The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family

"Who else could it be?!" Jacob wiped his tears away and sobbed as he said, "Of course, it's Matilda!"

Charlie frowned and asked, "Aren't the two of you confidants? When did you get together?"

Jacob quickly explained, "We're not together. I haven't divorced your mother-in- law yet..."

Charlie said helplessly, "You guys are not together, so how can you be lovelorn?"

Jacob felt as if he had been humiliated, so he blushed and argued, "We have always loved each other deep down in our hearts! Do you remember the time when she and her son, Paul, came over to our house for dinner when she had just come back to Oskia?"

"I remember." Charlie said casually, "Wasn't that just a reunion between old classmates? What's so special about it?"

Jacob said solemnly, "Of course, it was special! You don't know this, but I confessed my love to her when we were in the kitchen that day! I not only confessed my love to her affectionately, but I even hugged her, and she hugged me back!"noveldrama

"Really?" Charlie asked curiously, "What happened, then? Did the two of you get together?"

"No..." Jacob's expression instantly turned gloomy, and he murmured, "I did not dare to divorce Elaine... Matilda has always been a very noble person all her life. She was my girlfriend back then, but when Elaine had sex with me when I was drunk, she chose to give me up to Elaine and went to the United States alone. Although she is back, Elaine and I are not divorced, so she can't be together with me..."

With that said, Jacob sighed again and said, "In truth, when Matilda first returned to the country, she would certainly get together with me as long as I dared to divorce Elaine, but I am a coward. Charlie, do you know that I am a coward? I'm fucking cowardly. I don't even dare to talk back when Elaine stares at me. If I really asked her for a divorce, don't you think she would fight me with a knife, then?!"

Charlie smiled slightly and comforted him, “Dad, you said it yourself. The two of you are not together, so there's no such thing as you being lovelorn. You don't have to be so negative. Even if the two of you can't be lovers, you can still be friends! If you really want to be in a relationship with her, you also have to think carefully and make a decision."

Jacob said with grief, "Oh, Charlie! You don't understand! I have no chance to make a decision anymore. Matilda is already in a relationship with someone else!"

Charlie raised his brows and asked in surprise, "Aunt Matilda is seeing someone else? No way! Hasn't she always been in love with you?"

It felt as if Jacob was about to die as he said emotionally, "She has always been in love with me, but that was in the past... She already has a partner now..."

Charlie was curious as he asked, "Who is her partner? Aunt Matilda is definitely the top outstanding person in the middle-aged group who also has vast experience. Who could possibly win her over?"

Jacob was depressed as he said, "It's a professor from Aurous University of Finance and Economics. Damn it! He also studied and stayed abroad, so they have a lot in common. What's more, he's also widowed like Matilda."

With that said, Jacob suddenly remembered something and blurted out, "Oh! You've seen him before too! Do you remember when Matilda fell ill once and I went to deliver food to her, however, she insisted on going for a jog by the river and dragged me along with her? You wenttoo, and when the three of us were about to leave, we met a professor who was also jogging. His name is Professor Hart, and he also worked as a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology before."

Charlie was surprised and asked, "Yolden Hart?"

"Yes!" Jacob clenched his teeth and said, "It's him!"