Chapter 138

CHAPTER 138 Rebecca had gone to Jane’s apartment to talk with her friend and to show her the obscene video. She didn’t want to share it online like Benjamin had because it was a sensitive matter. However, the little stunt Donovan pulled left her baffled. She ended up leaving the place without saying a word to him.

But she had no idea that her best friend had seen her and her boyfriend interacting and totally misunderstood the situation, broke down into tears and dissolved into distress she had never experienced before.

Jane didn’t even go to her apartment but went somewhere on foot, still crying in public, not caring what others thought. She sat on a random bench as sadness soaked her cheeks. The traffic sounds didn’t even matter. Time passed, but her heart didn’t stop beating ferociously. The sweet reminders Donovan left on her body were still there, and they stung a lot more now. The rippling waves of rage burned her from the top of her skin to the depths of her heart. If it was someone else, she might have beaten the crap out of them, but it was her best friend, so she didn’t even want to look at her face anymore. She didn’t know what else to do.

She didn’t want to go home and look at Donovan’s face. As she was struggling greatly, a man and a woman sat on a bench nearby. At first sight, they looked like a couple, but the woman looked somewhat older compared to the man.

“I can’t believe Rye’s Pizzas is closed. I wanted to get you the Extra Special Edition, Charles.” “It’s alright, Sofia. We can come back tomorrow.”

“You are so patient and understanding,” she looked into his eyes. “I’m glad I found you.” She went for a kiss. As they kissed, Jane’s intestines released acids excessively. She recognized Sofia who was an actress. No wonder she was in a relationship with a man who seemed at least five to ten years younger. She couldn’t help but envy her. She just couldn’t sit there anymore.

She got up and walked away. Charles and Sofia couldn’t stay there for long, either, as some people gathered around Sofia after recognizing her. So they had to leave in their BMW.

At Shawn’s office.

FBI officers, including a dozen of the capitol police, came to arrest Shawn on multiple charges. He refused initially, but after they showed him the document proofs of him embezzling sixteen million dollars, and for insuring for dead persons, for false pretenses, for accepting bribes, for breach of trust against a senior manager, and many more, he wanted his lawyer and wanted some time to prove his innocence.

However, he wasn’t allowed to leave. He fought back, but he couldn’t win against the number.

Shawn’s assistant called Selena and told her everything, almost giving her another heart attack “Cers Selena called her lawyer immediately and told him to prepare everything necessary. She grabbed her bag and rushed out of her room.

Her younger daughter came rushing upstairs, holding some framed scribbling as if it was a prized possession. It was neatly packaged in a glass frame.

“Mom, look, I bought this calligraphy,” Veronica excitedly showed her mother what she bought at the auction. It was written in a foreign language so Selena couldn’t understand what it meant.

“How much did you waste on it?” Selena asked angrily. She had only given permission to spend no more than three million dollars. “Ah, it’s costly, mom,” Veronica said, “but it’s worth the price. It’s written by a famous king called Benjamin Wolfe long back.”

“Benjamin?” the name alone boiled Selena’s blood. “Are you fucking with me now?” she caught the calligraphy frame and threw it over the stairs. It crashed on the ground floor, breaking the glass into pieces. Some pieces tore through the paper and spoiled the writing.

Veronica covered her mouth in shock. “Mom! What have you done! That thing cost 200 million dollars!” she ran down the stairs to check up on its condition.

“T-Two hundred million?” Selena’s heart ached sharply. She touched her chest in response. It would take a dozen big movies for her to earn that much amount. She hoped the calligraphy was fine, but then her daughter gasped in shock and looked back at her. At that moment, e had fucked up big time. To make things even more bitter, she had to pay that money by the end of the month, or her perfect image would go down the drain because of her useless second daughter.

Still, she didn’t want to spend that much money for worthless calligraphy. She went to Rebecca’s room.

Rebecca was inside, brainstorming for a new design, just so she could get her mind off from what had happened at Jane’s apartment.

“Rebecca, I need 200 million,” she went straight to the topic. “What?” Rebecca was quite surprised. “200 million? Why do you need that much money all of a sudden?”

“U-Uh, i-it’s for your father’s movie promotions,” she said. “Not the one releasing tomorrow but the other one that’ll release in about three weeks.”

Rebecca paused for a second. Jacob was indeed too prideful to ask money from his daughter, so she could understand why he sent Selena to her. Because Shawn probably didn’t have 200 million dollars in his bank. “But, mom, I’m sure you have that much money.” “Um, I do, but they are linked up with insurances, fixed deposits and what not,” Selena lied through her teeth. “You saw the movie, didn’t you? It’s going to be a big hit. You will get your money back in two months, I promise.” “Mm...” after thinking a bit, Rebecca nodded. “Fine. I’ll transfer the money to dad’s account.”

Selena’s heart skipped a beat. “No, no. Transfer it to my account.”

Rebecca raised her brows as though asking her why.

“I want to give him the money myself,” Selena said and smiled. Rebecca smiled in return, thinking that this move would probably help rekindle the relationship her parents once had.

“Okay, mom. Good luck.” She wanted nothing more than seeing her mother and father being together and happy.

Two hundred million dollars was not a small amount for Rebecca, but she didn’t think twice before doing a bank-to-bank transfer, and then told her mother it’s done.

“Thank you, Rebecca,” Selena gave her daughter a big hug. “You’re the only good thing that happened in my life.” She kissed her on the neck.

Rebecca smiled happily, almost like a little child. She generally didn’t trust her mother’s words, but the thought of her bettering the relationship between her parents affected her judgment. She had no idea that it wouldn’t take 200 million dollars for promotions even for such a big movie. She also had no clue that her mother not only just lied to her but would also probably not give her money back.

In the near future, Rebecca would learn the bitter truth of life that one shouldn’t trust even their own parents blindly, no matter how many sweet words and promises might come out of their mouths. After all, the consequences of just one mistake could greatly affect one’s future forever.