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Chapter 1037
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“Anyway, that’s all I have
anyway. Do you want it or
not?”
“How about adding a bit more? What can I do with just 200 thousand dollars?” Derick
bargained.
Now, he had become a pariah, shunned by everyone. He could only try every means to shake some money off Joanna.
When Joanna heard this, she frowned. “Heh, it’s really easy
for you to say.
“What’s 200 thousand dollars
enough for? For ordinary
people, 200 thousand dollars is
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enough to spend for a long
time.”
“But you see… I’m in a tight spot,” Derick said obsequiously.
“Derick. I remember that the Haynes Group will give you dividends of at least over 2 million dollars every year. Plus the rental income from all the properties and shops owned by the Haynes family, how could you possibly be short of money?”
Derick shifted his weight to the other leg and said
nonchalantly, “Well… I lost it
all.”
“Lost it all? How much did you lose?” Joanna couldn’t imagine
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what went on in the mind of a
compulsive gambler.
In the past, she had only heard stories of how gamblers lost everything. However, it was only hearsay. After all, who would throw loads of money into a bottomless pit?
But now, seeing Derick’s
situation, she had to believe
that it was all true.
That was what a gambler was thinking.
The more he lost, the more he wanted to recoup his losses.
The more he lost, the more he wanted to turn the tables. Then, he fell deeper and deeper, unable to extricate
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himself.
Seeing that Joanna did not believe him, Derick quickly tried to please her again. Joanna, please. We’re siblings after all. Can you bear to see me die? Sister, my dear sister, I am begging you.”
Joanna’s eyes widened as she looked at Derick in disbelief.
Ever since she was young, Derick had never treated her like an elder sister. Whenever he saw her, he would give her disdainful looks and seemed to want to trample her under his feet.
Now, he actually called her
sister.
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It seemed that he was really at his wits‘ end.
“How about this?
“Aren’t you familiar with Mr. Grimm? Can you help me plead for him?”
Joanna stared at him blankly.
She never expected him to have the audacity to ask for such a favor.
“Well, if you don’t answer, I’ll take it as you agreed.
“I’m in debt of one million dollars to someone. Can you help me plead with Mr. Grimm and get me off the hook for this one million dollars?”
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Joana almost had a heart
attack upon hearing the
amount. “What? One million
dollars
“Did you lose one million
Joanna’s face was filled with
shock.
In fact, he had lost far more than one million dollars.
Over the past few days, he had lost more than 6 million
dollars, and one million dollars
of that was borrowed from the casino by mortgaging his
house.
“I never expected my luck to be so bad these few days. This
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damn hand, damn it, my luck is unbelievably terrible.” Derick spat fiercely into his palm.
If it weren’t his hand, he felt like chopping it off.
“I’m sorry, I won’t give you a single penny,” Joanna said and left with her child.
If he had failed in his business, or if he had no money to treat his illness, or if there was something important and urgent, she would have definitely lent a helping hand.
But now, it was impossible for her to help him pay off his gambling debts.
Seeing that Joanna was about
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to leave, Derick chased after her. “Hey, Joanna, don’t leave yet. Didn’t you promise to give me 200 thousand dollars just now?”
“200 thousand dollars is fine
too. As you said, 200 thousand dollars should be enough.”
Joanna retorted coldly, “I’m going back on my word now. I won’t give you a single penny.”
“Joanna, aren’t you being unfair? We agreed on 200 thousand dollars just now. Why aren’t you giving it to me?” Derick was also a little exasperated.
Although 200 thousand dollars may not be much, it’s still
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better than nothing, right?
“Derick, the assets left behind by our father and grandfather are enough for you to spend several lifetimes. You’re actually so disappointing that you’ve lost all your assets…” Joanna was angry and
resentful.
Although these assets were not hers, they were hard–earned by her grandfather.
Seeing Derick lose all of the assets like this was truly heart- wrenching.
Noticing that Joanna remained unmoved, Derick stared at Jaydon and said obsequiously, “Mr. Grimm, you and Joanna
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are good friends, right?
“Can you do me a favor?
Please!”
Jaydon’s expression turned
serious, and there was a hint of disgust in his eyes.
Joanna turned around and said sternly, “Jay, don’t bother with him. Let’s go.”
