Love like Pandora's box

Chapter 44.

Zhan sighed as he walked out of the house. He adjusted his tie as he walked towards his car. He was eager to get out of here. "Zhan."

His grandfather called out to him, "Yes, Grandpa?"

"What are you up to?"

"I am trying to protect my company against all its enemies."

"We could have just disowned Zach. There was no need for this lawsuit." His grandpa said.

"Grandpa, I want Zach and his family gone, destroyed, and broken. I am not filing a lawsuit because Zach to feel guilty or because I want him to change his ways or become a better person. I couldn't care less about that. I want to get rid of them, that's all. I want to know that they do not mess with me and walk away.

This is me setting an example that if you mess with me, then I don't give a fuck, even if you are my 'family' and Grandpa, just do me a favor and not get involved in this mess; just like you never came for my aid, you should not come for their aid too."

"You seem to have changed overnight—your entire attitude; you used to be obedient before; you used to just look down and always reply softly, 'I understand' what happened to you. When you came back –"

"I acted like an obedient dog, right?" Zhan replied, "Well, grandpa you see as pathetic as it sounds it was because I yearned for your approval; I wanted to prove myself; I wanted to show everyone that I am more than a blood bank; I am more than spare; and I was done living in Zane's shadow.

However, you mistook that as me being timid and cowardly, I have a voice of my own, but I refused to use it because somewhere I wanted to change my image and get your approval but I was trying to please the wrong people.

From the start, I should have focused on getting rid of all of you, and Grandpa, if you hate me and don't want me to handle the company any longer, then I will happily resign from the post.

From the start, you wanted me to come back to pay you back for saving me from the lawsuit that Dean's parents were going to file against me. While I am thankful for that because you did save my life and career, I am done now." He said it without any hesitation and finally left.

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"What are you doing?" Zhan asked, as he sat beside Yibo, and tried to glance at his laptop, Yibo moved to the side and gave a side eye, "None of your business."

"You don't have to gatekeep, come on you can tell me."

Yibo rolled his eyes and tried to glance at Zhan's laptop and Zhan quickly moved away, the two looked at each other before Zhan smiled, "Forget it."

Yibo spoke, "How was your meeting with your family?"

"Total blast." Zhan replied with a huge smile, "I have given them enough things to deal with, I don't think they are going to come after me for a long time."

"That's good to know." Yibo replied, Zhan suddenly raised his head and gently touched his head, "your wound is almost healed, does it hurt?"

Yibo moved back and said, "It's fine."

Zhan smiled and suddenly his phone rang, it was a call from Sarah, and when Yibo saw that he scoffed, "It funny to see that you fired me and made my life hell just because I let Sarah stay in my house, and now you both seem as if you never had any problems to begin with."

Zhan swallowed as he picked up his phone a pang of guilt hit his heart as he said, "It was a misunderstanding."

"A misunderstanding caused by your family." Yibo said in a not-so-sweet voice, "Anyway I am healed now, and I am going to leave tomorrow."

"Yibo..."

"I was not asking, I was telling you, now hurry up and answer your call, it might be something important."

"We'll talk later."

When Zhan was finally gone, Yibo glanced at his laptop and saw what was Zhan doing, apparently, he was searching for some good therapists.

He looked back at his laptop and focused on building his resume, after which he was going to apply for jobs.