Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 259 Offering an Olive Branch

For a moment, I thought I had misheard Jack. I stared at him in shock and slowly asked, "What did you just say?"

Avoiding my gaze, he positioned himself protectively in front of Elsa. "I said, this is the first time Elsa has done something like this. As her family, we should give her a chance."

I let out a cold laugh. "Give her a chance? And what about the person she plagiarized from?"

Jack remained indifferent. "Didn't I already compensate her? What more do you want?"

He turned to Liliana. "If a hundred grand isn't enough, I'll transfer you 200 grand tomorrow."

Then, shifting his gaze back to me, he added, "Let's not tell Mom and Dad about this. You know their health isn't great."

I chuckled, not out of amusement but in disbelief. So now, he was trying to guilt- trip me?

I tilted my head slightly and looked at Elsa. She still cowered behind Jack, clutching his sleeve with an innocent, pitiful expression. But the moment his back was turned and her eyes met mine, they were filled with smug defiance.

But in the end, even after knowing what kind of person she

my mind to even try to warn you. But before I decide whether to tell Mom and Dad, you two had

grabbed Liliana's hand and walked away

the banquet, we found a quiet corner to

looked at me apologetically. "Did I mess

this isn't your fault. Some people are just blind to the truth. This has nothing to do with you. Don't

helping me put on this

she could have just stayed at the

She could be completely uninvolved in any of this. But she

until Liliana hesitantly

about how Jack and Elsa had acted, I scoffed. "Who knows? He might even send you extra.

unease crossed Liliana's face. "Then... once he transfers it, I'll send

it to me?" I chuckled. "That money

quickly waved her hands. "But it's too much! It's worth