Stop Panicking! Miss Jacobs will Not Look Back!-Chapter 271: You Ruined My Reputation, I’ll Make You Lose Face!
"Why, do you also think it’s wrong for me to show her what kind of person she adopted? In your eyes, Isabelle Sinclair is so noble, so pure, so untouchable?"
Raine Kane was somewhat losing control of her emotions, speaking to Elias Langley with a less than friendly tone.
However, the man stretched out his long arms and pulled her into his embrace.
"There’s nothing wrong with that, but Mrs. Sinclair has spent much effort on Isabelle over the years. Getting her to accept Isabelle’s true nature will be difficult."
The man’s voice was deep and husky, soothing her tumultuous emotions like a balm.
"It’s my fault for not giving you a peaceful place at home. Now that there’s an opportunity, I’ll handle Gregory Dalton and his wife’s matter as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Raine’s nose felt sore, and she couldn’t help but let her tears fall.
"I’ll do it myself."
She mumbled, wiping her tears on his tailored suit.
Elias Langley chuckled, "Hmm, with you managing this home, I’m quite at ease. But..."
He changed the subject, his calm face quietly turning slightly red.
"I ate your wine-braised pork, and now I’m quite excited. Mrs. Langley must be responsible for tonight’s actions."
After speaking, he lifted her up.
He knew the meat was problematic yet still ate two pieces for her, fulfilling her plan and protecting her well-being.
A surge of warmth mixed with bitterness welled up in Raine’s heart, and she wrapped her arms around his neck, burying her face in it.
The next morning, Susan arrived.
Mrs. Sinclair meant what she said, using April Wallace and her daughter angering her as an excuse to fire the entire family.
Since Elias Langley didn’t step in, April Wallace couldn’t throw a fit and threaten him, turning Raine’s collision with her daughter into a public attack against him.
But she wasn’t easy to deal with either, sitting in the courtyard and wailing loudly.
Susan had her ways of dealing with such people.
"Now that you’re dismissed, you and your husband can still receive three months’ salary. With your resume from working at Langley Manor, finding the next decent employer should be easy. But if you insist on distorting the truth and slandering the family, I’ll make sure you’re not only ruined in Kingsford but also disgraced back home, with nowhere to go."
April Wallace was stunned by Susan’s words.
But she didn’t want to be chased away like this. If she left Langley Manor, her daughter would have no chance to contact Elias Langley anymore.
"My daughter’s injured, and Mr. Langley personally promised she could stay at the manor to recover. You can’t just kick us out."
At this moment, Raine leisurely walked out from under the porch.
"He promised your daughter recovery, out of morality before the accident responsibility was confirmed. Now the conclusion is out, and we only need to bear twenty percent of the responsibility, so there’s no need to keep you here any longer."
April Wallace widened her eyes, sharply saying, "Only twenty percent! What kind of conclusion is that? I haven’t seen anything!"
Raine expected her reaction and signaled to Lena Kane.
Lena promptly handed a document with a bright stamp to April Wallace.
"Here’s the report from the traffic police department, black and white, with the red stamp. Shall I read it to you?"
April Wallace stared at the prominent stamp and conclusion, her face turning pale as her lips quivered, still wanting to argue.
Gregory Dalton, who had been silent behind her, couldn’t stand it anymore. He tugged her sleeve forcefully, whispering:
"Let it go, April. Don’t make a scene. People like Mr. Langley are beyond our reach. Why not make some money and go back home to live peacefully?"
"You know nothing, useless good-for-nothing!"
April Wallace was both embarrassed and annoyed, scolding her husband before turning her focus back to Raine.
"Mrs. Langley is quite skillful, we can’t play against you, but if you want us to leave, you should at least compensate us for Lena’s medical expenses, nutrition costs, and mental damages."
Raine knew she would ask for a huge compensation, so she immediately had Lena Kane show a vehicle repair bill list in front of her eyes.
The long string of numbers at the end made April Wallace gasp.
The money was probably unreachable for a household like theirs even if they saved up for a lifetime.
Lena Kane smiled, "The vehicle’s repair costs plus your daughter’s twisted ankle treatment, costing 300, divided according to responsibility, you need to bear eighty percent."
April Wallace’s face lost its color instantly.
Raine said emotionlessly, "Considering you once helped my husband, I won’t take the petty change, just round it up."
April Wallace’s vision darkened, almost unable to stand steadily.
Gregory Dalton was in panic, pleading repeatedly, "Ma’am, please have mercy, how can we ever afford to pay this?"
Raine looked at the couple with ashen faces, slowly saying, "If you can’t afford it, you can sign an installment repayment agreement, using your future wages to offset monthly; or... go to jail. You choose."
In the end, the Wallace family was forced to press their fingerprints on a heavy compensation agreement.
The Dalton couple not only lost their well-paying job at Langley Manor but also carried a debt possibly unpayable in their lifetime.
Watching their sorry figures leave, Raine instructed Lena Kane, "In the future, donate the monthly repayment amounts to the orphanage."
Lena Kane, "Understood."
Susan looked at Raine, with an air of arrogance.
"Miss Jacobs is smart, but you should use it correctly. Last night’s incident, Mrs. Langley won’t pursue for Mr. Langley’s sake, but you should watch yourself."
Raine laughed lightly, "Borrowing your hand to clear the stage, once the show is over, you should step down promptly, why still consider yourself a star?"
Susan’s face turned rigid, her lips pressed into a tight line, finally walking away with some suppressed anger.
Once her figure disappeared at the courtyard gate, Lena Kane stepped forward, quietly saying, "The Sinclair Family has already decided to start disciplining Third Miss Sinclair."
Raine raised an eyebrow, "Decided now? Did they truly not train her well before?"
"I heard Mrs. Sinclair paid a huge sum to hire an image management consultant specializing in serving socialites to correct her behavior. There’s also a well-known psychological counselor, apparently to help channel her ’emotional problems.’ It’s quite a show, seems they want to reshape her public image."
Raine sneered, "Reshape her well, then push her to my husband?"
Lena Kane thought Mrs. Sinclair might indeed have this motive.
She lowered her voice and asked, "Should we continue actions against Third Miss Sinclair?"
Raine fell silent for a moment, her gaze sweeping over the roses in the courtyard, gradually drawing up the sharpness in her eyes.
"My husband is ultimately closely connected to the Sinclair Family, before I came back..."
She choked.
"...They were supposed to get married. If I act too extremely, it would put him in a difficult position, my man suffers in-between. I’ll be kind once more, as long as Isabelle Sinclair knows what it means to have limits."
Back?
Lena Kane raised her eyebrows in confusion but didn’t ask further.
...
Although the core team was initially established, the work of setting up The Innovation Hub was still overwhelming, making Raine busy nonstop.
She focused on establishing this new base quickly, having already put previous unpleasantness with April Wallace and Isabel Sinclair out of her mind.
However, a few days later in the afternoon, Raine Kane returned to the company after going out.
Lena Kane was going to park the car, while Raine stepped into the lobby alone.
Little did she know, just as she passed the glass door, Isabel Sinclair jumped out from behind a scenic plant.
"Bitch, you ruined my image! I’ll make you ashamed to face anyone!"
With her shrill curses, a compact yet sturdy Sheep Horn Hammer swiftly aimed at Raine Kane’s face.
Everything happened too suddenly, leaving Raine in shock with no time to think. Her body instinctively shielded her face with her bag!
The hammer struck the bag, cushioning much of the force, but the heavy head still hit her temple.
A wave of sharp pain surged, and warm liquid instantly flowed down her temples.
Raine felt her vision black out, collapsing weakly...
