Why is Young Master Jared here too? Olivia and Connor exchanged a brief look. It’s gonna be difficult for us to say it this time. They sat down. When the waiter approached them, Olivia ordered a cup of coffee for herself and a cup of tea for Connor.
“Ellie, we’re really sorry. What happened in the past was our fault. We’ve mistreated you as your elders, Connor sincerely apologized.
Jared eyed the couple with his penetrating. gaze. Seeing through their lingering resentment, he figured that they were going to play the misery card to gain Ellen’s sympathy. He said with a squint, “She’ll let you off as long as you guys give her share of the money back to her.”
“Aren’t you busy today, Young Master Jared?” Olivia asked with a forced smile. ‘I’m keeping Ellen company today,” Jared answered. “Young Master Jared, can we talk to Ellen alone? Connor pleaded.
Jared reached out and wrapped his arm around Ellen’s shoulders. “I’m Ellen’s boyfriend, so I don’t think there’s anything that I couldn’t listen to. Mr. and Mrs. Aguirre, just spill it if you’ve got something to say!”
Connor and Olivia exchanged another brief look, feeling so embarrassed that they didn’t know what to say for a moment. Jared said, “If you’ve got nothing to say, then. please give the 7.5 million to Ellen. We’ve got somewhere else to go.”
Upon seeing this, Olivia couldn’t help but say, “Well, Ellie, we’ve driven ourselves to the brink of financial ruin in order to collect the money. We’ve sold our house and our car, you see, yet we’ve got only 7.5 million in our hands. Your uncle and I are getting old, and we really have no idea how we’re gonna live from now on!”
Jared looked at Ellen. At this very moment, he hoped that she would stand her ground and not sympathize with them.
Ellen looked at Olivia. Hearing her aunt’s words, she indeed fell silent for a moment, which made Olivia and Connor wonder if those words had touched her and aroused her sympathy for them.
Ellen looked up at the husband and wife across from her as tears slowly welled up in her eyes. “Yeah, that’s right. You two are getting old because you spent the best years of your lives on enjoyment when you two should’ve worked hard.
While you two were indulging in luxury, Grandma and I were struggling in poverty. Grandma skimped on food and clothing in order to support me through my schooling. Had you two had the slightest conscience over the years, you would’ve supported us financially, had you shown us even the slightest sympathy, we wouldn’t have had such a rough life.
However, you two had neither conscience nor sympathy. You two weren’t even willing to give us a bit of the reward you got in exchange for donating my brother’s heart.”
Listening to her speech, Connor and Olivia hung their heads in shame and avoided her gaze, whereas Jared only had a pained look in his eyes.
“Sorry, Ellie. I’m really ashamed of what we did,” Connor said before taking the bank card out of his wallet. He continued, “Here’s 7.5 million on the card, and its passcode is six sixes. Just change the passcode yourself.”
Seeing that her husband had actually handed over the card like that, Olivia pleaded brazenly at once, “I’m begging you, Ellie, please give us a little money for our living expenses, okay? We don’t need much; 750,000 would be enough.”
Ellen took the card before standing up to leave.
Olivia jumped out of her seat and grabbed her hand. “I’m begging you, Ellie! Take this as my plea to you. Please let us keep some money for the sake that we’re old and incapable of working!”
“Isn’t your daughter quite capable? She came back after studying abroad. Surely, she could earn enough money to support you two, Ellen said before withdrawing her hand from Olivia’s grasp.
Olivia then said to Jared, “Young Master Jared, could you please take pity on us and give us some money again? We helped you back then, after all.” She was so anxious that she lost her mind and actually pleaded with the man.
To her, it was as though the Presgrave Family’s money would fall from the sky, the family was so wealthy that she could easily get several hundred thousand from them!
Jared darted a look at her. “It’s true that I’ll show my gratitude to the person who saved met back then, but that person is Ellen, not you and your family.”
