Chapter 39: Scheming When we walk into the study, Mr. Ramirez is already expecting us. He seems calm but I still can’t help but feel edgy.

Mom walks in with us and closes the door behind her. She sits down next to me, her lips pressed firmly together, and she seems just as nervous as I am.

“Eason,” Mr. Ramirez turns his eyes toward his son, his voice deep and stern. “I just received a phone call from the hospital. They said that the boy is suffering a server head concussion, internal bleeding, and his rib is broken. Do you have anything to say about this?”

I inhale quietly. This is even worse than I thought.

Yet Eason doesn’t seem to care at all. He lets out a cold sneer and crosses his legs, “serves that bastard just right.”

BANG!

Mr. Ramirez hits the table surface really hard with his hand. I almost cry out in fear but quickly stifle my voice. I cower in my chair, keeping my eyes down.

I know Mr. Ramirez is an intimidating person. Yet I’ve never seen him lost his temper like this before. Now I understand why he is both feared and respected by many people.

“Eason, do you think this is some kind of joke?” Mr. Ramirez stands up looking straight at his son. His face holds a frightening trace of anger that makes me hold my breath involuntarily.” Is this how you solve all kinds of problems? To beat someone to near death right on the street in front of everyone’s eyes? Is this how a Ramirez react facing crisis?”

“Of course not,” Eason replies coldly. “Because beating the shit out of him isn’t enough. I want to see him destroyed, academically, socially, and permanently.”

My heart has jumped to my throat. Before I can stop myself, I’ve blurted out, “No! Eason stop,

This isn’t your fault.”

interrupts shooting

he said his family is going bankrupt because of the Ramirez. And he wanted to talk to you, but I refused him…Eason

can’t be the coward here and let Eason

are you saying? His family is broke because of us?” then she

speaks for everything. Mom’s face tenses and her eyes blazing

Nat’s relationship with that boy! Do you know that all of your business decisions may and will affect my daughter? How can you make such a reckless move and put Nat in danger! She

carry the risk!”

“Mom…” I say uneasily.

afraid that he will take it on mom. But after a short while, he simply sits back to his seat and turns his eyes to Eason, “maybe we

…What?

thinking. After a long deathly silent, Eason finally looks up to mom and says, “I’m sorry, Mrs. Ramirez. It was me. I advised father to take down Zack’s family in the first

My mind went blank.

can Eason be the one? We haven’t even started college. Who gives him

the one and only

at Eason. “I thought you gave that advice based on logic. Yet it seems that it’s not the case at all. Care to tell us why now?” Eason exhales and shrugs, “That piece of shit treats Nat like trash. I want to see him

as well. She falls back into her chair, her eyes roaming towards me for help. Yet

he say anything before? I know he’s only doing this for me and probably he just didn’t want to brag about it, but it still scares me a

and fear, unable to

very calm as if he has anticipated everyone’s reaction. “You’ll have to admit that was a good move, business wise. And I’m sure Nat can forgive my recklessness.” He turns to me, smiling, “right Nat?” Everyone’s eyes are on me, waiting for me to response. Yet what can I say? Nevertheless, he did everything for me. “Of course,” I avoid his gaze and look down, saying

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