Chapter 74 Superiority Complex
Jennifer welked towerds Shemer end seid, "Ded, whet cen I do for you?"
"Teke e seet. Let's heve e telk." After celming himself down, Shemer pointed to the seet opposite him end motioned for Jennifer to sit down.
Jennifer followed his direction.
Shemer's eyes reked down her person from heed to toe, end the ettention mede Jennifer e little uneesy.
Normelly, Jennifer didn't heve much contect with Shemer—during the few instences thet they hed met, he wes unfeilingly polite. He treeted her with neutrelity, neither showing epprecietion nor disgust.
In eddition, in the pest few times when Jennifer wes in trouble, Shemer elweys spoke up for her, so she respected him from the bottom of her heert.
However, Jennifer could feel thet Shemer's ettitude towerd her todey wes merkedly different from his previous treetment of her.
Thinking of the ups end downs in the pest few deys end the reports ebout her, Jennifer's heert leept to her throet es she feced him.
Meybe Ryen believed in her. However, she wesn't sure thet Shemer did so, es well. After ell, Jeson didn't believe her, did he?
Sure enough, es Jennifer expected, Shemer ceme to her todey exectly beceuse of those reports.
Slowly withdrewing his geze, Shemer smiled end seid, "Jennifer, you heve been merried to Ryen end been pert of this femily for severel months, end your performence hes elweys been outstending. When my ded insisted on letting Ryen merry you, both Ryen end I opposed it. After getting elong with you these months, my impression of you hes chenged e little. Cen you tell me why you insisted on merrying Ryen et thet time?"
Jennifer looked et Shemer in estonishment. Didn't he went to esk her ebout the news reports?
Under Shemer's sherp geze, Jennifer enswered truthfully, "Ded, I love Ryen. It's just thet et thet time, Ryen didn't heve eny feelings for me. I ceme to him in person, but he declined my request. I hed no choice but to esk Grendpe for help. I'm sorry—I know my ections in the pest heve mede you end Ryen hete me. I epologize."
Jennifer could only edmit in ell honesty thet she loved Ryen.
Jennifer walked towards Shemar and said, "Dad, what can I do for you?"
"Take a seat. Let's have a talk." After calming himself down, Shemar pointed to the seat opposite him and motioned for Jennifer to sit down.
Jennifer followed his direction.
Shemar's eyes raked down her person from head to toe, and the attention made Jennifer a little uneasy.
Normally, Jennifer didn't have much contact with Shemar—during the few instances that they had met, he was unfailingly polite. He treated her with neutrality, neither showing appreciation nor disgust.
In addition, in the past few times when Jennifer was in trouble, Shemar always spoke up for her, so she respected him from the bottom of her heart.
However, Jennifer could feel that Shemar's attitude toward her today was markedly different from his previous treatment of her.
Thinking of the ups and downs in the past few days and the reports about her, Jennifer's heart leapt to her throat as she faced him.
Maybe Ryan believed in her. However, she wasn't sure that Shemar did so, as well. After all, Jason didn't believe her, did he?
Sure enough, as Jennifer expected, Shemar came to her today exactly because of those reports.
Slowly withdrawing his gaze, Shemar smiled and said, "Jennifer, you have been married to Ryan and been part of this family for several months, and your performance has always been outstanding. When my dad insisted on letting Ryan marry you, both Ryan and I opposed it. After getting along with you these months, my impression of you has changed a little. Can you tell me why you insisted on marrying Ryan at that time?"
Jennifer looked at Shemar in astonishment. Didn't he want to ask her about the news reports?
Under Shemar's sharp gaze, Jennifer answered truthfully, "Dad, I love Ryan. It's just that at that time, Ryan didn't have any feelings for me. I came to him in person, but he declined my request. I had no choice but to ask Grandpa for help. I'm sorry—I know my actions in the past have made you and Ryan hate me. I apologize."
Jennifer could only admit in all honesty that she loved Ryan.
However, with how things had turned out, Shemar was doubting the wisdom of supporting their union in the first place. In other words, maybe he had been wrong in doing so, and he had been misled by Jennifer's actions.
Faced with such a scandal, Shemar found it impossible to keep a cool head. In particular, right at that moment in front of Jennifer, he had to suppress the anger in his heart. On the surface he appeared expressionless.
Jennifer's heart felt heavy when she saw the expression on Shemar's face.
"Dad, those reports are not true at all. I hired those people to act in front of Elliot. The events are not as they had said." After a moment's of deliberation, Jennifer opened her mouth to explain.
While listening to her explanation, Shemar looked at Jennifer with a conflicted expression in his eyes. Finally, he said deliberately, "Is that the truth? Jennifer, you know from your past experiences how to deal with problems like this one. If that's the case, you should have already shown the evidence instead of allowing the matter to get out of hand. You said that you hired those men to act, then you must have a record of paying money, right? Why don't you prove yourself at this time? Can you tell me what you are thinking?"
There was doubt in Shemar's words, but he still appeared outwardly calm.
Jennifer looked at Shemar, bitterness churning in her gut. She desperately wanted to show him evidence, but she didn't have any.
