Save Myself From Desperation novel Chapter 301

Evan's face instantly turned stern. "She's about to sign the contract, what else could it be but selling shares!"

He thought anxiously, 'What's more terrifying is that Jessica is selling the shares behind our backs while Bertha and I are in prison. What is she planning to do? Is she trying to take the money and run? Does she not care about her parents in jail at all?'

Bertha, in disbelief and mentally dazed, shook her head repeatedly. "No, Jessica wouldn't do this, she just wouldn't. Maybe... Maybe she's selling the shares to raise money to save us!"

Hearing Bertha's words, Evan looked at her skeptically.

Bertha, desperately trying to find excuses for her, spoke incoherently. "Think about it, Evan. Both of us are in prison. If Jessica wants to get us out, she needs to make connections and hire lawyers, all of which cost a lot of money! Where else could Jessica get the money but by selling the shares?"

Evan's anger started to wane upon hearing this reasoning. "Is that so..."

After all, he couldn't bear to believe that Jessica would abandon him, her father.

"It must be true! Jessica is definitely raising money for us!" Bertha kept convincing herself, feeling that she had always cherished Jessica more than her own daughter, and Jessica must surely be grateful and dutiful to her.

Evan's expression softened considerably as his unconditional favoritism toward Jessica made him easily agree with Bertha's words.

He pondered firmly, 'That's right, Jessica must be selling the shares to raise money to save me!'

Hearing their conversation, Joseph was utterly astonished at their level of stupidity. "Damn! I've seen dumb, but never this dumb! They're both stupid and wicked!"

Jaden scoffed, "Hah, just let them wait and see!"

Evan was still making unreasonable arguments, saying, "Jessica is my daughter, of course, I trust her!"

Ashley glanced at him indifferently, wondering where his trust in Jessica came from. Then, she took out her phone and sent a text to Isabela.

On the big screen at that moment, Jessica was about to sign the contract when she suddenly paused and asked Isabela, "Ms. Copley, you mentioned on the phone that your head office executive was visiting the Zyrrinthia branch and would take time to meet me?"

Jessica was still keen on meeting the head of the Zenith Group, hoping to seize the opportunity during the contract signing to establish a strong connection, killing two birds with one stone.

Isabela smiled, "Don't worry, Ms. Ramos. Our boss will be here soon, and you'll meet our boss shortly."

As Isabela spoke, she checked the message from Ashley on her phone, then looked up at Jessica and asked as instructed, "Ms. Ramos, I heard about the trouble your family is in. Your parents are imprisoned, aren't they?"

Jessica sighed and pretended to look sad. "Ms. Copley, you might not be aware, but my parents did something wrong. Oh, how could they be so foolish to commit a crime? Being in prison is the price they have to pay."

Upon seeing this, Evan frowned deeply once again.

Bertha also began to doubt, thinking, 'How can Jessica say that? What does she mean by prison being the price we deserve? It was Jessica who first came up with the idea of kidnapping Miranda to threaten Ashley! She was the mastermind!'

Then, in the live-feed footage, Isabela continued as instructed by Ashley, "Ms. Ramos, when we were discussing the purchase of the Ramos Group's shares, your parents hadn't been arrested yet. Now, with such negative news, it will surely affect the stock price and market value of the Ramos Group..."

Jessica became anxious upon hearing that. "Ms. Copley, are you suggesting to lower the price at the last minute?"

Isabela smiled faintly, "Of course not. We at the Zenith Group are a big company and stand by our word."

Jessica breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the Zenith Group really was wealthy and reliable.

"But." Isabela's tone changed. "Ms. Ramos, you're selling the Ramos Group's shares without your parents' knowledge. What if they find out? Won't they come to us causing trouble?"

At that moment, Jessica was eager to sell the shares. She couldn't stand being part of the Ramos family anymore, especially with the disdainful treatment from Frankie and the other brothers.

Upon hearing Isabela's question, Jessica quickly assured her, "Ms. Copley, don't worry, my parents won't have the chance to bother you! They committed crimes and will be locked up for several years at least! Or perhaps...they might never get out!"