“Mrs. Ragsdill, today was supposed to be a proper negotiation with you, a discussion for us to reach a satisfactory outcome. The idea for me to move out and have Jane speak on my behalf was mine. Since you don’t appreciate it, let’s just end things between our families like this.”
After saying these words, Maria felt a lot lighter and relieved. She felt satisfied in her heart.
“What do you mean?” Kim suddenly panicked. After working so hard to improve their relationship even a little, how could it end up like this?
“Let’s get a divorce! Meet me at the Civil Affairs Bureau at 9 a. m. tomorrow!”
Leaving behind these words, Maria also walked away.
The Marner family followed their daughter and left the Ragsdill family.
“This is all your doing! Look at how things have turned out. I told you we should have tried to ease the tension a bit, but you never considered my feelings at all!”
Kim angrily punched the sofa, unable to express the bitterness inside.
Mrs. Ragsdill didn’t want things to turn out like this either, but she was too angry and the words slipped out without thinking about the consequences.
“I never expected Patrick to show up. I thought having Jane alone would be enough, but who would have thought Patrick would come too. I know his temperament and methods!”
Mrs. Ragsdill only knew that Patrick had tremendous power, but she didn’t know about Jane’s abilities or her methods.
“Putting aside Patrick, Jane is a renowned hacker. Her company never relied on Patrick or his money. She is even the president of a prestigious university. Do you think she depends on Patrick?”
He knew Jane’s reputation too well. It was because of his fear of Jane that he had been kind to Maria in the first place.
Mrs. Ragsdill was shocked and her jaw dropped. She quickly asked in response, “Is that true? Is she really that capable?”
“This time, you have not only offended Jane but also Patrick. Judging by his possessive nature, our family won’t have it easy.”
Kim’s prediction was correct. It didn’t even take half an hour before the assistant’s phone call came, directly reaching Mr. Ragsdill.
“What did you say?” Mr. Ragsdill frowned and stood up.
“It’s impossible!” Mr. Ragsdill angrily threw his phone, a level of anger that Mrs. Ragsdill had never seen before.
“What’s going on?”
“This is all your doing. Why did you provoke Jane for no reason? They wanted to live separately. Why didn’t you agree?” Mr. Ragsdill scolded.
“The company was acquired?” Kim seemed to have already guessed it. This was Patrick’s usual tactic.
“All the company’s stocks were bought, transferred to the Pansy family. Within half an hour, all the shareholders transferred their shares to Jane. Now Jane is the largest shareholder of the company and can sit on equal footing with me.”
Mr. Ragsdill’s words surprised Kim. They had no idea how things had turned out like this.
The stocks were given to the Pansy family, and the company was handed over to Jane for handling. Patrick was seeking revenge for his wife, and he was using their money!
This move was truly unexpected and flawless. It was beyond their imagination.
“What do we do now?” Mrs. Ragsdill panicked.
“What do we do? We need to go apologize to Jane right away.”
The family hastily packed their things and hurried to find Jane.
Jane and Patrick returned home. Fortunately, Jane didn’t get angry or upset. However, she was more careful because she was over eight months pregnant. After all, the baby was the most important thing!
“You too, why didn’t you pay more attention? Even with friends, you shouldn’t compromise your principles!” Patrick poured water for her and cut up some fruit, placing it in front of her.
“It’s for Maria’s sake. Otherwise, do you think I would be so foolish? To achieve someone else’s goals, sometimes you have to resort to such drastic measures.” Jane also understood that she had to use ruthless methods to make the Ragsdill family compromise, or else things would only escalate further.
“Don’t take such risks next time.” Patrick scolded her with indulgence.
The Ragsdill family arrived at Jane’s company building, preparing to go inside. However, they saw a notice posted at the entrance that read, “Dogs and members of the Ragsdill family are prohibited from entering!”
“Jane, you used such despicable means to achieve your goals. I underestimated you.” Mrs. Ragsdill criticized Jane again.
A security guard approached them and said, “You should go back. Our boss has given instructions. We handle official matters according to the rules.”
“Can you let us in? We want to talk to her in person. There might be some misunderstandings between us.” Mr. Ragsdill lowered his stance.
“It’s not possible. The sign clearly states so!” The security guard was dutiful and followed the instructions on the sign. They dared not act rashly.
Kim called Jane, and the call was answered.
“Jane, I didn’t mean it!” Kim continued to apologize.
Jane lay on the sofa and put the call on speaker. “Tell your parents that this matter has nothing to do with you. I’m not targeting you. Just treat Maria well, and that’s enough.”
That was Jane’s only wish.
Kim could only nod and relay Jane’s message.
The Ragsdill parents listened to these words, feeling a chill in their hearts.
Maria came out of the company, and the Ragsdill parents hurriedly approached her. “Maria, wait!”
Maria went straight to her car without even acknowledging them.
“Now it’s all over. I’ve lost everything. Mom, I’ve told you before not to get involved in our affairs. You didn’t listen, and now you’re satisfied?” Kim also left a remark, got into the car, and chased after Maria.
The Ragsdill parents stood still, sighing heavily.
Mr. Ragsdill received a text message on his phone from an unknown number. It said, “Meet at your company in half an hour.”
Mr. Ragsdill didn’t dare to delay and immediately returned to their own company, waiting in the meeting room.
Sure enough, after half an hour, Jane appeared in the company, but Patrick was not with her.
“We’re sorry. It was our mistake, and we now realize it. We didn’t mean to do this. Please forgive me. I’ll kowtow to you.” Mrs. Ragsdill was about to kneel down.
Jane’s assistant quickly stopped her and said, “Please don’t kneel. It might harm the babies in our boss’s belly. It’s not worth it.”
“Please, spare our family. It’s all our fault. We will agree to all your conditions.” Mr. Ragsdill was already helpless.
“Why should I spare you?” Jane lightly replied.
“You have no shame!” Mrs. Ragsdill insulted her.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Ragsdill slapped Mrs. Ragsdill, saying, “Since when is it your turn to speak!”