Chapter 100

+25 BONUS

“Debra, can you stop this?” Juan said coldly, standing protectively in front of Shella.

Debra didn’t want to argue. She warned him bluntly, “If you don’t want Grandma to see these photos, you’d better do as I say.”

Juan narrowed his eyes. “What do you want?”

“I want you to leave the Mathis family alone and compensate them.”

She knew an apology from Juan was impossible. Apologies were cheap. Compensation, however, was much better.

Juan replied icily, “Fat chance!”

“Fine! I’ll let Grandma see these photos and learn you’ve deceived her. She’ll know you came out with me today just to meet Shelia,” Debra said. “I have nothing to lose. But Shelia… Grandma has already cut off all her scholarships and allowances. I can’t imagine what will happen to her if these photos end up in Grandma’s hands.”

Shella turned pale with fright.

“Are you threatening me?”

“Hell yeah!” Debra had no intention of wasting her breath on Juan. She had the evidence, and she was fully capable of using it.

“Juan…” Shelia looked at him with teary eyes.

Sensing her distress, Juan said, “What kind of compensation do you want?”

“The Mathis family’s losses should be repaid double, and from now on, you can’t cause them any more trouble.”

“Fine!” Juan agreed quickly, clearly for Shella’s sake. He couldn’t bear to see her suffer more.

“Get the finance department to handle it now. I want to see the results today.”

“Do you have to be so aggressive?”

“That’s how I’ve always been. This isn’t the first day you’ve known me.”

Juan was speechless. He eventually called the finance department.

Shelia sobbed, “It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t come to see you, Debra wouldn’t have found a reason to threaten you, and you wouldn’t have suffered these losses.”

Debra sneered at Shella’s display without saying anything.

“It’s not your fault,” Juan comforted Shelia, shooting a pointed glance at Debra. A moment later, Debra received a message from Erica confirming the crisis was resolved. Satisfied, Debra said to Juan, “Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Nichols. You guys go ahead and shop. I’ll head off.”

She casually turned to leave.

Juan called after her, “Erica is just an outsider. You’ll regret this.”

“Let’s see who regrets it first,” Debra said, glancing meaningfully at Shelia.

Juan couldn’t decipher the meaning behind that look. Shelia continued to act frail and weepy.

Debra left the mall and drove off.