3. Mental Breakdown

"What?" Elena tried to confirm her hearing.

"I can help you get back at them."

She watched the man who looked calm, completely unaffected by the incident. It was as if he was used to it. Jack didn't even have any reaction when Lucas belittled him. The man was really good at hiding his emotions.

"Where do you want to go?"

Elena let out a long sigh, facing forward again. She took out her cell phone from the small bag she had brought last night.

"Better not look at anything on the internet. You won't like it."

Elena glanced at the man. Does that mean that Jack actually knew about this news beforehand? But Elena was stubborn. She opened the online news and her eyes widened when she saw the picture of her and Jack making out clearly exposed.

Jack's face was intentionally blurred, as was Elena's chest. Only Elena's face is clearly visible here. There were several photos and all of them showed only Elena's face. She caught a glimpse of the thousands of comments and her heart skipped a beat.

Jack was right, she didn't like it very much. She don't know why her eyes are watering now. She was so strong and brave to fight back. She was just an ordinary woman who would feel hurt when thousands of people blasphemed her online.

She unconsciously made a sobbing sound, then laughed when she realized that Jack was occasionally watching her.

"I'm used to facing problems like this. But..." Not with her naked body being public consumption.

She had never dressed openly like most women. Elena was a conservative woman. She never showed her cleavage or her smooth thighs. She always dressed modestly. Even at the party yesterday, she wore a long, long-sleeved dress.

Elena cried harder and harder, pouring out all the emotions that were now exploding in her chest. Jack handed Elena a box of tissues from the dashboard, which she immediately accepted.

"Now, everyone thinks I'm a cheap bitch. Having an affair with my own bodyguard," she said in a trembling voice, then chuckled again. "I'm really pathetic, aren't I?"

The man beside her pulled the car over and turned off the engine.

"Sorry for taking your virginity. I'm just... I'm not in a good condition. I thought..."

Jack didn't continue with his words. Instead, he opened the car door and closed it, leaving Elena alone with her crying. Did Lucas think she was cheap too? But she swore she saw that thin grin earlier.

Her heart ached like crazy. All this time, she thought that Lucas really loved her. But he'd just kept quiet and ended their relationship unilaterally. He had no intention of defending her or supporting her through this.

Hadn't she always tolerated his mistakes? She forgave him when Lucas was caught cheating. She turned a blind eye when Lucas was caught doing drugs.

So why did he dump her as soon as she made one mistake that she didn't even mean to make? Does he even love her? Was she the only one who loved him too much to be fooled so easily?

And why was Lucas at her father's mansion so early? He never wanted to go to the mansion if it wasn't for her with the excuse of not getting along with Miranda. So what was that? Lucas was even standing next to Bella and Miranda.

The sound of the door opening broke her reverie. Elena looked up and found Jack holding out a bottle of cold mineral water and a box of chocolate-flavored ice cream.

"I heard that women feel calmer when they eat ice cream," Jack said, still expressionless.

"Thank you," Elena said as she accepted the gift from him.

Jack didn't sit in the driver's seat, but closed the door again and moved away from the car. Elena opened the ice cream box and popped it into her mouth. She really needed it.

Her eyes watched Jack, who seemed to be on the phone with one arm around his waist. Sunglasses were perched on his face, making him look sexy and a real feast for the eyes.

Jack looked like a male model promoting a jacket and jeans instead of a bodyguard.

Some women of all ages immediately stopped when they saw him. They didn't even hesitate to open their mouths when they saw his good looks.

Elena swallowed the ice cream in her mouth and unconsciously nibbled on the plastic spoon. When she was with Lucas, she had never seen such a phenomenon. She suddenly felt inferior. She lowered her head to look at her clothes.

As the daughter of a conglomerate, she should be able to dress up more elegantly. Instead of looking old-fashioned like this. She sighed and leaned her back against the back of the chair. Why should she think about her appearance and his at a time like this?

"Where are you going now?" Suddenly Jack was back in the car and started the engine, taking her breath away.

"Take me to Greenlake. I have some things to pick up."

The man nodded and immediately picked up speed without saying anything.

***

"I'm sorry, Mr. Thomas ordered us to restrain you from entering the building."

Elena stopped her steps when two security guards restrained her arms.

"Don't touch her," Jack said with an intimidating look.

The two security guards stepped back, but stood their ground.

"I'm still the legal successor of Greenlake Group, so you have no right to prevent me from entering my family's company," Elena said angrily.

She was in a really bad mood this morning, and the two people in front of her were making it even worse.

"Sorry, Mr. Thomas has the highest authority in this company, so we listen more to his orders."

"How dare you detain me. If it wasn't for..."

"What's going on?" A baritone voice from the lobby distracted them. A blond man looked at them while raising his eyebrows.

"Sorry Mr. Alan, Mr. Thomas told us to keep Miss Elena from entering the building," one of the security guards replied.

Alan waved his hand.

"It's okay. Uncle called me earlier and allowed his daughter to finish her business before leaving the company," he said.

The two security guards immediately bowed and allowed Elena to enter the building.

"Did Dad really call you?" Elena asked in a hurry.

Alan immediately placed his index finger in front of his lips. The three of them headed to the elevator to go up to the top floor.

"There are many spies here. I was informed by Mia when you were kicked out of the house."

Alan was Elena's cousin on her mother's side. He was very close to Elena and was like a sibling. Alan was the only one on her side. And Mia. Her special servant who was so loyal to her because she was directly recruited by her mother before she died.

"Quickly grab whatever is important and get as far away from here as possible. I'll handle the rest," Alan whispered as the elevator doors opened.

Elena wasted no time. She went straight into the CEO's room she was still in yesterday and took the important files from the safe.

After making sure she had everything important with her, she rushed out of the room and handed it to Alan who immediately hid it under a pile of documents so that no one would get suspicious.

Alan suddenly grabbed Jack's arm and looked at him meaningfully. Jack nodded and pulled Elena's arm to get out of there.

"What's the hurry?" Elena asked in surprise when Jack almost ran after successfully descending the tall building until finally getting out of the elevator.

"Oh, you still dare to come to this place?"