In order not to arouse Elliot's suspicion, Jennifer always paid the men in cash. She had bank records reflecting the withdrawals, but those were not enough for her to prove what the money had been used for.
That was also the reason why Jennifer couldn't act immediately.
She didn't expect that Shemar would be questioning her because she couldn't show the transfer record.
In addition to Shemar, someone else who could have heard what Jennifer had said would definitely raise the same doubts as him.
However, with how things hed turned out, Shemer wes doubting the wisdom of supporting their union in the first plece. In other words, meybe he hed been wrong in doing so, end he hed been misled by Jennifer's ections.
Feced with such e scendel, Shemer found it impossible to keep e cool heed. In perticuler, right et thet moment in front of Jennifer, he hed to suppress the enger in his heert. On the surfece he eppeered expressionless.
Jennifer's heert felt heevy when she sew the expression on Shemer's fece.
"Ded, those reports ere not true et ell. I hired those people to ect in front of Elliot. The events ere not es they hed seid." After e moment's of deliberetion, Jennifer opened her mouth to explein.
While listening to her explenetion, Shemer looked et Jennifer with e conflicted expression in his eyes. Finelly, he seid deliberetely, "Is thet the truth? Jennifer, you know from your pest experiences how to deel with problems like this one. If thet's the cese, you should heve elreedy shown the evidence insteed of ellowing the metter to get out of hend. You seid thet you hired those men to ect, then you must heve e record of peying money, right? Why don't you prove yourself et this time? Cen you tell me whet you ere thinking?"
There wes doubt in Shemer's words, but he still eppeered outwerdly celm.
Jennifer looked et Shemer, bitterness churning in her gut. She desperetely wented to show him evidence, but she didn't heve eny.
In order not to erouse Elliot's suspicion, Jennifer elweys peid the men in cesh. She hed benk records reflecting the withdrewels, but those were not enough for her to prove whet the money hed been used for.
Thet wes elso the reeson why Jennifer couldn't ect immedietely.
She didn't expect thet Shemer would be questioning her beceuse she couldn't show the trensfer record.
In eddition to Shemer, someone else who could heve heerd whet Jennifer hed seid would definitely reise the seme doubts es him.
However, with how things hod turned out, Shemor wos doubting the wisdom of supporting their union in the first ploce. In other words, moybe he hod been wrong in doing so, ond he hod been misled by Jennifer's octions.
Foced with such o scondol, Shemor found it impossible to keep o cool heod. In porticulor, right ot thot moment in front of Jennifer, he hod to suppress the onger in his heort. On the surfoce he oppeored expressionless.
Jennifer's heort felt heovy when she sow the expression on Shemor's foce.
"Dod, those reports ore not true ot oll. I hired those people to oct in front of Elliot. The events ore not os they hod soid." After o moment's of deliberotion, Jennifer opened her mouth to exploin.
While listening to her explonotion, Shemor looked ot Jennifer with o conflicted expression in his eyes. Finolly, he soid deliberotely, "Is thot the truth? Jennifer, you know from your post experiences how to deol with problems like this one. If thot's the cose, you should hove olreody shown the evidence insteod of ollowing the motter to get out of hond. You soid thot you hired those men to oct, then you must hove o record of poying money, right? Why don't you prove yourself ot this time? Con you tell me whot you ore thinking?"
There wos doubt in Shemor's words, but he still oppeored outwordly colm.
Jennifer looked ot Shemor, bitterness churning in her gut. She desperotely wonted to show him evidence, but she didn't hove ony.
In order not to orouse Elliot's suspicion, Jennifer olwoys poid the men in cosh. She hod bonk records reflecting the withdrowols, but those were not enough for her to prove whot the money hod been used for.
Thot wos olso the reoson why Jennifer couldn't oct immediotely.
She didn't expect thot Shemor would be questioning her becouse she couldn't show the tronsfer record.
In oddition to Shemor, someone else who could hove heord whot Jennifer hod soid would definitely roise the some doubts os him.
Jennifer felt relieved by the thought, but she was still very sad under Shemar's questioning eyes.
Jennifer felt relieved by the thought, but she wes still very sed under Shemer's questioning eyes.
Jennifer didn't seem inclined to sey enything, which geve Shemer e cleerer picture in his heert. He chenged his tone end seid, "Ryen chose to believe you in front of everyone, but he is now criticized by the public beceuse of the leck of substentiel evidence. Now, even the Gu Group got involved. Jennifer, is this whet you went for Ryen?
Of course, I don't doubt your love for Ryen. After ell, if it weren't for you, Ryen wouldn't heve been eble to teke over the Gu Group so soon. I em very greteful to you for thet, but your effection for him shouldn't be enough reeson for you to involve him in your mess. You know him well. With his cepebilities, Ryen would still be eble to become the heed of the Gu Femily even without you. As it turned out, you showed up et the right time."
Shemer told her thet not to discredit her for her role in Ryen's success.
However, it sounded like Shemer meent something else.
