Chapter 862 How Can You Not Keep Her?
Jasper's words were as cold as his tone.
Adeline frowned at the man in front of her.
She suddenly felt like she had never truly known him.
She had always thought he cared for her, that he loved her.
She even believed Oliver's words were exaggerated, that Jasper couldn't be unaware of how harsh the environment here was.
She thought he had her in his heart and wouldn't let her suffer like this.
But now, Jasper's words felt like a slap in the face.
He said that to keep her from opposing him, he would rather have her locked up in jail.
Biting her lip, Adeline looked up at Jasper, a mix of tears and laughter in her eyes.
"Jasper, is your hatred for the Phoebe family more important than me?"
Jasper narrowed his eyes slightly, chuckling as he looked at her.
"What do you think?"
"Adeline."
He looked seriously at Adeline's face.
"I've been planning to take down the Torres family and the Phoebe family for almost a year now."
"If it weren't for the fact that you were pregnant with my child for the past nine months, do you think the only family on the brink of bankruptcy would be the Torres family?"
"Yes, Lily once killed your uncle, Howard's brother Wilford, but the Phoebe family also poisoned Lily, nearly killing her."
"After barely surviving, Lily told me repeatedly not to seek revenge against the Phoebe family, saying that revenge only leads to more hatred."
Thinking of Lily, Jasper's eyes turned fierce.
"Since I took over the Foster Group, she kept warning me that the feud between the Phoebe family and the Foster family was over. She wanted the Foster Group to be clean, free of hatred."
"But what happened?"
"She still died at the hands of the Phoebe family."
Adeline bit her lip hard.
Although Lily's death was ultimately caused by Rex.
She couldn't refute Jasper's words.
Because even if Rex hadn't killed Lily, she would have died from Zara's poison.
Moreover, on the day Lily passed away, Lorenzo was also in her hospital room.
Even Adeline, who was by Lily's side, had fainted from the drug Lorenzo brought.
If Rex hadn't killed Lily that day, what would Lily have gone through?
What was Lorenzo's original intention?
And the housekeeper had said that the Phoebe family's poisons were all kept by her mother Zara, so why did Molly have them?
All of this pointed to a truth Adeline least wanted to face.
The renewed hatred between the Foster family and the Phoebe family was indeed related to her mother Zara.
Seeing Adeline's silence, Jasper took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on her face.
"Adeline, you know how important Lily was to me."
"I must make the Phoebe family pay."
"And the Torres family..."
He took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on Adeline's face.
"The Torres family may not have wronged me, but they wronged you."
"Moreover, the Torres family and the Phoebe family are now united."
He smiled.
"Give me a month."
"In a month, I'll personally clear your name and bring you back to Radiance Springs."
"By then, neither the Torres family nor the Phoebe family will have the right to keep us apart."
As he said this, a bloodthirsty glint flashed in his eyes.
Adeline suddenly felt that Jasper was a stranger.
She spoke in a hoarse voice.
"What if I don't want to go back with you?"
Jasper smiled, "I'll make sure you do."
He leaned back, elegantly resting in his chair.
"Don't worry, your time here won't be too bad."
"I won't let what happened at Radiance Springs psychiatric hospital happen again. I've already had David find a few suitable female bodyguards for you. They'll be here within the next two days, under different charges, to protect you 24/7."
His words made Adeline feel suffocated.
Sending her to jail as the prime suspect in a murder case.
Then arranging for female bodyguards to live with her, protecting her around the clock.
How was this different from house arrest?
Legal house arrest.
Thinking of this, she laughed coldly, her gaze icy as she stared at Jasper's face.
"I really suspect you had Giselle killed just to lock me up."
As soon as Adeline's words fell, the visiting room fell silent.
In the deathly quiet, Jasper smiled indifferently.
"If you want to think that, go ahead."
He stood up.
"Adeline, no matter what, I won't let you become my enemy."
If she really became the president of the Phoebe Group.
Winning against her would mean losing her.
Losing her would mean losing everything.
He didn't want to betray his deceased family, didn't want to lose the Foster Group left to him by his elders.
And he didn't want to lose her.
After saying this, he stood up and walked away.
Adeline sat in the visiting room, holding a Rubik's cube, her gaze fixed on Jasper, unable to look away for a long time.
"Sir."
As Jasper left the police station, Ryan quickly approached, accompanying him to the car while reporting the latest changes in the Phoebe Group and Torres Group.
"Just now, the Phoebe Group announced a large injection of funds, more than all their previous assets combined."
"The Phoebe Group has been revived by Oliver, and they're recruiting to restore the supply chain we cut off."
"The Torres family also announced they're joining forces with the Phoebe Group, and they're recovering too."
"Our efforts yesterday were in vain, and the Phoebe Group and Torres Group are showing signs of a comeback."
Ryan reported anxiously, frowning.
"Where did this money come from?"
"We've investigated the Phoebe Group's finances over the past two years and found nothing."
Compared to Ryan's panic, Jasper was much calmer.
"No wonder Howard announced Adeline as president yesterday."
Ryan was puzzled.
"Sir, what do you mean?"
Jasper glanced at him indifferently.
"The person who invests the most becomes the president, it's reasonable."
He had known for a long time that Howard and Zara had left a sum of money for their lost daughter five or six years ago.
He just hadn't expected them to leave so much for Adeline.
He had always thought they wouldn't care for their biological daughter.
Thinking of this, he sighed, leaning back in the car's leather seat.
"Looks like I can't keep her."
If Howard and Zara weren't good to Adeline, he would have confidence that she would return to him.
But now it seemed the couple was generous and loving to their daughter.
His words left Ryan even more confused.
"Sir, didn't you say that as long as Giselle's parents insist that madam killed Giselle, she can't be bailed out, and until the real culprit is found, madam will stay locked up?"
"How can you not keep her?"
Jasper glared at him coldly.
"Do you really think I would keep her in jail for my own sake?"
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