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Looking deeply into Sue''s eyes, Sheryl continued, "I understand. After all, she is your mother and we
can''t change that but, if you find it hard to reach a decision, we can act as if we never even talked
about this and we''ll just follow through with my original n. If ever something goes wrong. we can
take action. What do you think, Sue?"
The atmosphere between them was heavy and Sheryl sensed Sue''s hesitation. Nevertheless, Sheryl
tried to expel Sue''s worries, "Mimi, don''t think about it too much. Those people know what to do and
they won''t kill Peggy for real but, terrorize her just enough for her to learn her lesson."
It took a moment until Sue had finally reached her decision. Raising her head, she had courage and
resolution in her eyes.
"Alright. I''ll follow what Mr. Lu has arranged for me."
It never bothered Sue that Peggy and Allen had been leeching on her but, it struck odd for Sue now
that they had gone even further. Their greed was insatiable. Adding to the team was a foxy sister-in-
Born with a kind and loving heart and taught to never fight violence with violence, Sue had finally put
her foot down and decided to fight back. "Regarding the money," Sue started, "I''ll make sure to pay you
back. But, you know Sher, I''m new here and there''s no way for me to gather a group of people who are
willing to do that for me. Will you be still be able to help me find people who are willing to do this,
Sher?" Sue asked.
"Of course. Like I said, I''m here for you." Sheryl beamed. "So, let''s focus on this, okay?"
Nodding her head firmly in response, Sue clenched her fists tightly. "They''ve treated me as if I''m just an
animal. I''ll spare no hint of mercy towards them. I''ll never let them have their way with me anymore. I''ve
learned my lesson and it''s highly time for them to learn theirs as well." Delighted at Sue''s disy of
prowess, Sheryl smiled. "Great! Don''t worry, I''ll handle this for you so, there''s no need to worry about
anything!"
Turning to Sue, Sheryl continued, "Oh, and about the money? You don''t have to pay a single penny for
it. Your mother and brother will be paying for it instead."
"It''s beyond their capability," retorted Sue. A thought struck Sue and it was that, no matter how badly
Peggy and Allen had treated her, they were still family. How could Sue stomach the thought to see
them die right under her nose? No one wanted to stain their hands dirty thus, all she could do was to
offer a deal for an undisturbed, peaceful life. For Sue, that was priceless.
"I''ll definitely pay you back, Sher," Sue asserted. Seeing how Sue was set on paying Sheryl back,
Sheryl knew she couldn''t say no. "It won''t be easy but, I hope you''d be patient with me about it," Sue
added in, weaklyughing as she did so.
Innumerous times had Sheryl helped Sue throughout her entire life. It was, as if, Sheryl was the only
person who had looked at her as an equal. No words could express how Sue was thankful for Sheryl.
Despite how thankful Sue was for Sheryl supporting her, Sue still wanted to thank her in return, which
was to pay that amount to the best of her abilities.
Everyone knew that 500, 000 was, in no way, a small sum.
"Let''s settle all of that once all is done." Sheryl beamed. "Now, let''s give her a call."
After calling up Peggy, all Sheryl had to do was sit and wait for her to arrive. Noter than half an hour,
Peggy arrived. As Peggy entered, Sheryl watched as she examined the interior of the house closely
with eyes filled with jealousy but at the same time, joy.
"I didn''t know your family is able to afford such arge house, Sher," Peggy spoke as she approached
Sheryl. "It must have cost a great fortune to have a house this size in Y city, right? Oh, how I wish Allen
would have such a stupendous house!"
"That, I am not sure." Sheryl responded in a t and somber tone, a clear contrast in zeal from
Peggy''s, "This house was purchased by my Aunt Abby for my grandparents. I''m just residing in this
home temporarily. As for how much the house costs, I can''t exactly say that I have an estimate to tell
you."
Noticing how Peggy was still wishing for the house to be hers, Sheryl gestured for Peggy to take a
seat, "Aunt Peggy,e and take a seat."
"Ah, alright." Peggy nodded. Forgetting her original intention, Peggy ran her mouth about the house.
The more Peggy egged on about it, the more Sheryl''s irritation grew, until she couldn''t bear it anymore.
"Aunt Peggy." Sheryl''s tone was sharp. "This house has absolutely nothing to do with me so, can we
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please not focus on the house?"
Sensing the discontent from Sheryl, Peggy then stopped. Sheryl cleared her throat and got the topic
back on track, "Sue''s currently at work and since she isn''ting home anytime soon, why don''t we
start?"
It was then, Peggy remembered what she had said as an excuse. Peggy smiled with a hint of
embarrassment and replied, "You see? My girl is so carefree! How can she even go to work at a time
like this when there''s so much unsettled business here?"
"Does Sue even have a choice?" Sheryl threw the question at Peggy, "I think she''s quite unlucky as
she has to support her brother for living. Don''t you find that pathetic?" Upon hearing Sheryl''s
statement, Peggy''s profile turned dark.
