Chapter 33
The surrounding fell into an eerie silence, all attention now focused on Giselle and Jonathan.
As Giselle looked down at the check on the ground, Jonathan spoke again. “Don’t you just want money? Take the check and leave with your so–called friend.”
After the incident at Lawson Manor, Jonathan had nothing but disdain for Giselle. Seeing her face again sparked a surge of anger within him.
The murmurs from the crowd rose in volume, but Giselle paid them no mind. At the next moment, she bent down and picked up the check
Emma panicked. “Gigi”
Before she could say anything more, Giselle’s next action silenced her.
With a swift motion, Giselle tore the check into pieces,
Jonathan’s face darkened immediately. His fists were clenched so tightly they cracked. “Giselle Stone!”
“I’m not deaf, Mr. Lawson. Keep your voice down.”
As she spoke, she tossed the shredded pieces of the check into the air and watched them fall like confetti
Jonathan had never been so publicly insulted.
His reaction fueled Giselle’s satisfaction, but she held back her amusement and sneered instead. “You don’t think one million is
enough to settle this, do you?“.
The night was deep, and the city lights flickered around them. Giselle’s cool, beautiful face was striking.
“You’ve got quite the appetite, Giselle. You’re really playing mind games well to get money out of me.”
She corrected him. “Mr. Lawson, I think you’re confused about the situation. The accident happened because y light. How did that turn into me playing mind games? You can’t just shift the blame.
your driver ran a red
“If it weren’t for Emma’s quick action, do you think you’d still be standing here? Or do you think… your life is only worth a
million dollars?”
Her pointed words only made Jonathan angrier.
Just then, Charlotte’s call came in. He answered it in front of Giselle.
Charlotte’s soft, almost tearful voice came through the line. “I’m so scared, Jonathan. When are you coming?”
Jonathan’s tone softened instantly as he tried to calm her down. After he hung up, he looked up to find Giselle’s eyes full of
mockery. For some reason, he felt a flicker of guilt.
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He threw another check at her, this time for ten million dollars, almost as if in frustration. Giselle didn’t even move to pick it up.
She stood tall with her chin slightly raised. “Mr. Lawson, I think you don’t know what respect means. But don’t worry. I have all
the time in the world to wait for you to learn how to show it.”
She had no pressing matters tonight. But Jonathan, on the other hand, had a call from her new girlfriend urging him. It was clear he was becoming desperate.
Jonathan’s temples throbbed. He felt a headache setting in.
“Don’t push it, Giselle,” he warned in a low, angry voice.
But Giselle didn’t flinch. She just stared at him.
They remained locked in a tense standoff, until finally, Jonathan gritted his teeth and reluctantly agreed. He quickly scribbled out
a new check.
This time, Giselle decided to accept the offer.
As she expected, Charlotte held a significant sway in Jonathan’s heart. The high and mighty heir of Lawson Group was willing to compromise this much for her.
It was…
ironic.
Giselle scoffed. As she turned to leave with Emma, a sudden commotion broke out in front of them.
“Call an ambulance! Someone’s been hit by a car!”
The night was shaping up to be an eventful one.
Phil, who had been missing for days, suddenly appeared in the middle of the street. Ambulances and police cars rushed to the
After hours of frantic efforts, Phil was finally out of danger.
His face was swollen, and there wasn’t a single spot on his body that wasn’t injured. His sternum was fractured, and higfingers were bent at odd angles, showing just how much he had been tortured.
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