Chapter 119 Threats
Chapter 119 Threats
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“Come back with me right now, own up to what you’ve done, and promise you’ll cut all ties with this guy. Do that, and I’ll pretend none of this ever happened.
“Tracy, be smart and just listen for once.”
Tracy stood there with a nk face, letting Andrewy down his so–called verdict.
He kept acting like he was giving her a chance to make things right, but here he was, pointing right in her face and scolding her in the middle of a busy street–like even breathing was some crime.
Did he not realize how ridiculous he looked?
Ronald caught the look on her face and felt a pang in his chest.
The Tracy he knew was warm even to strangers, not this cold and shut off.
What had the Jackman family done to make her like this?
He stepped forward, putting himselfpletely in front of her, forcing Andrew to look straight at him instead.
Before Andrew could get a word out, Ronald snapped, “Is being brainless some kind of family tradition with you people?
“First there was Liam, now you. You’re all the same–walking around with no brain in sight.”
Andrew froze, clearly not used to being cursed at so directly. His perfect gentleman mask slipped for a moment behind those gold–rimmed sses.
“How dare you talk to me like that?”
Ronald smirked. “What? You didn’t hear me the first time? Should I carve it into a sign for you?”
“You … “Andrew’s face turned an ugly shade of green, but he could not think of a
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He had been raised to keep a polished image. When he was angry, he would re or m a file, not spit insults.
Now, his handsome face twisted with rage.
“Pfft!”
Tracy let out a shortugh, and it felt like all her earlier frostiness melted away.
For once, she did not feel sad, angry, or numb at their usations. Instead, it was like she was listening to some random stranger who did not matter at all.
Turns out, the words that used to cut her deep could also bepletely powerless.
She stepped out from behind Ronald, her eyes even calmer as she looked at Andrew. “If you’re trying to prove you’re good at ‘teaching people,’ you picked the wrong target.
“I’m not a Jackman, and I’m not your sister. Whether I’ve done something wrong or not has nothing to do with you.”
<i>That </i>word-“nothing“-was like a p, mocking his arrogance.
“Tracy, do you even hear yourself?” Andrew snapped. “We may not be rted by blood, but the Jackmans raised you for over 20 years! Everything you’ve eaten, worn, or lived in came from us. Even the money you waste on this boy…
”
“You left home without your brain and your dignity, didn’t you?” Ronald suddenly
cut in.
He moved to stand shoulder to shoulder with Tracy, giving Andrew a mocking look.
“Tracy earns her own money, and it’s got nothing to do with you or your family. If you had any brains at all, you’d check your facts before running your mouth.”
“Delusion’s an illness. You should get that checked!”
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Getting called out like that in public would get under anyone’s skin, especially someone like Andrew, who had been spoiled his whole life.
He suddenly lunged forward, fisting Ronald’s cor and yelling, “Who do you think you are to interfere in our family’s business? I’m the one who knows her best!
“Ever since she was a kid, she’s loved being in the spotlight and always needed to stand out. That was only because the family gave her that shine.
“Once we stopped spoiling her, she pulled every stunt she could to get our attention–even faking a kidnapping to squeeze money out of us.
“When that didn’t work, she switched strategies–never turning down a guy’s attention–just to feed her ego.
“She’s so vain, for all you know, the money she spent on you might havee from other men!”
It was the first time Andrew had ever lost his cool this badly, to the point he probably did not even know which parts he meant and which were just spite.
Tracy stepped up fast, grabbing his wrist with a cold, sharp look. “Let go! The mighty CEO wouldn’t actually start a fight in public, would he?”
The guarded, hostile look in her eyes hit Andrew like a needle. “You’re worried about him?”
Back then, if he used her of something, she would rush to exin herself.
He always brushed it off as an excuse, but at least she seemed to care about his opinion.
Now, she was worried about this so–called gigolo instead.
Tracy either did not get what he was implying or just did not care. Her voice was even colder this time. “I said, let go.”
Andrew’s grip only tightened as he stared at her, stubborn and silent.
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Right then, Ronald slid his hand over hers, shing an easy smile like he was not even being threatened by a guy holding him by the cor.
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