Chapter 514 Argument
After leaving the office, Amelia took the elevator downstairs with the documents given by Shane in her hands. When she returned to her office, she placed the documents on the table and went to the restroom.
When she entered, she saw Rory coming out of a cubicle.
“Rory, you’re here too.” Amelia smiled.
Rory walked to the basin and washed her hands under the faucet, saying, “Amelia, on my way to work earlier, I saw that man who looked for you before, Mr. Scott. He was being pulled around by a pretty lady. They seemed to be having a bad argument.”
Amelia’s eyes flashed.
Rory glanced at Amelia and asked tentatively, “Amelia, why don’t you give him a call to ask about it?”
Amelia looked at Rory and said nonchalantly, “Rory, you seem to be quite concerned about Carter. What? Do you have a crush on him?”
Rory laughed awkwardly and said, “What are you talking about, Amelia? Who is he, and who am I? How would I dare to have a crush on him? I figured that you were good friends with him, and Mrs. Larson hurt you here two days ago because of him. I’m just concerned about you.”
Amelia pushed open a cubicle and went in. After finishing her business, she came out to see Rory still in the restroom.
“Aren’t you going back to work, Rory?” Amelia said with a smile as she walked over to the basin to wash her hands.
Rory went up to Amelia and explained, “Amelia, I really didn’t have any ill intentions about what I just said. Don’t take it personally.”
“I didn’t think much of it. Go back to work,” said Amelia.
The two of them went back to the design department and continued working.
Meanwhile, Carter, who was mentioned by Rory, was still being pestered by Jennifer. Carter got annoyed and simply parked the car at the side of a deserted plain. He looked at Jennifer with an obscure gaze and snapped, “Are you done yet?”
Jennifer sneered and said, “Done? If you hadn’t been so indifferent to me and never gave me a definite answer, would my mom have lost her rationality and gone after Amelia because she was worried about me?”
Jennifer knew that she was being unreasonable, but there was nothing else she could do. The person Mom offended this time is Oscar. If Oscar doesn’t drop the lawsuit, the probability of losing the case is ninety-nine percent. Unless we hit the miraculous one percent winning chance, Mom will have to go to jail.
Mom is being charged with slander, assault, and causing emotional distress. She’ll be sentenced to imprisonment of at least three years, and that’s a conservative estimate. If Oscar secretly puts pressure on the judge, it’s possible that Mom might get five years in prison.
The Larsons simply can’t compete with the Clintons’ financial position.
Jennifer was so anxious these days that she felt like going insane. I can’t just watch Mom go to jail for me. I’ll never be able to forgive myself.
“Jennifer, that’s enough. From the very beginning, I already said that there’s nothing between us. I don’t know why Mrs. Larson caused trouble for Amelia. This is something I can’t figure out. After what she did, I’m the one caught between a rock and a hard place. Amelia is deliberately keeping a distance from me now. Is that what your mother and you want? If that’s so, let me tell you that your mother has achieved her goal,” Carter said through gritted teeth, lowering his eyes.
“Are you blaming me?”
“If that’s how you want to take it, then I can’t help it.”
Jennifer was speechless, and she leaned against the passenger seat. She raised her hand and raked her fingers over her hair, incredibly upset.
She shook her hands and said irritably, “Carter, think about all the energy I spent on you for the past two years. Can you help me plead with Amelia? I’m begging you. I can’t stand by and watch my mom go to jail. I wouldn’t be begging you unless I had no other way.”
Unexpectedly, Carter refused directly.
“I won’t plead for you. Mrs. Larson is at fault this time. If she did something wrong, she should pay the corresponding price,” he said ruthlessly.
Jennifer gaped at Carter. She did not expect the man she had been chasing for two years to be so cruel.
Even if there’s no love between us, she’s my mother. How could he say such heartless things without any change in his expression?
Does he really have no pity for me? Otherwise, he wouldn’t have said such a cruel thing.
Jennifer’s heart was broken once again.
“Carter, will you be indifferent even if my mom goes to jail?” Jennifer asked again, refusing to give up.
A long time passed before Carter’s apologetic voice sounded. “I’m sorry.”
Jennifer forced back the tears in her eyes and smiled reluctantly. “I see.” Then, she walked to the side of the road, hailed a cab, and left.
Carter stayed where he was. It was unknown what kind of state he was in now. After about ten minutes later, he drove back to his company.
As soon as he arrived at the company, his secretary greeted him and said carefully, “Mr. Scott, Mrs. Scott is here.”
Carter’s gaze suddenly turned icy. He said, “No one is allowed to come to my office without my permission.”
“Understood, Sir.”
When Carter walked into the office, Faye looked at him imposingly.
“Why are you here, Mom?” asked Carter.
Faye suddenly stood up and looked at him with a stern gaze, saying, “Mrs. Larson was arrested by the police, and the Larsons couldn’t bail her out even if they wanted to. Jennifer already came to you to beg you. How could you still be so indifferent?”
“Did Jennifer complain to you?” Carter asked casually.
“Don’t try to change the subject. Jennifer is such a wonderful girl, but you don’t want her and insist on a cheating vixen instead. Are you trying to drive me to my grave? In my opinion, Mrs. Larson was right to make a scene in the company. It’s bad enough that that vixen tried to seduce you seven years ago, but she’s still acting like this when she already has a husband and child. I really want to rip her face off,” Faye said furiously.
Carter’s expression fell.
“Mom, this has nothing to do with Amelia. It was Mrs. Larson who went to her company to cause trouble and even hurt her. Since Mrs. Larson did something wrong, she should pay the price. It was right that she was taken to the police station for the proper procedures. I won’t plead her case and cause Amelia to be unhappy,” he said in a hoarse voice.
“You’ll refuse even if it’s your own mother asking?” Faye said.
“Don’t push me, Mom. Since Mrs. Larson did something wrong, it will be the law that judges her. We should all believe in the fairness of the judiciary. What’s more, even if I ask for help, Amelia might not necessarily listen to me since she has her own ideas.” Carter went around his desk to sit down. He spread out the papers on his desk and said, “I have to work now, Mom. Please leave.”
Faye was so angry at being ignored by her son that her whole body ached.
“Carter Scott, is this how you treat your mother?”
Carter responded by making a call to the secretary’s office. He said, “Linda, please escort Madam out.”
Faye laughed in anger.
“Carter, I see you’ve finally grown a backbone. You don’t even listen to your mother anymore. Fine, I’ll leave. I think you don’t have to come back to the Scott residence anymore.” After saying that, Mrs. Scott was so angry that she slammed the door and left.
Carter looked at the file but could not register anything he was reading. He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, his eyes showing a hint of exhaustion.
