Chapter 162: Tears, lies, And a Heart of Fire Novel

: Chapter 162 My Life , My Leverage After all , he had been the one to suggest marriage in the first place . He had wanted to give Sharon a title ; to give her a home . " Sharon , I- " 47 +5 Free Coins " Jensen , you don't need to say anything . I know I took a place that was never meant to be mine . Now that Natalie's back , I'll step aside for her . Let's go to City Hall and get divorced . " Her words made Jensen pause . Until now , that had indeed been his plan . He had already failed Natalie once ; he couldn't betray her a second time .

This time , once he saw her again , he was determined to win her back . He had been agonizing over how to bring up the subject of divorce with Sharon , but he never expected her to take the initiative herself . Looking at her pale face , her fragile frame that seemed like it could collapse at any moment- remembering how she had given up one of her ribs to save his life five years ago - Jensen's heart softened . " Enough . My attitude was wrong before . Now that I know Natalie's alive , I'll fight for her . As for you ... focus on your health . We'll talk about divorce later .

" In the end , Jensen couldn't bring himself to agree to divorce Sharon right then . The Summers family wasn't as strong as it once had been ; if he abandoned her now , Sharon might truly die even faster . How could he treat the woman who had saved his life so cruelly ? Natalie didn't know what had happened five years ago . As long as he carefully explained that debt of gratitude , Natalie would understand . Sharon listened to his words . Even though she had achieved the outcome she wanted , her chest still felt unbearably tight . She hadn't missed the shift in his emotions .

If she hadn't mentioned divorce first today , she knew very well Jensen would have . 1/3 15:56 Fri , Sep 26 Chapter 162 My Life , My Leverage For Natalie's sake , he really had been prepared to leave her . Sharon's fingers twisted hard into her thigh as tears slipped down her face . 47 +10 Free Coins " Jensen , if I'd known my illness would cause you this much pain , I never should've come back . " " Don't say that ." The anguish in Jensen's voice deepened . " I'll handle everything with Natalie . But once she's back , don't see her ; don't go after her . Can you just ...

live in peace with her - for me ? " His words filled Sharon with hatred , though she didn't dare let it show . " I just don't want her to make things hard for me ." Her voice was soft , but it carried the perfect amount of wounded grievance . Jensen quickly assured her , " She won't . I'll have people protect you . In the time you have left , I won't let anyone harm you . What happens between me and Natalie has nothing to do with you ; we'll deal with it ourselves . All you need to do is focus on your health . " When he finished , he instructed Hansel to take Sharon home .

She rose weakly to her feet - only to faint right in front of him . " Sharon ! " Panic shot through Jensen . " Call an ambulance , now ! " He scooped her into his arms and rushed downstairs . The ambulance arrived quickly . Sharon was taken straight into the emergency room . Johnson's face went pale with anger . " Sharon , what game are you playing now ? How am I supposed to explain this to Jensen ? That the cancer has already spread ? That you're about to die ? Are you planning to fake your own death ?

" 2/3 Chapter 162 My Life , My Leverage +10 Free Coins Seeing that the room was filled only with her own people , Sharon finally sat up . Her eyes were sharp and venomous . " Fake my death ? I worked too hard to take the title of Mrs. Luke - why would I throw that away ? Just say I fainted from low blood sugar brought on by stress . There's no need to mention cancer . " " Are you out of your mind ? You'll never be able to wrap this up cleanly ." Johnson paced the room in agitation , regretting ever teaming up with such a foolish woman . But Sharon's voice was cold . " Wrap it up ?

Once Natalie is dead , everything will be wrapped up . I told you to find out where she is - did you ? " Johnson sighed in frustration . " Natalie's movements are impossible to track . All we know is that she set up a studio overseas and is now working with Grant International Holdings . And you know as well as I do - we have no way of reaching people at that level ." " Why is she always so lucky ? Switched at birth , she enjoyed eighteen years of luxury that should've been mine . Not even a fire could kill her - and now she's managed to land Grant International Holdings ? Damn her !

" Sharon was seething , consumed with the urge to tear Natalie into pieces . Johnson , unwilling to listen to more of her ranting , had his staff give Sharon some routine care before wheeling her back out . " Mr. Jensen , Ms. Sharon's been emotionally unstable lately . Combined with low blood sugar , that's why she fainted . It's nothing serious ." He had no choice but to stick to Sharon's story . Jensen let out a breath of relief . " Her health is holding up , then ? " Under Jensen's searching gaze , Johnson found - for the first time - the words stuck in his throat . 3/3