My Possessive CEO: Trembling in His Arms-Chapter 170: You Were Never Meant to Be

The coin is tails.

Renee Winslow reluctantly complied.

But thinking about having to take a break from school for two years, she felt awful, and her tears flowed uncontrollably.

Elementary school, middle school, high school, twelve years of hard study, she finally got into her dream university, and now there’s just a year and a half before graduation.

After graduation, she could completely escape her terrible family, achieve financial freedom, and live the life she wants.

But now, she is forced to take a two-year break!

Two years from now, who knows what the situation will be?

And speaking of Jack Yates’ feelings for her, who knows how long they’ll last?

What if he gets bored before two years are up?

What will she do then?

Can she still return to school?

Renee Winslow felt trapped in a dead end, with no way forward.

Jack Yates looked at the damp sheets, his heart aching painfully, and pulled her into his arms.

"Alright, stop crying now, no break from school, we won’t take a break, okay?"

Renee Winslow sniffled, her voice choked, "But I don’t want to go abroad either."

She was studying Chinese language, and going abroad would mean changing her major, she didn’t want to start over.

Jack Yates kissed her lips, coaxing softly, "No abroad, no break; after your injury heals, you continue your studies."

Renee Winslow replied, "I can go to school tomorrow." She raised her right hand, "My injury is on my left hand, my right hand is fine, writing is not a problem."

Final exams are coming soon, she must return to school to attend classes and take exams; otherwise, she would fail the semester. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Jack Yates saw her determination and patiently persuaded, "I’ve already arranged for you to take a semester off; you don’t need to return to school for this semester, and as for exams, you can take them after the school reopens, it’s the same."

Renee Winslow still insisted, "No, I want to go back to school and take the exams."

Not wanting to make her angry or affect her recovery, Jack Yates finally agreed, deciding only to personally take her to school every day.

-

Chloe Bell returned from Maridia, only to find out that not only had Jack Yates not broken up with Renee Winslow, but he had also become a bodyguard and driver, sending her to and from school every day. She was so angry her blood pressure rose.

"Aunt, don’t be angry." Rina Bell gently patted Chloe Bell’s back, consoling, "It’s not worth getting angry over this kind of person; don’t harm your own health."

Chloe Bell returned to her own villa; she had a private residence in Northcity and didn’t stay every day in the Yates Family’s old manor.

"Rina." Chloe Bell sighed lightly as she sat on the sofa, "Ah, Aunt knows your thoughts, but you’re a Bell after all, even if the blood in your veins isn’t ours, you’re still the daughter my brother and sister-in-law raised with their own hands. You and Felix, you’re destined to never be."

Rina Bell clutched the hem of her clothes tightly, tears falling, "I know, Aunt, I know it all; I’ve never hoped to be with Third Brother, I just, I just can’t accept Third Brother choosing someone like her."

After saying that, she raised her head, staring ahead with hatred.

"If Third Brother were with Wren Hawthorne, I wouldn’t be this angry."

"Ha, Wren Hawthorne." Chloe Bell shook her head, curling her lips with a mocking smile, "Chester Gable, a coal-mining nouveau riche, and his daughter Ruby Gable got her position through being a mistress. What good can a daughter from such a family be?"

The more Chloe Bell spoke, the more disdain she felt, her eyes unable to conceal her ridicule.

Rina Bell listened happily but pretended confusion, asking, "If Aunt doesn’t think highly of Wren Hawthorne, why do you want to match Third Brother with her?"

Chloe Bell sighed helplessly, "Isn’t it for him to have an easier path? What mother wouldn’t hope for her son to be successful?"

"Hector Hawthorne was promoted to Director of the Energy Bureau this year, and your Third Brother just happens to be transforming his industry to focus on energy, with his military industry also linked to energy. If he could marry Wren Hawthorne, having Hector Hawthorne as a father-in-law supporting him from behind, he’d have a firm foothold in the new energy military industry."

Speaking up to here, Chloe Bell angrily slapped the sofa armrest.

"But he refuses to listen and insists on being with that impoverished female student! Now the company’s energy projects are stalled, affecting the military industry."

The situation is even worse now, with the Hawthorne and Shaw Families forming an alliance against him. Forget standing firm in new energy, he can’t even get a share of the pie now!"

Rina Bell gritted her teeth in anger, a flash of ruthlessness in her eyes, "Aunt, shall we..."

Chloe Bell raised her hand, "You can be angry, but don’t let emotions destroy your rationality. If we harm that female student, do you know how much hate your Third Brother would have for us? Even if he doesn’t hate, do you think doing these things would really go unnoticed?"

Rina Bell said softly, "We can find professional hitmen abroad to do it cleanly, ensure no trace is found. Besides, in our country, those greedy and cowardly officials just need a bit of bribing, and no one would investigate."

Chloe Bell shook her head, looking at Rina Bell with a "can’t teach an unworthy child" expression.

"You’re too naive, thinking everything is so simple, no wonder Felix has no interest in you. Felix is ambitious, and he doesn’t fancy simple girls; they don’t challenge him."

Rina Bell retorted, "Is Renee Winslow smarter than Wren Hawthorne? Wren is so smart, but Third Brother still didn’t choose her?"

Chloe Bell choked on her words, her tone inadvertently heavier, "Men, don’t like them too dumb, nor do they like those who are overconfident! And you’re the former!"

Rina Bell pouted in grievance, "Aunt, how can you say that..."

Chloe Bell interrupted her angrily, "Don’t think so lowly of your own country. Just because you haven’t contributed doesn’t mean others haven’t. If it weren’t for those stationed at the borders, bearing the burden, do you think you’d be living happily and peacefully now? Do you think it’s all because of your tea-time chats with girlfriends?"

When it came to matters of national importance, Chloe Bell held a heart full of patriotic devotion.

Besides the fact she herself served in the military and worked as a field nurse during the defensive war, the fact that Jack Yates once guarded the borders and risked his life to fight drug trafficking in The Gilded Delta meant she wouldn’t let anyone disparage those silent heroes who defend the country!

Because to disparage them is to disparage her son, denying the contributions her son has made.

Chloe Bell impatiently glanced at Rina Bell, "Alright, go back now, and drop those foolish thoughts you shouldn’t have! Don’t make the same stupid mistake twice, if you do, I can’t protect you."

Rina Bell got up, pouted, and left feeling aggrieved.

As she walked out, Hank Yates came in.

"Auntie, what’s wrong, why does Rina look unhappy?"

Chloe Bell waved her hand, "Don’t mind her." Then sighed, "Your younger brother is really stubborn, I don’t know when he’ll come around."

Hank Yates chuckled, "How long did it take for Dad to come around back in the day?"

Chloe Bell replied in a bland tone, "Your dad didn’t wise up, he compromised with reality."

Hank Yates laughed, "That’s it, Third Brother will have his day too."