Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 851

Bob was a clever man. Immediately understanding Vincent's words, he let out a small laugh, "Miss Jacob, please be considerate of us too. We're ordinary people just like you, and we need to do these to survive. Your father owes us a huge amount of money, and if we don't collect his debts, we'll starve on the streets."

Knowing that the hint was from Vincent, she turned to glare at him.

Without reaction, he merely stood at the same spot with a calm expression.

Elaine's face dropped.

With that, Bob started ordering his men to smash their furniture again. At the same time, Mrs. Jacob and Zoe started screeching at the top of their lungs.

With her disheveled hair, Mrs. Jacob, who was usually arrogant and sharp, looked as if she had aged ten years. Hiding in a corner, she quivered in fear.

Zoe's face visibly blanched.

Seeing that, Elaine couldn't bear it any longer. Furious, she challenged, "You should be looking for the person who owes you the money! Why are

you trying to mess with two innocent women?!"

"It's not like we have a choice. Your father isn't showing up, and your mother and sister refuse to tell us where he is, so we have no choice but to do this..."

Walking towards her sister, Elaine dragged Zoe aside. "Where's Dad? Ask him to come out."

Glaring back at her, Zoe whispered loudly, "Are you out of your mind?! Can't you see that there are so many of them? They'll beat him to death if dad shows himself!"

"What about you? Aren't you and mom afraid? These people are gangsters! They don't go by the law. They can just do anything to you!"

"This is all because of you. If it hadn't been for you, we wouldn't have ended up like this!" Enraged, Zoe shoved her aside. "You scourge!"

Slap!

A hand landed on Zoe's face. The other people in the room were stunned when they heard the loud slap.

Squinting his eyes lightly, Vincent curled his lips into a pleased smirk.

With a straight face, Elaine scoffed, "Was I the one who owed the money? Or was I the one who brought those gangsters here? Stop accusing me for something I didn't even do!"

All of a sudden, Zoe charged at her, scowling, "How dare you hit me! You're dead meat now!"

Luckily, Elaine managed to dodge her attack, leaving Zoe to fall to the ground. When blood started oozing out her knees, she cried, "Mom, look what she did to me!"

In the past, Mrs. Jacob would have slapped her hard in the face. But now, Elaine had Vincent by her side, so she can't do anything rash anymore.

All she could do was glare at her spitefully and helped Zoe up. "Don't mess with her. She doesn't have a conscience anymore!"

Afraid, Zoe hid behind her mother.

Elaine's expression didn't waver. Looking towards Bob, she asked, "How much does my father owe you?"

"Huh?" Bob was startled.

"How much does my father owe you?"

"Er... Not... not much. Three hundred thousand..."

"I'll pay it back for him."

Bob couldn't believe what he had heard.

At the same time, the smile on Vincent's face faltered, and his eyes turned cold.

Did he have to teach Elaine a lesson?

Mrs. Jacob's eyes lit up when she heard that. In an instant, she rushed to Elaine's side and grabbed her arm, "You're the best, Elaine! You've always been the most capable and independent one in our family, and you've always been so obedient. You're the only one we can rely on..."

A faint smile appeared on her face as she retorted, "Didn't you just scold me for not having any conscience?"

Embarrassed, she quickly explained, "You... you must have misheard me."

"That doesn't matter anymore. I will pay the debt..." Pulling her arm out, she added, "You don't have to act like this. It's meaningless anyway."

Casting her head down, Mrs. Jacob kept quiet. "That evil wrench! Now that she hooked up with a man, she's so full of herself! Wait till she gets dumped. I'll make sure to teach her a good lesson!" Mrs. Jacob swore silently.

"Since I'm paying the debts, tell dad to come out." Looking around, she asked, "Is he hiding in the attic?"

"There's an attic in your house, huh?" Rolling up his sleeves, Bob exclaimed, "No wonder we couldn't find him even after searching the whole place! We had men keeping watch last night but no one saw him leaving the house. I didn't expect that he was hiding in the attic!"

Shocked, Mrs. Jacob hurriedly explained, "Don't... Don't listen to her nonsense! We have no attic in this house. He's just hiding upstairs. Let me go get him."

After that, Mrs. Jacob ran up the stairs.

Tilting her head up, Elaine met Vincent's dark orbs.

Even though she was being stared at by his terrifying gaze, she didn't back down either. Instead, she looked straight at him.

Infuriated, Vincent snickered.

Soon, footsteps could be heard coming from the stairs. Almost immediately, Bob ran up the stairs and yanked Mr. Jacob to the ground floor. "Useless coward! All you know is to hide when you owe money, and you even let your wife and daughter take the responsibility? Such a good-for-nothing!" He spat.

He then gave him a kick from the side.

Being thrown to the floor, Mr. Jacob inhaled a breath of dust from the ground. Seizing the opportunity, he grabbed hold of Elaine's leg and pleaded, "Elaine, your mother told me that you'll pay back my debts. Is that true? Please pay them now, or else I'll be beaten to death!"

Struggling to slip out of her father's grip, she shouted, "Let go of me and get up!"

Shamelessly, he continued pleading, "If you don't pay my debts for me, I won't get up!"

"She has to pay your debts?!" Vincent, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up. "You must be kidding me. She's penniless and she doesn't have any money." Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

"What? Are you trying to fool me, Miss Jacob?" Bob was displeased when he heard that. "How can you fool with us when you don't even have money? That's not pleasant at all!"

As he said that, he shot daggers at Mr. Jacob.

Her father's grip on her leg tightened, and he threatened, "If you don't clear my debts today, I will die in front of you. It's up to you to decide!"

Out of disbelief, Elaine snickered, "I told you I'd deal with it, and I don't take back promises! Now get up!"

It didn't seem like she was lying, so Mr. Jacob hesitantly stood up.

Not quite believing her, Bob questioned, "Do you really have enough to pay back your father's debts?"

"I told you I do! Stop giving me nonsense!"

Convinced, Bob replied, "... OK. Will you pay by cash or credit card?"

Ignoring him, Elaine looked at her father. "I will clear all your debts for you, but in return, you have to promise me one thing."

"What is it? I will promise you anything that I can do!" My father nodded his head in a hurry.

After taking out a piece of paper from her pocket, she grabbed a pen from the store counter. Handing it to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob, she stated, "Once you sign your names on it, your debts will be

cleared."

"What is this? Don't tell me it's some kind of interest contract?!” Her father looked suspicious, but when he opened it, he was dumbfounded. "Is this... a letter of disownment?"

"Yes, I'm going to cut ties with all of you."

Everyone in the family was shocked to hear that. They never expected she would be so harsh.

Leaning in to take a look, Zoe confirmed that it was a letter of disownment.

"Are you going to sign, or not?" Elaine waved the paper in front of them and asked, "If you don't sign on it, you'll be responsible for paying your own debts. If you sign on it, I will pay for your debts, and we will no longer be family legally!"

Seeing her father in a daze, she smiled, "Dad, this is a very good deal. Don't you want it?"

Mr. Jacob was still looking at her in disbelief. While he was still in a state of shock, her mother was equally surprised.

Never did they expect the quiet, reserved little girl who had always accepted her hardships in life to break ties with them one day.

There was a stark difference compared to the obedient little girl she was years ago!

Her family gawked at her in surprise.