Bye, My Ex-husband

Chapter 17: Why Are You Here 

When she woke up in the morning, there was no trace of Rayan in the room.

She was worried that the servants would come in and find them sleeping in separate beds, so she folded up the blankets and made the bed.

After washing her face and brushing her teeth, she went downstairs to have breakfast.

She walked into the dining room and saw Rayan walking out with his face contorted in anger. Content from NôvelDr(a)ma.Org.

As he passed by her, he took hold of her arm and hauled her toward him.

"We will go back first.Dad, Mom, enjoy your breakfast."

Before Janessa could react, Rayan dragged her out of the villa.

She hadn't had breakfast yet.

What was wrong with this man so early in the morning? Seeing that Janessa hadn't gotten in the car yet, Rayan honked the horn in irritation.

The harsh sound screamed in her ears and wiped any trace of drowsiness from her system.

Thinking of the accident she had met when she drove the last time, Janessa got in the car.

She didn't want to be a road killer again.

Without saying a word, Rayan started the car and immediately accelerated the car at a high speed.

If not for the fact that there were only a few cars on the way, Janessa would have jumped out of her seat in fear.

However, the car sped up even more, and the expression on Janessa's face worsened.

Did every man dream of becoming a race car driver? Janessa's face was as white as a sheet.

She clung to the safety handrail with a vise-like grip, hanging on for dear life.

"What's wrong with you, Rayan? Slow down!"

Rayan saw Janessa’s petrified expression from the corner of his eye and stepped on the accelerator, making the car speed up even faster.

It usually took about an hour to get to the downtown city.

Today, the car made it less than twenty minutes after they left.

Rayan parked the car at the door of a high-end apartment complex.

He took out his phone, dialed a number, and said only two words: "Come down."

He ended the call immediately.

It must be Gracie.

She was the only person he would call this early in the morning.

Rayan drove the luxury car at the speed of a racing car, scaring Janessa to death.

Was he in that much hurry to pick up his little girlfriend? Soon, Gracie appeared within their sight.

Janessa looked up, and her eyes landed on the piece of luggage in the woman's hand.

Where was he taking her? Janessa had a bad feeling about this.

Soon enough, Rayan proved her intuition correct.

"Get out of the car," her husband ordered in a calm, toneless voice that left Janessa no chance to react.

"I said get off the car now."

Janessa's eyes widened in disbelief as Rayan angrily growled out the words.

Then, with a sneer, she slid out of the car and slammed the passenger door as hard as she could.

Gracie walked to the door of the car and shot Janessa an innocent look.

Then, the expression turned into an aggravated one as she looked at the man behind the wheel.

"Mrs.Lu, please sit.I'll take the back seat!"

"Forget about her.Just get in the car.She can go back by herself."

A cold voice came from behind Rayan.

Janessa suddenly felt that her efforts to attend to his injury were all for nothing.

Before getting on the car, Gracie archly commented in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Isn't it so pathetic to be left stranded on the street by your own husband?"

The woman got in the passenger seat, and the car disappeared from her sight in no time.

Disregarding Gracie's malicious words, Janessa decided to go to the Qiu group to see what the company had become.

When she exited the cab she took to the company's headquarters, security personnel at the lobby stopped her from entering the company premises.

"You don't know me? I'm a shareholder of this company."

Janessa thought that it was all a misunderstanding that would be cleared up as long as she identified herself.

However, the guard not only barred her from entry, he also laughed mockingly in her face.

"Miss Qiu, the CEO has given us strict orders not to allow you to enter the company."

CEO? Aydin was the current CEO of the Qiu Group.

How could he be so ruthless? : Janessa inherited forty percent of the company shares from her mother.

However, this number was not enough for her to have controlling interest.

She needed a backer to help her take back her power.

Now, the company was being forced by the Lu Group into a tight spot, and its foundations were shaky at best.

Aydin was still wary of her because of a possible power grab from her quarter.

Did she really have to agree with Larry's request to save the Qiu Group, the company that her parents poured blood, sweat, and tears for to establish? As Janessa lingered, unsure of how to address the situation, she saw Aydin some distance away, leading his secretary into the company.

Janessa walked straight over, her face a picture of resolve.

"Why don't you allow me to go in the company?"

Janessa stood squarely on Aydin's path to block his way.He wouldn't allow her within the company premises, so she asked him here.

Aydin had only been the CEO of the company for a few days, so he didn't expect Janessa to show up so soon and block his way.

"You have been dismissed by the board of directors, and you are no longer an employee of the company.What are you doing here?"

