Linda could not help but take a few steps back. “I-I—”
“Switch it to Kevin instead, then!” stated Anastasia.
“No way!” Four voices sounded in unison as soon as Anastasia's words were spoken.
Kevin was the first to speak. He sobbed, “No way! I'm still young. I don't want to die! I don't want the bomb! Please, I don't want it!”
Then Linda spoke. “No! Kevin is my only son. We need him to continue our family's lineage! But Jennifer doesn't matter that much. She's expendable.”
The third one who spoke was Leonard. “No way! Kev is my son. I don't want to attend my own son's funeral!”
The last one to speak was Jennifer. “Forget it. Let them go, Ms.
Rodriguez.”
Jennifer's tears were flowing freely down her cheeks.
She was really questioning what human nature meant.
At present, both Leonard and Linda vividly demonstrated the dark side of human nature.
She wondered why Kevin and herself received different treatment although they were both the children of Leonard and Linda.
Leonard and Linda's mindsets had always made them value their son over their daughter. Jennifer was aware of that, but she had never spoken it out loud.
After all, she was clear that despite their bias, they were still her parents who had raised her.
A bitter feeling arose in her heart. To protect her family, she had completely separated herself from Donald.
Is this even worth it for these people? Well, I guess it isn't.
“Ms. Rodriguez, I beg you. Please let them go.” Jennifer's eyes darkened as she fell to her knees.
The time bomb continued to tick, and the displayed time showed that there was only one minute left before the explosion.
Linda and the rest knelt on the ground as well. “Yeah, right! Please release us now!”
However, Anastasia burst into laughter. “This is pathetic! Look at you, Jennifer. I must say that I sympathize with you at this moment!”
Jennifer remained silent as tears continued rolling silently down her cheeks.
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