Ch. 1341..1350
Chapter 1341_1 Legless Wendy Clarke, covered in blood, floated towards Christy Xenos, constantly questioning, “Mom, why did you push me?
Why did you want to kill me?” “Wasn’t I your most beloved daughter?
Why did you kill me?” Wendy kept closing in.
Christy Xenos kept running and running, but couldn’t shake Wendy off.
She was always falling behind Christy Xenos.
Slowly, tears of blood flowed from Wendy’s eyes, line by line, more and more.
“Mom, your heart is so cruel!” Wendy, her face streaked with bloody tears, accused, “You owe my legs, you owe my legs!” “I…
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I…” In her dream, Christy Xenos couldn’t find an excuse that could deceive Wendy and herself.
She indeed pushed Wendy out on purpose, she couldn’t say it wasn’t deliberate.
“It was you who started it, you can’t blame me, you can’t blame me!” Christy Xenos ran frantically in the darkness.
As she ran, the darkness around her suddenly transformed into the appearance of a hospital corridor.
Christy Xenos kept running in the hospital corridor, past door after door of wards.
The hospital was eerily quiet, apart from Wendy, who was in relentless pursuit, there was no one else.
The entire hospital was deserted.
The situation resembled a scene from a horror hospital.
Christy Xenos was deep in the nightmare and had lost the awareness that she was dreaming.
“Mom, give me back my legs, return my legs!” Wendy’s voice was getting closer and closer.
Running and running, Christy Xenos didn’t know how she ended up on the rooftop of the hospital.
Wendy was still closing in.
Her thighs somehow regrew, but below the knee, there was still nothing.
Her knees had been cut off neatly, perfectly smooth.
Still, fresh blood dripped down from her neatly cut-off knees.
At first, it was only three or four drops, falling down “plop, plop.” Soon it became faster, and not long after, it was falling like a small stream.
Shedding blood and continuing to float towards Christy Xenos, Wendy extended her hand towards her leg, “Leg, give me back my leg.” Christy Xenos kept backing away until she reached the edge.
She tripped on the stairs, tumbled backward, and fell down the building.
“Ah!” Even in her dream, Christy Xenos felt an intense sense of weightlessness.
When she fell to the ground, the version of Christy Xenos in the dream was shocked to find herself still alive.
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And because it was a dream, she felt no pain.
However, she was unable to move, as if she were haunted.
The real Christy who was also laying in the hospital bed couldn’t move either.
In the dream, Christy saw Wendy falling down too.
Wendy landed on the ground with a “thud.” Then she suddenly couldn’t float anymore and dragged her two legs on the ground, leaving two red bloody tracks.
She crawled towards Christy Xenos.
Christy wanted to escape, but couldn’t move.
Out of nowhere, Wendy had a big cleaver in her hand and maliciously chopped at Christy’s leg.
“Ah!” Christy screamed and finally woke from the nightmare.
Christy sat up abruptly.
Luckily, there was no one else in the room, Christy was alone.
It’s not that Ethan Zhekova was so kind to arrange a single room for Christy.
He was mainly worried if Christy stayed in a multi-patient ward, he would be recognized.
Especially if there was something inappropriate to be discussed, it would be inconvenient with others present.
Chapter 1342_1 As a result, Christy Xenos’s scream didn’t disturb anyone.
She was soaked in cold sweat, her hospital gown damp from sweat.
She turned her head to look out of the window, the sky was just barely bright, shrouded in a foggy blue color.
A cold frost pervaded the place, from inside to outside.
Without checking the time, she knew it was still early, maybe around 5 am.
But Christy couldn’t fall back asleep, she lay back down but kept her eyes on the blue outside the window.
Christy was only knocked out, her body was unharmed, and she was free to move around.
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As soon as the sky brightened, she quickly tidied up and went to see Wendy Clarke.
Wendy was still unconscious, Christy let out a sigh of relief, hoping that Wendy would stay asleep a bit longer.
She still didn’t know how she would face Wendy.
