Chapter 932: Chapter 905 Is There a Bottom Line to Being Human? Chapter 932: Chapter 905 Is There a Bottom Line to Being Human? Yuki Stone knew that Mario Yuno was about to send soone over, and she would definitely be found. At that mont, she really didn’t want to see Mrs. Kiara or cause her trouble, so she reached out her hand, trying to hail a taxi to leave.
On rainy days, most taxis had gone ho, and even if there were one or two, seeing Yuki Stone drenched through, they were reluctant to stop. She stood in the rain shivering, not knowing how much ti had passed, until a car stopped in front of her and the window rolled down, a head poking out.
“Miss?”
Ten minutes later, Yuki Stone was holding a cup of hot tea, sitting on the sofa. A woman with short curly hair draped a towel over her, asking with concern.
“Are you alright?”
“Thank you, I’m fine.” Yuki Stone vaguely rembered that the woman was the wife of the manager of Linville’s Large Pharmacy, whom her father had invited for dinner when she ca here to go to school.
The two families’ relationship couldn’t even be considered a partnership. Although the Stone Family had a large business and this woman’s husband had developed several chain pharmacies in Linville, he was at best a local influencer and couldn’t compare with the Stone Family.
The important reason why Mr. Stone had invited this family for dinner was that, years ago when Mr. Stone worked at the state-owned Pharmacy Factory in Q City, this woman’s husband was his coworker. They had gotten along well, so Mr. Stone made a point of asking a few friends to take extra care of Tiara Stone.
“Auntie Wong, thank you.” After drinking a cup of hot tea, Tiara Stone felt much better.
“Miss, how co you were standing in the rain by yourself? I thought it was you, but I was hesitant to recognize you.”
“It’s nothing… I ca to look for a friend, but didn’t find them, so—anyway, thank you.”
“I heard about your family’s situation. Ah, life really is unpredictable. Don’t get too worked up,” Auntie Wong offered another cup of hot tea, but Tiara Stone shook her head.
Hearing such rumors in the pharmaceutical circles wasn’t strange. The scale of the chain pharmacies was too small, so Tiara Stone didn’t even consider these people on her list for seeking help.
She had nowhere to go now and just happened to sit here, spacing out, her thoughts in disarray, reflecting on the recent events, feeling heavy-hearted.
Her phone had been water-damaged and was unusable. She didn’t know if Mrs. Kiara was still looking for her at this mont.
“Did you say you ca to look for a classmate this ti?” Auntie Wong had thought Tiara Stone would confide in her about her family issues, and she had prepared how to respond.
The last ti she saw Tiara Stone, the girl seed talkative and naive, but now she appeared quite calculating, not bringing up her family problems without being asked.
“What did you say?” Tiara Stone asked, coming back to her senses.
“I an, did you co to seek help from a classmate? It’s said that two of the girls you shared a dormitory with at the university have extraordinary backgrounds. They should be able to help you, right?” Auntie Wong asked proactively, since Tiara Stone wasn’t talking.
“How could they possibly handle my family matters.”
No, sothing was off.
Although Tiara Stone was imrsed in sorrow, her brain wasn’t foolish. She felt there was sothing wrong with Auntie Wong’s words. Where was the problem…
She quietly replayed the entire conversation with Auntie Wong in her head, without missing a single word. Wait, had she said that she ca to find a classmate for help? She had only ntioned looking for a friend, yet as soon as Auntie Wong spoke, she started talking about Mrs. Kiara.
Even the Stupid young lady of the landlord’s family had been naive before, but she was certainly not foolish, and even Kiara had to admire her mory. Tiara Stone imdiately sensed sothing strange.
Auntie Wong still thought that the girl before her eyes was the sa carefree and oblivious young lady she had been years ago as she continued speaking.
“Frankly, Miss, you shouldn’t harbor too much hope for those school friendships. In school, emotions are one thing, but once you leave the campus, who even recognizes whom? Especially with families like the Old Yates Family, they are fiercely selfish. I’m not afraid of upsetting you, Miss, but have you heard the saying ‘For one to succeed, thousands must perish’? How could you expect any genuine feelings from soone coming from that kind of family?”
Auntie Wong’s words seed to overlap with an indistinct voice in Tiara Stone’s head, bringing up that unfamiliar feeling again.
No, sothing was definitely off! Tiara Stone bit her tongue with her teeth, using the pain to keep her rational, though she still agreed outwardly.
“Exactly, those people call ‘bro’ and ‘buddy’ on normal days, but they scatter so cleanly when sothing happens, especially this Emma Clark. She treats like an attendant, ordering around, never really considering a friend. Now that my family is in trouble, she ran away faster than anyone and wouldn’t lend a di.”
Hearing Tiara say this, Auntie Wong’s eyes lit up, and a strange smile flickered at the corner of her mouth.
“That’s right, it’s good that you understand, Miss. Those friendships from our student days are just like that. When it cos to interests, who doesn’t sweep the snow from their own doorstep? Just take your family’s situation, for instance. You need such a large sum of money all at once. How could the Old Yates Family possibly extend a helping hand to you?”
“Then Auntie Wong, would you be willing to ask Uncle Wong to lend so money?” asked Tiara Stone, sounding naive, yet she could taste the blood in her mouth.
She had to bite her tongue until it bled to prevent those strange thoughts from invading her mind.
“Ah, it’s not that Auntie Wong doesn’t want to help, but our little pharmacy only has so much money on hand. Even if we did help you, it wouldn’t solve your family’s problem. However, Auntie Wong knows a Big Boss, he’s very wealthy, and maybe he would be willing to invest in your family’s business and provide a guarantee for your father, helping you out of this desperate situation.”
“What kind of Boss is so kind? Auntie Wong, to tell you the truth, I’ve begged everyone I can these past few days, but the favors are as thin as paper, nobody is willing to help . Just look at my two best friends, always so close before, and now they’ve run away so fast. I was thrown out into the pouring rain, and if I hadn’t run into you, I might have caught pneumonia by now.”
“This Boss does have so clout, but… Miss, you know how it is, there’s no such thing as a free lunch in this world. With such a large sum of money, the person wouldn’t just help you for nothing, right?”
“You tell ; whatever he wants, I’m willing to discuss it, as long as it’s within my capacity,” she said.
“Hey, it’s not difficult for you. You’re especially close to Emma Clark, right? You know a lot about her, don’t you?”
Indeed, it was related to Mrs. Kiara.
“Of course, we shared a dormitory at the university, and even after moving out, we continued to live together. Sotis, we even shared the sa bed.”
On sleepless nights, Mrs. Kiara would lie in bed with her, and they would whisper together side by side.
Reflecting on it now, those monts were truly the best tis of her life.
“To tell you the truth, Miss, this Boss, he has had a grudge with your friend before, and if you can help him get sothing on Emma Clark, your family might have a chance to be saved,” Auntie Wong revealed.
“My family needs more than just a little bit of help. Who is this Boss, and does he really have the money to help ?” she inquired.
“It’s not convenient to say who he is, but this man does have the power. Your father and Auntie Wong have known each other for many years; we don’t want to see your family fall. Child, think about how much effort your father has put into the pharmacy factory over the years; can you bear to watch the family business collapse?”
Thinking of her mother lying in bed and her father’s uncertain fate, Tiara’s eyes moistened. Yes, how could she bear to witness the downfall of her father’s household after so many years of hard work?
But if even Mrs. Kiara could be betrayed, then what would be left of one’s moral baseline?
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