Monte’s head instantly exploded.Never in his wildest dreams did he think that things would work out that way. He had been under the impression that he had managed to approach the Jeffs family solely based on his competence.In the past year, he had been gloating over his ability, and seeing that Chester was crippled, he found himself much more brilliant than Chester.Little did he expect that he would be the one falling into other people’s trap instead.Monte glared at Charity with his red eyes. “Eliza, why are you doing this to me? All I did was let you down. When we were in a relationship, I treated you well and made you very happy. If not for your poor family background, I would’ve married you. Isn’t it normal for adults to get together and split? At least I didn’t betray you when we were together. However, because of you, I was infected with HIV. Since I’ve received the punishment I deserved, why must you be so cruel? You’re wicked.”He looked at Charity as though she were a
Charity withdrew her hand. “Drive carefully.”Just as Chester was about to change gears, his phone rang.He glanced at the notification of the incoming call, and a trace of sarcasm flashed across his eyes.“Answer it.” Charity picked up his phone for him and tapped the ‘answer’ button. Then, the sound of Madam Jewell’s weeping rang out. “Chester, hurry up and come home. I don’t know why, but your dad has been taken away. They claimed he was involved in corruption and gambling. How could your dad have done these things?”“You’re looking for the wrong person. You should look for Cindy. She’s a good family member of yours,” Chester said derisively.“Don’t behave like this, Chester. That girl isn’t picking up my calls, so I can only rely on you right now. Your dad can’t go to jail. Those old friends of his aren’t picking up my calls too.” Madam Jewell said tearfully, “If you don’t come home now, I’ll hit my head against the wall and kill myself.” “Why don’t you go and take a look
“Chester, you ungrateful b*stard. You’ll die a miserable death.”Madam Jewell’s scolding came from behind. “If something happens to your dad, I don’t want to live too.” Charity studied the raging woman behind through the rearview mirror. The saying, what comes around goes around, was true. Madam Jewell used to act haughtily in front of Charity as if no one could deserve her son, but now, it was… hard to explain. “Do you want to get someone to keep an eye on her? What if she really–”“Ha! Don’t worry. Among the people I know, she fears death the most.” Chester snorted. “If she isn’t scared of dying, why would she treat Cindy so dearly? She even forced me to marry Cindy and support Cindy’s career to keep her blood donor by her side back then. She has committed so many evil deeds. If not for her illness, I wouldn’t tolerate this anymore.”Chester had exhausted all the patience he had toward his mother. Charity pressed her lips together. Although she had experienced many hards
“Cindy, it must be hard on you,” Madam Jewell said agitatedly. “Don’t worry. As long as you’re willing to help your uncle, everything we have will be yours in the future. We see you as our daughter.”“Don’t say that, Aunt Lynnette. It’s only fair I do that for you. You two have been so nice to me.” Cindy helped Madam Jewell into the house. “In that case… When can you meet Senator Cox?”“This evening. However, Senator Cox doesn’t have time, so his nephew will come over instead.” Cindy lowered her head and said, “You know Senator Cox can’t be there personally for matters like this.”“I know, I know.”…At night, Chester and Charity pushed Cal, who was in the pram, as they took a stroll in the neighborhood’s garden. Cal’s dark eyes looked in many directions. He was very excited. Charity was teasing her son with an ice cream in her hand, and soon, she made Cal drool. “Stop teasing him.” Chester could not stand his son’s silly look. It was unbearable to watch. “I want to teas
Chester massaged his head that was about to burst. He really did not expect his mother to be so stupid. In fact, he had protected her too well throughout the years. Within two years of Chester leaving the Jewell family, one of his parents was deceived and was now going to prison, while the other most likely had her funeral savings scammed. “Where’s Cindy?”“She has divided the money equally with Stanley after receiving it and plans to leave Australia overnight,” Ken said in a low voice. “Because of our warning, many who used to be close to Cindy haven’t dared to interact with her recently. Cindy was also trying to get people to invest in Eagle Videos, but she failed to bring in any investors. It resulted in a drop in Eagle Videos’ shares, and many shareholders were displeased with her. She knew that her connections relied on the Jewell family, so after Hunter got into trouble, she transferred all her money overseas. In addition to the money she scammed today, she has about two
Cindy’s face suddenly paled, and she felt like her body was soaked in an ice bath in winter. After half a minute, Cindy lifted her face. “I didn’t con your mom out of her money. She gave it to me willingly.”“Even up to now, you still refuse to admit it, huh?” Chester questioned coldly, “Cindy, you really won’t admit it until you’re faced with a grim reality.”“Mr. Jewell, don’t accuse me.” Cindy clenched her fists. “What you said doesn’t count unless your mom personally tells the police that I conned her. After all, the money belongs to Madam Jewell.”Chester fixed her a death stare. He had never hated a woman so much.With that, Madam Jewell was summoned to the police station.On her way there, she heard about the incident from Ken and had never expected that Cindy would con her.She honestly felt that she had always treated Cindy well and like she was her biological daughter.However, when her husband was in trouble, Cindy came to con her out of the remaining money she had.
20 minutes later, Cindy and Madam Jewell walked out of the police station.Before they were at the exit, the police came after Cindy and stopped her. “Excuse me, Miss Turner, but you’ve been accused of murder. Please come back with me for investigation.”“I… I wasn’t. What murder? I have no idea what you’re talking about.”Cindy was dumbfounded. She was still thinking about the 800 million dollars she could have swindled just now. Although her trick did not work, she still had one billion dollars. Moreover, she did not intend to continue donating blood to Madam Jewell. When an opportune moment came, she was ready to flee Canberra. Never did she expect to be arrested again.Madam Jewell was a little dumbfounded. “Are you arresting the wrong person? How could she possibly be involved in a murder case?”“The daughter of the ex-president of Kearny Technology has accused her of tricking an ex-president together with the company’s senior management.” The police gave Madam Jewell the
Charity nodded before heading upstairs.Chester was not a stranger to her anyway.When she was outside the bedroom, Charity pushed the door open without bothering to knock on the door.Chester was still lying on the bed.Only when Charity walked over did he squint open his eyes. His handsome face was flushed red, and his voice was hoarse. “Charity, what brings you here?”“Did you catch a cold?” Charity touched his forehead, which was burning hot. “You’re having a fever.”“Mm. A little.” Chester tried to sit up with his arms.He had lost a leg, and coupled with the fact that he had no energy, he did not manage to sit up.Charity stretched out her hands to support him, but he immediately stopped her.“No. I’ll do it on my own. Charity, wait for me downstairs.” Chester looked down with evasive eyes.Charity did not understand what was happening at first, but she figured it out shortly after she caught sight of the prosthetic leg by the bed.“It’s rare to see you ashamed. If you