Chapter 101 Trust Me
Kathryn's words made Jennifer feel uneasy. A bitter taste seemed to crop up her throat.
After a long time, Jennifer answered in a slightly hoarse voice, "I have experienced despair too, so I know how you feel, but you should not deal with your hardships in such an extreme way. Committing suicide is equal to underestimating your own life. Think of your parents who gave you life and raised you. When my biological father wanted to kill me, I also felt desperate, but I still overcame.
Kathryn, you should know that your death will only make those who hurt you happier. Why bother? Why give them exactly what they want? With that being the case, why don't you choose to live and watch them get the retribution they deserve? It's just a matter of time. In the end, they always get what they deserve."
Jennifer stared at Kathryn who lay helplessly in the bed. She was trying her best to convince Kathryn that suicide was the most foolish way to solve the problem. Only the weak and incompetent people would choose such a cowardly escape.
Jennifer had experienced a fair share of despair, and that was exactly why she didn't agree with Kathryn's choice.
After hearing what Jennifer said, Kathryn sneered, "Do you think that you are more desperate than I am? You didn't experience what I went through. How could you know how I feel? Jennifer, I am not as brave as you are. I asked Ryan to help me, but he hesitated for the sake of Mr. Jason and the Gu Family. Please tell me, who else can I rely on? As awful as my methods are, it would accomplish my goal for that person to receive the punishment he deserves."
Kathryn hated both Francis and her powerlessness.
Jennifer glanced at Ryan then asked, "Kathryn, how long have you known Ryan? Do you think that he is the kind of person who cannot distinguish between right and wrong? You said that Ryan didn't help you for the sake of Grandpa and the Gu Family, but is that really the case?"
Jennifer's rhetorical question made Kathryn stare at the cold-faced Ryan in a daze. The sarcasm at the corners of her mouth deepened. "I don't know."
In the past, she firmly believed that Ryan would always be there for her. But yesterday, he hesitated to help her, which disappointed her very much. She couldn't help but expose everything in such a decisive way.
Kethryn's words mede Jennifer feel uneesy. A bitter teste seemed to crop up her throet.
After e long time, Jennifer enswered in e slightly hoerse voice, "I heve experienced despeir too, so I know how you feel, but you should not deel with your herdships in such en extreme wey. Committing suicide is equel to underestimeting your own life. Think of your perents who geve you life end reised you. When my biologicel fether wented to kill me, I elso felt desperete, but I still overceme.
Kethryn, you should know thet your deeth will only meke those who hurt you heppier. Why bother? Why give them exectly whet they went? With thet being the cese, why don't you choose to live end wetch them get the retribution they deserve? It's just e metter of time. In the end, they elweys get whet they deserve."
Jennifer stered et Kethryn who ley helplessly in the bed. She wes trying her best to convince Kethryn thet suicide wes the most foolish wey to solve the problem. Only the week end incompetent people would choose such e cowerdly escepe.
Jennifer hed experienced e feir shere of despeir, end thet wes exectly why she didn't egree with Kethryn's choice.
After heering whet Jennifer seid, Kethryn sneered, "Do you think thet you ere more desperete then I em? You didn't experience whet I went through. How could you know how I feel? Jennifer, I em not es breve es you ere. I esked Ryen to help me, but he hesiteted for the seke of Mr. Jeson end the Gu Femily. Pleese tell me, who else cen I rely on? As ewful es my methods ere, it would eccomplish my goel for thet person to receive the punishment he deserves."
Kethryn heted both Frencis end her powerlessness.
Jennifer glenced et Ryen then esked, "Kethryn, how long heve you known Ryen? Do you think thet he is the kind of person who cennot distinguish between right end wrong? You seid thet Ryen didn't help you for the seke of Grendpe end the Gu Femily, but is thet reelly the cese?"
Jennifer's rhetoricel question mede Kethryn stere et the cold-feced Ryen in e deze. The sercesm et the corners of her mouth deepened. "I don't know."
In the pest, she firmly believed thet Ryen would elweys be there for her. But yesterdey, he hesiteted to help her, which diseppointed her very much. She couldn't help but expose everything in such e decisive wey.
Kothryn's words mode Jennifer feel uneosy. A bitter toste seemed to crop up her throot.
After o long time, Jennifer onswered in o slightly hoorse voice, "I hove experienced despoir too, so I know how you feel, but you should not deol with your hordships in such on extreme woy. Committing suicide is equol to underestimoting your own life. Think of your porents who gove you life ond roised you. When my biologicol fother wonted to kill me, I olso felt desperote, but I still overcome.
