Chapter 357 – Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family

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She glanced at her bodyguards.

They immediately went over and forcefully grabbed Wendy’s shoulders.

Wendy looked frightened. “What are you doing?”

They forced a drink down her throat.

“No.” Wendy shook her head desperately but couldn’t resist the strength of two bodyguards and a servant.

She looked at Jennifer for help, but Jennifer just stood there, stone-faced, as if she had made up her mind.

Once they finished the drink, the bodyguards let go of Wendy.

Wendy fell to the ground and tried to vomit, but it was futile.

“Jennifer, help me.” She rushed towards Jennifer, but the bodyguards blocked her.

“Give me the antidote, Jennifer.” Wendy clutched her throat, trying to vomit. “My daughter-in-law is pregnant, I’m going to be a grandmother. Please give me a chance to live.”

“Didn’t you know? There’s no antidote for C30.” Jennifer’s gaze was icy cold.

“No, it can’t be. Are you still angry? You must have the antidote; otherwise, how are you standing here?” Wendy cried, begging her, “I know I was wrong, Jennifer. Please, for the sake of our twenty years of friendship, give me the antidote. I swear I won’t do anything bad again. I’ll stay away from you, okay?”

Jennifer didn’t respond.

“Jennifer, can you stand to see me suffer like this?” Wendy continued to plead pitifully. “Do you really want to hurt me? Once the poison starts to act, even if my husband’s family doesn’t care about me, my own family will definitely investigate the truth, not to mention my son and daughter-in-law. How can I tell them it was all you? They have a good impression of you.”

“I don’t care,’ Jennifer replied indifferently. “What you’ve done will only bring shame to your family. If they find out it was you who hurt me first, I doubt they’d have the face to confront me.”

“Jennifer, what do you want for the antidote?” Wendy asked through her tears. “I’ll do anything you ask.”

Jennifer looked at her coldly. “I told you there’s no antidote.”

“Then how did you?”

“I just happened to run into a good Samaritan who knows a thing or two about medicine and helped me

get rid of the poison.”

Wendy seemed to see a glimmer of hope. “Can you give me her contact information?”

“No way;’ Jennifer replied leisurely. “That person just kicked some bad guys’ asses last night. If she knew what you’ve done, she might beat you up.”

Hearing this, Wendy felt even more desperate. “Jennifer, I beg you.”

Jennifer didn’t want to hear any more. “You have three days.”

C30 was a slow-acting poison that took three days to take effect.

“Whether you can find someone to save your life depends on your own abilities.”

With that, Jennifer turned and walked away.

She had already punished this friend. Whether she lived or died was now up to fate.

“Jennifer, don’t go.” Wendy tried to follow but was blocked by a bodyguard. All she could do was watch Jennifer’s retreating figure and call out, “Jennifer, give me one more chance, just one more. Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten everything we’ve been through in the past twenty years?”

As Jennifer stepped into the elevator and the doors closed, Wendy seemed to lose all her strength.

She collapsed on the floor, covering her face and crying.

She had thought she could kill Jennifer without anyone noticing.

She thought that while she was in Oakridge City and Jennifer was back home, this would never come to light.

Yet she never expected.

“I’m at Fairfield Manor, let me see Shirley and Phillip.”

Something seemed to occur to Wendy, and she grabbed the leg of a nearby bodyguard. “Let me see them, I can pay you. Is a million each enough? Two million? Three million if you want!”

The bodyguard coldly withdrew his leg, clearly not interested in her offer.

“I beg you!”

She knew Phillip and Shirley were kind people. If they were willing to help, there was still hope.

But one of the bodyguards just knocked her out and dragged her away.

They didn’t want Jennifer to be bothered anymore.

Jennifer took the elevator down to the first floor. From a distance, she could see Phillip and Shirley

enjoying some fruit in the garden, taking in the view.

Seeing the harmonious scene of the elderly couple, she felt a warmth in her heart and instinctively walked towards them.

“Jennifer, are you done with your stuff? Come grab some fruit, keep your mouth moist,’ Phillip said with a grin.

She must have had a bit of a tiff with someone just now.

“Jennifer, I heard someone was messing with you, even spiked your drink?” Shirley was taken aback, even a little pissed. “Who on earth would do such a thing?”

“No worries, I’ve got it under control; Jennifer smiled gracefully.

Noticing she hadn’t had any fruit, Phillip had someone bring over coffee, but Jennifer declined with a laugh. “The girl I met on the road suggested I cut back on coffee, as it could react with the medication and interfere with its effectiveness.”

She’d had her doctor friend check it out, and they thought the prescription was top-notch.

Her friends were all worried when they found out she’d taken C30, as there’s no antidote, but that girl was able to help her detox in no time and prescribed such a great medication.

They can’t stop singing praises for the girl’s medical skills and prescription, and they even wanted to get to know her.

While Jennifer liked her, she regretted it even more.

Phillip didn’t expect his daughter-in-law to be so satisfied with the girl. “Speaking of which, if you meet Bella tonight, you’ll definitely like her. You’ll find no girl can hold a candle to her.”

“Dad, don’t be so absolute. The girl I met yesterday was smart, beautiful, and very capable.”

“No way, Phillip said, shaking his head with a laugh. “I’ve never met a girl better than Bella”

“I’ll invite her over in a few days. Let you see for yourself.

Jennifer can’t help but feel the girl she met, Melody, was the best in the world.

But Shirley couldn’t help but laugh. “It sounds like you want to bring her home as your daughter-in-law.”

“Well, I really do have that in mind, but she already has a boyfriend. Speaking of which, she seems to know Romeo, I saw her driving his car.

“No way.

This time, both Phillip and Shirley burst out laughing.

“Jennifer, you’ve been away for too long, you’re out of touch. No one but Bella is allowed to touch any of his personal stuff.”

“That’s right, only Bella can touch his stuff.”

“No way, he must have good female friends in private; says Jennifer, dismissive. After all, it’s just driving, not kissing or hugging.

But could the bodyguard have gotten the license plate number wrong? It was so dark last night, and Romeo had so many cars, it would be normal for the bodyguard to misread the number.

Jennifer thought to herself, there’s no girl more likeable than Melody.

“Jennifer, how long are you guys staying this time?” Phillip asked again.

“In a couple of days, we’ll be outta here.” She just needed to meet up with Melody, and then it’s time to go.

Otherwise, their relatives and friends, who were always in the know, would start dropping by once they heard that they were back. They’ll be asking for help with all sorts of things.

They thought they were pretty slick, being careful about where they went and keeping their return under wraps. But somehow, the news still got out.

You gotta hand it to them, these people knew how to sniff out gossip.

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