Chapter 36
“For the so-called interests of the family, I should sacrifice myself?” Jeanne laughed sarcastically. “When I was 18 years old, Eden and Jasmine cheated on me. When I was seeking justice for myself, you forced me to admit that my relationship with Eden was broken in order to continue the marriage with the Swans. You even asked me to give them my generous blessings! I went to the Swan family’s residence to ask Eden for an explanation. When I came back, I was beaten half to death by you with a whip. I was even chased out of the Lawrence family’s manor! I was cheated on, but because I didn’t accept it generously, I became a heinous criminal?!”
At the age of 18, even though the Lawrences were cruel, Jeanne did not lose an arm or a leg! One had to know that back then, the Lawrences’ business continued to fall because of Jeanne’s troubles, and the Swans almost broke off the engagement with the Lawrences. Jeanne had to thank Jasmine for not being beaten to death by Alexander. She had to thank Jasmine for finally being together with Eden as she did not let the marriage between the Lawrences and the Swans fall apart.
Alexander looked at Jeanne’s aggressive manner and said coldly, “Jeanne, look at the gap between you and Jasmine! Jasmine always sided with the Lawrences, whereas you only sided with yourself. You’re so selfish, so what right do you have to question my feelings for you?! When you were 18 years old, you were still young and impulsive. Now that you’re 25 years old, you’re still like this. How do you think I should treat you?
“The thing now is that you’ve caused the Lawrences to lose a huge sum!” Jonathan’s expression was ugly. “What you have caused us to lose isn’t the 300 million dollars financing project, but the market space of billions of dollars in the future. How do you think I should settle this debt with you!”
Jasmine quickly said, “Sister, how can you say that about Dad? A family wouldn’t talk about being a tool for profit. A family needs to help each other. Take me for example. If I can contribute to the Lawrences, I’d be very satisfied and proud. At least I’m not a useless person in the family.”
“Fourth Master Swan and Eden have a competitive relationship. Fourth Master Swan is afraid that Eden’s development will affect his position in the Swans, so he can’t wait for Eden’s power to weaken. Naturally, he doesn’t want the Lawrences to prosper!”
“Don’t spout nonsense here!” Alexander said to Jeanne, “The Lockes have a lot of money. Although the market hasn’t developed very well these few years, it doesn’t mean that they’re facing bankruptcy! How long are you going to spout nonsense?!”
Jeanne smiled again. She said, appearing unusually calm, “So, you don’t have the slightest bit of guilt for what happened seven years ago. It was all my fault. Seven years later, the same thing happened to me, and it’s still my fault!”
Jonathan said coldly, “The interests of the family can’t be violated. No matter what grievances you’ve suffered, you must put the family first. You didn’t stand on the side of our family, so it was a heinous crime to us!”
Alexander’s expression was ugly. He put down his hand fiercely and said, “Jeanne, you only care about yourself regardless of the reputation of our family. Don’t think that I have any feelings for you.”
On the screen, there was a piece of breaking news that said: [The Locke Enterprise has failed in their investment and is unable to repay their bank loan. They might face bankruptcy!]
In the study, Jasmine was so angry that he was about to explode. When she heard that Jonathan was going to settle the debt with Jeanne, her mood instantly improved.
“Sister! Are you crazy?” Jasmine interrupted Jeanne and could not help but say, “Eden and I are about to get married soon, and you’re saying such a thing now…”
Jeanne faced the furious Jonathan. She said calmly, “The reason I refused to help Thedus and broke off the engagement with the Lockes was for the Lawrences—”
This time, Jeanne had forced the Lawrences to suffer such a big loss. Jasmine did not believe that the Lawrences would let her off so easily.
“Shut up!” Jeanne faced Jasmine in an imposing manner. “When your oldest sister speaks, do you have the right to interrupt?!”
