the two-faced Adopted Girl Who Melted CEO's Ice-Cold Heart-Chapter 1022: Crystal Landon Is Their Cash Cow

Richard Shaw lifted his eyes to glance at Crystal Landon. Crystal stood to the side without saying a word, her face icy and her features exquisite, as cold as frost.

When Mrs. Zhao brought up the two socialite young women, Pearl Landon’s expression changed.

The two young socialites had been detained at the Shaw Mansion last night, unable to return home, albeit their freedom was restricted, their communication wasn’t. They called home for help, only to be scolded harshly. One of the socialite’s parents were so timid, they were already packing up to hide out for a few days.

After enduring a night of torment without any questioning from the Shaw Family, they had faced a night and morning of psychological breakdown. Upon seeing the Shaw family’s matriarch, they instantly burst into tears, "Madam, we truly did nothing. It was Pearl Landon who sent us."

"Yes, Pearl said that after she went in for five minutes, she would let us in. Those things we said to slander Crystal were also under Pearl’s instruction. She said Crystal’s reputation was already bad, and no one would investigate this matter."

"I saw it, Pearl broke the bowl herself and deliberately fell. Crystal didn’t touch her."

"Pearl has always liked Major General Shaw, surely she intentionally slandered Crystal. We were wrong, and we won’t speak recklessly anymore."

The two of them took turns revealing everything.

Pearl’s face turned pale with anger, her body on the verge of collapse—these ungrateful wretches.

Pearl’s parents were shocked upon hearing this and said, "How can this be? Are you slandering Pearl?"

The matriarch coldly laughed and then instructed Mrs. Zhao to send the two socialite young women out of the Shaw Mansion.

As soon as they emerged, the young women broke down in tears, running home, and planning to go abroad for at least a year or so, not returning to the Imperial City.

Pearl’s parents saw her remaining silent, her face as white as a sheet, and instantly said, "Madam, Pearl is the one who suffered, and Crystal did not lose anything. We will not pursue this matter any further."

"Originally, were you planning to pursue this matter?" The matriarch inquired with a smile rather than anger, asking, "How were you planning to pursue it?"

Pearl’s mother, seeing the matriarch’s displeased face and knowing the matter was likely Pearl’s idea, dared not pursue it further. She looked toward Crystal, changing the subject, "You child, what a trivial matter. You just need to clarify things, no need to agitate the matriarch, making a spectacle, come home with me."

"I’ve already run away and won’t go back." Crystal said coldly.

Pearl’s father became anxious, his voice rough as he said, "You’re so young, running away from home, not studying? Not eating or drinking? How can you rely entirely on outsiders, come home with me."

Over the years, Pearl’s father had lost quite a bit in business and always came to the matriarch for aid, which she provided without hesitation.

The Shaw family’s benevolence over the years, even some unconditional assistance, inflated Pearl’s father’s ego, erasing the initial dread of the Shaws, even thinking the elderly and children were easy to fool. Everyone fears the Shaw family, except for their own.

This time, Pearl’s father originally intended to use Pearl’s situation to scold Crystal and see if he could gain some benefits from the Shaw family; hence, he would never allow Crystal to run away. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Crystal was equivalent to their cash cow.

Seeing her father’s anxious demeanor, Crystal felt no concern but rather a form of crude disdain, and she replied coolly, "Even if I starve to death out there, it’s none of your business."