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.

true colors. But in the end, even after knowing what kind of person she was,

said, looking straight at him. "I must be out of my mind to even try to warn you. But

and walked away from the

banquet, we found a quiet corner

looked at me apologetically. "Did I

patted her shoulder reassuringly. "No, this isn't your fault. Some people are just blind to the truth. This has nothing to do

this time helping me put on this act, and I

she could have just stayed at the hospital

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

until Liliana hesitantly asked, "Do you think he'll

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

"Then... once he transfers it,

chuckled. "That money is his compensation to

quickly waved her hands. "But it's too much! It's worth way more than the competition