their money on something replaceable? This is the major reason why Dennis has been pushing back JD’s buyout plan.”

I took a look at Stones before I continued, “Mr. Washington should know better than us that any technology company will not easily buy out its competitors when it’s not ready. Most of the income of the George Group is based on real estate development. The only technology company under its wing is HY Tech.”

Stones nodded. His eyebrows frowned while he was pondering about this, and he said, “We know limited information about the Gibson family. Practically speaking, at the moment, the Gibson family does offer a better proposal. But we can’t know for sure that JD would thrive under the Gibson family’s wings.”

Hank Gibson stood up, with his brows raised, and he said, “The Gibson family runs a tech-oriented company. Yes, we indeed do jewellery and fashion too. But our tech business stands out among all. The major reason why we are thinking about buying JD, is that we do value JD’s study and results in AI. And of course, the buyout comes with terms and conditions – in the coming year, if JD Tech cannot create a new generation of AI Technology, JD’s business can only continue as any common tech companies, which means the Gibson’s capital and human resource investments in JD will be drawn out.”

The faces of most shareholders paled out after hearing Hank’s words. All that he just had said meant that even after the Gibson family did buy out JD Tech, if JD could not achieve what the Gibson family wanted in the end, JD’s business would still fail either way.