''I can''t say anything towards Sheryl, '' Peggy thought to herself, ''until I absolutely drain her from
everything she has.''
ncing at Peggy, Sheryl asked, "Aunt Peggy, I have the money ready. Do you have the IOU that you
promised?"
"It''s here," Peggy answered as she carefully took out a piece of paper from her purse. "Allen''s
signature was there as well, right beside mine," Peggy added in as she handed Sheryl the note.
When Sheryl''s mere fingertips touched the note, Peggy reeled her hand back in with caution and eyed
on Sheryl. "Where is it? Where''s the money?"
"Don''t worry, the money''s in here," Sheryl answered with a scoff.
Taking out the card given to her by Charles, Sheryl revealed it to Peggy. In the card, there was an exact
amount of 500, 000.
"The money''s in the card but," Sheryl''s tone was firm, "I will only hand you the card over after you give
me the IOU." With her eyes glued to the bank card, Peggy couldn''t bear to even tear her eyes away. To
Peggy, it was a symbol of wealth and the feeling of euphoria filled her as she was the soon to be the
owner.
In spite of the lingering feeling of doubt and hesitation she felt from Sheryl, Peggy still decided to pass
the IOU to Sheryl, letting her greed for money take over her.
Putting on a fake but indiscernible smile on her profile, Peggy thanked Sheryl, "Thank you so much for
saving me from what I thought was an unsolvable situation. I''m freed from all of my worries thanks to
your help. You are a generous woman. Your heart is so kind to even help others from situations like
these..."
"You''re quite wee, Aunt Peggy." Sheryl shed a grin. "I''m happy to help." "I do want to help out
Sue, after all. Sue''s been through too much sorrow all these years. If I can help with lessening her
stress and her pain, I''ll do anything I could," Sheryl added in.
"Yes, yes..." Peggy responded dismissively. All of Peggy''s attention was gone the moment Sheryl
handed over the bank card into her hands. Peggy felt absolutely victorious. Right now, she only cared
about the money in her hands and nothing else.
Having seeded with their n, it was time for Peggy to move on with her life. There was no use in
wasting time simply chatting with Sheryl. Standing up from her seat, Peggy excused herself. "Well,
Sher, I''ll take my leave now," Peggy spoke. "I just remembered that I have important business to
handle soon. I must take my leave."
"Oh, are you in a hurry?" Sheryl questioned with a surprised tone, though it didn''t surprise her at all.
"Wouldn''t you like a cup of tea before leaving, Aunt Peggy?" Beaming brightly, Sheryl continued, "Sue''s
time."
"Ah, thank you for the thought but," Peggy waved her arm in rejection, "I think it''d be best for me to
leave rather than wait for Sue to arrive. You do remember what we just discussed, yes? A secret is a
secret, after all. We agreed to avoid any chance for her to know about it. So, in order to keep it as a
secret, I better go now I guess."
As soon as Peggy finished her sentence, she briskly walked away from Sheryl. She couldn''t bear to
stay even a second longer and didn''t want to risk seeing Sue and revealing this valuable secret. After
all, a secret should be kept hidden.
The moment Peggy left the home,ing down from the stairs was none other than Sue, who failed to
hide her bitterness as Peggy trotted away with the bank card in her hands.
"My goodness. She acted as if she was going to die if she stayed any longer." Sue wryly smiled and
sighed.
Patting Sue''s shoulder, Sheryl tried to lighten up the mood. "It''s alright. It''s not the first time you knew
her true colors, so don''t feel sorry. She''s not even worth your attention or your emotions."
Turning to Sheryl, Sue had a smile etched on her profile, but it wasn''t one of happiness. Rather, it was
a smile of pity. "I don''t feel hurt. I just pity her," Sue responded.
As soon as Sue finished her sentence, she turned her heel and headed back upstairs. Despite her
words, Sheryl knew that Sue was once again victimized by her mother. As Sue''s friend, Sheryl chose
not to follow Sue up the stairs and decided to give her personal space as Sue needed time to take in
her emotions, after all.
From there, Sheryl found the time to send the note to Charles and left him to handle everything as he
had herplete trust.
Despite having a nice house to live in, Sue still had to attend work every day. It wasn''t all bad, as with
Sheryl, Sue was not alone.
Noticing that Sue and Sheryl were terribly close with one anotherpared to the past, Holley quickly
asked Sue to get in her office and got to the bottom of things between Sue and Sheryl.
The moment Sue arrived, Holley didn''t spare a second for Sue to even greet her and shot the question
immediately, "What has gotten into you?"
"What?" Sue replied with a confused expression. "What are you talking about?"
"I''m asking about you and Sheryl." Holley frowned. The questions kept oning. "I think I made
myself clear. You understood and agreed, didn''t you? Since when did you and Sheryl be friends
again?" Holley spat out, her words growing more firm. "Aren''t you afraid that she''ll..."
"Miss Ye," Sue cut Holley off. With eyes full of resolve, Sue continued, "I have made a big mistake.
Sher was never the person I perceived her to be. I had gravely misunderstood her. Sheryl is a woman
with a good heart and it pained me to only know that now as I was blinded by my own judgement. I''m
terribly sorry."