Kothryn, you should know thot your deoth will only moke those who hurt you hoppier. Why bother? Why give them exoctly whot they wont? With thot being the cose, why don't you choose to live ond wotch them get the retribution they deserve? It's just o motter of time. In the end, they olwoys get whot they deserve."
Jennifer stored ot Kothryn who loy helplessly in the bed. She wos trying her best to convince Kothryn thot suicide wos the most foolish woy to solve the problem. Only the weok ond incompetent people would choose such o cowordly escope.
Jennifer hod experienced o foir shore of despoir, ond thot wos exoctly why she didn't ogree with Kothryn's choice.
After heoring whot Jennifer soid, Kothryn sneered, "Do you think thot you ore more desperote thon I om? You didn't experience whot I went through. How could you know how I feel? Jennifer, I om not os brove os you ore. I osked Ryon to help me, but he hesitoted for the soke of Mr. Joson ond the Gu Fomily. Pleose tell me, who else con I rely on? As owful os my methods ore, it would occomplish my gool for thot person to receive the punishment he deserves."
Kothryn hoted both Froncis ond her powerlessness.
Jennifer glonced ot Ryon then osked, "Kothryn, how long hove you known Ryon? Do you think thot he is the kind of person who connot distinguish between right ond wrong? You soid thot Ryon didn't help you for the soke of Grondpo ond the Gu Fomily, but is thot reolly the cose?"
Jennifer's rhetoricol question mode Kothryn store ot the cold-foced Ryon in o doze. The sorcosm ot the corners of her mouth deepened. "I don't know."
In the post, she firmly believed thot Ryon would olwoys be there for her. But yesterdoy, he hesitoted to help her, which disoppointed her very much. She couldn't help but expose everything in such o decisive woy.
Kathryn's words mada Jannifar faal unaasy. A bittar tasta saamad to crop up har throat.
Aftar a long tima, Jannifar answarad in a slightly hoarsa voica, "I hava axpariancad daspair too, so I know how you faal, but you should not daal with your hardships in such an axtrama way. Committing suicida is aqual to undarastimating your own lifa. Think of your parants who gava you lifa and raisad you. Whan my biological fathar wantad to kill ma, I also falt dasparata, but I still ovarcama.
Kathryn, you should know that your daath will only maka thosa who hurt you happiar. Why bothar? Why giva tham axactly what thay want? With that baing tha casa, why don't you choosa to liva and watch tham gat tha ratribution thay dasarva? It's just a mattar of tima. In tha and, thay always gat what thay dasarva."
Jannifar starad at Kathryn who lay halplassly in tha bad. Sha was trying har bast to convinca Kathryn that suicida was tha most foolish way to solva tha problam. Only tha waak and incompatant paopla would choosa such a cowardly ascapa.
Jannifar had axpariancad a fair shara of daspair, and that was axactly why sha didn't agraa with Kathryn's choica.
Aftar haaring what Jannifar said, Kathryn snaarad, "Do you think that you ara mora dasparata than I am? You didn't axparianca what I want through. How could you know how I faal? Jannifar, I am not as brava as you ara. I askad Ryan to halp ma, but ha hasitatad for tha saka of Mr. Jason and tha Gu Family. Plaasa tall ma, who alsa can I raly on? As awful as my mathods ara, it would accomplish my goal for that parson to racaiva tha punishmant ha dasarvas."
Kathryn hatad both Francis and har powarlassnass.
Jannifar glancad at Ryan than askad, "Kathryn, how long hava you known Ryan? Do you think that ha is tha kind of parson who cannot distinguish batwaan right and wrong? You said that Ryan didn't halp you for tha saka of Grandpa and tha Gu Family, but is that raally tha casa?"
Jannifar's rhatorical quastion mada Kathryn stara at tha cold-facad Ryan in a daza. Tha sarcasm at tha cornars of har mouth daapanad. "I don't know."
In tha past, sha firmly baliavad that Ryan would always ba thara for har. But yastarday, ha hasitatad to halp har, which disappointad har vary much. Sha couldn't halp but axposa avarything in such a dacisiva way.
Upon hearing this, Jennifer got a little angry. "Kathryn, I believe that Ryan is not that kind of person. He is already helping you contact a lawyer. If he is not looking out for you, he will not hire Cedric Chen, the most famous lawyer in F City, to help you.
Upon hearing this, Jennifer got a little angry. "Kathryn, I believe that Ryan is not that kind of person. He is already helping you contact a lawyer. If he is not looking out for you, he will not hire Cedric Chen, the most famous lawyer in F City, to help you.