But she didn’t see Ethan Zhekova, so she asked the nurse, “That gentleman left right after the patient’s operation finished last night.” Seeing Christy’s displeasure, the nurse seemed to understand.
Word was that the man was Wendy’s fiance.
Wendy was still unconscious and Ethan had already left.
It was inevitable that Christy would feel unhappy with her future son-in-law.
So the nurse explained, “Before he left, he said he would make sure someone was here with her, and the moment the patient woke up, they would inform him so that he could come right over.” Ethan still had to deal with the aftermath from the driver.
Christy listened absent-mindedly and then went into the ward to accompany Wendy.
Little did she know, Ethan was also in quite a bind.
Because he realized he couldn’t find the driver!
The driver certainly wouldn’t disappear into thin air, or leave without saying anything to him.
Because the driver had repeatedly asked him to ensure that Ethan would protect him, that he would not suffer any losses because of this incident.
The driver was waiting for Ethan to extricate him fully, how could he possibly disappear without a trace?
If the driver had indeed run off, that would be a serious crime.
But the problem now was, Ethan couldn’t get in touch with the driver.
He wanted to send someone to look for him, but he had no one to spare at the moment.
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Helpless, Ethan had to turn to Gabriel Zhekova.
“What do you want this person for?” Gabriel asked casually.
Of course, Gabriel wouldn’t just oblige without asking any questions when Ethan came asking for help.
He had to understand the reasoning first.
“He hit Wendy, and now I can’t find him,” Ethan couldn’t fully disclose the truth, so he shared a part of it with Gabriel.
“We can’t just let him get away with it.
We have to find him so he can bear his responsibility.” “You’ve become much more sensible.” Gabriel nodded with satisfaction.
Ethan was now even talking about taking responsibility.
With a hint of bitterness, Gabriel thought, he’s only improved this much and yet I’m so pleased.
With this level of progress, what was he expecting to compete with Adrian Zhekova for?
“But, what’s going on between you and Wendy?” Gabriel frowned, “You have to understand that I would never agree to let Wendy join our family.” Gabriel was well aware of Wendy’s shenanigans.
Even though he had given up on his fight, he never thought about letting just anyone into the family.
No matter how low they sunk, they would never stoop so low as to even consider Wendy a suitable choice.
“Dad, rest assured.
There’s no way I would ever stoop so low as to set my eyes on Wendy.” Ethan was honest this time, “I was just using her before to scheme against Cindy Clarke and Adrian Zhekova.”
Chapter 1343_1 “But now, I am no longer cooperating with her or using her for any personal gain.
I also didn’t plan to see her again.
This meeting was meant to end all our past ties and clear the slate,” Ethan Zhekova said.
“Who knew that it would be so unlucky, and an accident would take place.” “Are you alright?” Gabriel Zhekova showed concern for Ethan Zhekova.
“I’m alright,” Ethan explained, “We were both not in the car, but by the roadside.
The driver, who knows if he was drunk driving, hit Wendy Clarke.
But now we can’t find him, and the reason is still unknown.
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We need to find him first.” “I don’t have any help on hand right now.
I wouldn’t even know where to start looking for the driver.” Ethan stated distantly, “That’s why I came to seek your help.” Gabriel was somewhat comforted by Ethan’s surprisingly good attitude.
It seems Ethan really has matured.
Gabriel felt that Ethan truly was in a difficult spot.
After all, he had no manpower; he couldn’t even do something as simple as find a person.
Gabriel wasn’t afraid that Ethan would play any tricks.
The people were all under his control.
If Ethan made any decisions, he would know immediately.
Gabriel gave Ethan some manpower reassuredly.
But Ethan didn’t know that the driver had been found and taken away by Adrian Zhekova’s people.
Even the text sent to Christy Xenos was done by Adrian’s people.
How could he possibly not know Ethan and Wendy’s little plan?
Therefore, Adrian had people follow them right away.
Adrian’s people witnessed the unexpected outcome of yesterday’s plan.
According to Adrian’s subordinates, truthfully speaking, they have never seen such a perfect match for a family.