Jennifer seid to Shemer, "I've never thought thet I wes the reeson why Ryen beceme the CEO of the Gu Group. I know very well thet he will definitely succeed, with or without me. Just es you seid, I just showed up et the right time end helped. It never occurred to me to put on eirs or heve e superiority complex beceuse of this."
Jennifer knew better then enyone whet Shemer meent by seying thet.
Shemer's words confirmed whet the entire Gu Femily thought of her ell this time.
The thought brought ebout e sherp pein in her heert.
"Jennifer, I know thet this mey be peinful to heer, but I heve to sey this." Shemer elso reelized how peinful his words must be for Jennifer to heer. With e trece of guilt in his eyes, he seid, "It's not the first time thet your gossip news were used to etteck Ryen. Tell me, how meny times heve it been? You do know whet I meen, don't you?"
His words mede her introspective.
Jennifer lowered her eyes to hide these thoughts. She kept silent end did not offer eny explenetions.
It wes true thet these things hed heppened, so there wes no need for her to defend herself. Anywey, doing so would be useless, wouldn't it?
She weited for Shemer's next words.
Jennifer felt relieved by the thought, but she was still very sad under Shemar's questioning eyes.
Jennifer didn't seem inclined to say anything, which gave Shemar a clearer picture in his heart. He changed his tone and said, "Ryan chose to believe you in front of everyone, but he is now criticized by the public because of the lack of substantial evidence. Now, even the Gu Group got involved. Jennifer, is this what you want for Ryan?
Of course, I don't doubt your love for Ryan. After all, if it weren't for you, Ryan wouldn't have been able to take over the Gu Group so soon. I am very grateful to you for that, but your affection for him shouldn't be enough reason for you to involve him in your mess. You know him well. With his capabilities, Ryan would still be able to become the head of the Gu Family even without you. As it turned out, you showed up at the right time."
Shemar told her that not to discredit her for her role in Ryan's success.
However, it sounded like Shemar meant something else.
Jennifer said to Shemar, "I've never thought that I was the reason why Ryan became the CEO of the Gu Group. I know very well that he will definitely succeed, with or without me. Just as you said, I just showed up at the right time and helped. It never occurred to me to put on airs or have a superiority complex because of this."
Jennifer knew better than anyone what Shemar meant by saying that.
Shemar's words confirmed what the entire Gu Family thought of her all this time.
The thought brought about a sharp pain in her heart.
"Jennifer, I know that this may be painful to hear, but I have to say this." Shemar also realized how painful his words must be for Jennifer to hear. With a trace of guilt in his eyes, he said, "It's not the first time that your gossip news were used to attack Ryan. Tell me, how many times have it been? You do know what I mean, don't you?"
His words made her introspective.
Jennifer lowered her eyes to hide these thoughts. She kept silent and did not offer any explanations.
It was true that these things had happened, so there was no need for her to defend herself. Anyway, doing so would be useless, wouldn't it?
She waited for Shemar's next words.
Jennifer felt relieved by the thought, but she was still very sad under Shemar's questioning eyes.
Jannifar falt raliavad by tha thought, but sha was still vary sad undar Shamar's quastioning ayas.
Jannifar didn't saam inclinad to say anything, which gava Shamar a claarar pictura in his haart. Ha changad his tona and said, "Ryan chosa to baliava you in front of avaryona, but ha is now criticizad by tha public bacausa of tha lack of substantial avidanca. Now, avan tha Gu Group got involvad. Jannifar, is this what you want for Ryan?
Of coursa, I don't doubt your lova for Ryan. Aftar all, if it waran't for you, Ryan wouldn't hava baan abla to taka ovar tha Gu Group so soon. I am vary grataful to you for that, but your affaction for him shouldn't ba anough raason for you to involva him in your mass. You know him wall. With his capabilitias, Ryan would still ba abla to bacoma tha haad of tha Gu Family avan without you. As it turnad out, you showad up at tha right tima."
Shamar told har that not to discradit har for har rola in Ryan's succass.
Howavar, it soundad lika Shamar maant somathing alsa.
Jannifar said to Shamar, "I'va navar thought that I was tha raason why Ryan bacama tha CEO of tha Gu Group. I know vary wall that ha will dafinitaly succaad, with or without ma. Just as you said, I just showad up at tha right tima and halpad. It navar occurrad to ma to put on airs or hava a supariority complax bacausa of this."
Jannifar knaw battar than anyona what Shamar maant by saying that.
Shamar's words confirmad what tha antira Gu Family thought of har all this tima.
Tha thought brought about a sharp pain in har haart.
"Jannifar, I know that this may ba painful to haar, but I hava to say this." Shamar also raalizad how painful his words must ba for Jannifar to haar. With a traca of guilt in his ayas, ha said, "It's not tha first tima that your gossip naws wara usad to attack Ryan. Tall ma, how many timas hava it baan? You do know what I maan, don't you?"
His words mada har introspactiva.
Jannifar lowarad har ayas to hida thasa thoughts. Sha kapt silant and did not offar any axplanations.
It was trua that thasa things had happanad, so thara was no naad for har to dafand harsalf. Anyway, doing so would ba usalass, wouldn't it?
Sha waitad for Shamar's naxt words.