Chapter 56: The Plan
After dinner, Reed quietly reminded, "Jessie, I’m glad to see you’re doing well now, but you should know better than anyone else what kind of people your relatives on your father’s side are. They’re the type who would chew you up and spit out the bones. If they find out you’re doing well, they will definitely try to take advantage of you."
After Jessie’s father had died, they had kicked Jessie and Laura out in worry they would ask for money.
What they did back then was truly disgraceful. The neighbors couldn’t help but gossip, but they also thought that since they wanted to continue living here, making too much of a scene about it wouldn’t be a good idea. Otherwise, Jessie wouldn’t have gotten a single penny.
Not only did Reed know all about what happened back then, but everyone around was also aware of it.
Kevin stood nearby and informed them about the trending live stream, hoping they would speak out and record a message to post online as crucial evidence against them.
Upon hearing his words, everyone fell silent in fear of trouble.
Jessie understood their concerns, shaking her head at Kevin as she thought about how people were just inherently selfish. Helping her wouldn’t benefit them, and if her relatives were to find out, they might cause trouble. Everyone was a neighbor and didn’t want things to get too ugly.
"Mr. Harper, I’ll go take pictures of my grandparents’ house; it could serve as evidence."
Kevin nodded, "Go ahead. I’m heading to the restroom and will meet you later."
"Okay."
After watching her leave, he turned to the people observing him and directly asked, "So, how much would it take for you to speak up?"
Everyone was stunned by this. All they knew was that he was Jessie’s husband, but now he was offering to pay them into speaking up?