The saying ‘Birds of a feather flock together’ was vividly and deeply illustrated at that moment.
So, at that chaotic scene, when Ethan hadn’t been able to take care of the driver, he accompanied the ambulance to the hospital hurriedly, taking both Wendy and Christy with him.
This happened because Ethan did not have any people of his own.
If he did, he could at least have arranged someone to handle the aftermath and deal with the driver properly.
Since he didn’t have any manpower and had already spoken to the driver, Ethan was not at all worried that the driver would run away, seeing his panicked and uneasy demeanor.
The driver would have to rely on him.
Furthermore, weren’t the police going to interrogate the driver?
Ethan never imagined that Adrian was watching all along.
He just took his eyes off for one night, and the driver was taken away by Adrian’s people.
While Ethan was still unaware of everything, he asked Gabriel for help and began searching for the driver throughout the city.
Inside the hospital.
Watching Wendy Clarke’s pale face, Christy Xenos’s heart was filled with turmoil.
Just as she was conflicted, Wendy slowly woke up.
She opened her eyes, but her mind was still a bit groggy.
Her head was cloudy and she did not fully understand her current situation.
Her memories before getting hit by the car had a short gap.
Wendy turned her head and saw Christy Xenos.
“Clarke,” Christy called out upon seeing Wendy wake up.
“Mom?” Wendy was puzzled.
Although her mind was still a mess and she couldn’t recall anything immediately, Her subconscious told her that she should not be seeing Christy at this time.
“Mom, why are you here?” Wendy asked.
Chapter 1344_1 Upon speaking, Wendy Clarke’s voice was hoarse from dryness.
It was as if her throat was a sponge that had absorbed all the moisture, so dry that it hurt.
Christy Xenos’ mind was filled with her disputes with Wendy and she didn’t notice Wendy’s severely dehydrated state.
Christy even said, “You’re awake!
You were in a car accident, don’t you remember?” Christy’s words served as a reminder to Wendy.
Wendy’s memory slowly began to return.
She remembered being hit by the car.
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To be more precise, a car had run over her legs.
Her legs began to ache terribly at the recollection.
Wendy tried to move her legs, but felt something was off, like something was missing.
Beneath her knees, it felt empty.
This couldn’t be possible!
Wendy forcefully threw off her blanket.
She saw herself wearing striped hospital pajama pants.
They were normal at the thighs.
But from the knee down, the pants sunk in, empty of anything.
The pants just lay flat against the bed.
Her lower legs were gone!
From her lower legs to her feet, nothing was left!
Outside of the pant leg, there was nothing.
Wendy tried to touch it, but because her lower legs were gone, she lost balance and fell back.
“Where are my legs!
Where are my legs!” Wendy never thought that she would face such a shock upon waking up.
It felt as if her world was collapsing.
It was as if the whole world had fallen apart.
“Wendy!” Seeing Wendy struggling to sit up, Christy hurried to help her.
“There…there was no other way.
Your legs couldn’t be healed, they had to be amputated…” Christy said hesitantly, “But rest assured, the doctor said with prosthetics and rehabilitation, you can walk like a normal person.
No one can tell.” “Whether it’s pants or skirts, it’s all fine.” Even if you wear a skirt, there are stockings and shoes to hide it, right?
“What about when they’re off?” Wendy asked coldly.
“I have to see and deal with my broken self every day.” “And, do I not get to marry in this life?
Can’t have a normal life?
Which man could look at me like this and not run?” Wendy yelled out.
The angrier Wendy got, the clearer her mind became, no longer confused.
The events of the accident began to return to her.
She remembered that she had just avoided it.
But was pushed out again.
She even remembered the feeling of two hands pushing against her back.
It was chaotic at the time, she didn’t care.
But now, learning that she had lost her legs, under such a severe blow, Wendy desperately wanted to find out who had done this to her.
The memory in her mind became crystal clear.
She could even remember the feeling of the hands pushing her back.
One hand was larger, the other smaller.
This meant that it couldn’t have been one person pushing her with both hands.
