âOh, my daughter. I told you not to work in Lynch Corporation, yet you insisted on doing it. We have a company too.â Mrs. Childs was heartbroken. âForrest, I donât care about anything else, but you have to bear the responsibility for this. My daughter got injured at work, and it was because she wanted to save you.â Stacey promptly pulled her motherâs hand. âMom, I did it voluntarily...â
âStop talking.â Mrs. Childs glared at her daughter, infuriated. âWho told you to be a heroine? If the glass had fallen on your face, your life would be ruined. Having said that, the injuries on your leg arenât any better. It takes several months for fractures to heal. With scars on your legs, you wonât be able to wear dresses during summer, and Iâm sure your future husband wonât be able to stand the sight of them when he spots them in the future.â
Stacey shrunk her neck unhappily. Then, Forrest said composedly, âOur company will bear the compensation, including the medical fees and mental distress caused. Since Assistant Childs is injured because of me, IâIl personally make it up to her. I'll try my best to get her a doctor to treat the scars on her legs. Besides that, I owe the Childs family a favor.â
âA favor? Do you think Iâm concerned about the favor?â Mrs. Childs said angrily, âMy daughter is precious, and weâre not bothered about the money.â
That put Forrest in a difficult position. He never thought that Stacey would be from the Childs family. If he had known it earlier, he would not have accepted her into the company. Although he was grateful that Stacey saved him this time, he wanted to avoid trouble following the incident.
âSo... what do you want me to do?â Forrest asked directly. He did not want to beat around the bush.
Mrs. Childs blinked her eyes while Mr. Child said, âI havenât decided on it. Let me think it over for two days.â
âOkay.â Forrest nodded.
He did not stay there for long. Since there was still some work to handle in the industrial park, he took his leave first.
Stacey lowered her eyes in disappointment as she watched him leave.
Everyone in the office said that Forrest was a cold-hearted person, and it was true. Stacey had saved him, yet he was still indifferent to her.
Mrs. Childs glanced at her daughterâs expression before turning her eyes to her husband in a huff.
âWhy didnât you tell him directly that we donât need his compensation and that we only want him to marry our daughter?â
âTf we said it in such a hurry, our motive wouldâve seemed very obvious,â Mr. Childs explained.
Stacey was startled. âDad, Mom, youâre trying to make President Lynch marry me because of this incident? Thisââ
âArenât you fond of him? You went to his company to be his assistant, and now you even injured your legs so badly to save him. Who else would marry you if not him?â Mrs. Childs glowered at Stacey.
Stacey murmured, âBut didnât you both disagree with it previously? You said that the Lynch family hasn't been in Canberra for too long and that they have a low social standing...â
âThings are different now. Think about it. If the prime ministerâs family approves of his sister getting together with the prime ministerâs son, theyâre very likely to get married. Even if they donât get married, the Lynch family will benefit quite a lot.â Mr. Childs said, âI can tell that the Snow family sides with the Lynch family. Otherwise, the Lynch family would not have gotten the best land for development and moved here within half a year. Whatâs more, Forrestâs ability to develop Lynch Corporation, which was originally situated in Melbourne, shows that heâs experienced. Based on this point, heâs much better than other wealthy young men in Canberra. Didnât you say that Forrest went abroad some time ago and has already reached an agreement to collaborate with a few car companies? A person whoâs competent, lucky, and has a powerful background will make it to the list of the worldâs top wealthy people one day.â
âDad, Iâve long told you that heâs competent.â
Stacey was pleased to hear her parents praising the person who she had acrush on.