Chapter 1361 What Did She Do to Deserve This?


    "Gale and Rain are back in A City, and they''re interrogating the impostor. We should find out the truth


    behind her disguise soon," Luke said.


    Percy nodded. To think that the woman by Luke''s side for the past three years was an impostor, and


    the whereabouts of the real Bianca Rayne was still unknown! "Now that we know that the Ind of


    Despair isn''t wiped out, we shouldn''t wait for them to attack. We''ve coborated with the Russian


    government to wipe them out, and I''m sure that they''re waiting to take their revenge on us. We should


    make arrangements to search for their base of operations now. We can''t let them have the advantage


    over us."


    Luke nodded. The Mallory family was also involved in the previous attack on the Ind of Despair. If


    the new leader of the Ind of Despair wanted to take revenge on those who had wronged him, the


    Mallory family would definitely be implicated too. Luke knew that they had to cooperate to fight against


    them. "I''ll make arrangements on my side. In any case, you shouldn''t let anyone else know about it."


    "Don''t worry. I know what to do." Percy nodded. Luke was right; they could not afford to alert the


    enemy.


    At noon, Nina left the office and bumped into Sue.


    "Are you going downstairs to have lunch, Nina? Shall we go together?" Sue smiled and said to Nina.


    Nina shook her head. "I can''t go to lunch with you. I have something else to do."


    "Don''t you n to have lunch? Look at you now. You''re all skin and bones. You ought to eat your


    meals." Sue thought that Nina was thinking of skipping lunch, so she wanted to force her to go and eat


    with her.


    Nina was d that Sue was concerned for her. She exined, "It''s not like that, Sue. You''ve


    misunderstood. I have a date with someone else today, so I can''t have lunch with you."


    Sue nodded and gestured an "OK" sign. "I see, then it''s fine. I won''t disturb the two of you then. You


    ought to eat more today. You look better when you have some more muscle on your bones."


    "Yes, yes. You don''t have to worry about me. I won''t make myself suffer," Nina said with a smile. The


    two of them went into the elevator and went downstairs.


    They parted ways at the lobby. Nina went into the restaurant.


    Usually, restaurants of that type would not have private rooms. However, this restaurant had private


    rooms for the convenience of the managers working in the office building.


    Ruth O''Connor, Percy''s mother, had reserved a private room.


    The waitress led Nina to the private room, then closed the door behind her.


    Nina could not help but keep her guard up when she saw the elegant woman in front of her. It was not


    her first time meeting Ruth, and she knew of her noble status. She sat down on a chair in front of Ruth


    and said carefully, "Good afternoon, Madam. How can I help you today?"


    Ruth put the teacup in her hands away and nced at Nina contemptuously.


    People of Ruth''s social ss hated women like Nina. Nina understood that Ruth hated her, but she did


    not think that she did anything wrong. After all, Percy was the one who insisted that she stay by his


    side.


    She looked at Ruth, unperturbed.


    "I still have the same question for you, but it''s not exactly the same this time. I''m arranging a marriage


    for Percy. The youngdy is from the Johnston family, and she has just returned to A City after having


    graduated from an overseas university. She is beautiful, intelligent, and is from a prominent family, so


    she is the perfect match for Percy. Do you think that he''ll like her?" Ruth said.


    Nina shook her head. "I don''t know. I''m not Percy."


    "It doesn''t matter if you know it, but we all know that you''re not suitable for Percy. I know why you''ve


    been clinging to him, so here''s a check for you. You should know what to do next, don''t you?" Ruth said


    and took out a check from her handbag.


    Nina''s eyes widened slightly when she saw the figure on the check. She was aware of the Mallory


    family''s wealth, but she was shocked by how much Ruth was willing to give her.


    "Indeed, I''m not suitable for Percy, but I can''t take your check either." She put the check on the table


    and pushed it over. She was not enticed by the figure.


    It was not the first time that Ruth had given her a check. Every time, Nina had refused to ept it.


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    It was also the same this time.


    Ruth''s expression changed when Nina refused to ept the check. "What''s the meaning of this? Do


    you think that you can stay by Percy''s side just because you refuse to ept my offer? Let me tell you,


    you’d better stop dreaming. He only likes you now because you''re young. Do you think that you can still


    be by his side in a few years?"


    "I''ve never wanted to be by his side," Nina said candidly. She felt horrible for being humiliated twice in a


    single day.


    "What do you want then? Do you want to be the matriarch of the Mallory family after I die? Let me tell


    you, stop


    dreaming. Percy wouldn''t want to marry you, and even if he would, his father and I wouldn''t allow it,"


    Ruth said.


    "Madam, I''ve told you since the first time we met that I don''t care about your money, and I''m powerless


    to leave Percy. What you can do is convince Percy to leave me. I''ve met Ms. Johnston before, and


    she''s indeed an outstanding young woman. I have no doubt that she is the perfect match for Percy, and


    I hope that you can arrange the marriage so that Percy will leave me alone," Nina said earnestly.


    It was not that she did not want to leave Percy, but Percy had never wanted her to leave him.


    She had never thought of making money from the deal, and she did not want to be by Percy''s side for


    the rest of her life.


    All she wanted was to leave...


    Ruth became even more displeased when she heard that.


    Nina said that Percy did not want her to leave. To Ruth''s ears, Nina''s words were like a brazen taunt.


    She thought that Nina was saying that she was irreceable, and Percy''s parents were helpless about


    it...


    That made Ruth furious. She picked up the teacup and flung it toward Nina. "I''ve given you so many


    chances, yet you don''t appreciate them. Alright then, you can''t me me for what I''ll do to you!"


    Instinctively, Nina raised her arm to block the iing teacup. With a ng, the teacup struck her arm


    and fell on the floor.


    The teacup was filled with boiling milk tea, and Ruth had only taken two sips out of it.


    Nina could feel that her arm was stinging with pain. The tea must have scalded her...


    "Very well. If you don''t know what''s good for you, I''ll take the check back, and it won''t be too long


    before Percy kicks you out of the mansion!" Ruth took the check, tore it into pieces, and left the room


    huffily.


    The door mmed behind Nina. She let out a dryugh as she looked at her forearm, which had turned


    red.


    In a day, her elder brother and Percy''s mother had humiliated her.


    She began to wonder why she deserved to be treated that way. Was it mere bad luck, or was it karma?