It was two people pushing her together.
The only people present were herself, Ethan Zhekova, and Christy Xenos.
It was obvious who had pushed her, right?
Wendy was not at all surprised if it was Ethan who pushed her.
Originally, what she told Ethan was to choose one person between her and Christy.
Chapter 1345_1 Ethan Zhekova would not care about her life and death for his goal.
Since Christy Xenos’s plan failed, pushing her could have the same effect, so there was no need to take a longer path.
Going straight to the goal would do.
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The most unexpected thing was that Christy Xenos also pushed her out.
At that time, she clearly felt the pushing strength of two different hands.
Apart from Ethan, who could it be if not Christy?
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Wendy Clarke looked at Christy Xenos with hatred.
“I never expected that my own mother would push me out with her own hands!” Christy Xenos, who initially wanted to help Wendy up, released her hands in surprise after hearing Wendy’s words.
“I…
I…” Christy stuttered.
She could not even find an excuse.
“What do you mean ‘you’!” To Wendy now, Christy Xenos was no longer her mother.
What kind of mother would push her own daughter out to be hit by a car?
How ruthless can she be?
Wendy had always been the most cherished by Christy Xenos since childhood, which made Wendy drop her guard, thinking that she was more important to Christy Xenos than anything else.
But now it seemed that no one was more important than herself to Christy Xenos.
When it mattered, Christy Xenos could even abandon her own daughter.
In the past, Wendy thought Christy only disliked her sister, Cindy Clarke.
But now it seemed that her position within Christy’s heart wasn’t much higher than Cindy’s.
Based on the results, her situation wasn’t much different from Cindy’s.
“You could even push me out with your own hands.
How ruthless are you!” Wendy said loudly, “How could I have a mother like you!
In your eyes, no one is more important than yourself!
You’re truly too selfish!” “You want me to take care of you when you’re old?” Wendy yelled in anger, “Dream on!
I should have known long ago that all you think about is yourself!” “In the past, you lived lavishly in the Elderly Care Center, but you were not satisfied and insisted on my taking care of you.
You thought you raised me, so you wanted to recover all your spending!
Regardless of the difficulty I had and whether I had the ability to take you out, you kept nagging and making a scene.”
“In reality, from beginning to end, all you thought about was yourself.” Wendy vented in anger.
But what could she do about her anger?
What had happened had happened.
Her leg was already gone, and no one could replace it for her.
Even if she kept asking Christy Xenos to compensate her, Christy couldn’t do it.
Of course, Wendy knew this.
Right now, she was only venting.
But such venting could not satisfy her at all.
Wendy quickly tightly grabbed Christy Xenos’s wrist as she tried to pull away.
Wendy was supposed to be on the bed with an injury still healing, and she shouldn’t have had such physical strength.
Yet, due to the anger in her heart, she exploded with unimaginable force.
Even Christy couldn’t break free.
Wendy’s voice was so loud that it pierced the hospital room door and made its way outside.
It was now a little past eight in the morning when some family members were accompanying their loved ones – some just finished washing up, and some just returned with breakfast.
Most of the patients were already awake.
Those who were far away couldn’t hear it.
But those in the adjacent hospital rooms could.
Some hospital rooms didn’t hear it clearly but could hear the yelling.
The more unclear the noise, the greater the curiosity became.
Those who could get out of bed came to check out the commotion.
Those who couldn’t get off the bed sent their family members to see what was going on.
Chapter 1346_1 Being hospitalized is indeed a boring affair.
I was hoping for a bit of excitement to unfold.
Since the door was closed, people couldn’t see the situation in the ward.
But they could clearly hear the argument between Wendy Clarke and Christy Xenos.
Christy Xenos felt guilty, but the guiltier she felt, the more she wanted to shirk her responsibility.
It made her feel slightly better.
Gradually, she started believing that she had no other choice.
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So at the beginning, when faced with Wendy Clarke’s questioning, Christy Xenos didn’t have a good answer.
