In the study.
After breakfast, Vincent and Ruben headed upstairs while Morgan took Elaine for a walk around the villa.
Immediately, Ruben placed the information that he received in the morning on Vincent's desk, then leaned against the chair and casually said, "About what you ordered me to find yesterday, these are the information that you wanted."
Calmly, Vincent raised an eyebrow and picked up the file.
Everything in the file was about Elaine's background.
The Jacob's Family was a simple family with an ordinary background. It was known that Elaine had an elder sister and a younger brother. Other than that, her parents had a small local business back in her hometown too. Although her family's life was not luxurious, it was still enough for them to get by.
Slowly, Ruben lifted his chin and said, "The first page is some basic information about her family, whereas the second page is the inside information that they managed to inquire."
Soon, Vincent flipped to the second page and began to read. After he read a few words, he gradually frowned.
Even Ruben let out a sigh. Earlier that morning, when he read the information, he also felt inexplicably upset.
On the second page, it stated that Elaine had always given her all to her family, and she would transfer a certain amount of money back to her family every month. In fact, she had barely kept any of her salary for herself. For girls who were her age, who would even say no to dressing up?
However, Elaine hardly went shopping for herself.
Perhaps, in her mind, it was better to transfer the money to her family than to buy things.
"For a girl like her who dedicated so much to her family, I really don't know whether to say she's stupid or to say that the family that is too harsh on her!" With a sneer, Ruben continued, "Besides, I've also heard that she was the one who paid for her elder sister's rent and her brother's tuition fee. Other than being an elder sister, she was also like a parent to them. In fact, her family seems to be enjoying it as if it was ought to be."
As Vincent looked at the information in his hand, he remained silent.
Although Ruben had no idea what
Vincent was thinking about, he couldn't help but feel nervous when he looked at Vincent's expressionless face. "Aren't you going to say something?"
The moment Vincent finished reading the information, he shredded them with a shredding machine and said nonchalantly, "I'll forget about this injury that her family caused her. In the future, if her family were to come and cause her trouble, I want you to find someone to solve the problem."
Shocked, Ruben almost fell to the ground. "Uhm... may I ask, what do you mean by 'solve the problem'? Are we both thinking about the same thing?"
Under normal circumstances, if Vincent were to tell Ruben to 'solve the problem', what he meant would be killing the person to prevent any future troubles.
With a frown, Vincent asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"Uhm... what I thought was to go visit her family and give them a warning about it. After that, I will tell them to behave themselves and not to cause any trouble in the future."
Then, the corners of Vincent's lips curled up faintly. "Ruben, do I seem like such a kind person to you?"
When Ruben heard that question, he was speechless.
As Vincent's gaze flashed a hint of darkness, he uttered, "If there were to be another incident, make sure to get rid of everything and leave nothing behind."
With a deep frown, Ruben said, "Normally, I wouldn't care much about what you want to do, but this time, you're not allowed to do so. Those people that you want to get rid of are Elaine's family. If she were to know about it, what do you think she would think of you?"
Surprised, Vincent replied, "Of course, she would thank me for it. What else could she be thinking about?"
"You wanted to kill her family, and you still expect her to be grateful to you?"
Was he out of his mind?
Well, Ruben did not have the guts to say it straight to Vincent's face.
At that moment, Vincent frowned slightly. Clearly, he was unable to understand Ruben's words. "What's the matter? Since they're causing her trouble, I'm just helping her to solve it. Why would she be unhappy about it then?"
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