novelraw Chapter 1053: Your Conscience Is Black as Pitch
Chapter 1053: Your Conscience Is Black as Pitch
Crystal Landon was examining the list of gifts from various families, comparing the gifts to the status of the prominent families in the Imperial City, and thus gained some insights.
While she was engrossed in this, she heard a commotion nearby. Looking up, she saw Pearl Landon pulling Richard Shaw, who looked indifferent but didn’t push her away.
Crystal Landon suddenly stood up, her pretty face slightly cold. "Damn, pulling and tugging like this in public."
"Pearl, what are you doing here?" Crystal walked over, smiled, and reached out to hold Pearl’s hands, preventing her from clinging to Richard Shaw.
Richard Shaw was a soldier, and ordinary soldiers pay attention to their image, let alone a Major General. Feeling extremely impatient with Pearl’s pestering, he saw Crystal coming over. He pulled away from Pearl and, for some reason, felt a bit sweet inside. Wasn’t she talking to Hawk Howard? How did she have time to notice him?
Pearl was momentarily stunned by Crystal’s sudden appearance and forced a stiff smile. "Crystal, I..."
Seeing more and more people gathering around, Pearl thought of the harsh life she had been living for more than a year, all thanks to Crystal Landon. She couldn’t help but grit her teeth.
Today, she had originally made two plans. If the Shaw Family was willing to show some mercy, she would beg. If not, she would embarrass them on the spot. After all, the barefooted aren’t afraid of those wearing shoes.
Seeing Pearl’s expression, Crystal knew exactly what she was planning. She felt a surge of anger but maintained a smile, speaking in a voice only they could hear, "If you dare to cause trouble today, I will leave you on the streets, and the Landon Family will have nothing. I mean what I say."
Pearl was inexplicably daunted by the cold light in Crystal’s eyes. By the time she gathered her wits, Crystal was already smiling as she dragged her out of the Howard Family’s estate.
"Crystal, let me go." Pearl angrily tried to shake her off.
Crystal released her and coldly said, "Did you forget your brains at home? You dare to make a scene at the Howard Family’s wedding?"
Pearl looked at Crystal in her fiery red dress, which highlighted her jade-like fair skin, making her even more attractive than flowers. The Red Jade Bracelet on her wrist was as resplendent as the evening glow. The sheer beauty and magnificence of it all made her ordinary life over the past year seem even more twisted. Why was it that Crystal was born into the love and care of the Shaw Family, able to have everything, while she now had nothing?
"What right do you have to berate me? The Landon Family raised you for more than ten years, yet you show no gratitude and side with the Shaw Family against us. Your conscience is as dark as it gets," Pearl said resentfully.
Crystal chuckled, her beautiful eyes narrowing. "Truly, a favor of rice, an enemy of bushels."
"The kindness of the Landon Family’s upbringing was sold for a billion," she looked at Pearl and said coldly, "Grandmother Shaw spent over four billion on the Landon Family. Why don’t you say that your conscience is black as coal? The remaining three billion, if it weren’t for Clark’s ties with me, I would have taken it back long ago. And now you still have the face to cause trouble?"
Pearl was speechless, suddenly bursting into tears, "What does any of this have to do with me? Why should I bear it all?"
"The debts of the father are paid by the son, understand? Also, if you dare to approach Richard Shaw or Grandmother Shaw again, I’ll break your legs," Crystal’s pretty face showed a trace of coldness, scaring Pearl to the point of almost losing her mind.
Why did she ever think Crystal was an unlearned, ignorant child? Now just seeing her makes Pearl afraid.
"Go back. In the future, use your brain more when things happen and ask Clark for advice more often." Crystal didn’t want to waste words on her. Over the past year, Pearl was still living in the dream of a rich girl, and it was hopeless.
Thinking about the nature of her parents, Crystal found it unsurprising that they raised Pearl to be like this.
Crystal had the driver take Pearl away, then thought about it and called Clark Landon to arrange a meeting. The Landon Family’s issues needed to be resolved thoroughly.