The police didn’t mention it, but Zoey only felt the burning pain in her lower body come up again, like her whole body was being torn apart. Yami Hu trembled and held his daughter’s hand tightly, “Zoey, if you have any grievances, just say it, don’t be afraid. Mom and Dad are here!”
Zoey pursed her lips, not wanting to worry her mother, she forced up a smile and shook her head, “I’m fine and I wasn’t violated.”
“Zoey , are you suffering from something?”
The two policemen also looked at her. “You can tell us what’s wrong, and we police will make sure you’re safe.”
Zoey but shook her head again, “It’s really nothing, it was just an accident. But …”
She paused, “I’d like to call the police on the other matter.”
Yami Hu looked at her daughter suspiciously, but the two policemen just glanced at her lightly, “For new cases, you have to go to the bureau to make a record. Since this time it was just an accident, we won’t bother.”
The two policemen collected their things, turned around and went out. Yami Hu only sent them to the door of the room and turned back again. “Zoey , what the hell is going on? You tell mom, did you offend someone?”
“Mom.” Zoey looked at her mother and pursed her lips before asking with difficulty, “Where’s brother? I have something to ask him.”
Hearing her daughter mention her son, Yami Hu slapped the back of her hand, “Don’t mention your brother, if your father hears about it, he’ll give you another good beating. Your brother was sent abroad by your father, where he is now, even I don’t know. He just wants to cut off your relationship completely, so that you girls don’t have to go looking for him.”
Yami Hu paused and looked at her daughter again, “Tell me the truth with mom, do you truly like your brother?”
“No! Mom, he’s my own brother, how could I like him?”
“What if he’s not your own brother?”
Zoey was a bit puzzled, Yami Hu sighed, “Your brother was adopted by your father and I in the hospital when he was two years old. The girl who gave birth to him was only 18 years old, so she secretly gave birth to him and couldn’t afford to raise him, so she was going to give him up secretly. Your dad and I just happened to walk by and saw it, so we took him back.”
Zoey wasn’t at all happy about this sudden fact. Even if it wasn’t his own brother, so what? They are still … between them. “Zoey , how your brother treats you, so many years, we all see in the eyes. If you really also love your brother, I will go and talk to your father. Although it is a bit ridiculous, it may be good to fulfill you two.”
“Mom, I really only see him as a brother. How could I fall in love with my brother? How could I marry my brother?!” Zoey stumbles and shakes her head. “Last night with brother …”
She sniffled, it was a little hard to say, but, yet, she had to say it, “I was set up!”
Yami Hu looked at her daughter and waited for her to continue. Zoey told her and Nabi’s story again. Yami Hu was shocked and was so angry that her face turned green and white, “This poisonous and scorpion hearted woman! The police must be called this time! She must not be spared!”
“Mom, don’t be angry. After tonight, I’ll go to the police station myself, and I’ll ask Nabi for clarification on this matter.”
“If it’s her, we Baker family won’t spare her!”
“Mom, how is the company doing now? I watched the news today and I heard that the stock is down pretty bad.”
Yami Hu sighed, “After this kind of incident, how good can it be? The board of directors gave your father an ultimatum, the AE302 project needs a new injection of funds, if this problem can be solved, this matter is also considered to be over, your father’s position as chairman of the board of directors is also considered to be secure. However, if it can’t be solved … not only will your dad be forced to step down from his position, I’m afraid the company will also be at risk of bankruptcy at any time.”
Zoey’s breath caught in her throat.
At this time, even his brother was gone, and his father had undoubtedly lost an arm.
Here, though not wanting to come back at all, Jerry Xiao had to come back here. Zac White escorted him out of the car. He took the door key, opened the door, and was about to go inside when a voice sounded behind him.
“Jerry …”
The soft voice, in the dark night more and more seems to be gentle. Jerry Xiao turned to look, not far from the street lamp, only to see Nabi Yan sitting in a wheelchair, looking deeply at him.
“What brings you here?” Without a flicker of emotion rising or falling, he asked expressionlessly.
“Jerry, you’ve had a lot to drink.” Nabi Yan pushed her wheelchair over to help him. jerry Xiao, however, took a step back and distanced himself from her, “You leave me alone!”
Not expecting him to ostracize himself like this, Nabi Yan froze for a moment and went to help him again. But he once again impatiently pushed her away, that wheelchair rolled backward, Nabi Yan almost fell, she hastily stabilized the wheelchair, so as not to be too messy. The gentleness on her face, however, was somewhat untenable, ”Jerry, who are you losing your temper with? The one who betrayed you is Zoey , not me!”
“Enough!” Jerry Xiao snapped because of those two words, he looked at Nabi Yan with cold eyes, “You go back, I don’t want to talk now!”
Anyone, he didn’t want to hitch a ride.
