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Mary nodded in agreement. “But I can’t just let Louis Smith off the hook like this!”
“So? What are you going to do?” she asked.
“I’m withdrawing my investment!” Mary said lightly, “I only agreed to give money to the Smith family because of you, but since they have turned their back on you, there is no point for me to remaining kind to them.
“But you should have discussed it with me before making a decision,” she said. “Not only does the Shallow Bay project have the development potential, but you also lost millions by suddenly withdrawing your investment! Oh lord, you have a problem with money, don’t you? Don’t you like to make money?”
Mary, meanwhile, acted as if her heart was carved open as she ran to her best friend’s side, crying as she said, “I’m losing millions, Rae. You have to compensate me!”
“Why should I compensate you? It’s obvious that you don’t like money…”
In contrast to the joyful atmosphere on their side, Louis was very distressed at this moment.
After all, the Shallow Bay project had been the Smith Group’s primary focus in recent years, with few people in the company seeing its potential initially.
To push the project forward, he overcame numerous obstacles and went to various places to solicit investment. Nonetheless, divestment had occurred at a critical juncture in the project, which would undoubtedly give it a fatal blow.
“No matter how, just make sure that you contact the Green family as quickly as possible!” his voice was tinged with a hint of coldness.
The assistant on the other end of the phone responded, “Yes, Mr. Smith.”
After hanging up the phone, he took a deep breath and returned to the hospital ward.
Inside the hospital room, Mrs. Smith looked at the wound on Olivia’s forehead and could not help but sigh. “She is a country woman by nature, and it is simply impossible for her to change her rough and crude ways no matter what. It was fortunate that Louis broke up with her during a critical time. Otherwise, who knows how many jokes she would cause in the future if she married into our Smith family!”
Louis walked in just in time to hear his mother’s words, and his eyebrows furrowed slightly. Olivia caught a glimpse of his expression, and her eyes flickered slightly. She said with a pitiful expression, “Regardless, this is all my fault. I shouldn’t have appeared at this time and caused a misunderstanding between Rachel and me. Besides, I shouldn’t have affected their relationship by…”
“It is not your fault.” He interrupted her, took the apple his mother was peeling, and explained calmly, “Between her and me, it was always about mutual benefit. You know, even without your appearance, that relationship would not have lasted long.”
“With her background, how could she match the Smith family? It was only because of Louis’s kindness. You know, he couldn’t bear to reject her, so he agreed to marry her under her persistent begging,” Mrs. Smith said with obvious disgust when Rachel was mentioned. From the beginning, she had not agreed to the engagement between her son and Rachel. However, he seemed to have made up his mind. Because of this engagement, she had become the laughingstock of the upper–class circle for a while.
Olivia lowered her eyes, looking like she was about to cry. She presented as though she was a withering rose, which attracted pity. “When my father was framed years ago, he was worried that I would be implicated, so he sent me abroad hastily. That is the reason why I let Louis’s sincere love go to waste. I have done Louis wrong, and I have also hurt Rachel indirectly. But, you know, I just couldn’t control my feelings for Louis over the years…”
As she spoke, her voice trembled and quivered with emotion. The tears streamed down her cheeks like pearls, and her eyes were red from crying. “It is all my fault,” she said. “If not for me, none of this would have happened. Even if she hit me or made me kneel, I would be willing to return to Louis’s side as long as I could. I will do anything,” she said.
Louis felt a pang of sadness as he looked at her face, which was visibly upset and tear–streaked.
Without hesitation, he wrapped his arms around her, holding her tightly as he tenderly brushed away the salty tears that had rolled down her cheeks. He spoke to her in a soft, reassuring tone, letting her know she need not blame herself for whatever had happened. “You don’t have to say all of this,” he said gently, trying to comfort her.
As soon as Mrs. Smith laid her eyes on the two, a small smile crept up on her lips as she watched her son embrace the distressed Olivia.
She quietly left the room when, all of a sudden, Jane rushed in with her hand covering her face. “Mom…”
As soon as Jane saw her mother, she ran into her arms like she had found herself a savior. “You have to help me! I demand justice!” she cried.
“What happened?” The mother’s face changed suddenly at the sight of her daughter’s swollen cheeks. She held Jane’s face gently in her hands and asked coldly, “Did that bitch hit you that hard?”
Omitting her earlier mockery of Rachel, Jane recounted in detail how Rachel had hit her and even tried to kill her by dragging her to the balcony on the 15th floor. “Mom, you would not see me right now if no one were watching.”
“Why did you go and provoke her? What is the point of doing that?” Louis reproached.
Thinking about Rachel’s indifferent attitude toward him before, his expression turned a bit cold.
“But, Louis, I’m your sister!” she defended herself with reddened and teary eyes. “I’m the one. who got hit and almost thrown off the building. How could you blame me for it?”
He snorted coldly. “Why didn’t she hit me, eh? She could have hit me, but she hit you instead. ”
“Mom, can you believe what he is saying?” She stamped her foot in anger and hugged her mother’s arm, throwing a tantrum. “She must apologize to me! I demand an apology!”
She was adamant about taking revenge, seeking justice for herself.
The mother tenderly caressed her daughter’s swollen face while her eyes gradually became colder and filled with more disgust toward Rachel.
She had never liked Rachel. Not only did she despise her background, but she also loathed the indescribable arrogance and ostentatious aura that she carried.
She had thought that Rachel would behave appropriately after leaving the Smith family.
Nonetheless, she had become even more brazen, even daring to lay her hands on her daughter. It was as if she did not take the Smith family seriously.