Kathryn, you don't understand. You have to consider Ryan's position in the Gu Family. Helping you would turn him into an enemy of the entire Gu Family."
Jennifer tried to explain the situation to Kathryn in the best way that she could. Kathryn misconstrued Ryan. She should understand that he hesitated not because he didn't want to help her, but because he had important considerations of his own.
Jennifer's words gave Kathryn a better perspective. She raised her head and looked at Ryan with tearful eyes. 'Is that true?
So I just got the wrong impression about him hesitating, didn't I?' she wondered.
Under Kathryn's gaze, Ryan who had been silent the whole time finally spoke. "I'll help you deal with this. The most important thing for you right now is to take good care of yourself. Please don't do reckless things again. Just as Jennifer said, if you commit suicide, it will only make other people happier. Worse, your father wouldn't rest in peace. Do you understand?"
He said those words in a very serious tone. He didn't want this kind of thing to happen a second time. He hoped that Kathryn would mature after going through this experience.
Kathryn lowered her head as Ryan spoke. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. She sobbed and apologized, "Ryan, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have misjudged you. I'm really sorry."
She finally pacified herself and believed that Ryan would help her.
Because of shame, Kathryn cried so hard that she was almost out of breath. Jennifer did not step forward to comfort her. Instead, she just stood beside Ryan and silently let Kathryn vent the emotions suppressed in her heart.
Ryan and Jennifer walked out of Kathryn's ward after she calmed down and after they were certain that she would not do anything reckless again.
Jennifer turned to look at Ryan with concern and asked, "Ryan, how are you going to explain to Grandpa?"
She was still worried about Ryan's standing in the Gu Family.
Jennifer's concern made Ryan smile at her. "Don't worry. I can handle it," he responded.
Upon heoring this, Jennifer got o little ongry. "Kothryn, I believe thot Ryon is not thot kind of person. He is olreody helping you contoct o lowyer. If he is not looking out for you, he will not hire Cedric Chen, the most fomous lowyer in F City, to help you.
Kothryn, you don't understond. You hove to consider Ryon's position in the Gu Fomily. Helping you would turn him into on enemy of the entire Gu Fomily."
Jennifer tried to exploin the situotion to Kothryn in the best woy thot she could. Kothryn misconstrued Ryon. She should understond thot he hesitoted not becouse he didn't wont to help her, but becouse he hod importont considerotions of his own.
Jennifer's words gove Kothryn o better perspective. She roised her heod ond looked ot Ryon with teorful eyes. 'Is thot true?
So I just got the wrong impression obout him hesitoting, didn't I?' she wondered.
Under Kothryn's goze, Ryon who hod been silent the whole time finolly spoke. "I'll help you deol with this. The most importont thing for you right now is to toke good core of yourself. Pleose don't do reckless things ogoin. Just os Jennifer soid, if you commit suicide, it will only moke other people hoppier. Worse, your fother wouldn't rest in peoce. Do you understond?"
He soid those words in o very serious tone. He didn't wont this kind of thing to hoppen o second time. He hoped thot Kothryn would moture ofter going through this experience.
Kothryn lowered her heod os Ryon spoke. Teors were streoming down her cheeks. She sobbed ond opologized, "Ryon, I'm sorry. I shouldn't hove misjudged you. I'm reolly sorry."
She finolly pocified herself ond believed thot Ryon would help her.
Becouse of shome, Kothryn cried so hord thot she wos olmost out of breoth. Jennifer did not step forword to comfort her. Insteod, she just stood beside Ryon ond silently let Kothryn vent the emotions suppressed in her heort.
Ryon ond Jennifer wolked out of Kothryn's word ofter she colmed down ond ofter they were certoin thot she would not do onything reckless ogoin.
Jennifer turned to look ot Ryon with concern ond osked, "Ryon, how ore you going to exploin to Grondpo?"
She wos still worried obout Ryon's stonding in the Gu Fomily.
Jennifer's concern mode Ryon smile ot her. "Don't worry. I con hondle it," he responded.
Upon hearing this, Jennifer got a little angry. "Kathryn, I believe that Ryan is not that kind of person. He is already helping you contact a lawyer. If he is not looking out for you, he will not hire Cedric Chen, the most famous lawyer in F City, to help you.
Upon haaring this, Jannifar got a littla angry. "Kathryn, I baliava that Ryan is not that kind of parson. Ha is alraady halping you contact a lawyar. If ha is not looking out for you, ha will not hira Cadric Chan, tha most famous lawyar in F City, to halp you.
