John led Judy downstairs and stammered for a long time before explaining everything clearly to her."My parents, they came a few days ago..."Judy listened quietly as John described that his father was named Aaron, his mother was Scarlett, and his paralyzed brother was Andrew.John's parents were rural and worked on the farm, living off the land.John's brother Andrew had an accident a few years ago on a construction site. He became paralyzed from the waist down and was unable to take care of himself. The construction site didn't pay compensation because Andrew had been drinking before he started working, which was considered a personal behavior.After Andrew became paralyzed, his wife left him, leaving a five-year-old daughter, Zoey, who is still in her hometown attending kindergarten. When they came to the city, they didn't bring Zoey.Aaron and Scarlett brought Andrew to the city mainly to ask John to help pay for the medical expenses.After listening to John's story, Judy asked, "
Aaron has been in the city for just a few days, but he already doesn't want to go back. The years of bearing the medical expenses of his son have crushed his back.Now that someone is helping to share the load, he definitely won't let go.Scarlett hesitated, but Aaron coldly said, "Think about Andrew. Who will take care of him when we're old? Think about Zoey. What can we earn? With all our illnesses, we'll have to depend on John in the future. He's earning more in the big city, so it's easier for him to support us than for us to support ourselves. We gave birth to him, so he should take care of us."Scarlett didn't say anything more.Downstairs,John has already smoked several cigarettes. He can't suppress the anxiety in his heart without smoking.He also had a tough day at work and got scolded by his boss."Judy, you should go home. You don't have to worry about me. I'm fine." John forced a smile and said, "There's nothing big. Money can be earned again. My parents and my elder brot
John still believed that as long as they worked hard, everything would be fine.Susan accepted the money without any guilt. She promised to work hard in words, but her actions were quite the opposite.When they got upstairs, John saw Aaron and Scarlett sitting on the couch watching TV. He greeted them, "Dad, mom, I'll go make some food."Aaron said, "You're a man, what are you making food for? Let Susan do it. A woman should serve her husband, and household chores should be her responsibility. Don't spoil her."Susan was surprised by this statement. It was as if they were living in a different era.Scarlett also gave a teaching lesson, "Susan, as a woman, you should know how to take care of your husband. How can you let your man do housework?"John explained, "Dad, mom, Susan is not my girlfriend. She's just a friend who is staying here temporarily."They didn't believe him. At this moment, Andrew inside the room called out, "Mom, I want to drink water.""Coming." Scarlett immediately
Judy checked the time and realized she wouldn't make it if she took the subway.She decided to have Lewis give her a ride.Lewis has a garage full of luxury cars.Today, he was relatively low-key, driving a Maybach instead of a Rolls-Royce, which was already quite modest.Judy couldn't expect Lewis to be too low-key, given his social status and wealth.Judy was worried that her colleagues at work would see her arriving in a luxury car and cause unnecessary gossip.Lewis understood her concerns and dropped her off at the intersection: "I'll have the driver pick you up after work. I might not have time today.""No need, I'll take the subway." Judy waved: "I'll go first, I'm running late."Judy ran to the office, about fifty meters away.When Judy arrived at the office, she looked up and saw Ellie coming in."Ellie."Judy called out and walked over: "You haven't been here for a few days, is something wrong?"Ellie had rushed off while they were having dinner, and Judy hadn't seen her or
Judy stopped Ellie: "Ellie, why did you come out of the emergency exit? You don't look too good, are you sick?"Ellie looked a bit flustered and said, "It's nothing, I just had a stomachache. I was taking a break and sitting at the entrance of the passage, resting for a while."Judy could tell that Ellie had something on her mind. She wanted to ask what had happened, but Ellie walked directly towards the elevator.Strange.Judy looked back at the passage entrance where Ellie had come out. There was still a faint smell of gasoline in the air.She didn't think much of it and packed up her things to leave the company.Having lost her job, it seemed she would need to find a new one again.As soon as Judy stepped out of the company, someone honked at her. She looked over and saw a black car parked by the road. The window rolled down, and the person in the car was Isabella.Judy had been working at Caler Group for some time, but she had never seen Lewis's parents and didn't know what they l
Judy composed herself as the waiter brought the coffee. She picked up the cup to take a sip to calm down but almost couldn't steady it because it was too hot.Judy wrinkled her brow in pain as she was scalded. She put the coffee back down with a forced calm and raised a smile, saying, "Putting a price on it would break the rules. We're young, and it's consensual fun. Who would take it seriously? If money is involved, then there's no sense of righteousness. Besides, you might accuse me of extortion later, and that would be so unjust."Isabella was taken aback. She thought Judy would say that she was truly in love with her son and use the opportunity to raise the price or just take the money and leave.But Judy said it was just for fun.Isabella became angry immediately: "You're just playing with my son? How shameless and unprincipled today's girls are. I must let my son know the true face of this woman."Judy laughed: "You have double standards. You allow men to play with women, but wo
Judy was taken to the police station for questioning, where she learned what had happened to Amelia.After Judy left the company, Amelia went out for a drive and encountered brake failure, resulting in minor injuries.Amelia's car was sent for inspection and it was determined that the brakes had been tampered with. Amelia immediately accused Judy of being the culprit.As a suspect, the police naturally investigated Judy.In the hospital.Amelia had a fractured leg and needed to be hospitalized.After her wound was treated, Amelia called the police, and Perona rushed to the hospital after hearing about her daughter's accident.Seeing Amelia's leg in a cast, Perona was heartbroken: "Amelia, how did you get hurt like this? Are there any other injuries? Let Mom have a look, you scared me to death."Perona couldn't bear the pain of losing her daughter again."Mom, I almost couldn't see you anymore." Amelia was terrified and held Perona's hand, crying: "Judy is so vicious. I fired her, and
Upon hearing this, Lewis immediately changed his expression, his cold and sharp gaze turning into a freezing knife as he looked at Louis."Louis." Lewis's tone was cold: "Did you deliberately harm me?"Lewis had promised Judy to keep their relationship private, and his biggest fear was his mother's interference.From his understanding of his mother, he knew exactly what she would do.Louis shivered with fear: "Boss, it's all my fault. I just slipped up and fell into your mom's trap. I'm here to apologize to you."Lewis exuded a cold aura: "How many hours ago did my mom come to see you?"Louis didn't dare to look Lewis in the eye: "About three or four hours ago."Knowing his mother's nature, she wouldn't waste a minute and would definitely go straight to Judy.Lewis quickly took out his phone to call Judy, but it was turned off and no one answered.Judy's phone had been temporarily confiscated after she was taken to the police station, so she couldn't receive the call.Lewis then calle