Chapter 354 He Wasn’t Drugged at All
“If you knew everything, then why did you sign it?” Rachel’s voice reverberated around the large mansion as she didn’t understand why. Justin replied, “Like I said, I’ll give you whatever I can if you want.”
“You don’t have to!” Rachel stood up all of a sudden. “Justin, do you know that there’s no way I’ll forget what happened back then even if you do this?”
“I know, but what was wrong was wrong. You’re under no obligation to forgive me, and whatever I’ve done for you, it’s not for the purpose of begging for forgiveness.”
“What the hell are you doing, then?”
“Just trying to ease my conscience as much as I could.”
Upon hearing this, Rachel felt her temples throbbing, and she got emotional all at once. The fact that Justin wasn’t drunk when he signed the document had thrown her off balance. A moment later, she clenched her fists and got into a temper all of a sudden.
“Rachel!”
Justin stood up as Rachel stormed out of the house and slammed the door behind her. After the sound of the car engine faded into the distance, he withdrew his gaze and sat down again. I told her I’m doing all this to ease my conscience, but how can I do so when she’s never gonna be able to forgive me?
When Rachel got home, it was totally dark outside. The living room smelled of pizza, which Charlotte and Samuel were eating voraciously.
Rachel walked past them and went straight back into her bedroom as though she hadn’t seen them. Then, she slammed the door shut with a loud bang that shook the entire house.
Samuel shuddered before whispering, “Don’t you think Mommy’s in a bad mood right now?”
Charlotte nodded. “Obviously.”
Just then, Jolly heard the loud bang and came out of the bathroom. “Why close the door so loudly, Chris? You startled me.” However, it wasn’t until she came out that she realized Rachel wasn’t in the living room. “Where’s your mom?”
Charlotte and Samuel pouted their lips toward Rachel’s bedroom in unison.
Samuel said, “She seems very angry.”
Charlotte nodded in agreement.
Jolly was startled. “What for? She was fine when I left. I’ll go take a look.”
At this moment, Rachel was lying face down motionlessly on the bed in her bedroom.
Jolly knocked on the door. “Chris, I’m coming in.”
Only then did Rachel get up sluggishly and weakly as if she was lethargic.
“What’s wrong with you? You look so pale.” When Jolly entered the room and saw how Rachel looked, she thought the latter was sick. Immediately, she touched her forehead, saying, “You don’t have a fever. What’s wrong?”
“Can we return the land in Northlane back to the Burton Group?”
“Return the land to the Burton Group? What are you thinking?” Jolly’s eyes widened in disbelief. “It took us a lot of effort to get our hands on that piece of land. Construction has started on that site, and even the groundbreaking ceremony has ended. And now you want to return the land back to the Burton Group and bring all our efforts to naught?”
Rachel also knew that it was impossible. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have offered to give Justin another piece of land at his place just now.
“Fess up to me. Who did you go to meet?”
“Justin. I wanted to transfer another piece of Hudson Pharmaceuticals’ land to him as a little compensation.”
“I just knew it!” Jolly said sullenly. “What did that *sshole say to you? Did he play the victim to gain your sympathy or something? I’m telling you, I’m not gonna believe every single word he says! This guy’s mind is too hard to read.”
Rachel had a complicated look on her face. “He refused.”
Jolly was startled. “He refused?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Well, it seems like he still has some conscience in him. Chris, how could you be so softhearted? Have you forgotten how he hurt you five years ago? You were almost dead when I met you. Someone like him doesn’t deserve sympathy.”
“I know that, but he was actually sober when we tricked him into signing the document at the hotel that day.” At the thought of this, Rachel felt so suffocated as though there was a large boulder on her chest. It was fine if Justin really was as shrewd and scheming as Jolly said, but he had willingly walked into the trap knowing that she was setting him up.
“Who told you that?” Jolly raised her voice upon hearing this. “Did he tell you that?”
“He remembers all the clauses of the contract.”
“Chris, are you dumb? The construction on the Northlane development site has started, and the transfer agreement has been approved by all the departments, so it’s no longer a secret. Would it be difficult for him to get his hands on it?”
Rachel was startled.
“And besides, the drug I gave you acted fast, and it’d definitely take effect within ten minutes. He couldn’t possibly be sober at the time.”
“Really?”
“Yes, of course! Why would I lie to you? I have plenty of such drugs.”
“Then why would he say that?”
“Why else? To get your sympathy, that’s why! Didn’t you just nearly give him a piece of land? I reckon he’d turn up his nose at other pieces of land, though. Pester you for a few more days, and you’ll give the Northlane development site back to him, along with the construction team! We’ll be making idiots of ourselves by then!”
The furrows in Rachel’s brow deepened as she listened to Jolly’s analysis. Indeed, this is more like Justin’s style of doing things. What’s the use of giving him something else as compensation? Only by getting the Northlane development site back would he stand his best chance of turning the tables now! “You’re right.” She clenched her fists. To think that he’s still scheming even now!
Jolly patted her on the shoulder. “Don’t think about it anymore. Come on, let’s go out and eat. I ordered some pizza.”
Rachel came to her senses. “Don’t eat this. I’ll make dinner for you guys.”
“You just have to make dinner for them.”
“Hmm?”
“Since you’re back, I’ll be going out. I’ve got something to do.”
Rachel looked Jolly up and down. “Something to do? What is it?”
“Oh, don’t ask about it! I gotta go.”
Jolly went straight out and got back into her room to change her clothes with apparent joy. After changing her clothes, she looked at herself in the mirror. Feeling that the handbag she was carrying didn’t really match her dress, she got herself another handbag and was satisfied, so she emptied out the contents of the handbag she usually carried, scattering her compact foundation, lipsticks, keys, and card holder all over the bed. After picking a few items and shoving them into the new handbag, she suddenly spotted a transparent pillbox among the miscellaneous items out of the corner of her eye.
Seeing the pillbox, Jolly was startled for a moment. Why is this pillbox here? I personally handed this to Chris and had her lace Justin’s drink with it when they met up for the Northlane development project earlier!
Suddenly, she realized something and rummaged through the pile of miscellaneous items. And sure enough, the white box that she used to keep her vitamin pills in was gone.
Oh, my God! Placing her hand on the bed for support, Jolly sat down with incredibly mixed feelings. So Justin was really sober that day—well, at least he was sober while signing the document. He wasn’t drugged at all, and I only managed to get him into the hotel room for that “encounter” because he passed out after Rachel made him drunk!
She clutched the pillbox in her hand. After hesitating for a while, she got up and threw the pillbox into the trash can. No, I can’t let Rachel know this. She’s easily moved to pity. If she knows that Justin was telling the truth, she’ll definitely feel sorry for him. It’s better to just live with the slipup and make the best of it.