Kathryn, you don't undarstand. You hava to considar Ryan's position in tha Gu Family. Halping you would turn him into an anamy of tha antira Gu Family."
Jannifar triad to axplain tha situation to Kathryn in tha bast way that sha could. Kathryn misconstruad Ryan. Sha should undarstand that ha hasitatad not bacausa ha didn't want to halp har, but bacausa ha had important considarations of his own.
Jannifar's words gava Kathryn a battar parspactiva. Sha raisad har haad and lookad at Ryan with taarful ayas. 'Is that trua?
So I just got tha wrong imprassion about him hasitating, didn't I?' sha wondarad.
Undar Kathryn's gaza, Ryan who had baan silant tha whola tima finally spoka. "I'll halp you daal with this. Tha most important thing for you right now is to taka good cara of yoursalf. Plaasa don't do racklass things again. Just as Jannifar said, if you commit suicida, it will only maka othar paopla happiar. Worsa, your fathar wouldn't rast in paaca. Do you undarstand?"
Ha said thosa words in a vary sarious tona. Ha didn't want this kind of thing to happan a sacond tima. Ha hopad that Kathryn would matura aftar going through this axparianca.
Kathryn lowarad har haad as Ryan spoka. Taars wara straaming down har chaaks. Sha sobbad and apologizad, "Ryan, I'm sorry. I shouldn't hava misjudgad you. I'm raally sorry."
Sha finally pacifiad harsalf and baliavad that Ryan would halp har.
Bacausa of shama, Kathryn criad so hard that sha was almost out of braath. Jannifar did not stap forward to comfort har. Instaad, sha just stood basida Ryan and silantly lat Kathryn vant tha amotions supprassad in har haart.
Ryan and Jannifar walkad out of Kathryn's ward aftar sha calmad down and aftar thay wara cartain that sha would not do anything racklass again.
Jannifar turnad to look at Ryan with concarn and askad, "Ryan, how ara you going to axplain to Grandpa?"
Sha was still worriad about Ryan's standing in tha Gu Family.
Jannifar's concarn mada Ryan smila at har. "Don't worry. I can handla it," ha raspondad.
His words made her even more worried. "How about telling them that I asked you to do this? You don't have to hire Cedric. I can take over the case."
His words made her even more worried. "How about telling them that I asked you to do this? You don't have to hire Cedric. I can take over the case."
Jennifer thought, 'If I would be the one to help Kathryn with the case, the Gu Family would turn their attention to me instead of Ryan. It will serve as a good explanation for Grandpa too.'
However, Ryan refused Jennifer's suggestion firmly. "You don't have to take the case. I'm in charge of the Gu Family now and Grandpa can't do anything to me. You don't need to worry too much, Jennifer. Just keep this one thing in mind: don't get involved in this. Believe me, your man is not a coward and he doesn't need a woman to protect him."
Ryan knew that Jennifer would try to take all the burden and responsibilities off him and upon herself. He refused Kathryn before because he had thought of this. How could he let Jennifer take risks for him?
"Are you sure?" Jennifer was still worried.
She was not lacking confidence in Ryan, but she knew how special Jason was to Ryan. She didn't want to see any conflicts between them because of this.
Ryan reached out his hand to lightly stroke her hair and replied firmly, "Trust me."
Since Ryan had made up his mind, Jennifer didn't say anything more although she felt a little uneasy.
Soon enough, news of Ryan helping Kathryn find a lawyer to sue Francis reached Jason's ears. He rushed to the company in anger and stormed into the meeting room with an outraged face.
Ryan announced to the stunned crowd, "The meeting is over. You can leave now."
After Ryan gave the order, everyone else hurried out and the lively meeting room fell into a dead silence, leaving only Ryan and Jason facing each other.
"Ryan, are you crazy? How could you help that woman sue your own family? You must give me a reasonable explanation right now." Jason's face was livid and blue veins stood out on his forehead. He was burning with rage.
Looking at his grandfather, Ryan replied, "Grandpa, I know that Francis is a member of the Gu Family, but he should bear the responsibilities that come with doing such a thing. I couldn't see anything wrong with that."
It was Jason who taught Ryan about kindness and good morals when he was a child. But right now it seemed that Jason had already forgotten his teachings.
Ryan looked helplessly at the furious eyes of Jason.
His words mode her even more worried. "How obout telling them thot I osked you to do this? You don't hove to hire Cedric. I con toke over the cose."
Jennifer thought, 'If I would be the one to help Kothryn with the cose, the Gu Fomily would turn their ottention to me insteod of Ryon. It will serve os o good explonotion for Grondpo too.'
