Chapter 1997


    At this moment, Hannah felt that the days she had here were worse than those days at Mount


    ckpine.


    She cried while reminiscing those days at Mount ckpine, sighing as she said, "Despite those


    days at Mount ckpine being not that good either, at least I did not have to starve when I was with


    the supervisor!"


    "Not only did I not have to starve, but I also did not have to do much work. Moreover, I also could


    gamble with Linda Howard and her family. How I miss those days!" 1


    "Although the supervisor looked ugly and was unhygienic, he was good in bed and had enabled me


    t o experience unprecedented feelings..." 6


    Thinking of this, Hannah sighed. She sobbed and said to Wendy, who was by her side, "Wendy,


    how are we going to go through these tough days? We face many problems every day. Gone is our


    money, ourpany has gone bankrupt, we''re staying at a stranger''s vi, and we hardly even


    have meals to consume. When will days like these end?"


    Wendy couldn''t help but cry too as she choked," Mother, I wish we could go back to those days


    when our days were smooth sailing, when my rtionship with Gerald was steady and we were


    even about to get married. Our situation has worsened day by day out of the blue....'' 3


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    Hannah sighed again and again, "We should go to pray at the temple someday. Otherwise, we


    could even lose our life if things still don''t turn out well..."


    Wendy said, "Mother, I recall that our family has gone downhill ever since Grandma’s birthday back


    then."


    "Huh?" Hannah asked in surprise, "Which birthday?"


    Wendy said, "Last birthday. During the birthday banquet, Gerald had given Grandma a khotan jade,


    whereas Wendell Jones had asked someone to give Grandma a jade Buddha pendant."


    Hannah nodded her head, "Now I remembered. The jade Buddha pendant given by Wendell was


    worth quite a lot. I heard it costs about three to four million


    Speaking of this, Hannahmented regretfully, "What a pity! Your grandma''s jade Buddha pendant


    and other antique jewelry have been sealed by the bank."


    Wendy said, "During that birthday banquet, Charlie had even borrowed money from Grandma. It’s


    for the sake of an aunt who was sick at the Welfare Institute." 6


    "I remembered that, of course!" Hannah gritted her teeth then cursed, "Charlie the loser, so daring


    of him t o borrow money during a birthday banquet! In the end, he was scolded badly by your


    grandma and he left. My heart feels better whenever I think of this!" 4


    Wendy said, "This isn''t my point. What I meant is that our family has been blighted by misfortunes


    since


    that night." "Is it?" Hannah frowned, then she asked, "What''s the first misfortune?"


    Wendy replied hurriedly, "The first misfortune was right after the birthday banquet! Gerald and


    myself had gone to Emgrand Group. We wanted to distribute a n invitation card to the vice president


    of Emgrand, Doris Young, while building a good rapport. Nheless, we met Charlie at the


    Emgrand Group building..." 3


    "Charlie?" Hannah continued to ask, "Why was Charlie there?"


    Wendy replied, "Charlie had mentioned that he was there for a job interview. Gerald and myself


    teased him and since then, something strange happened..." "What were the strange things?"