Chapter 577
The moment Jonathan heard her soften her tone, the frost in Jonathan’s eyes melted instantly. He sighed inwardly and felt that he must have owed her from his past life. Thus, he was destined to be helpless against her.
“I’m very easy to fool. Let’s go with that.” Jonathan raised his brows and nodded.
His sarcastic tone made Anneliese speechless and embarrassed. She turned her head away and said, “In that case, we’ve reached an agreement. You should leave first.” She feared that Nishay would be even more furious if he were still lingering here.
Jonathan nodded. “No rush. Since this is only a temporary separation and we need to calm your grandma first, let’s set some rules p>
“What rules?” Anneliese blinked in confusion.
“We’ll meet once every three days to update each other on progress. You must reply to my text calls. Next, I’ll give you at most half a month.
“If you still can’t persuade your grandma by then, you don’t get to stop me anymore. I’ll do it my way p>
Hearing his words, Anneliese was speechless. At the same time, she felt that he was too good at bargaining.
No wonder he is a successful businessman.
If she agreed to all this, how was it any different from not separating at all? It was completely self-deceiving, which was pointless.
However, when she met Jonathan’s steady gaze, she suddenly couldn’t say anything harsher.
Thus, she furrowed her eyebrows and said, “Grandma’s emotions are too intense. I need to calm her down first. She’ll definitely be watching me closely these few days, and I don’t want to trigger her again. Thus, three days won’t work. Let’s say about one week p>
Jonathan frowned, clearly displeased.
Anneliese tugged lightly at the hem of his shirt. Only then did he look at her.
“I feel like the one you’re trying to calm down isn’t your grandmother but me. You’ve
already decided to break up with me, and now you’re coaxing me, trying to fool me into leaving.
“Is that right p>
“No!” Anneliese shook her head quickly. “What else do you think I could do right now with Grandma being this agitated? Why won’t you believe me p>
Jonathan said thoughtfully, “I can p>
Anneliese looked at him immediately, and he cupped her face in his hands. “Only if you tell me you love me p>
She was at a loss for words and stayed silent for a long while.
Seeing her reaction, Jonathan made a knowing expression, seemingly as if her reaction meant that she was indeed lying to him.
Anneliese never knew Jonathan’s expression could be so rich and dramatic.
However, with him staring at her like that, she just couldn’t bring herself to say it.
Flustered and embarrassed, she kicked him lightly.
“I’m not saying it p>
Her kick was soft, making it more like a teasing touch rather than an actual kick.
Jonathan’s breath hitched.
He reached out and held her leg. “If you won’t say it, then kiss me p>
Anneliese had no choice. Just the thought of him leaving and not being able to see each other for an entire week Anneliese’s heart, softened. Then, she leaned forward obediently and kissed him.
Just as she was about to pull away, he leaned forward.
Perhaps afraid of touching the bruise on her cheek, his kiss was light and gentle, yet
it made her chest ache.
Anneliese tilted her head up and deepened the kiss, her fingers clutching tightly to his shirt.
Before leaving, Jonathan stood before Nishay’s door and knocked.
Unsurprisingly, the room stayed silent.
He glanced at Anneliese once before turning to leave.
When he reached downstairs, Zion was already waiting beside the car. He had cut short his vacation and flown back overnight from the island.
Seeing Jonathan walk out of the building with such a stormy expression, Zion had a bad feeling. He felt that Jonathan was being kicked out of the house.
“Mr. Fullbuster, are we heading back to Halden?” he asked cautiously once they were in the car.
Jonathan frowned slightly and said,
“Go back to the Banyans first.
Check whether anyone has contacted Grandma these past two
days. Look into her call logs too,
especially if there is anything
connected to Zacharias p>
He had asked Jessica whether Nishay had been acting unusually, and the latter told
him that Nishay barged into her room yesterday, asking whether Anneliese was dating someone.
However, Nishay was supposed to go to bed early that night.
He also reviewed the surveillance footage from when Anneliese went out last night.
The moment Anneliese stepped out, Nishay also came out of her room and followed Anneliese. Her clothing was neat, which wasn’t someone who had been asleep. “Are you suspecting that Zacharias tipped her off?” asked Zion.
Previously, he had made a move against Holf Real Estate according to Jonathan’s orders. Elizabeth was furious. Since she was unable to reach onathan by phone, she had beer bombarding Zion with dozens of calls.