Female Novel
Chapter 800
Chapter 800 We'll Get Even With Them
Maxine went to the study and noticed that her usually stern father was busy at work.
Her mother was also there, preparing a pot of tea.
"Dad, Mom."
Maxine greeted them softly, took the teacup from her mother’s hands, and placed it on her father'sdesk.
She turned around to face her mother and spoke sweetly, "Your tea-making skills are getting better,Mom. I could smell the tea leaves at the door. No wonder Dad always likes the tea you make for him.Isn't that so, Dad?"
Irving's stern expression did not change, but the corners of his lips eased up a little. "Mm," he replied.
"You really know how to tease me, my dear daughter."
Verona could not help but smile genuinely. She had always loved her precious daughter. "What do youwant for dinner today, Maxine? There's a newly-opened five-star hotel in town, and the signature chef isquite skilled. I'll bring you there tonight." "Never mind, Mom. The chef at home is quite skilled too. It'sthe same if we have dinner at home," Maxine said.
Verona insisted, "Won't you get bored of eating at home? That won't do... Maxine, what's wrong withyour complexion? Are you feeling unwell?" "I'm fine, Mom. I'm probably still adjusting to the localclimate, and I didn't really sleep that well last night. I just need to rest more today,” Maxine said with aslightly morose tone of voice.
Verona sighed as she looked at her daughter. "Sigh, I told you that you shouldn't be traveling so soonafter you got back to the country, and I'll arrange for an internship for you in the capital, but you don'tlisten and insist on going to A City. Now, you've made the trip in vain. I say, Irving, that cousin of yoursisn't very reliable. She knows that our daughter wants to work in her son's company, but she can't evenpull the strings for us. They'll eventually have to rely on us for a favor, and that's when we'll get evenwith them!"
Verona got angrier and angrier as she said that, and her voice became shrill.
Maxine’s heart skipped a beat when she heard that.
Her mother sounded extremely aggrieved. Of course, a lot of Verona's sentiments toward TCorporation could be attributed to Maxine's incessant complaints and grumblings after she hadreturned from A City.
Maxine had added a lot of exaggerated details while airing her grievances about how she was unfairlytreated.
It was her fault that her parents did not have a good impression of the Crawford family, but now...
"It's not like that, Mom. Actually, it's partly my fault that I couldn't get into T Corporation too. I thought I'dsurely get in because I'm from an overseas university, but I might have overestimated myself...novelbin
"I'm still inexperienced when it comes to working, and I flunked the interview because I had been tooarrogant. This has nothing to do with Luke; he's only following the rules of his company. It's rare to findsuch an impartial individual in the workplace, and I quite admire his character.
Also, Aunt Allison and her family were very nice to me while I was in A City
Maxine bit her lip and tried to improve Luke's image. Then, she went into the main topic.
"Dad, you should have seen the accident at T Corporation's The Galleria, right? The incident hasaffected the Crawford family negatively, and Aunt Allison cries every day because of the endlesstroubles. I feel so sorry for her. Can you... please help their family?"
She looked at her father expectantly. Verona might be authoritative, but Irving was the one who had thelast say. If she could get her father to understand the Crawford family's predicament, it should not betoo difficult for him to help them.
Irving grunted coldly, and his stern demeanor made him seem intimidating.
"You're doing them a favor when you want to work in their company, but they didn't even give you achance. If they can be so heartless, then we won't help them either! The incident is none of ourbusiness. You'd better keep your distance from them, Maxine!"
Verona held her daughter's hand and said contemptuously, "Maxine, have you forgotten how youcouldn’t stop crying when you first came back from A City? I've never allowed you to suffer the slightestgrievance, but they refused to help you outright. I thought that we should draw the line with them rightthere, but now they're using you to get help from us. That's nothing but wishful thinking!"
Maxine was getting flustered. She hugged her mother's elbow and said to her coyly, "But Mom, AuntAllison and her family were nice to me. It's my fault that I failed the interview at T Corporation, and youshouldn't blame it on them. If Dad can help the Crawford family, then I think he should..."
Verona looked at her daughter suspiciously. "Has something gotten to you? I thought you hated theCrawford family since you came back from A City, but why are you trying to speak up for them now?Tell me, did the Crawford family promise you something?"
Maxine shook her head guiltily. "N... no... Mom, I thought that since Dad and Aunt Allison are cousins,we should help them if we can..." "Alright, that's enough. From now on, I don't want to hear anyone
mention the Crawford family! If they sincerely want help from us, then they should come to usthemselves instead of asking you to speak on their behalf.
They haven't asked us for help, so why are you so worried? You're not a young girl anymore, Maxine.Stop acting so childish."
Irving frowned as he looked at his daughter. He decided to investigate what happened to his daughterwhile she was in A City.
"Yes, Dad." Maxine lowered her head as she faced her visibly unhappy father. She knew when to stopasking.
She had tried her best to ask for help on behalf of her Aunt Allison, but her parents seemed to beheavily prejudiced against the Crawford family. She was helpless beyond that, and all she could donow was to pray that T Corporation could overcome the challenges on its own.
Maxine’s heart tingled with excitement when she thought of Luke's divinely handsome face. However,she felt a twinge of annoyance when she was reminded that the man was already married...