When Derick heard this, he
couldn’t contain his anger and
revealed his true colors,
cursing loudly, “Joanna, how
can you be like this?
“No matter what, I saved your son’s life.
“How could you show no
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gratitude? If I knew it would be like this, I wouldn’t have saved your son! You’re such a petty person, going back on your word. Next time something like this happens, who would dare to save your son?”
Upon hearing Derick’s words, Joanna stopped in her tracks. She turned around, glaring at Derick in exasperation.
“You’ve squandered all our family’s wealth, and you still haven’t learned your lesson?
“All of that was the empire built by our grandfather, and you wasted it like this. Doesn’t it hurt you inside?”
Derick retorted, “Enough!
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Spare me the hypocrisy. The empire built by our
grandfather was taken away by
YOU
“If the Haynes Group is handed over to me, I’ll definitely manage the family business well. What’s the point of giving me a meager share every year? It’s barely enough for anything”
Joanna was so angry that she was speechless.
He received over 2 million
dollars in dividends annually.
Adding other rents and
income, it’s a total of over 4
million dollars.
How could he possibly spend
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all that money? She really could not imagine where he had spent his money.
Jaydon’s face tensed up and he said in a deep voice, “Enough arguing, let’s settle this. Orvin, go and get him 200 thousand dollars worth of chips.”
“Okay, Mr. Grimm.”
“Jay!” Joanna shouted angrily.
She could not condone
Derick’s behavior.
If it happens once, it will happen again. It’ll be like sticky toffee, impossible to get rid of.
Therefore, there can be no compromise. he could not
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compromise once.
Jaydon knew her concerns and
smiled reassuringly. “It’s fine.”
Soon enough, Orvin brought
200 thousand dollars worth of chips.
“This 200 thousand dollars in chips is to thank you for saving the children. It’s up to you whether you continue
gambling or exchange them
for cash at the counter and take it home,” Jaydon said, handing the 200 thousand dollars
worth of chips to Derick.
Looking at the 200 thousand
dollars worth of chips, Derick
clenched his teeth and
reluctantly took it.
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“Jay…” Joanna hesitated.
Jaydon waved at her and said,
“It’s fine, I’ll handle it.
“You and the children should
go back to the room.”
“Derick, you’re on your own!” Joanna said firmly, no longer willing to say anything more to him.
She led the children and walked straight to the hotel.
Jaydon gave Derick a polite smile and then turned to
follow Joanna.
Watching their figures recede, Derick couldn’t help but curse,
“Bitch, who do you think
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are? In the end, you’re still
relying on men.”
“You’re already married to Bruce, yet you still dare to act intimate with your old fling. I’ll make sure to expose your ugly affairs to the world.”
Derick finished his rant and took out his phone, sneaking behind Joanna and Jaydon, and capturing their pictures.
In his eyes, there must be something going on between Joanna and Jaydon.
Otherwise, why would they still be entangled with each other after all these years?
As long as he sent these photos
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to Bruce or to some tabloids, he believed that she wouldn’t be so arrogant and smug.
Back in the hotel room, Joanna wore a stern expression as she scolded the two little children.
“You two are asking for trouble. You’ve become more and more
disobedient and mischievous.”
“Mommy, we promise we won’t do it again,” the children replied.
Joanna’s face darkened. She was still furious. “Each of you writes a self–reflection letter.”
“It must be no less than 1000 words, and show it to me when you’re done.”
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“Okay, we know!” they replied
obediently.
“Write it well, and if I’m not
satisfied with it, rewrite it
again.”
“Got it!” The two little children
could only take a pen and
paper and obediently write their self–reflection essay.
“What’s wrong with you guys? How come so many people can’t keep an eye on these two children?”
The two servants and three bodyguards lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound.
After reprimanding them,
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Joanna did not say much more.
After all, the children were too
mischievous. Sometimes, even
she couldn’t control them, let
alone the servants and
bodyguards.
Checking the time, it was already ten o’clock at night.
It meant that was about ten in the morning in Bruce’s time
zone.
Joanna suddenly felt the urge to call him.
Despite knowing that the
chances of the call going
through were slim, she instinctively dialed Bruce’s
number.
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“Hello, the number you have dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again
later…”
Joanna thought, ‘Well, I can’t get through on the phone again. What is the stubborn jerk doing right now?”