Chapter 122
If he’d been speaking clearly, then lan would’ve the gist of their argument and even figured out who Maja was, since Leo had blurted out her name loud and clear.
But Leo was a dropout and had worked on construction sites in several coastal towns for years, rubbing shoulders with laborers from all corners of the country. Back then, he was hell–bent on escaping the poverty of Crystalbrook Valley, so he’d picked up their accents on purpose.
Understanding one person’s dialect was a piece of cake, but when you mix accents from several towns, it becomes a whole different ball game.
So, lan was absolutely clueless about what they were arguing about and could only make out bits and pieces of what Maja was saying.
As for Leo, he didn’t understand a single word
He was proficient in many foreign languages, but he couldn’t understand Leo’s mixed accent. Outside in the hallway, Maja fell silent for a moment, almost bursting into laughter out of sheer frustration.
“If it wasn’t for them, do you think I would take care of your business? A 28–year–old man who still hasn’t landed a steady job, ran off with a client’s hundreds of thousands, lost over a million in gambling, asking your parents to pay off your debt. What give you the right to raise your voice here?
Maja grabbed him, answering the phone immediately.
“Uncle”
But it wasn’t Daly who was calling, it was her Aunt Susan.
Susans voice was laced with exhaustion, and it was incredibly hoarse.!
“Maja, I really don’t want to call you, but there’s nothing I can do. We don’t have the contact information of Mr. Raymond, and the police station refused to release Oli. So much money, our family really can’t afford it. Isn’t the county govemment about to buy the houses in our area soon? We borrowed some money from relatives before the news was public, buying a few neighboring houses, hoping to make some acquisition money that way. But now that the news of the acquisition has been made public, the neighbors are very upset and came to our house to make trouble. Your uncle’s leg was broken by them, and his head was bleeding, and he is still in the hospital for emergency treatment.. I don’t even have the money for his surgery, Oli kept the money before. Now she is arrested by the police, and I cant find anyone else who can help. I really have no choice.”
Hearing this, Maja felt a sharp pain in her heart, feeling both furious and powerless..
She’d thought that Daly and Susan would let Olivia stew in jail for a while, and after a month, Maja would somehow scrap together the money to bail Olivia out.
After all, Olivia was too wild and reckless for her own good, trouble was bound to follow her sooner or later Letting her cool her heels in jail for a month would be a good lesson.
But who knew that the Dalys wouldn’t let Olivia suffer even a bit, instead, they started eyeing other people’s houses.
They’d lived in Pinecrest Grove for many years and knew the neighbors well. They knew the houses here would soon be bought out by the government at a high price, so they bought their neighbors‘ houses while they were still in the dark. Now, the neighbors have found out about the buyout and realized they’ve been had, who wouldn’t be ticked off at them?:
How could they even dare to do something like this?
Maja felta wave of exhaustion, but she could only comfort Susan first.
“Don’t panic. I’ll wire you the money right away. Also, I ran into Leo in Greenfield. Use this money for the medical bills first, Leo and I will be back tonight..
Leo nonchalantly said, “Maja, I’m not going back. You can go back if you want to, but I don’t ever want to go back to that home…
“Smack!!”
Before he could even finish his sentence, Maja slapped him.
Leo was taken aback by the slap, his cheek stinging, his mouth tasting like blood.
He looked at Maja in disbelief, took a few seconds to process what happened, and then touched his face.
“You hit me?”
Back when Maja was at his house, she was a very well–behaved and calm girl. Who would’ve thought that she could slap him like that?
Leo never thought of hitting back, after all, this was his cousin, and a man hitting a woman was absolutely unacceptable.
His eyes reddened instantly, touching his face.
Maja looked at him coldly, “are you awake? Olivia is your wife, she deliberately smashed Mr. Raymond’s car and has to pay eight million, your parents risked everything for this money, now your dad’s life hanging by a thread, and you really aren’t going back? Leo, if you’re not going back, I’ll call those thugs come back to beat you to death right here.”
Led’s body shivered a bit, looking somewhat flustered.
Ian had a front–row seat to their argument.
The moment he saw Maja slap Leo, he raised an eyebrow slightly.
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