Chapter 14 Can You Be Reasonable


    "Just stop what you are doing!" With an impatient grunt, Mandy dragged Julia to a seat. "I have


    something to tell you."


    Although the room was much cleaner after she tidied up, Julia was still unsatisfied.


    During the three years that Jean had been abroad, Julia was the one taking care of Mandy. She also


    knew that Mandy favored Jean. But no matter what she thought, this woman was still her mother.


    "What''s wrong?" Julia asked, a rxed expression on her face. She didn''t know what her mother was


    going to say. She even began to think of what Mandy might need and decided to send Abby to buy


    them for Mandy.


    "Julia, you are an adult now, so I won''t beat around the bush. It was not easy for me to raise you. You


    —"


    But before Mandy could finish her sentence, Julia interrupted her and asked, "Do you need money


    again? How much do you want this time?"


    Julia grimaced at her mother. She didn''t think it was good for Mandy to be living like this. She had tried


    to persuade her so many times, but the woman did not listen to her. Fortunately, Julia was always able


    to provide the amount of money that Mandy wanted.


    Julia went to get her purse as she continued, "Mom, I know that you have been very unhappy since


    Dad''s death, but you can''t delude yourself by gambling. You are still young. If you want to live with


    someone else, I won''t stop you from doing so. But you can''t always gamble."


    Julia retrieved a bank card from her bag. "There is fifty thousand in this card. But please, don''t gamble


    anymore."


    At an ordinary day, Mandy would have taken the card immediately. But this time, she did not move.


    Instead, she looked at Julia with an indifferent expression on her face.


    Mandy felt a little bit frustrated to do what Jean had asked her to do. But she had to do it for her.


    Sighing, Mandy looked Julia in the eye and said, "Today, I asked you here because I actually need


    money. But I raised you and now you just want to get rid of me by giving me fifty thousand. Don''t you


    think it''s a ridiculous amount?"


    "Mom, what''s wrong?" Julia frowned. She looked at her mother knowing that something was wrong with


    her. "That''s all that I have with me. If you think it isn''t enough, I can ask Abby to send more."


    "Okay. Call Abby right now and ask her to prepare the money," Mandy said in a menacing voice.


    "Did you lose a lot of money again?" Julia asked with a scowl.


    "Cut the crap," Mandy snapped angrily. "Will you call her or not?"


    "Okay, okay, I''ll call Abby right now." Julia nodded. "How much do you want?"


    "Ten million," Mandy replied in an arrogant tone.


    Just as Julia was about to make a call, she paused at her mother''s answer. She raised her head with


    an incredulous look on her face. "What did you say?"


    "I said, ten million." Mandy looked at Julia and repeated her answer. "I was the one who raised you.


    And you are famous now. If I ask you for ten million, is that too much for you?"


    "Mom, don''t joke around." Julia waved her hand. "You know me. I''m not rich at all. The money I make


    isn''t even enough for me to support myself. And I paid for your one million gambling debtst year.


    Now you''re asking me for ten million. Mom, you must be crazy!"


    "I''m not kidding," Mandy said coldly, her eyes narrowing at her daughter.


    Slightly frowning, Julia asked in a helpless tone, "Well, tell me the truth. How much money do you


    owe?"


    Mandy didn''t respond. Julia continued, "Mom, I''ve told you that you can''t gamble. Where will I get that


    much money in such a short time?"


    "Stop saying you''re poor," Mandy sneered and rolled her eyes. "I heard that you''ve divorced Terence.


    He is always so generous. How''s the alimony? Are you not willing to give me that money?"


    "How did you hear about it?" Julia''s heart sank. Only a few people knew that she and Terence got


    divorced, but Mandy somehow knew. Jean must havee here.


    Julia scowled at her mother. "You heard it from Jean, didn''t you?"


    "So what?" Mandy said straightforwardly. "Jean came back. She doesn''t even have a ce to live in H


    City, so I have to help her find a way out. I''ve taken a fancy to a house, but it costs ten million. So, give


    me the money now."


    "So you want to use my alimony from Terence to buy Jean a house?" Julia couldn''t believe her ears.


    It was all because of Jean that Julia failed in her marriage. Now, Mandy wanted Julia to buy Jean a


    house. Why?


    Julia tried her best to be patient. "Mom, I know that you have always favored Jean since we were


    children. Jean is younger than me and I don''t mind this. But I divorced Terence because of Jean. Now,


    you want me to buy her a house with the alimony. Did you even ask Jean whether she needs it or not?"


    Terence had said that Jean would soon move into his vi. Julia was the homeless one, not Jean.Text content ? N?velDrama.Org.


    "So what?" Mandy said indifferently. "If it weren''t for you, then Jean and Terence would have gotten


    married three years ago. She wouldn''t have had to go abroad. So you owe her. Now, do this to make it


    up to her."


    "Mom, could you please be a little more reasonable?" Julia felt so wronged that she was on the verge


    of tears. It was fine that Terence didn''t believe her, but even her mother didn''t believe her either. She


    raised her head to look at Mandy. "Jean admitted to me that she drugged me after finding out Terence


    was going to go bankrupt. It was definitely not like what you had just said.


    I am also your daughter. All I ask is for you to be fair. Can''t you do that?"


    Mandy felt a little guilty, but she still daringly replied, "Don''t talk such nonsense. Jean is not the kind of


    person you described her to be."