Cecilia Adler was quite satisfied. It saved her from wasting her breath.
Jim Quincy went home and told Christal Russell.
Christal Russell and Jim Quincy came to their door in person, bringing gifts.
Christal had completely lost her usual high-and-mighty attitude. She had already learned from her mother-in-law that Cecilia Adler was from the Shaw family.
'To think I'd schemed for so long only to end up with nothing, and even get my two cousins into trouble.'
'Now their family was making an outrageous demand, wanting five thousand yuan in compensation from her.'
'Otherwise, they'd expose the whole affair.'
'Her monthly salary was only seventy yuan. Even if she didn't eat or drink, it would take her six years to pay that off.'
'How could she possibly afford that?'
'Besides, if she paid them this time, there was no guarantee they wouldn't ask for more later.'
'Besides, their own incompetence was to blame for their trouble.'
