---- Chapter 117 Jonathan had always been good at hiding his emotions . His face rarely gave anything away. However , the oppressive air around him made everyone feel the invisible pressure weighing down the room. For the first time, he made his stance clear in front of others. He was not going to divorce me. It wasn't just Alicia who was shocked. Even I frowned and looked at him in confusion. I didn't understand. Why wouldn't he get a divorce?

He walked over, took my hand, and looked at the people across from us. "Jim will stay with you. I'm taking Elise home," he said. Alicia's expression turned ugly. After a moment, she forced a smile and said, "Jonathan, you've misunderstood. I never wanted the two of you to get divorced..." Since Jonathan didn't react, she gritted her teeth and added, " Iwas just standing up for you. You are Elise's husband, but to her, Frederick and Aria seem more important than you.

I couldn't just watch you suffer like that." She made it sound like she was standing up for what was right, but Aria couldn't take her hypocrisy anymore. "You're obviously just trying to drive a wedge between them," ---- Aria said sharply. "If Elise and Jonathan get divorced , you'll be the happiest of all, won't you?" "That's nonsense," Alicia snapped back angrily. She glared at Aria and shouted, "You're the one interfering between Jonathan and me. Why do you keep meddling in our business?

Aren't you being too nosy?" They started arguing fiercely. Jim looked on with a headache, clearly not wanting to get involved in their fight. Frederick walked over from a distance. I looked at him, and our eyes met. Just as I was about to walk toward him, Jonathan suddenly grabbed my wrist and pulled me away. "What are you doing?" asked. I saw Frederick walking faster to catch up, but before I could speak to him, Jonathan had already pulled me into the car. I turned to him with anger. "Let go.

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I want to get out."" "Why?" he asked coldly. "To see Frederick?" "That's none of your business," I said, glaring at him. I tried to get out, but the car door wouldn't budge. It felt like it had been welded shut. Jonathan didn't stop me. He waited until I was exhausted and then told the driver to start the car. "Yes, Mr. Ford," the driver replied. The car moved forward. ---- I was filled with frustration and refused to speak. Jonathan glanced at me but said nothing.

He pulled out a file and started reading. We arrived at the Ford residence shortly after. I walked ahead of him without looking back. I went straight to the bedroom and slammed the door shut. I didn't want to see anyone. Awhile later, Aria called. "Elise, are you okay?" she asked. "T'm fine. How about you?" I replied. Aria let out a small huff. "What do you think? Once Alicia saw Jonathan leave, she lost interest and stopped bothering us. Honestly, why can't Dr. White see what's going on?

Alicia clearly likes Jonathan." Isighed. "Is it possible you're the one who isn't seeing clearly? "What do you mean? I can tell right away. Alicia likes Jonathan . It's just those men who don't get it," she argued. "They do get it," I said quietly. "They just pretend not to." Aria went silent. I sighed again. I didn't want to ruin her hopes, but Ihad to be honest. "Jim is very smart. There is no way he hasn't noticed.

---- Jonathan can't be completely unaware of how Alicia feels either." The truth was, they simply didn't think it was necessary to keep a distance from Alicia. They weren't clueless. In fact, they probably understood better than anyone. They just knew how to play dumb perfectly.