Chapter 290 She Has Someone to Protect Her
Sarah protested first, “Jennifer, are you saying it’s a good thing that we were locked in cages and humiliated with
starvation?”
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Jennifer nodded earnestly. “Yes, indeed.”
“If it’s such a good thing,” Dylan spoke coldly, “perhaps I should lock you in a cage too.”
“But wasn’t I locked in the basement once before?” Jennifer turned to face the Hargreaves family. “After this incident, the bond between the Hargreaves and the Clark families will only grow stronger.”
Chapter 290 She Has Someone to Protect H… 2/9 Dylan laughed harshly, his voice laced
with anger. “Jennifer, stop talking
nonsense!”
“It’s not nonsense at all. When Asher locked me in the basement, he was worried about the engagement between the Clark and Hargreaves families falling apart.
“But now, Timothy is willing to do all this for me. It proves that he loves me so much.”
Jennifer turned to Asher. “So now you don’t have to worry about the alliance between our families anymore, right?”
Asher studied Jennifer’s expression, suddenly realizing how much his sister had changed.
Chapter 290 She Has Someone to Protect H… Finally, he nodded. “That’s right.”
“If Asher had known Timothy would stand up for me, you would never have locked me in that basement.
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“But because you didn’t know it, these two incidents were necessary to test the bond between our two families.”
Jennifer met Asher’s gaze directly. “That’s the logic behind it all, isn’t it, Asher?”
Asher fell silent.
“Asher, you can’t just admit to everything on our behalf!” Dylan interjected
anxiously.
Jennifer said, “Dylan, this is all my fault.
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If you want to blame someone, just blame me.”
Dylan was mad. “Of course it’s your fault!”
Jennifer put on a pitiful expression. “But I’ve already apologized to you. What more do you want?”
Dylan felt the words catch in his throat, unable to rise or fall.
Why did these words sound so familiar?
Hearing Jennifer’s response, Daniel broke into a smile. “That’s right, Dylan. Jennifer apologized so sincerely. As her older brother, do you really need to make such a big deal out of this?”
Jennifer pressed on, “Yes, Dylan. Didn’t
пapter 29 he Has Someone to Protect.. you always say we’re all family? We
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should forget some small conflicts. Be the bigger person.”
“Just a small conflict?”
“Well, wasn’t that what you called it when I was locked in that basement? A small conflict?
“When the same thing happened to you, now you think it’s a big problem? Isn’t that double–standard?”
Daniel jumped in. “Dylan, these two situations are exactly the same. Since you dismissed the first one as minor, wouldn’t pursuing this now make you a hypocrite?”
Jennifer and Daniel’s coordinated attack nearly made Dylan faint with anger.
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Yet Dylan couldn’t find any words to counter their logic.
Jennifer allowed herself a slight smile. Having his own logic turned against him must have stung quite a bit.
Dylan’s face flushed red with anger as he broke into a fit of coughing.
Sarah quickly said, “Jennifer, dear, I can let it slide, but Asher and Dylan are still your brothers. You can’t treat your family like that.”
Jennifer wiped her tears. “You’re right. I realize my mistake now. It won’t happen again.”
Dylan jabbed a finger at her. “Remember
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what you said.”
Daniel tried to mediate. “Dylan, Jennifer has apologized. Just let it go. We’re family, after all, bound by blood.”
Dylan clutched his chest in anger, jabbing a finger at Jennifer. “She doesn’t deserve to be part of the Hargreaves family!”
“But Dylan,” Jennifer replied softly, “don’t forget it. After my engagement to Timothy, your laboratory received that substantial funding that saved it from collapse. Without that, your lab would have shut down long ago.”
That statement effectively silenced Dylan.
“Exactly,” Mary pressed on. “Now that certain people have made some
Chapter 290 She Has Someone to Protect… achievements, they think they can blackmail the Clark family?”
Dylan was left speechless.
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“Mary, Dylan isn’t trying to blackmail the Clark family,” Sarah jumped in. “He’s just angry about being locked up in a cage and humiliated.”
“Wasn’t Jennifer treated the same way by your family before?”
Finally, Angelina spoke up, “Jennifer is now a member of the Clark family. By treating her this way, you’ve shown complete disrespect for our family!”
Angelina was clearly questioning Dylan and Asher.
