She was beaten today because those people were getting impatient. She would think of a way to get the money back!
Thinking of this, Wilona glanced at her son and said, âAfter you recover from your injuries, try to get on Jasperâs good side. You need to work hard to please her. As long as sheâs happy, all our problems will be solved! Maybe sheâll even give you money if sheâs happy enough!â
âI donât want to please Jasper just for money,â Lawrence said, biting his lip.
âWhat did you say?â Wilona was angry. She was already upset from being beaten today, and now her son was defying her, making her even more furious.
âI donât want to please Jasper just for money,â Lawrence repeated.
Wilona slapped him directly, and Lawrenceâs little face immediately swelled up on one side.
âDo you want our whole family to accompany you to the grave? If you canât stay by Jasperâs side properly, then weâll all be left out in the cold! Listen carefully, no matter what, you cannot let Jasper be dissatisfied with you, understand?â
Lawrence felt a burning sensation on his cheeks.
Actually, he also wants to win Jasperâs favor, hoping that Jasper will like him more and that he can always stay by Jasperâs side.
But he doesnât want these things, heâs only in it for the money.
Although he is still young, he knows that money is very important, but⦠if he were to only please Jasper for the sake of money, he would feel like something would be destroyed.
On the other side, William was waiting in Jasperâs room and handed him a gift, saying âThis is a Christmas present. I wonât be able to come on the day itself since Iâll be in Deer Capital, so Iâm giving it to you in advance.â
Jasper opened the gift and saw a beautiful doll dressed in fancy clothes with hair accessories.
Although she is still young, she has spent several years with the Reed family and has seen many valuable jewelry pieces with her parents. Therefore, she can recognize that the gems embedded in the dress and the diamonds on the hair accessories of this doll are all real.
âThis doll is very pretty, but it must be expensive,â said Jasper.
âOkay,â said William. âDonât you like it?â
âI like it, but⦠Mom said I canât accept very expensive gifts from others,â Jasper said.
âBut⦠Iâm not someone else, arenât we really good friends?
Besides, I bought this gift with my own pocket money. I just thought it looked really nice, so I wanted to give it to you,â said William.
Jasper thought for a moment after hearing this and seemed to find it somewhat reasonable. As a result, a happy smile appeared on his face again.
William breathed a sigh of relief and felt happy seeing her smiling so happily.
âBy the way, I have prepared your Christmas gift, so Iâll give it to you in advance,â Jasper said, walking over to a nearby glass cabinet. He opened the cabinet, revealing a row of neatly arranged boxes of various sizes.
Each box has been packed and at the knot of the boxâs string, there is a paper tag hanging with the name of the recipient written on it.
Jasper took out a box and handed it to William. âThis is my gift for you, but itâs not as valuable as yours.â
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