"Good." Pierre nodded his head with satisfaction while Jean got out of the car with a depressed expression on his face.

Jean was beaten up so badly that his face was all swollen up like a pig.

"Mr. Mallory, your subordinate went too far." Jean covered half of his face with his hand and cried out, "Ouch!"

Pierre looked at the state Jean was in now and nodded, feeling pleased. He said, "This is good. Show Nina your face and she won't turn you away."

Jean understood why Pierre did that. He was furious at getting beaten up, but he dared not say anything else. He had no choice but to go along with the arrangements. "Mr. Mallory, I understand what you mean now. It's indeed a good idea."

Pierre grinned while he looked at Jean's swollen face. "You must be feeling wronged now. Give it to him."

The subordinate heard him and threw an envelope to Jean.

Jean took it and glanced inside the envelope. Money!

There was lots and lots of money. It was a fat stack of cash!

"Mr. Mallory, thank you. Thank you so much!" The grievance in Jean's heart was suddenly gone when he saw the money. He reckoned that there must be more than 10,000 dollars inside.

Pierre looked at Jean, whose eyes brightened up when he saw the money, and said disdainfully, "There's 100,000 dollars in it. Your bones and muscles are still fine after getting beaten up this time. You'll only have to rest for a few days. The money is compensation for your medical bills. You'll be

rewarded if you do me the favor. I'll give you plenty of money. You don't have to think about earning money anymore. You'll be able to live your life comfortably."

"Yes, yes. Thank you, Mr. Mallory." Jean bowed and scraped, forgetting the pain on his face.

Pierre got back into the car and reminded him again, saying, "I don't have much patience. And I've already done my part in this matter. I'll leave the rest to you, and you'll have to speed up the progress. You know the consequences if I'm not satisfied with your progress." copyrighted © content.

"I know," Jean nodded and said.

Pierre closed the car door and the car drove off.

Jean quickly kept the money in his motorcycle's storage compartment. His lips widened as he grinned, and it was as though he could not feel the pain on his face. Judging from Pierre's personality, it looked like although he was malicious and it was hard to figure out what he had in mind, he was indeed more generous.

With Pierre giving him money, Jean decided to help him.

Jean rode on his motorcycle and came to the hospital. He headed to Anna's ward.

Anna had just taken her medicine this morning, and she was lying on the bed attached to an IV drip. She was so nervous to the point that she almost got out of bed to check on Jean. Just then, she saw him come in with a swollen face.

"W-What happened to you?" she asked.

Jean glanced at the caretaker Nina had hired to take care of Anna. She would report everything that happened to Nina.

Hence, he was not in a hurry to talk about Pierre's matter. Instead, he said, "Mom, I'm fine."

"Your face is all swollen and you're telling me you're alright?" Anna sat up on the bed. She could not be bothered that the needle was still attached to her arm. She said, "Come, take a seat. Let me take a look at you. Are you hurt anywhere?"

Jean said to the caretaker, "I'd like to have some fruits. Go downstairs and get me some."

The caretaker did not move even when she heard him. Instead, she said, "It's my duty to take care of Mrs. Anna. I'm not allowed to leave."

"Just go and get the fruits. Here's the money. Hurry up." Jean generously handed a hundred dollars to her and said, "Go and buy some fruits. You can keep the rest of the money."

Anna tensed up when she saw her son becoming so generous. "What's wrong with you? Do you have to spend so much on fruits?"

Jean gave her a thumbs up and said, "Mom, relax. I have something to tell you."

Anna wondered why her son had become so generous. She had no choice but to cooperate with him to send the caretaker away. "Alright. I'd like to have some fruits too. Go get some for me."

The caretaker had no choice since Anna asked her to do it. She took the money and left the ward.

Jean sat down on the chair beside the ward bed and said, "Mom, we're getting rich this time."

"Did you win the lottery?" Anna asked him when she saw him so excited. She could not think of any other way how Jean could get rich.

"No. It was Pierre who beat me up," Jean said excitedly. He thought the wounds on him did not matter anymore when he talked about money.

"Why did he beat you up? You're badly injured. Does it hurt? Why don't you go see the doctor?" Anna was heartbroken to see her son get beat up so badly.

Jean shook his head and said, "It doesn't hurt at all. There's no need to see the doctor. Besides, they didn't hit me on the vital parts of my body. Let me tell you something. Pierre is in love with Nina, and I promised him that I'll help him win Nina's heart."

Anna's heart ached more when she knew that Jean had suffered because of Nina. "That's his business.

Why did he beat you up like this? No way, I'm going to look for him and reason with him!"

Jean quickly held Anna's hand and said, "Mom, please don't. He did it to help me. When Nina sees me in this state, she won't bear to see me like this. She'll definitely fulfill his request. Besides, he beat me up but he gave me 50,000 dollars and claimed that it's for my medical bills. These are just minor injuries, so the bills won't even amount to 50,000 dollars, but he gave it to me just like that. He told me that if Nina chooses to get together with him in the future, he'll make it worth our while!"

He was worried that Anna would ask for the money, so he told her half of the amount that Pierre gave him.

"50,000?" Anna widened her eyes and stretched out five fingers.

"Yes, Mom. 50,000 dollars! We have 50,000 dollars now. If Nina ends up together with him, there'll be much more coming in. Do we still have to worry about money when the time comes?" Jean said excitedly.

"You're not lying to me, right?" Anna refused to believe it. When Nina got together with Percy back then, Percy would only lend a hand when their family was in a difficult situation. He had never given them so much money at once.

However, Pierre gave them so much money just to get Nina?

"Why should I lie to you? I've already deposited the money in the bank, and it's already in your bank account. You can check it." Jean did not want to deposit the money in her bank account, but he needed Anna's help in this matter. He deposited 50,000 dollars into her bank account for the sake of his future benefits.

After all, he could still ask Anna for money if he ran out of money next time. She loved him so much, so she would not hesitate to give it to him.

Anna picked up her phone to check. Indeed, 50,000 dollars was deposited into her bank account half an hour ago.

Jean asked, "You received it, right?"

"Yes. I didn't expect the second young master of the Mallory family to be much more generous than Master Percy." Anna could not help but exclaim. What she never expected was that two men were trying to win Nina's heart. Great, their better days would be coming soon.

"Right? Mom, you'll have to cooperate with me to put on a show. Nina will certainly say yes when the time comes," said Jean. He already had a plan in mind, and he had told Pierre about it too.