29 I am a fool.

Jessica watched her husband being kicked by Cedric. She gulped nervously. She is a woman. He won't beat her, right? That's right. Jacob forced her to be with him, and they gave a relationship to their thing and married. She wasn't at fault. It's all his fault. Jessica's thoughts were all on how she should escape the situation instead of helping him.

Jacob's eyes landed on his wife who was walking back into the crowd instead of helping him. When he heard Cedric's words, he realized the reasons for the losses Boris group. Now he understood, all these years their company was booming because of Eleanor. Now he broke up with her, Cedric has no reason to save him. And he hurt her beyond repair. Even though… he regretted breaking up with her, he never thought that it's her fault. Because if Eleanor had allowed him to touch her, he wouldn't have to go after Jessica and her body. He knew Jessica is gentle and kind. She would never hurt Eleanor. But because of their relationship, she lost her best friend. But Jacob felt he didn't need Eleanor as his wife's friend. She doesn't deserve her kind wife's friendship.

Even now Eleanor was trying to stage Jessica while acting like a bullied rabbit. Such an actress. How could he bear that?

Jacob saw the shock and horror on her face. She must have been scared and shocked too much. That's why she didn't come forward. To begin with, she was already horrified by the fact that Eleanor betrayed her and this hit might have shocked her. That must be the reason! Yes!

But Jacob pulled out from his reverie when he heard the harsh words of Cedric. Indeed, they both were best friends in their childhood, but during schooling, he somehow became an enemy of Cedric. Now he understood… Eleanor had a crush on him in their schooling but after the incident, her crush turned into love or… maybe an obsession.

"Jacob, tell everyone what happened on her 18th birthday," Cedric's Cold voice rang in the halls of the venue.

"You saved her and asked me to take care of her as your mother's condition turned serious. She misunderstood that I saved her. What's my fault in this?" Jacob said as if it's just a matter of fact.

Cedric let out a bark of chilly laughter making others feel a chill running through their spines. Everyone flinched at his sudden actions. Even Jacob felt something was not right now. He didn't say anything wrong. But why he was feeling like something was brewing inside Cedric?

Eleanor felt like she was fooled. So… she chased the wrong person. She loved the wrong person. The person whom she should be dating was…. Cedric Emerson. Hot tears pooled in her eyes.

She staggered but she held on to Cedric's shirt tightly as if her life depended on it. Cedric placed his hand on her back and hugged her tight making sure that she was safe and steady. Eleanor felt warm in his embrace. She cried like a baby in his arms, she didn't care whether she was in the public or not.

"I am a fool," she uttered to him in her extremely low voice. 4

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Author's Note:

I thought I published it last night. But only realized I haven't published and slept.

Another chap on the way. Don't forget to comment and vote.