Chapter 115: Your Conditions
She walked in, as obedient as when she first arrived here, standing in front of me, fidgeting with her fingers, a humble expression on her face.
I calmly looked at her, sensing that she came to negotiate terms with me.
Sure enough, after pretending for a while and seeing that I remained cold and unresponsive, she had to take the initiative.
“Mrs. Brown!” She called me obediently, and I stared at her, raising an eyebrow, signaling her to continue.
“I… my sister is seriously injured!” She said to me.
“You should go to Robert for that; he’s the one who hit her. If you want compensation, you should discuss it with him!” My gaze was sharp, unhesitatingly shifting the trouble to Robert.
She quickly waved her hands. “No, no… that’s not what I meant, Mrs. Brown. I know you’re kind-hearted, always treated my sister well, and it’s her greed that knows no bounds. But, Mrs. Brown, don’t you think the responsibility isn’t solely on my sister?”
After saying this, she glanced at me with a fearful expression, showing nervousness. I sneered inwardly; the little puppy teeth were exposed.
I silently observed her, my gaze piercing and oppressive.
“Mrs. Brown, I’m not trying to offend you with what I said, or discuss any conditions with you!” She was straightforward, as if she guessed my thoughts, then confidently said, “I… want to help you!”
“Help me?”
Her expression revealed sincerity and urgency. She took a small step forward, “I’m telling the truth. Since the moment you let me stay here, I have wanted to help you!”
I wasn’t sure whether to believe her, especially after what had happened with my man. Nonetheless, I smiled mockingly and asked with interest, “How can you help?”
“Don’t you think Mr. Brown has secrets?” Alice tentatively asked, eyes fixed on me.
“Go on,” I followed her lead. I wasn’t going to fall for her true intentions.
Alice hesitated a bit, biting her lower lip. She clicked her eyes at me, apparently unable to read my mind.
“Feel free to say it!” I encouraged her.
Lowering her eyelids in thought, she immediately raised her eyes. “Mrs. Brown, do you believe Mr. Brown?” She threw the question at me, and I chose not to answer.
Alice seemed a bit unsure. Timidly, she said, “I’m not trying to instigate anything between you and Mr. Brown, but what I heard is that Mr. Brown instructed my sister to monitor you! Moreover, Mr. Brown has another woman outside, and he even has a child!”
She spoke while observing my reaction. I remained unfazed.
Alice took another step forward. “Mrs. Brown, I am sincere. I’m not here to plead for my sister. She is capable of doing anything, and though she’s my sister, she has done too many wicked things. She’s like a devil. But you’re different; you shouldn’t inexplicably endure all this.”
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“Alice, your sister may be bad, but she supported you through school. Don’t you feel you owe her?” I asked.
“Haha! Owe her?” Alice’s pale little face was full of disdain. “She arranged for someone to rape me, just to exchange for a monthly sum of 1500 yuan. Who do you think went too far?”
This time, I was left speechless, taking a long time to recover from the shock.
Alice laughs to herself and continues, “When I was fifteen, my dad called her a bastard, dragged her after drinking, and molested her in front of my mother, she had a man named Adam get someone to gang rape me.”
Alice laughed as she spoke, but it was really heartbreaking to hear.
“My mum was afraid that things would get out of hand, so she threatened to sign an agreement that she would pay for me to go to school until I got married, or she would call the police on her. She was forced to agree and leave the house, which led to that $1500 a month. Mrs. Brown, do you think I should be grateful to her?”
I was speechless, looking at Alice in front of me with a white face, telling the past, “Fifteen, my memory is stuck at fifteen. It really hurts! But she’s not far away watching me scream, and she’s my sister, whether she’s a bastard or not, she’s my sister, we have the same mum.”
Alice wiped her face and exhaled, “Married? Who else would I marry? Cheating mum, alcoholic dad, devilish sister! Haha, Mrs. Brown, what could I do?”
Those words really shook me, and I couldn’t pick up on them.
“All my life is only left with the revenge against Sherry.” Alice gritted her teeth and said conspiratorially.
“Your terms?”