Chapter 144
Jack felt acold sweat break out on his back, his voice trembling. “N-No. It’s all thanks to your support.”
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lan let out a cold snort. “You may be smart, but it’s a shame you raised such an absolute fool! I recall your company having several contracts subsidiaries. Those contracts could disappear into thin air with just one word from ine.” s with Grayson Group
jack panicked and immediately waved his hands. “Mr. Grayson, you don’t understand. My daughter’s been rebellious since she was young. If she’s offended you, I’ll bring her back, and you can deal with her however you want.” He paused, wiping the sweat from his face before dating to look up again. “But… can you at least tell me what she’s done to offend you? And could you spare Wiley Group?-
lan poured the tea over the small figurine on the table, and the golden toad emitted a faint red glow. “That depends on how your daughter handles things. You better teach her well,”
“Yes, yes, of course. I’ll make sure to discipline her properly.” Though lan didn’t spell everything out, Jack could only nod and agree, flattering him as much as possible.
Andy, standing by, stepped forward and refilled Jack’s untouched cup until the tea overflowed
Tea brimming to the top-an unmistakable signal to leave Jack understood and made a hasty exit. Or rather, he fled the Grayson residence.
Jack’s face twisted in rage as soon as he got into his car. He immediately took out his phone and scrolled through his contacts.
I was jolted awake by the sound of my phone ringing insistently. 1 blinked, realizing that the night had fully set in.
Rubbing my sore eyes, I squinted at the called ID on the screen.
Jack? What does he want from me?
A sense of dread washed over me, and I feared the worst. Maybe something had happened to Grandma. My voice trembled as I answered, “What’s wrong?”
To my surprise, Jack’s voice exploded in anger. “Evelyn! You ungrateful beat! It’s bad enough you’re no help to this family, but now you’re causing trouble too?” I was completely confused, but at least I could tell Grandma was okay. As Jack’s insults continued, my tone turned icy. “Jack, you better explain yourself.”
“Explain? You’re fooling around instead of focusing on your studies, and now the Graysons are coming after us! Are you trying to bring down Wiley Group?”
My heart missed a beat. I had a pretty good idea of what was going on. Only the Graysons could scare Jack like this.
“I’m warning you, I don’t care what it is, you better fix it right now. If not, you’ll never see your grandmother again in this lifetime! And I can’t promise her medication will be delivered every day either,” he threatened, his voice dripping with menace, making me shake with anger.
Forcing myself to calm down, I suddenly remembered the information Liam had uncovered a few days ago.
I hung up the call without a second thought, quickly finding the explosive video and sending it to Jack followed by a string of messages.
Evelyn “How many more videos like this do you think I have?”
Evelyn “lack, you better make sure nothing happens to Grandma. Because I can’t guarantee how many people will see this video.” Evelyn: “If you harm her again, we’ll go down together!
There was a long silence on the other end before any phone started buzzing relentlessly with calls from him.
I declined each one, and jack finally broke down after what felt like the hundredth time.