Chapter 1361 What Did She Do to Deserve This?

"Gale and Rain are back in A City, and they're interrogating the impostor. We should find out the truth behind her disguise soon," Luke said.

Percy nodded. To think that the woman by Luke's side for the past three years was an impostor, and the whereabouts of the real Bianca Rayne was still unknown! "Now that we know that the Island of Despair isn't wiped out, we shouldn't wait for them to attack. We've collaborated with the Russian government to wipe them out, and I'm sure that they're waiting to take their revenge on us. We should make arrangements to search for their base of operations now. We can't let them have the advantage over us."

Luke nodded. The Mallory family was also involved in the previous attack on the Island of Despair. If the new leader of the Island of Despair wanted to take revenge on those who had wronged him, the Mallory family would definitely be implicated too. Luke knew that they had to cooperate to fight against them. "I'll make arrangements on my side. In any case, you shouldn't let anyone else know about it."

"Don't worry. I know what to do." Percy nodded. Luke was right; they could not afford to alert the enemy.

At noon, Nina left the office and bumped into Sue.

"Are you going downstairs to have lunch, Nina? Shall we go together?" Sue smiled and said to Nina.

Nina shook her head. "I can't go to lunch with you. I have something else to do."

"Don't you plan to have lunch? Look at you now. You're all skin and bones. You ought to eat your meals." Sue thought that Nina was thinking of skipping lunch, so she wanted to force her to go and eat with her.Text content © .

Nina was glad that Sue was concerned for her. She explained, "It's not like that, Sue. You've misunderstood. I have a date with someone else today, so I can't have lunch with you."

Sue nodded and gestured an "OK" sign. "I see, then it's fine. I won't disturb the two of you then. You ought to eat more today. You look better when you have some more muscle on your bones."

"Yes, yes. You don't have to worry about me. I won't make myself suffer," Nina said with a smile. The two of them went into the elevator and went downstairs.

They parted ways at the lobby. Nina went into the restaurant.

Usually, restaurants of that type would not have private rooms. However, this restaurant had private rooms for the convenience of the managers working in the office building.

Ruth O'Connor, Percy's mother, had reserved a private room.

The waitress led Nina to the private room, then closed the door behind her.

Nina could not help but keep her guard up when she saw the elegant woman in front of her. It was not her first time meeting Ruth, and she knew of her noble status. She sat down on a chair in front of Ruth and said carefully, "Good afternoon, Madam. How can I help you today?"

Ruth put the teacup in her hands away and glanced at Nina contemptuously.

People of Ruth's social class hated women like Nina. Nina understood that Ruth hated her, but she did not think that she did anything wrong. After all, Percy was the one who insisted that she stay by his side.

She looked at Ruth, unperturbed.

"I still have the same question for you, but it's not exactly the same this time. I'm arranging a marriage for Percy. The young lady is from the Johnston family, and she has just returned to A City after having graduated from an overseas university. She is beautiful, intelligent, and is from a prominent family, so she is the perfect match for Percy. Do you think that he'll like her?" Ruth said.

Nina shook her head. "I don't know. I'm not Percy."

"It doesn't matter if you know it, but we all know that you're not suitable for Percy. I know why you've been clinging to him, so here's a check for you. You should know what to do next, don't you?" Ruth said and took out a check from her handbag.

Nina's eyes widened slightly when she saw the figure on the check. She was aware of the Mallory family's wealth, but she was shocked by how much Ruth was willing to give her.

"Indeed, I'm not suitable for Percy, but I can't take your check either." She put the check on the table and pushed it over. She was not enticed by the figure.

It was not the first time that Ruth had given her a check. Every time, Nina had refused to accept it.

It was also the same this time.

Ruth's expression changed when Nina refused to accept the check. "What's the meaning of this? Do you think that you can stay by Percy's side just because you refuse to accept my offer? Let me tell you, you’d better stop dreaming. He only likes you now because you're young. Do you think that you can still be by his side in a few years?"

"I've never wanted to be by his side," Nina said candidly. She felt horrible for being humiliated twice in a single day.

"What do you want then? Do you want to be the matriarch of the Mallory family after I die? Let me tell you, stop

dreaming. Percy wouldn't want to marry you, and even if he would, his father and I wouldn't allow it," Ruth said.

"Madam, I've told you since the first time we met that I don't care about your money, and I'm powerless to leave Percy. What you can do is convince Percy to leave me. I've met Ms. Johnston before, and she's indeed an outstanding young woman. I have no doubt that she is the perfect match for Percy, and I hope that you can arrange the marriage so that Percy will leave me alone," Nina said earnestly.

It was not that she did not want to leave Percy, but Percy had never wanted her to leave him.

She had never thought of making money from the deal, and she did not want to be by Percy's side for the rest of her life.

All she wanted was to leave...

Ruth became even more displeased when she heard that.

Nina said that Percy did not want her to leave. To Ruth's ears, Nina's words were like a brazen taunt. She thought that Nina was saying that she was irreplaceable, and Percy's parents were helpless about it...

That made Ruth furious. She picked up the teacup and flung it toward Nina. "I've given you so many chances, yet you don't appreciate them. Alright then, you can't blame me for what I'll do to you!"

Instinctively, Nina raised her arm to block the incoming teacup. With a clang, the teacup struck her arm and fell on the floor.

The teacup was filled with boiling milk tea, and Ruth had only taken two sips out of it.

Nina could feel that her arm was stinging with pain. The tea must have scalded her...

"Very well. If you don't know what's good for you, I'll take the check back, and it won't be too long before Percy kicks you out of the mansion!" Ruth took the check, tore it into pieces, and left the room huffily.

The door slammed behind Nina. She let out a dry laugh as she looked at her forearm, which had turned red.

In a day, her elder brother and Percy's mother had humiliated her.

She began to wonder why she deserved to be treated that way. Was it mere bad luck, or was it karma?