Dangerous Love: You Are My One and Only Bride novel Chapter 377

She pondered over Jackson’s question for a moment before she said, “Not yet, but soon. By the way, have you told your mom that we’ve broken up? I won’t be able to act with you anymore.”

Jackson seemed to have lost his voice at this moment. He did not speak for a long time.

Tiffany was slightly taken aback. “What’s wrong with you? You can’t stand seeing someone getting into a relationship? Just because you’re against marriage, it doesn’t mean that I am. Moreover, I’ve known Ethan for three years, we’re quite compatible.”

He pursed his lips, “Close the door and come here.”

Tiffany closed the door as instructed and went up to him. “What?”

Jackson suddenly leaned over his desk and grabbed Tiffany’s shoulders. Their eyes met, and she could feel his firm hold on her shoulders. He said seriously, “You can’t return to him.”

“What’s your problem?” Tiffany was truly confused. His expression alarmed her. After all, it was pretty scary to see a usually frivolous man becoming serious.

“Yes, you’ve been together for three years. I don’t know if he understands you, but I have no doubt that you don’t understand him. I mean it when I say you can’t make up with him. Stay away from him!”

Tiffany moved his hands away. “Are you crazy! You may be my boss, but you can’t be this controlling! Give me a reason at least.”

Upon realizing that he had lost his self-control, Jackson recomposed himself before he replied, “Speak to Arianne. She might be able to provide you with some information. You’re right, I’m just your boss. Our relationship is that of an employer and an employee. I don’t want to overstep my boundary.”

Tiffany turned and left in anger, slamming the door.

The staff in the office were shocked by her courage. How dare she throw a tantrum at the boss?

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Jackson rose to his feet, irritated, as he removed his suit jacket and threw them on the sofa. He picked up his phone and sent a text message to Arianne. ‘Tiffany is showing signs of getting back together with Ethan. If Mark has told you anything about Ethan, please make sure you relay it to Tiffany too. Shame on him for exploiting her once, but shame on her for being a fool for the second time!’

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The executives were flabbergasted when they saw this.

Arianne remained silent until they were in the office. “Ethan is deliberately approaching TIffie again. He must have some ulterior motives. Jackson told me that she’s about to get back with him. I can’t allow this to happen. I was going to tell her everything about Ethan in the afternoon, but she postponed it to tonight instead. I’m guessing she has a lunch date with him!”

Mark looked at her indifferently, “This is why you came looking for me?”

She was slightly taken aback. “I…. Y-yes...”

He went to his desk and made a call with the landline phone. “Send me the information regarding the unfinished building right away.”

Two minutes after making the call, Mark took out his phone and checked his mailbox before handing it to Arianne. “Do you understand now? The land that the unfinished building was built on belongs to the Lane family. Tiffany is probably unaware of this. When Ethan bought the unfinished building, a land title conflict occurred. However, the truth is the lease is expiring soon, and he couldn’t find the owner to renew it. I already found someone to expose this. There’s no way I’ll let him invest in it. I just didn’t expect he would be able to track down the landowner so soon.”

“According to my investigation, lands are generally leased for seventy years. And yet, the lease contract for this land is only forty years. It’ll expire in five years. This means that it was leased out thirty-five years ago, probably for some other purposes before the construction of the building. Since the area wasn’t developed back then, the land hardly had any value. The Lane family might have even forgotten about it since the lease contract wasn’t under John’s name but Tiffany’s grandfather who was still alive back then. Strictly speaking, the landowner should be Tiffany’s grandfather. It’s evident that Ethan only approached Tiffany for the sake of the unfinished building on the land that’s rising in value. He’s hoping to get the land without spending a dime and maybe even earn himself a girl.”