Although our family isn’t
well off, Grandma has always taught us to be
honest and kind. Saving you the other day was
just a good deed, really, you don’t need to be
so polite.”
With that, I stood up and glanced at Mr. Van Derlyn, who had been sitting silently by the side.
Honestly, the guy was so handsome that it was almost illegal. If it weren’t for my memories from the past life, no one would believe that behind that pretty face was a mind as messed up as a sewer.
Hailey thought she was in control of the
situation, taking advantage and trying to push me into a pit of fire?
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Well, let’s just go ahead and practice the
traditional virtues of helping others, and nobody
gets anything.
3
“Riley, are you crazy!”
Back home, Hailey immediately went off on me.
“Mrs. Van Derlyn is worth billions, and Xavier is
her only son. He’s introverted, doesn’t like
socializing, and can’t manage a company. It’s
obvious that Mrs. Van Derlyn is going to pass
all her wealth to a trusted daughter–in–law in
the future. Why would you give up such a great
opportunity?”
Hailey tried to encourage me. “Riley, even if
you’re not thinking about us, you should think about Grandma. We didn’t have parents
く
growing up, and Grandma raised us all by
herself. She’s over seventy years old, and she
still goes out to collect recyclables in the
morning and sells wontons at night. No matter
how much we try to talk her out of it, she
always wants to save up more money for our
dowries. Don’t you want to give Grandma a
better life in her old age?”
