Chapter 517

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Nara clenched her fists tightly. A sense of humiliation she had never felt before surged to her chest. She angrily stared at Mrs. Spencer, then slowly turned toward Gary, gesturing with her hands. “Is that what you think, too?”

It was a simple sentence, so Gary understood it. He immediately shook his head. “No, Nara, don’t get me wrong!”

Nara let out a sigh of relief. But Mrs. Spencer suddenly said, “Gary, are you sure you don’t think that way? Because if I help her, she’ll leave you!”

That comment made Gary pause slightly before he looked at Nara with reluctance in his eyes. Mrs. Spencer continued, “Miss Gill is still young. She might not marry you for another five years, which means you have five years to keep Nara. I’m asking you again: are you sure you don’t want to do that? It’ll be your own choice, and later on, it’ll have nothing to do with me!”

Gary fell silent. He passionately looked toward Nara, and a barely discernible greed flashed in his eyes. He wanted to keep her! He loved Nara enough to fight his mother for her, but his mother’s death threats left him no choice. If possible, he certainly didn’t want to let go of Nara. But in this plan, Nara was the one who would be hurt the most…

Thinking of this, Gary felt a waver in his conviction but immediately firmed up his stance. However, Mrs. Spencer’s following words challenged him. “Gary, think it through. After everything you’ve done for her, can you really stand to break up with her just like that? Are you content with that? If she truly loves you, is that marriage certificate really that important?”

Gary hesitated, then shook his head. “It’s not important…”

Mrs. Spencer laughed, “Right, it’s not important. So why are you hesitating? Good boy, let her be your mistress, and you won’t be upset anymore…”

Gary immediately looked at Nara. “Nara…” He held Nara’s hand. “How about we try it? If you love me, can you also make some sacrifices for me? My marriage with Miss Gill might not even work out, and if it doesn’t, we can still be together…”

Nara looked at Gary in astonishment. Earlier, Mrs. Spencer forced Gary to marry Miss Gill by threatening to kill herself. If Gary chose to obey Mrs. Spencer, Nara would only feel sorry to end their relationship. She knew Gary’s shortcomings; he was too obedient to his mother. He was like a child who never grew up. Yet every person had flaws, and she was willing to endure that. But she could never have imagined that Gary would agree to Mrs. Spencer’s outrageous proposition. It wasn’t about her status anymore… It showed that, in Gary’s mind, she was never fit to be his wife!

To Gary, she was just a toy that he had always wanted since childhood but never obtained. Once he had it, he would no longer care. Although Nara lived a life of poverty, it led her to value intellectual love. She stared at Gary, slowly pulling her hands back. But Gary immediately gripped them again. “Nara, if you become my mistress, I’ll treat you well! I’ll even let you bear my child in the future… I just can’t marry you. Can you compromise for me?”

Nara pulled her hands back and fiercely slapped Gary. Her mouth opened and closed. What Gary said was more hurtful than all the insults Mrs. Spencer hurled at her the day before. It made Nara feel even more humiliated!

She wanted to speak but couldn’t get the words out; she just stared at Gary and took out paper and a pen to write. “You bastard!”

“I am a bastard.” Gary was slapped, but he merely flinched. He stepped forward and grabbed her arm. “But Nara, I can’t lose you! I know this will make things hard for you, but I can give you money! I can provide you with a comfortable life as long as you agree to stay by my side. Please agree to my mom’s terms!”

Nara struggled to push him away but to no avail. Tears began to well up in her eyes. She had come today just to tell Gary that she was Miss Gill, but now, she felt like a joke. She could understand why Gary would choose his mother over her. But she couldn’t understand how he could do such a despicable thing!

She shook her head. Mrs. Spencer immediately shouted in anger, “You have no right to refuse now that you’ve offended the Gill family. Only I can speak a few good words for you. If you reject this offer, the Gill family will force you and your brother to disappear from Clance forever!”

Upon hearing this, Nara turned sharply to look at Mrs. Spencer. Anger colored her face, and she was no longer the pitiful and innocent girl wanting to explain things to them. Her eyes emitted a deep hatred. That hatred startled Mrs. Spencer, who immediately scolded, “How dare you look at me like that? Who gave you the courage to look at me this way?”

Then she said to Gary, “Son, do you see? This is her true color! You’re willing to live and die for her, but what about her? She won’t even be your mistress! She must be eyeing the power of our family, afraid that being your mistress for a few years will leave her with nothing in the end!”

Gary looked at Nara. “I can give you money!”

“Slap!” Nara slapped Gary fiercely on the face again. She glared at him. All the tender sweetness of the past seemed to turn into poison at that moment, pressing against her chest, making breathing difficult. She breathed heavily.

Gary, having been slapped, didn’t dare to retaliate; he just stared at Nara… But Mrs. Spencer wouldn’t stand for it. After the first slap, she felt distressed for her son, and now another slap…

She pushed Gary aside, her finger almost poking Nara’s face. “How dare you slap my son, little slut!” Having said this, Mrs. Spencer raised her hand.

“Slap! Slap!” Mrs. Spencer slapped Nara’s face hard twice, angrily saying, “You should consider being my son’s mistress an honor! Otherwise, you wouldn’t even be worthy to carry his shoes!” She then pointed toward the gates of the Gill family, “Do you see? That’s what the houses of the real prominent families look like! My son will marry Miss Gill in the future! Look at yourself! How dare you reject my son?!”

After being slapped, Nara covered her face and glared at Mrs. Spencer. She also looked at Gary and saw him frown. “Nara, don’t be foolish. Only by becoming my lover will you and your brother be safe. If you say no, then my mom won’t plead for you!”

The last bit of hope in Nara’s eyes shattered with his words. He was actually threatening her. Nara gave a bitter smile, steadied her stance, and wrote on a piece of paper. “I don’t need her help!”

Mrs. Spencer scoffed. “Still trying to be tough, huh? You don’t need my help? Then rot away on the streets of Clance! Maybe someday you won’t even know how you died, little slut!”

Nara trembled with rage. She stared at them, wanting to say something… That was when a scolding voice rang out. “What are you doing?!”

They all turned and saw Lady Gill striding toward them!