Aydin leveled Janessa with a displeased scowl and made no attempt to mask his unpleasant expression.

"Mr.Qiu, you've only been in this position for a few days.Why are you so arrogant? After all, I'm a shareholder of this company.With forty percent of the shares at my disposal, I can keep you from staying in power if I wanted to."

Janessa hit Aydin right where it hurt.

He had invested a lot of effort in this company, but his sister disregarded his feelings by making a will and leaving most of the shares to his niece.

At this point, he only had less than five percent of the shares to his name.

"However, you now require my approval to be able to enter the company.Save it .I will never relinquish this position to you."

It had always been Aydin's dream to gain complete control of the Qiu Group.

Naturally, the first order of the day as soon as he became CEO was to get rid of Janessa.

Janessa sneered at the person in front of her.

"Let's wait and see."

Aydin was not the sort of man who had the big picture of running a company.

Rayan didn't need to take any action to crack the Qiu Group if Aydin was the one leading it.

It would only take him two years at most to ruin the company.

If looks could kill, Janessa would be lying in pieces right now.

Ignoring her uncle's murderous glare, she turned around and strode out of the office.

She didn't want to argue with him anymore.

In the future, she would show him her real strength in the board of directors.

Janessa exited the Qiu Group building and took a cab home.

Exhausted, she closed her eyes and immediately fell asleep.

She came to when the driver woke her up.

She was asleep during the entire ride home.

After paying the driver, she got out of the cab.

To her surprise, Rayan's car was parked in the villa's garage.

Didn't he go to the company? Why was he at home? Maybe he came back to pick up something, and then the driver took him back to the office with another car.

Without thinking too much of it, Janessa walked into the villa.

There were no servants or housekeepers around, as only hourly workers would appear every day when Rayan was not there.

They would usually leave right after cleaning.

Before she entered the villa, a loud clanging of iron hitting something was heard from the kitchen.

‘It must be a worker expressing their dissatisfaction,’ she thought.

She stepped into the kitchen, ready to admonish the worker, when her eyes landed on an unexpected guest.

It never occurred to Janessa that she would encounter the woman in her own home.

"What are you doing here?"few days, so he didn't expect Janessa to show up so soon and block his way.Embarrassed, he whispered,

"Let's talk in my office."

The office on the top floor had completely changed that it looked like another office altogether.

Aydin already had the office completely overhauled within a short amount of time.

"You have been dismissed by the board of directors, and you are no longer an employee of the company.What are you doing here?"

Aydin leveled Janessa with a displeased scowl and made no attempt to mask his unpleasant expression.

"Mr.Qiu, you've only been in this position for a few days.Why are you so arrogant? After all, I'm a shareholder of this company.With forty percent of the shares at my disposal, I can keep you from staying in power if I wanted to."

Janessa hit Aydin right where it hurt.

He had invested a lot of effort in this company, but his sister disregarded his feelings by making a will and leaving most of the shares to his niece.

At this point, he only had less than five percent of the shares to his name.

"However, you now require my approval to be able to enter the company.Save it-I will never relinquish this position to you."

It had always been Aydin's dream to gain complete control of the Qiu Group.

Naturally, the first order of the day as soon as he became CEO was to get rid of Janessa.

Janessa sneered at the person in front of her.

"Let's wait and see."

Aydin was not the sort of man who had the big picture of running a company.

Rayan didn't need to take any action to crack the Qiu Group if Aydin was the one leading it.

It would only take him two years at most to ruin the company.

If looks could kill, Janessa would be lying in pieces right now.

Ignoring her uncle's murderous glare, she turned around and strode out of the office.

She didn't want to argue with him anymore.

In the future, she would show him her real strength in the board of directors.

Janessa exited the Qiu Group building and took a cab home.

Exhausted, she closed her eyes and immediately fell asleep.

She came to when the driver woke her up.

She was asleep during the entire ride home.

After paying the driver, she got out of the cab.

To her surprise, Rayan's car was parked in the villa's garage.

Didn't he go to the company? Why was he at home? Maybe he came back to pick up something, and then the driver took him back to the office with another car.

Without thinking too much of it, Janessa walked into the villa.

There were no servants or housekeepers around, as only hourly workers would appear every day when Rayan was not there.

They would usually leave right after cleaning.

Before she entered the villa, a loud clanging of iron hitting something was heard from the kitchen.

‘It must be a worker expressing their dissatisfaction,’ she thought.

She stepped into the kitchen, ready to admonish the worker, when her eyes landed on an unexpected guest.

It never occurred to Janessa that she would encounter the woman in her own home.

"What are you doing here?"