But as Wendy Clarke continued to talk and didn’t let go of her hand…
Christy Xenos lost her patience and shouted, “Do you even have the nerve to blame me?
From the start, didn’t you conspire with Ethan Zhekova to have a car hit me?”
“Had I not dodged, it would be me lying in this bed!” Christy Xenos yelled, “I didn’t bring it up just now out of respect for our mother-daughter relationship, but you keep blaming me nonstop!
What do you have to blame me for?”
“In my opinion, you brought this on yourself!” Christy Xenos’ face darkened, pushing all the blame onto Wendy Clarke.
“You called me ruthless?
But I’m not as ruthless as you!
I’m still your own mother!
For your own benefit, you colluded with another man to target me, to harm me!”
“Don’t think I don’t know, that car was originally coming to hit me!
I was just faster, I managed to dodge!” Christy Xenos spoke loudly, “I want to ask you, how can you be so cold-hearted, even plotting against your own mother!”
“If you want to harm me, am I supposed to take it lying down?
I was just defending myself!” Christy Xenos raised her voice, “Since childhood, I favored you the most.
When you and Cindy Clarke didn’t get along, I gave you suggestions, I stood by your side helping you.”
“Both of you are my children, but how have I treated you in comparison to Cindy?” Christy Xenos said, “Cindy doesn’t mean to harm me, but despite all the love I’ve shown you, you tried to kill me!”
“Given this, there’s no use of having a daughter like you!” Christy Xenos shouted loudly, “You were the one trying to harm me first!
This is your retribution!”
Wendy Clarke didn’t expect that Christy Xenos would know!
“What are you talking about!” Wendy Clarke flatly denied, “Who has been spreading misinformation?
It’s not like that at all!
Didn’t I warn you to be careful when the car was coming yesterday?
If I wanted to harm you, why would I warn you?”
But now Christy Xenos felt the satisfaction of putting all the blame on Wendy and unwilling to back down, retorted, “You were just trying to deflect suspicion, weren’t you?
You made it look like an accident, but do you think I’m stupid?
Can’t I see through it?”
“Moreover, did you think that even if I didn’t push you, you’d be alright?
Ethan Zhekova made a move too!” Christy Xenos said, “Even if I hadn’t pushed you, you would have been pushed by Ethan Zhekova.
You couldn’t have escaped.”
“Ethan Zhekova didn’t care who of us got hurt, as long as one of us did.” Christy Xenos said, “I wasn’t sure before, but when Ethan Zhekova made his move, what more could I have doubted?”
“And with all this you still dare say it was an accident, that you have no ill will towards me?” Christy Xenos sneered, “Besides, even if we disregard all this.
You’re my daughter, I gave birth to you, you’re flesh of my flesh!”
Chapter 1347_1 “I gave birth to you, I gave you your life,” Christy Xenos shouted, “Without me, you wouldn’t be here!”
“If it weren’t for my ten months of pregnancy, enduring the hardships of childbirth, you wouldn’t exist!” Christy Xenos boldly proclaimed, “Without me, you wouldn’t exist in this world!
You wouldn’t be who you are now!”
“Since I bestowed life unto you, I reserve the right to take it back.
You can’t object.
It is, after all, a life I gave you.” Christy Xenos raised her voice, standing taller than ever.
“And look at you now, you’re fine.
Even without both your legs, it doesn’t mean you can’t live!”
“Why are you here blaming me?”
Listening to Christy Xenos, Wendy Clarke felt a sense of déjà vu.
Christy Xenos’s words were like a lightning bolt from a clear sky.
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They stunned Wendy Clarke for a while, her mind buzzing incessantly.
It felt as though a bell was tolling in her head, continuing to reverberate long after the chime itself had ended.
When the buzzing in her head finally receded, Wendy remembered that Christy Xenos had said the same thing to Cindy Clarke, hadn’t she?
When they had just arrived in Belfard, and first confronted Cindy Clarke, she had accused them of the past manipulations.
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She remembered that Christy Xenos had said the same thing to Cindy Clarke then.
Very similar words.
At the time, she thought what Christy Xenos said made sense.
