Jess exhaled tiredly, she didn't know what else to say after knowing her mother's ultimate goal."So, you all want to meet me just for money? Especially mom? Gosh, how could this shameful thing happen in my family," Jess said in a rather loud voice, causing some of the other customers to stare and make them the center of attention.Seeing them getting such attention from the other diners, Rosetta immediately pulled Jess by the hand towards the outside of the restaurant after asking Zack to pay for the food they had ordered."I don't have any money, Mom," Zack said with a grumble."Here," Rosetta handed over a few bills while frowning in annoyance. She was annoyed that she had to pay for the food she had ordered with her own money. From the very beginning of asking Jess to meet, Rosetta had imagined that her daughter would be the one paying for everything, not her.After making sure that Zack would carry out his duties properly, Rosetta pulled Jess's glued hand out of the restaurant.I
Rocky walked out of Oliver's room with a happy expression. It was clear that a happy aura surrounded the man's body.Rizky, curious about the conversation between Rocky and Oliver, only observed from afar."I must not show my excessive curiosity to Rocky. If I do that, he will immediately become suspicious and stay away from me. That can't happen. He has to keep trusting me so I can find out what's going on without having to go to the trouble of finding out." Rizky spoke silently to herself.Seeing that Rocky had returned to his room, Rizky immediately approached the man. With an innocent face, he asked, "It's unusual that Mr. Oliver called us simultaneously. By the way, what did you guys talk about?"Rocky looked at his coworker with a widening smile. There was no hint of suspicion on his face."Mr. Oliver allowed me to lead a new project. It's not as big as your project, but it's quite important for the progress of this company," Rocky explained.Rizky furrowed his brows, wondering
Jess rubbed her face roughly, her eyes wildly staring left and right. After carefully considering everything, she finally told him everything."So, they came back to see you just to ask for money?" Joe asked for confirmation.Jess nodded. Her eyes looked teary as she said her family's attitude was far from good. "I don't know what else to say. I'm even confused by my own family's attitude. The more I'm away from them, the more I realize that I'm just being used as a money-mine by all of them, especially my mother. I'm ashamed, Joe. I'm so ashamed."Gently, Joe pulled his wife's body closer. "Don't think about it too much, and it's possible that they need money right now so they are desperate to borrow from you even though they know that they have kicked us out of the house dishonorably. They're willing to swallow their shame to ask you for money. Even though they know that you might not give them money, calm down. Okay?""But they are too much, Joe. How can they ask me for money when
Zack exclaimed in delight when he saw the wad of money on the table. His eyes lit up, and he quickly picked up the money and kissed it repeatedly. "Where did Mom get this much money? Didn't Jess refuse to give us money yesterday?" Zack asked, surprised."I got it from Joe," Rosetta replied briefly."Joe?" repeated Zack in shock. "Got the money from Joe? How come?" He asked again.Rosetta began to tell him everything from the beginning. Starting from Joe's arrival at their house to the offer that she immediately agreed to when she heard how much she would get if she accepted the offer."So, Mom signed the file Joe gave to you? What's in that document?" Zack looked straight at his mother.Rosetta shrugged her shoulders. She honestly did not care much about the document's contents, as all that mattered to her right now was money, money, and money."Mom didn't read the contents of the document at all?!" Zack's mouth opened wide. He tapped his forehead a few times after hearing firsthand t
Zack and Rosetta fell silent simultaneously, both gulping with difficulty after hearing Joe's words, asking them to return the money given to them."But, you already gave the money to us. So, that money is ours. You have no right to it anymore," Rosetta held one of the sofa cushions tightly.Joe, who saw his mother-in-law's behavior, furrowed his brow until he saw money poking out of the corner of the cushion.Regardless of Rosetta's expression or her continued refusal, Joe pulled out the sofa cushion and smiled when he saw the money hidden inside."Hey, that's my money!" Rosetta wanted to get up and reclaim the money, but Joe had anticipated everything from the start. "If Mom wants to get this money back, then just agree to the document's contents. But if Mom disagrees with the key points written in the document, then I'll take this money, and you won't get anything."Rosetta stopped moving, and her body was so stiff she couldn't do anything but stay still while staring hatefully at
Joe and Jesslyn said goodbye after no more rebuttals came from Rosetta or Zack's lips. "We left. It was nice seeing you guys again after forcibly evicting us and the drama you put on to get money from me," Jesslyn said sarcastically."It's also nice to see you again, a kid who doesn't want to help her own family out of trouble," Rosetta retorted equally sarcastically.Her lips pursed in annoyance when she saw the attitude of her daughter, who still looked sarcastic because she was still annoyed with the fake approach she had made earlier.Jesslyn snorted, then walked away without waiting for Joe, who had been watching the interaction between the mother-daughter pair.After Joe and Jesslyn's departure, Rosetta and Zack, who initially supported each other, were again at odds over the money given to Noona. One side insists on asking for the money back and returning all the money to Joe. While the other side also insists on continuing to accept the offer given by Joe, whatever the risk."D
Jess strode confidently into the Seattle Company building. With a suit that clung beautifully to her body, she was able to mesmerize all the eyes of the people who were there.Of the new position she received, she immediately entered the elevator and pressed the top number according to the room she would occupy.Arriving in front of the room, Jesslyn knocked on the door until someone invited her to enter."Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Jesslyn," Lucas said after the two sat across from each other.Jesslyn nodded, then replied, "I am honored to have been allowed to meet such a great man like you, Mr. Lucas.""Hahaha, you don't need to praise me like that, Mrs. Jesslyn. You are just as great as I am," Lucas replied.Jesslyn only responded with a faint smile, and she wasn't used to overacting when dealing with people with higher positions than her. She wasn't the type to curry favor with others to gain sympathy. She was a woman with a firm stance who did not hesitate to utter harsh words to
Jesslyn was taken aback. She wanted so badly to respond to the staff's words, but ultimately, she decided to keep quiet and assume it was all just the wind."Hold yourself, Jess. Don't get provoked. You're still a new employee; don't create problems that make you lose your job once again," Jesslyn encouraged herself.Ignoring the gazes of some of the staff, who looked sarcastically at her, Jesslyn walked confidently.Sentence after sentence that sounded very painful entered her eardrums, making Jesslyn stroke her chest."Don't get emotional, Jesslyn. We'd better get out of here."Widening her footsteps, Jesslyn arrived in front of the elevator quickly and immediately pressed the button to take her to the floor where her room was."Mrs. Jesslyn, you have been asked by Mr. Lucas to come to his office immediately," Joshua relayed the news he had brought, as the elevator he was about to take turned out to have Jesslyn in it.Some of the staff who were in the same elevator with the two of