Chapter 7
Tamia was shaking in a rage. She kept complaining to my dad and burst into tears.
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But after Karen chatted with my dad for a while, my dad nodded tiredly and pushed Tamia away.
I watched the dispute over there across the dance floor, raised my glass to Tamia, and took a sip of the grape juice in the glass.
Tamia stared at me for a while, then suddenly walked towards me. As she was nearby, she abruptly slipped and bumped into
- me.
I staggered from the impact, and Tamia yelled, “Glinda, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean it! Is your baby all right? The first three months are the most unstable period…”
The banquet hall fell silent all of a sudden.
People were gossiping. “Glinda is pregnant? Whose baby is that?”
“I don’t know, but she did disappear for half a year.”
“She spent the last six months trying to get pregnant? But I don’t think I heard she was married.”
I shrugged and listened to their whispers as a pastime, but
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somehow, I thought of the cunning and bright eyes of the baby’s father.
During the kidnap, I cried every day, almost blinding myself from crying.
Harold yelled at me fiercely at first, trying to stop me from crying. But then, I realized that he wouldn’t hurt me, so I cried even louder. Harold had no choice but to hand me a tissue. After a while, he scratched his head and said, “How about I send you home? The ransom has been paid anyway.”
Unexpectedly, I shook my head.
I wasn’t crying because I was forced to go with Harold but because I realized I had no home.
With Delilah gone, my dad became Tamia’s father, and Leland also became hers.
I didn’t have anyone close to me anymore.
Thus, it doesn’t make any sense for him to send me back. I don’t have a home, so I’d be adrift everywhere.
Harold watched me cry quietly for a while and became curious. “Well, since you’re so miserable, why don’t you just curse out to vent your anger?”
I sobbed and said, “Girls must be well–educated. There are certain things that I should never say, no matter what the situation.”
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Harold was stunned.
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After a while, he burst into laughter and said, “No wonder you lost everything to someone else. Whether it’s your home, your father, or your fiancé, you can’t keep anything.”
I glared at him angrily, but he wiped my tears and told me a
story.
The story was actually simple. It was about two good friends. One was well–educated and knowledgeable, while the other was quick–thinking and flexible.
That well–educated man, who used his own patent to found a company and make money, was willing to help his friend make money together with all his trust.
However, his friend stole his patented technology and sold it. to his competitors, earning him his first fortune in starting at business.
The educated man, who abided by laws and disciplines throughout his life, had never imagined that besides fair competition, there would be such filth in the world.
He died from anger and betrayal, leaving his wife and son helpless. Then, his wife abandoned their young son and ran away, leaving his son living on the street.
On the contrary, his friend’s life was getting better. Besides, his friend made a fortune and then had an affair, which led to his
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wife’s death, leading a prosperous life.
Harold threw me a tissue. “Do you want to die as a
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well–educated girl, or do you want to live to change everything? Take your pick. If you pick the latter, I can show you how. I’m bored anyway, so I can pass the time with this.”
I clutched the tissue and stayed up all night, thinking about it for a long time.
Delilah was well–educated, but she was betrayed and died.
I was well–educated, but I was abandoned.
As for the educated man in the story, even his child was implicated.
At dawn, I went to Harold with red eyes. “I want to live to change everything. I want all the villains to receive the punishment they deserve.”
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