Without Christy Xenos, where would Cindy Clarke be?
So what if Christy borrowed Cindy’s womb?
It wasn’t like it cost Cindy her life.
Was Cindy’s reaction not too extreme?
But now, when it was her turn, Wendy realised how disgusting those words sounded.
Even if Christy Xenos gave birth to her, it didn’t mean that Christy could control her life.
By that logic, all mothers in the world could freely dispose of their offspring’s lives, would that not be chaos?
“Ridiculous!
You can fend for yourself!” Christy Xenos shook her hand free from Wendy’s, “I only keep you around because I can handle it.
You’re disabled, not only are you unable to provide for my old age, but I also need to take care of you.”
“Who else is as unlucky as me!
I was preparing to have you take care of me in my old age, and yet you have the nerve to blame me.”
“Now, I’ll have to support you for the rest of your life, don’t tell me you’re expecting Ethan Zhekova to do it?” Christy Xenos sneered, “Your legs are gone, and he hasn’t even come to see you.
Don’t expect anything more.”
“I never thought that at my age, instead of enjoying a peaceful life, I’d have to serve you.
Who am I supposed to complain to?
I didn’t complain about you, yet you dare to blame and resent me?”
“Only a mother like me can forgive and forget.”
Christy Xenos made herself sound so grandiose, it was enough to make Wendy want to vomit.
“Get out!
Get out of here!” Wendy was enraged.
She had already suffered so much at the hands of Christy Xenos, how could she possibly allow her to take care of her?
Being betrayed by Christy would be a small matter; being led to a miserable death by her would be the worst.
Right now, Wendy couldn’t find any maternal affection for Christy Xenos whatsoever.
She felt that she was already respectful enough by not letting Christy Xenos die directly.
As for the issue of needing someone to take care of her in the future, hiring anyone else would be more reliable than Christy Xenos.
“You’re telling me to get out?” Christy Xenos shrieked.
“Yes!
I’m talking about you!” Wendy shouted.
“Fine!
You’re the one who said it!” Christy Xenos retorted, appearing angry on the surface, but inwardly, she was ecstatic.
Chapter 1348_1 She initially said she would take care of Wendy Clarke, just to assuage her own conscience.
After toiling diligently for most of her life, it was time for her to enjoy her old age.
She was not looking forward to taking care of someone at such an advanced age.
Furthermore, Wendy Clarke was still so young, other than her leg problem, she was healthy.
How long would she have to take care of her?
If she had to take care of her until her death, would she have any leisure time left?
Moreover, Wendy Clarke had such a hot temper, why should she put herself through this unnecessary hardship?
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Now that Wendy Clarke had spoken so, Christy Xenos quickly agreed to it.
“Later on, don’t say that I didn’t take care of you.” Christy Xenos said.
“Get out at once!
I don’t want to see you anymore!” Wendy Clarke slapped the bed and shouted.
Christy Xenos just snorted once, then turned and left.
Once she was out of the ward, she saw quite a few patients and their families gathered in the corridor.
All ears were straining to catch the sounds from Wendy’s ward.
Upon seeing Christy Xenos come out, they weren’t quick enough to hide and were caught red-handed by Christy Xenos, they looked at each other guiltily.
By now, Christy Xenos was not bothered by this.
Having people hear her argument with Wendy, she only felt embarrassed for a few seconds before quickly regaining her calm.
Christy Xenos just snorted once and left abruptly without sparing another moment to Wendy Clarke.
Wendy Clarke was certain that Ethan Zhekova would come, as their collaboration had not yet ended.
But now Ethan couldn’t even locate the driver, how could he spare any thought for Wendy Clarke?
The driver was being controlled by Adrian Zhekova’s people, and Adrian had quickly retrieved video surveillance from the accident site.
Ethan Zhekova was always a step behind, because he was always trying to be behind Adrian Zhekova.
Caught up sending Wendy Clarke and Christy Xenos to the hospital, he forgot to keep the driver under control.
