Mr. CEO Wants to Renew Our Contract-Chapter 860: With You Always (5)

After a moment of contemplation, she took a deep breath, realizing that the gentle approach wasn’t working and deciding to adopt a tougher stance.

"Auntie, I advise you to take the money and live a good life. Otherwise, I have a hundred ways to make you keep quiet. The police will surely conclude that it’s extortion and blackmail. Let me tell you this: even if you don’t want the money, you won’t get the outcome you want. In the end, you’ll lose both the money and your dignity. You should discuss this with your family seriously. Is it the money you want, or the dignity?"

"The police will surely conclude it’s extortion and blackmail? Do you own the police station?!"

So angry was the auntie that her chest ached. Seeing her in such distress, Nan Yuesheng honestly felt some compassion.

But what she was concerned about was not her father’s dignity, but her own.

She didn’t want people to think she had a father like this, even though she indeed had such a father.

"Auntie, you should discuss with your family carefully once again."

"I don’t want to consider it." Auntie’s dignity outweighed everything else. "If the police are shameless enough to call it blackmail, if you threaten me with money, then I’ll just consider this 300,000 as fed to the dogs. I’d rather die than admit to false extortion and blackmail."

"You may not care about yourself, and you may not care about money, but what about your son?" Nan Yuesheng pressed on, "If your son’s life was at stake, would you still speak so easily?"

The auntie looked horrified. "You... you want to kill and plunder?"

"If you refuse to cooperate, I have no choice but to take desperate measures, Auntie. Take the money and start a new life elsewhere. Who would recognize you there? Life could be so comfortable; wouldn’t that be nice?"

"I always thought you were gentle and soft-spoken; who would have thought you could be so malicious?" The auntie’s eyes showed despair. "You think just because you’re rich and powerful, you can bully those of us who aren’t? Is the law just an ornament in front of you? Is there still any justice in this world?"

With that, in a flash, she grabbed a fruit knife from the fruit plate and raised it to stab her own chest. Her arm was suddenly stopped by Xu Mohan, who had appeared from behind her. "Don’t worry, I will see that justice is done for you."

Hearing this, the knife fell from the auntie’s hand as she collapsed to her knees. "Young master, I’m begging you, I really didn’t extort or blackmail. That 300,000 is my hard-earned money. Please, help me."

Xu Mohan bent down to help her up, "I will help you."

Upon hearing his promise, the auntie burst into tears, "Thank goodness the young master is a reasonable person; otherwise, I really planned to die here today."

"Please wait for me in the courtyard. Give me a few minutes, and I will come out. Rest assured, the money will be returned to you, and you won’t have to bear this reputation. Trust me."

"I trust the young master will keep his word." With that, the auntie left.

Immediately, only the couple remained in the living room, along with Jun Xiangyi, who was watching the drama unfold like an invisible bystander.

Xu Mohan glanced at where she was sitting, not caring whether she overheard. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

"I knew having your parents living here would eventually lead to trouble. Let me handle this; you don’t need to get involved."

"How are you going to handle it?" Yuesheng asked further.

"I’ll compensate the 300,000 to the rightful owner. As for your father, he will be dealt with according to the law. This way, you won’t have to feel conflicted, and you won’t have to worry about him continuing to gamble or committing suicide. He’ll have a better place to go."