At RetroWave Advertisements, a crowd had gathered at the entrance, causing a commeric âTony, come out!â a woman in her fifties with gray hair shouted at the top of her lungs.
Ryan stood at the door, blocking her way. âMr. Gibsonâs not here. Heâs gone out.â
âHe must be hiding!â The woman persisted, shouting, âTony, you senundrel! You slept with my daughter, and now youâre hiding like a coward! Come out!
As soon as she said this, Emmeline and Benjamin exchanged glances. It was Janieâs mother!
âFelix! Go in and destroy everything for me! Destroy it all!â The womanâs mouth foamed, her gray hair disheveled, as she urged a young man beside her.
The young man was thin and tall, resembling Janie, except that he had only one eye on his originally symmetrical face. The imbalance in his gaze caused his head to tilt slightly.
Emmeline remembered Janie mentioning that she had a disabled younger brother.
The woman dragged Felix Eastwood, the oneâeyed young man, and desperately tried to charge into the store.
Ryan and the workers stopped her.
âMadam, if you keep this up, Iâll call the police! threatened Ryan.
âGo ahead and call the police! Iâm not afraid! That scoundrel Tony slept with my daughter, and I havenât even called the police yet!â
âTake your time and tell us whatâs going on. Itâs not good to create a scene like this,â Ryan said.
âDonât tell me what to do! You city folks only care about how others see your We common people donât care about all that! The woman sat down on the steps.
âMom, please get up. Youâre embarrassing yourself. Felix, the oneâeyed young man, helplessly tried to pull her up.
âWhoâs embarrassing?! If Tony doesnât give me an explanation today, Iâll make sure heâs the one whoâs embarrassed! The woman spat fiercely toward the store.
âBenjamin,â Emmeline said helplessly, âwhatâs going on here?â
âItâs obvious theyâre trying to extort money from Tony with this incident.â
After Janie Cut her wrist, her colleagues called her villageâs phone number, and the people in the village informed Janieâs parents.
Janieâs father had a bad leg, so her mother brought her disabled son and took a car to the city, heading to the Transport Guesthouse.
The receptionist at the guesthouse said that Janie had an affair with Tony and that she was pregnant and wanted to commit suicide.
âWho is Tony?â
âHeâs the former head of the Publicity Department. Now heâs the boss of RetroWave Advertisements!â
And that led to the current commotion.
âWhat should we do now? It seems to be getting more chaotic,â Emmeline said Benjamin squeezed through the crowd of onlookers and walked a few steps to the door, pulling Janieâs mother up with him.
He was wearing the uniform of an inspector, and his imposing demeanor frightened Janieâs mother, who obediently stood up.
âAs a leader, you must stand up for the common people. The boss of this company has been mistreating my daughter.â
âWe will certainly address his behavior, but we also need to address your behavior.â
âI didnât do anything!â Janicâs mother said anxiously. âYou canât punish me!â
âStick to the matter at hand and stop causing trouble. That wonât solve anything.â
âThis problem is easy to solve. You tell Mr. Gibson to give us more money, and weâll let it slide!â
Felix pulled his mother aside. âHow can you say that? You should ask about Janieâs whereabouts, and letâs go see her.
âSheâs not dead. Iâve asked already. Sheâs been taken to the hospital. Iâve spent so much money to send her to school, not to mention your father injured his foot. She wonât die so easily âYou both should go back. Benjamin said. âThereâs no need to go to the hospital either. Janie is doing fine. If you go, she wonât be happy. Weâll give you an answer regarding this matter later.â
âHow much money is Mr. Gibson going to give us?â
âWe need to understand the situation first,â Benjamin said. âIn three days, have someone sensible from your family come, and weâll give you an answer. If you continue causing trouble, we wonât solve it. The choice is yours.
âFine. Iâll listen to you!â Janieâs mother said, patting the dirt off her bottom. You better keep your word!
Make sure he gives us more compensation!â
Til keep my word!â Benjamin frowned.
âThree days?â
âYes, three days?
Janieâs mother pulled Felix along and was about to leave. Felix asked, âArenât we going to visit Janie?â
âNo need. Itâs not a big deal.â