Chapter 571: 571: One Word Leads to the Death of the Scarlet

“So, in this family, even if I get hurt, I deserve it, right?” Cindy Clarke choked out.

“No, no! I didn’t say that!” Joshua Clarke immediately denied.

He dared not look into Cindy’s eyes.

“Christy, what do you think?” Joshua looked at Christy Xenos.

“Don’t look at me; I don’t have any money!” Christy immediately said.

She hadn’t even taken money from Cindy—how could she give money out?

“Forget it.” Cindy suddenly said.

Joshua’s heart eased up, only to hear Cindy say, “It’s because my life is cheap. I almost couldn’t survive and committed suicide after that terrible incident. It would have been so much better if I had died then; there wouldn’t be so many problems now, and you wouldn’t be so troubled.”

“At least I wouldn’t have to see it with my own eyes… my parents… not even willing to give me… this little bit…” Cindy sniveled.

“I even doubt if I am your daughter.” Cindy cried, “Am I really that unworthy?”

Joshua’s face turned red from one sentence after another from Cindy.

Cindy spoke again, “Forget it; sweet words can be spoken, right? Just saying a few nice words can make all the past hurt go away. So that’s how it is… that’s how it is.”

“Christy!” Joshua’s face flushed with shame and immediately shouted, “You owe Cindy!”

Joshua’s eyes almost burst from anger.

“Cindy is right! You owe her! You should give back what you owe! You hold onto that 10 million without a guilty conscience? She’s not even asking for much, just 500,000!” Joshua glared at Christy.

Christy’s heart bled.

She really didn’t take the 10 million that Cindy had exchanged!

“Will you give it or not?” Joshua pointed at Christy.

Anyway, he only had 5,000 pocket money every month; he couldn’t give any more.

But he couldn’t let Cindy poke him in the spine!

He didn’t even dare to look at Cindy.

Especially when he heard Cindy accuse him of only saying nice words but doing nothing when it came to practical action.

Joshua flushed with shame.

He had to prove to Cindy that he wasn’t the kind of person she said he was.

Christy glared viciously at Cindy: “Why didn’t you die earlier? You’re right; it would have been so much better if you had died! That would have settled everything and freed us from being burdened by you!”

“Slap!” Joshua, angered and ashamed, slapped Christy again. “Christy, how can you say such things about someone?”

“Anyway, I don’t have any money to give!” Christy covered her face and said, “Joshua, you really are addicted to hitting! You’re so capable now! You keep slapping me whenever you feel like it!”

“I’m asking you to give money! Can’t you even give 500,000?” Joshua’s momentum weakened again.

Cindy, impatient, said, “It’s just 500,000. I promise you, this will be one-time only. As long as you give me this 500,000, I won’t ask for money from the family ever again.”

“No!” Christy said.

Seeing Joshua’s hand raised again.

Christy’s ears were still buzzing and hurt from the previous slap, and she was a bit scared now.

Although she was tough-talking, once Joshua was really angered and acted on her,

Christy knew she was no match for him.

Christy quickly said, “Where do I get 500,000 in cash? Who has 500,000 just sitting around doing nothing? Of course, it’s invested.”

“Our family’s earnings are all with Wendy right now. Even if I wanted to give, I wouldn’t have any available,” Christy explained.

“What about our retirement money?” Joshua asked again.

“What are you talking about?” Christy looked at Joshua in shock.

“I’m talking about our retirement money,” Joshua said it again, “When we were poor, you always saved money for our retirement. Later, when our family became wealthy, you said you’d leave that money alone and treat it as our retirement fund.”

“Anyway, we don’t need that money for our daily expenses now that Wendy’s covering them,” Joshua said.

“Isn’t that money idle?” Joshua asked.

“You… what do you want to do?” Christy suddenly had a bad feeling.

“Give that money to Cindy first,” Joshua said.

“Anyway, we’re not in a hurry to use it, and Wendy can replace it for us later,” Joshua said.

Christy was so mad her blood rushed to her head, “Why? Why should we give our retirement money to her and let Wendy fill the gap for us?”

“Joshua, where is your conscience? Wendy has been supporting us all these years. Even now, you want Wendy to pay? We give our retirement money to Cindy and let Wendy fill the gap. What’s the difference between this and directly asking Wendy to give money to Cindy?”

“How much has Wendy contributed to the family over the years? She’s given us so much, and supporting us has already been more than enough. Do you want her to support her sister too?” Christy yelled.

“Cindy, don’t you have any shame?” Christy furiously scolded.

Cindy wasn’t afraid; she retorted, “But… that money was exchanged by selling me.”

“Out of the 10 million, I only want 500,000. Is that too much? If you say so, the money Wendy uses to support you is also mine. If we really want to be clear about it, then I’m the one supporting you,” Cindy said, her face full of frustration and a pitiful expression.

“So, can’t I even use my own money?” Cindy asked back.

Her innocent look almost made Christy vomit blood.

“That 10 million… that 10 million isn’t yours!” Christy was on the verge of tears.

She finally experienced the frustration of not being able to argue her point.

She had never lost in an argument before.

It was all thanks to her being thick-skinned and making a mess out of everything.

Even without reason, she’d stir up a fight.

Anyone who met someone like Christy would find it hard to argue clearly.

But now, Christy finally experienced that feeling too.

Joshua was now afraid of being poked in the spine by Cindy.

She accused him of only saying nice things but not making up for it at all.

Being told off by Cindy, Joshua felt utterly ashamed.

“You still say that!” Joshua angrily told Christy, “That money was originally Cindy’s; even if we gave it all to her, there wouldn’t be any problem!”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“You wronged Cindy, spent her money, and you still have the right to say anything?” Joshua shouted angrily.

Cindy sneered in her heart, as if Joshua’s words had nothing to do with him.

Of course, they didn’t spend a single penny of their own.

So, Cindy felt no pressure at all.

She intended to take as much as she could.

Even if she took it, she didn’t plan to spend it herself.

She wanted to donate the money.

She was unwilling to spend the money obtained from the Clarke Family.