Nabi Yan, however, was not willing to leave like that, and she reached out to take his hand again. This time, he shook it off with force, and she didn’t let go, just held his more insistently. “Jerry, I love you! You know, I love you to the point where I can love you to the point of recklessness, not to mention a leg, even if it’s my whole life, I can be willing to give it to you. I’m not like Zoey, she’ll betray you, but I won’t. Jerry, you promised me you’d take care of me for the rest of my life. Let’s make a good start, okay? I won’t mind Zoey.”
Jerry Xiao’s face became more and more gloomy. He bent his head, just like that ice-cold look at her, from her hand, once again, little by little draw back to the hand. He, solemnly, word by word, spoke: “Your love is too overbearing, I can’t afford it! Even without her, we can’t be together, because, I don’t love you at all!”
Nabi Yan was clearly over struck and her face turned suddenly pale. His hands were clasped on the wheelchair, and he clenched them into fists unwillingly. Seeing that he cruelly turned around and was about to leave again, Nabi Yan dragged his hand and cried mournfully, “Jerry, you can’t do this to me! You said you would take care of me as long as my legs were bad. You’re going to go back on your word, aren’t you? You’re going back on your word, aren’t you!”
“I’ve already hired the best orthopedic surgeon in England for you to come over, and he’ll be here first thing tomorrow morning. I think you know better than anyone else that as long as you cooperate with the treatment, it’s definitely not a difficult task to get this leg back on its feet.” Jerry Xiao once again mercilessly interrupted her fantasy of being with him.
And then, glancing coldly at her, “Who sent you here? Have that person pick you up and take you back.”
He said, inserted the key, pushed open the door, and walked in without a glance at Nabi Yan. he was really tired enough, and didn’t want to spend any time dealing with anyone.
“Jerry! How could you be so cruel to me? You and Zoey Baker will never be the same again either! She betrayed you, so why can’t you still accept me …”
Outside the door, the sound of her hysterical sobs. Inside the door, he leaned back on the couch in boredom, looking surprisingly cold.
Everything, it’s over …
Feelings were something that, in this life, he didn’t want to touch again!
For several days, the Baker family was under a cloud, and Zoey thought she would be given a hard time, but maybe it was because of the experience at the beach that Sam Baker didn’t hit her, and even that was the end of the story. But Zoey knew that the family had changed.
There’s an unspoken emptiness with one less person.
“Zoey , come into my study for a moment.” In the evening, Zoey had only just gotten the kids bathed when Sam Baker called her into the study.
Zoey walked in, not knowing what her father wanted from her, and Sam Baker didn’t look up, just gestured, “Sit down.”
She did as she was told and sat across from him. It had only been a few days, but Zoey felt that her father had aged a lot. Zoey felt both heartbroken and guilty for having to clean up their mess, and for the lack of a good helper at the company, which naturally piled up all the pressure on him.
A moment later, Sam Baker then looked up at Zoey , “Dad didn’t want to talk to you about the company, but you should have watched the news and must know something about it.”
Zoey didn’t think her father was going to talk to her about this and froze for a moment, then nodded, “I know this project is important to my father. Is there anything that I can do to help?”
Sam Baker put down the pen in his hand and sighed. “This time, I may actually need your help.”
Zoey was glad she was able to relieve her father’s worries, Sam Baker crossed his arms on his desk, looked at Zoey and told her about the current situation. “Actually, the company’s situation has been going downhill for some time now. That huge project of Gu’s, not only didn’t make our company take off, but on the contrary, the huge first expense has increased our company’s burden, so the deficit in the company is becoming more and more obvious. Some time ago, I’ve communicated with several powerful banks in the city, wanting to take the funding for this AE302 project, but they obviously don’t want to take the risk.”
“All refused?” Zoey frowned. She knew what this meant; lacking funding, the AE302 project naturally couldn’t move an inch. This one was undoubtedly a problem the board had given her father.
“Yes.” Even after so many years in the shopping mall, Sam Baker had never been so frustrated as today. Zoey’s heart already had a number, she thought for a moment, “Now we can only turn away from the investment company, but there are only two companies that can come up with such a large amount of money at once in this city.”
Sam Baker nodded again. For this piece, Zoey knows a lot about it, too.
“My group is strong, it’s the first choice.” However, it was also the first choice that had to be eliminated, Zoey thought bitterly. Only then did he continue, “The second, the Gu Group. However, with the last project not yet completed, it will be very difficult to get the funds from their hands.”
Sam Baker nodded his head before he stated his purpose, “I saw in the newspaper that you are familiar with Jerry Xiao and Gu’s son, Sea Gu.”
He paused and looked at his daughter, “Dad just thought that if you went to talk to them directly, maybe they would sell you a favor. Of course, if you don’t feel comfortable with that, Dad won’t force it.”
“No.” Zoey shook her head, “I’m mostly to blame for the company getting to this point. Dad, I’m really happy to be able to help you share some of your troubles with the company. So leave it to me this time, and I hope, I won’t let you down.”
Sam Baker’s face, clouded with worry, stretched a little at the moment. “Then Dad will be waiting for your good news.”