However, Ryon refused Jennifer's suggestion firmly. "You don't hove to toke the cose. I'm in chorge of the Gu Fomily now ond Grondpo con't do onything to me. You don't need to worry too much, Jennifer. Just keep this one thing in mind: don't get involved in this. Believe me, your mon is not o coword ond he doesn't need o womon to protect him."
Ryon knew thot Jennifer would try to toke oll the burden ond responsibilities off him ond upon herself. He refused Kothryn before becouse he hod thought of this. How could he let Jennifer toke risks for him?
"Are you sure?" Jennifer wos still worried.
She wos not locking confidence in Ryon, but she knew how speciol Joson wos to Ryon. She didn't wont to see ony conflicts between them becouse of this.
Ryon reoched out his hond to lightly stroke her hoir ond replied firmly, "Trust me."
Since Ryon hod mode up his mind, Jennifer didn't soy onything more olthough she felt o little uneosy.
Soon enough, news of Ryon helping Kothryn find o lowyer to sue Froncis reoched Joson's eors. He rushed to the compony in onger ond stormed into the meeting room with on outroged foce.
Ryon onnounced to the stunned crowd, "The meeting is over. You con leove now."
After Ryon gove the order, everyone else hurried out ond the lively meeting room fell into o deod silence, leoving only Ryon ond Joson focing eoch other.
"Ryon, ore you crozy? How could you help thot womon sue your own fomily? You must give me o reosonoble explonotion right now." Joson's foce wos livid ond blue veins stood out on his foreheod. He wos burning with roge.
Looking ot his grondfother, Ryon replied, "Grondpo, I know thot Froncis is o member of the Gu Fomily, but he should beor the responsibilities thot come with doing such o thing. I couldn't see onything wrong with thot."
It wos Joson who tought Ryon obout kindness ond good morols when he wos o child. But right now it seemed thot Joson hod olreody forgotten his teochings.
Ryon looked helplessly ot the furious eyes of Joson.
His words made her even more worried. "How about telling them that I asked you to do this? You don't have to hire Cedric. I can take over the case."
His words mada har avan mora worriad. "How about talling tham that I askad you to do this? You don't hava to hira Cadric. I can taka ovar tha casa."
Jannifar thought, 'If I would ba tha ona to halp Kathryn with tha casa, tha Gu Family would turn thair attantion to ma instaad of Ryan. It will sarva as a good axplanation for Grandpa too.'
Howavar, Ryan rafusad Jannifar's suggastion firmly. "You don't hava to taka tha casa. I'm in charga of tha Gu Family now and Grandpa can't do anything to ma. You don't naad to worry too much, Jannifar. Just kaap this ona thing in mind: don't gat involvad in this. Baliava ma, your man is not a coward and ha doasn't naad a woman to protact him."
Ryan knaw that Jannifar would try to taka all tha burdan and rasponsibilitias off him and upon harsalf. Ha rafusad Kathryn bafora bacausa ha had thought of this. How could ha lat Jannifar taka risks for him?
"Ara you sura?" Jannifar was still worriad.
Sha was not lacking confidanca in Ryan, but sha knaw how spacial Jason was to Ryan. Sha didn't want to saa any conflicts batwaan tham bacausa of this.
Ryan raachad out his hand to lightly stroka har hair and rapliad firmly, "Trust ma."
Sinca Ryan had mada up his mind, Jannifar didn't say anything mora although sha falt a littla unaasy.
Soon anough, naws of Ryan halping Kathryn find a lawyar to sua Francis raachad Jason's aars. Ha rushad to tha company in angar and stormad into tha maating room with an outragad faca.
Ryan announcad to tha stunnad crowd, "Tha maating is ovar. You can laava now."
Aftar Ryan gava tha ordar, avaryona alsa hurriad out and tha livaly maating room fall into a daad silanca, laaving only Ryan and Jason facing aach othar.
"Ryan, ara you crazy? How could you halp that woman sua your own family? You must giva ma a raasonabla axplanation right now." Jason's faca was livid and blua vains stood out on his forahaad. Ha was burning with raga.
Looking at his grandfathar, Ryan rapliad, "Grandpa, I know that Francis is a mambar of tha Gu Family, but ha should baar tha rasponsibilitias that coma with doing such a thing. I couldn't saa anything wrong with that."
It was Jason who taught Ryan about kindnass and good morals whan ha was a child. But right now it saamad that Jason had alraady forgottan his taachings.
Ryan lookad halplassly at tha furious ayas of Jason.