---- Chapter 109 Jonathan noticed I was upset. He softly sighed and reached for my ear. I instinctively pulled away, and his gaze softened. He explained, "With the Zimmer family in such a decline, helping them does nothing but hurt me, but Alicia and I grew up together. Her grandpa once saved mine, and they were comrades in war. With everything he has done to us, they are special." All I knew was that their families were close, but I didn't realize it went this deep.

Seeing me go quiet, he held my neck and leaned in closer to my ear. "Are you still going to throw a tantrum?" Tlooked at him in confusion. "Tantrum?" He remarked, "You're mad at me because of Alicia, right?" Jonathan sighed. "I've told you before. I only see Alicia as a younger sister. Stop overthinking and getting upset, okay?" Ibarely held back my urge to roll my eyes at him. After everything, he still thought I was being dramatic.

He really believed that saying a few words about Alicia being just a "sister" was all it took for me to go back to being that desperate doormat who had no pride or self-worth. That wasn't going to happen. In my eyes, his explanation was as good as saying nothing. ---- What did he mean by just treating her as a younger sister? When there was no blood relation, that level of closeness was just flirting. Did I look like some gullible fool to him? But I couldn't be bothered to argue with Jonathan.

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If he ever took my words seriously , we wouldn't be where we were now. All I wanted was to make 100 million dollars and throw it in his face, then I would divorce him without looking back. Seeing that I stayed quiet, he didn't push it. He told the housekeepers to bring in the oatmeal. "You barely ate earlier. Are you going to eat now?" Ihesitated for a moment. I didn't have much appetite , but I still nodded. "Just leave it there. I will eat it later.

I'm not going to ruin my health over this." Jonathan added, "Since you haven't had much of an appetite, I asked them to make you scrambled eggs. Do you want me to feed you?" Without thinking, I shook my head and looked at him before pulling back slightly. "Of course not."" His eyes narrowed as he looked straight at me. That gaze felt like it could see right through me, and it made me nervous. I didn't want him reading me, so I instinctively looked away. He held my chin and made me look at him.

"What's the matter with you, Elise?" He murmured his question in a deep voice. I couldn't tell if he was talking to himself or asking me. ---- Tawkwardly pushed his hand away. "It's nothing. I just feel like eating on my own." Jonathan's eyes flickered for a moment, then settled. Without aword, he picked up the bowl, scooped some oatmeal , and brought it to my mouth. "Eat up." Iwas getting a little impatient , but I forced myself to keep it inand tooka sip. Ihadn't gotten out of the house yet.

If I pissed him off and he changed his mind, I would be the one suffering. If he wanted to feed me, then whatever , I just wanted to get out of here. He had just started feeding me when a frantic knock came at the door. "It's urgent, Mr. Ford." Jonathan glanced at the door when Hugh's anxious voice came through. "It's bad. Ms. Alicia..." He furrowed his brows right away. [looked at him with a blank expression. Hugh hurriedly said, "You should go check on her. She is really upset right now. Mr. Ford Senior wants you to take a look at her."