Chapter 384 A Gang

Harold sneered. “This reward is undeserved. I don’t dare accept your gift.”

“You’re an elder, so there’s no such thing. I’m giving you a gift to show my filial you.”

“Who are you? Did I ask you to do that for me?”

respect for

Holding the gift, Xavia’s hands stiffened. She did not know if she should retrieve the gift and continued with this stalemate. She said in an aggrieved manner, “Grandpa, I know you don’t like me, but I was forced to do what I did before. I just wanted to survive.”

“The bastard isn’t here. Stop trying to pretend to be pitiful. It’s useless!” Harold snorted in annoyance. He would not accept this.

A tinge of resentment flashed across her eyes. She whispered and inevitably sobbed, “I’m not pretending to be pitiful…”

She could not change the fact that she came from a village and that she had no background no matter how good she was at her studies. Hence, she could only work hard to cater to the successful people in the upper class and eliminate her identity as a poor person who came from a village. She strove so hard, so she felt that she should be praised instead of being criticized and scoffed at.

Harold shot her a fierce glare. “You’re the one who’s behind Chloe’s kidnap, aren’t you?”

“Someone kidnap Ms. Chloe?” Xavia appeared bewildered and asked anxiously, “Why did that happen? How is she now? Is she safe?”

Harold narrowed his eyes. “Stop pretending. I know that it was you.”

Xavia clenched her fists before she burst into tears. “Grandpa, I know you don’t like me but please don’t accuse me blindly. I don’t have the guts to do such an illegal thing.”

“Do you want me to show you the evidence?”

Feeling nervous, cold sweat broke out on her forehead. ‘No… This old bastard couldn’t have gotten evidence. S wouldn’t have exposed himself so easily. Harold must be trying to bluff me.”

do it, so of course, there’s

me the identity of the culprit now,

sudden. She abruptly got to her knees and cried profusely. She blurted out, “I can understand that you don’t want Joe to

pin a groundless crime

in a relatively quiet cafe, she soon

sorry. May I ask if there’s anything you need help with?”

said,

My belly is hurting. My baby…” Xavia suddenly held her belly and cried out

waiter thought that Harold had done something to the pregnant woman and wanted

in a rage. “Stop pretending! I didn’t touch

miscarriage!” the waiter

floor looking like she was in pain. “Grandpa, I will have wronged the Whitman family if something happens to this baby. If this baby comes out safely, please give Joe and me a chance to take care of you together. Is

you threatening me?” Harold asked as he

can put aside your prejudice against me… I

anymore. “We’ll take you to the hospital now. You’re going over the line if the

at the hospital, the doctor had just produced the result. Xavia was indeed

Harold. “Why the hell

think she was the one behind it. She was the one who hired people to

have any evidence?”

strange. She must be

have been scared, so

his temples in frustration. “Our society is ruled by law. We have to look at the evidence.”

bothered even if Xavia was

speaking up for her?” Harold shivered in fury. He was so

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