But never mind forgetting that, it was something that could be remedied, at least if he could first keep control of the surveillance video that could be used as evidence.
Yet Ethan Zhekova was so flustered because of the driver’s disappearance that he even became chaotic.
He busied himself looking for the driver, and he completely forgot about the surveillance video, so important it didn’t cross his mind once.
Thus, he squandered many opportunities and had both the driver and the surveillance snatched away by Adrian Zhekova.
It wasn’t a matter of timing or luck anymore, but a problem with Ethan Zhekova’s thinking.
Of course, from Adrian Zhekova’s point of view, it could be considered as good luck.
Because Ethan Zhekova’s mind was mired, so even without a good opportunity, Adrian still got what he wanted.
At that moment, Adrian Zhekova had even met the driver personally.
Perry Gustav showed the driver the surveillance video, saying, “The evidence is conclusive, you can’t run away.”
“Who are you?” The driver wasn’t easy to fool, “I’ve already negotiated!”
“Your negotiations are your business.” commented Adrian Zhekova coldly, “My reporting is my business.”
“The video alone is enough to prove that you deliberately caused the collision.
This was an intentional accident, it cannot be treated as a commonplace traffic accident.” Perry Gustav continued, “No matter how you negotiate, it won’t help.”
“What exactly do you want?” The driver asked suspiciously, “What does this have to do with you?
What advantages do you get out of exposing this?”
Adrian Zhekova turned to Perry Gustav and said, “Look, even the driver seems smarter than Ethan Zhekova.”
Upon hearing Ethan Zhekova’s name, the driver immediately understood.
Presumably, this person had a grudge against Ethan Zhekova.
Chapter 1349_1 They are trying to use Ethan Zhekova as their leverage.
Even though the driver didn’t know who Adrian Zhekova was, let alone the relationship between him and Ethan Zhekova.
But the driver guessed anyway.
“You’ve got a grudge against Ethan Zhekova, go find him.
Don’t drag me into this.” The driver was close to tears, he just couldn’t resist the temptation of money.
He just thought it seems quick to earn, a large sum he could get at once, which would equal to the money earned from his decade-long job.
Maybe he could even retire early, and no longer work for others.
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Though, he was fully aware of the risk involved.
But if people refrain from doing something just because they are aware of its risk, then there wouldn’t be so many people committing crimes for money in this world.
The driver just couldn’t resist the temptation and wanted to gamble once.
If it works, he could save a decade of hard work.
Moreover, Ethan Zhekova guaranteed that he would take full responsibility for everything.
The driver figured that if he remained indecisive, he wouldn’t achieve anything, so he gritted his teeth and agreed.
“How is this dragging you down?” Perry Gustav laughingly said, “You did wrong in the first place.”
“We have a grudge against Ethan Zhekova, not you.” Perry said, “We are just doing our bit for the building of a socialist society and the maintenance of a society ruled by law.”
The driver: “…”
I don’t believe your crap.
Just say it’s revenge, why make it sound so high-end.
Rich people never tell the truth.
“If you don’t talk, then we’ll just hand over this video to the police…” Perry said, “Then Ethan Zhekova will be off the hook, and it’s all on you for intentionally hurting people”
As he was saying this, Perry sighed heavily as if profoundly moved, “Ethan Zhekova had it all planned out.”
“If you get caught, it’s all on you.” Perry shook his head, “These rich people, all of them, there’s not a single good one.”
Adrian Zhekova: “…”
Does Perry realize that he’s also rich?
Perry seemed to have realized and quickly added, “Of course, this does not include my boss!”
Adrian Zhekova: “…”
Actually, it doesn’t matter at all whether or not he added that last sentence.
If Perry hadn’t mentioned it, the driver might not have remembered Adrian Zhekova.
But now, thanks to Perry’s reminder, the driver got the hint.
He immediately looked at Adrian Zhekova.
Adrian Zhekova: “…”
“What are you looking at!” Perry scolded, “Speak up, or we’ll just hand over the video to the police.
Don’t waste both of our time.”
“My boss’s time is precious.” Perry said again, “I have to hurry up and deal with the next person.”
