Rebecca wasn't entirely certain about her safety. Despite her bold decision to make a daring move, the lingering worry of potential new dangers gnawed at her. However, upon reflection, she concluded that there was no greater peril than their current situation. So, she went for it. As she examined the relatively clean single room, she wasn't sure if she had won the gamble. Yet, for the moment, the odds seemed to be in her favor. In response to Susan's question, Rebecca took a moment to ponder. Without delving into a full explanation, she simply said, "I have family involved in overseas business. So, I'm hoping to negotiate a deal with them to let us go. However, I can't be sure if they'll agree." These were essentially the same negotiation points she had discussed with Beardo, but she refrained from going into too much detail to avoid putting innocent people at risk. Besides, she couldn't guarantee her own safety entirely, so she didn't want to give false hope to those aro
"Oh? Is that so?" Susan sat up on her bed. She was surprised by Rebecca's revelation. However, she didn't harbor any resentment toward Rebecca for being the reason they were brought out. In the midst of her surprise, she simply said, "That sounds tough for you. You're a rich lady, and you got kidnapped. Now, you're stuck on this ferry with the rest of us." With a heavy sigh, Susan continued, "Well, that's why they say rich people receive elite education. If this happened to someone in our village, they'd have started complaining and crying to those foreigners for mercy. "You wouldn't see them trying to figure out a solution like you. Those pampered princesses from TV dramas seem to be acting after all. But it seems like this kind of thing won't happen to us. When I think about it, you're the one who's more pitiful." Rebecca remained silent once again. She was unsure of how to respond to Susan. To be honest, if she had been raised in the same manner as the Johnson family t
Just like before, Susan didn't wait for Rebecca to answer and started talking about herself.Similar to most people in this country, she was born in a small town in the central part of the country. Her parents belonged to that generation who had experienced rapid development in the country. Like most people in her village, she and her older brother were raised by their grandparents while their parents went to the city to work.In the first few years since she was born, she had lived a happy life. Their parents sent back money from the city, and because of that, they were able to renovate the house and buy a new apartment in the town. The apartment was near a high school. Once they finished high school, they could attend the university nearby.But life was full of surprises. And you often wouldn't have time to prepare for it.Perhaps it was because they tasted the fruits of the country's rapid development, but her father seemed to turn into a different person after he bought a house
She didn't understand at that time. She even thanked the uncle who told her where to look for her father. She remembered leaving the coffee shop with her brother. She thought the villagers would also play poker in Miss Kelsie's house. During New Year, there would be a lot of people playing poker as entertainment in the village. Playing poker as a leisure activity was not a big deal, but if they played it with big money while being hidden in residential buildings, the police would suspect and come to check.She thought her father was rich, so he played in the house like other wealthy uncles. She even mistakenly believed that her brother was unhappy because their father played poker all the time. Naively, she tried to comfort him by saying, "He only plays poker during New Year. He won't lose too much money."At that time, she didn't understand anything. She thought that buying a house and having a car meant her parents made a lot of money. She considered their family to be quite well-o
After loading the luggage in the trunk, she got in the backseat with her brother. Her mother opened the passenger seat door to get in the car.There were some miscellaneous items on the passenger seat. As her mother bent down to move them aside, her father suddenly said, "Sit in the back."His voice was cold. There was even a hint of impatience in it.Even Susan was startled and turned to look at him, not to mention her mother.Perhaps realizing that his tone was harsh, he changed his tone. "There are things on the seat, and it's cold outside. It would be a waste of time to tidy up."Susan didn't know if her mother believed this explanation or not, but she shut the passenger seat door and circled around to the back seat.As if what just happened didn't matter, her mother leaned close to her and started chatting to her about her school. She asked how she was adjusting to junior high school. Her mother asked her if she was getting along well with her classmates, and if anyone bullied her
Susan had no memories of how things were eventually resolved at home.All she knew was that she moved back to the house in the village from the city and slept on the same bed with her grandmother. She heard from her grandma that there was still a debt left unpaid.She could no longer buy new, beautiful clothes. There were people who pitied her and sent her clothes. They said they bought them for their daughter last year, and their daughter had only worn them once or twice. Since their daughter had gotten new clothes, they thought it would be a waste to throw them away, so they thought of giving them to her.Her grandmother told her to throw the clothes away, but she couldn't bear to because they were really beautiful, and she didn't have any other dresses.Her older brother couldn't afford to pay for his high school fees, so he dropped out.His homeroom teacher came to their home and advised them that no matter what, he should finish his studies. Even if the family faced difficu
However, she didn't dwell on her thoughts for too long.The words of encouragement from her classmates were straightforward and powerful, but they were also as subtle as a gentle breeze.They tacitly avoided mentioning the unhappy past and only discussed homework or study materials with each other.The words written on little pieces of paper or their notebooks became their little secrets.At that time, Susan would read those cards every time she finished an exam to deal with exhaustion after a long day. Or, in the early morning, when there were only one or two people in the classroom, she would sneakily glance at those words before burying herself in textbooks again.She adjusted her attitude well, as if she were a carefree child.When June arrived, she suddenly acted like a normal teenager. She joked with her classmates and even helped them with questions about homework.Having dominated first place in her class for a long time, she was always the standout student.No one coul
She stayed in the company for another half year.But she didn't foolishly let her leaders make her do whatever they wanted.She learned to find time to rest and make use of the company's resources to study, improving herself while working on projects.While her peers were dating, working, and traveling, she used all the free time she had to keep on improving herself.When she received the bonus from the projects she did, she finally felt a little joy.Although most of the money went to the boss, she had been so unlucky that having one thing go smoothly was enough to make her happy for a long time.She returned a portion of the money she earned from working this year to her brother, kept a portion for herself, and set aside another portion for her mother.Her mother's health was still stable at this time. She even started growing some vegetables in front of the house. As long as she didn't have to go to work or do any labor, she was basically no different from healthy people her