The driver: “…”
What does he mean by ‘deal with’?
Why does it sound so scary?
“You too, hurry up and take your legal responsibility.” Perry gestured dismissively, “Don’t waste time!”
The driver: “…”
Before the driver could say anything, Perry already took a step, as if he were about to leave.
“Wait!” The driver quickly stopped Perry, “Don’t leave yet!”
He hasn’t made his stance clear yet, why is this guy in such a hurry to leave!
Didn’t they bring him here to get him to confess everything about Ethan Zhekova?
Why are they in such a hurry to leave?
The driver was not oblivious to the fact that they were deliberately using reverse psychology to provoke him.
It was like haggling in the Market, when the seller disagreed with the price, the buyer would pretend to walk away.
The driver felt like he was the haggling seller right now.
Chapter 1350_1 On seeing Perry Gustav pause and go back, the driver released a breath he had held in check.
Although it wasn’t a surprise, he still felt like a great weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
The driver resented this; it was clear he was the victim here.
Why was he so frustrated!
“So?
Do you have something to say now?” Perry Gustav asked.
“Before that, I would like to know, if I tell everything, will you let me go?” the driver asked, “If you want to cause trouble for Ethan Zhekova, go ahead.”
“But would you take me out of the picture and let me off the hook?” the driver asked again.
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Perry Gustav laughed, saying, “Man, what are you thinking?
You conspired with others to assault people.
As we are striving to be good youths of the socialist era, we certainly can’t protect criminals, can we?”
What Perry Gustav meant was specific—they wouldn’t help the driver at all.
The driver was immediately unhappy and said, “Why should I cooperate then?
This whole thing has no benefits for me.
My crimes won’t be lessened in the slightest.
The penalties and the judgements will not be lighter, and there’s no particular advantage to me cooperating with you.”
“If you require my assistance, shouldn’t you offer something in return?”
Perry Gustav shook his head, “You’ve misunderstood.
This isn’t about helping us, it’s about turning yourself in.
If you confess, your sentence may be lighter.
If you don’t tell us, we will hand this recording over to the police, and you will be the only one liable.
However, if you speak up…” Perry Gustav continued, “You could involve Ethan Zhekova too, making him the fall guy.
He is the mastermind, and you would face reduced punishment for turning yourself in.
His crime will definitely be greater than yours.
Then, it won’t just be you who is doomed, wouldn’t that make you feel a little better?”
The driver: “…”
Although the words sounded harsh, it did make him feel more balanced upon careful thinking.
“Ethan Zhekova is the mastermind, he can’t just let you take the fall alone, right?” Perry Gustav started to chat with the driver on a heart-to-heart level.
If he was sure that he couldn’t escape the situation, then Ethan Zhekova should not get away with it either.
The driver clenched his teeth and told everything about his dealings with Ethan Zhekova.
“Do you have any evidence?” Perry Gustav asked again, “We can’t just go by your word alone.
If there’s no evidence, and Ethan Zhekova denies it, it won’t be of use.
You will still be the only one carrying the burden.”
“Of course, I have evidence.
Who wouldn’t keep something to hold onto when doing shady things these days?” the driver quickly answered.
“He met me in person and stated what he wanted me to do.
He also assured me that I would be safe and mentioned the payment he would give me.” He now regretted this very much.
Now, he would probably have to surrender the money too.
So, he did not get any money, and instead, he got punished.
It was hard to get by, let alone earn big money.
Even working for money would no longer be an option.
Regret washed over the driver, and he almost cried.
If he had known this was to happen, he never would have taken such a risk for huge profits.
Getting profits without working hard indeed has no good outcome.
Perry Gustav thought to himself about these people.
Although they were all guilty, they were very aware of the potential consequences and knew to make records.
Wendy Clarke was one, and this driver was another.
The driver was now extremely cooperative and pulled out his mobile phone directly.
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Adrian Zhekova didn’t even bother to restrain him.
The driver was much more savvy than Wendy Clarke and Christy Xenos.