Cinderella couldn’t say a word after hearing her father’s pleading. Seeing that her father looked older than she had seen last time, she felt sad. Finally, she was silent.
As soon as she was silent, Linda and Ella immediately seized the opportunity to lay the burden on her.
Until she returned to her rented house and lay on her small single bed, Cinderella didn’t think of any good solution to help her father. As for asking Brother Lawrence for help, she didn’t think of any reason to say that with Brother Lawrence.
And she thought about it for three days.
In these three days, she tried many ways, but she couldn’t find Linda’s brother. He was just disappeared. She heard from her neighbors that he took his new wife on his honeymoon. This made her feel very angry. He is the one who caused the problem, but he still took his wife abroad to play. Cinderella thought that she must ask Linda’s brother hand over the money at this time.
She was waiting for her. As long as Linda’s brother appears and she can get the money, her father will be fine.
However, Linda’s brother did not show up, and at this time she heard the news that her father was arrested in prison.
Cinderella received a call from Linda that her father had been arrested in prison. She immediately rushed over and walked into the house she had left three days ago. She saw Linda sitting on the sofa secretly wiping her tears, while Ella sat on the other side of the sofa with angry.
Cinderella walked in anxiously, and she asked, “Where’s my father?”
“This time he was really caught and sent to prison... How could this happen? I can’t live at all.” Linda said with emotion. At the end, she cried loudly for fear that others would not see her.
“How could this happen? They didn’t say they would arrest him so soon!” Cinderella frowned at Linda.
“Your father didn’t want you to worry, so he didn’t say the arrest date.” Linda raised her red eyes to Cinderella and said, “Cindy, you must save your father this time, otherwise... Your father is really going to jail.”
“Stop crying...” Seeing Linda crying pitifully and her father being arrested, Cinderella was very upset and had no solution for the moment. She could only whisper to herself, “T here must be a way.”
“Cindy! I know I was mean and always make you angry, but I’m really worried about your father!” Linda stood up anxiously, looked at Cinderella with a trace of regret and said, “This time... You really have to help your father!”
“I... I will try my best!” Cinderella really had no idea at this time.
It seems that she can only take the last step and ask Brother Lawrence for help.
“Just try?” Ella, sitting on the other side, seemed to be irritated by Cinderella’s words. She stood up angrily and said in a very blunt tone, “I don’t think you want to help dad at all. If you don’t want to help, don’t just say something nice.”
Seeing Ella’s reaction, Cinderella glanced at her coldly and said, “I don’t have time to listen to your bullshit now.”
“If you really wanted to help dad, you would have asked Brother Lawrence for help. But it’s been a few days. You can’t even look for him. How could you say that you will try your best?” Ella pointed to Cinderella and suddenly said sarcastically with a sneer, “I know you. You want to be perfect in face of Brother Lawrence! For the sake of your good image, you would rather let your father go to jail. You are such a hypocrite. Brother Lawrence will understand that one day.”
“You’re unreasonable.” Cinderella looked at Ella coldly and said.
“You...” Ella was ready to scold Cinderella.
“Stop quarrelling. Now the most important thing is to find a way to save your father.” Linda’s anxious voice anxiously interrupted what Ella was going to say.
Being interrupted by Linda, Ella said with a hum of dissatisfaction, “I’ve tried everything. I’m not as lucky as her. She met a rich Brother Lawrence.”
Cinderella knew that Ella has always been fond of Lawrence. As long as she saw that Lawrence was close to her, she was angry and jealous, and then she will always play some tricks behind her back. Ella didn’t want her to be with Lawrence. For this purpose, Ella has deliberately made trouble with her for many times.
This time Ella deliberately slandered her because Lawrence introduced her to work last time.
“I will try! I’ll ask Lawrence out tomorrow and ask him... For help.” Cinderella sighed helplessly.
Now she can only ask Brother Lawrence for help. Although it’s difficult for her, she could only do that for her father’s sake.
“Not today?” Linda asked with a frown.
Cinderella shook her head gently and said, “I was looking for Lawrence this morning, but his secretary said that Lawrence was on a business trip and couldn’t come back until tomorrow afternoon.”
“That won’t work!” Linda said anxiously.
Cinderella asked with concern when she saw Linda’s reaction. “Why not?”
“Your father’s finance director has said that if he doesn’t pay back the money tonight, your father will... He must go to jail.” Linda said with cry.
“Can’t him wait for another day or two?”
“It’s mainly because your father doesn’t know them well. If they are acquaintances, we can wait a few days...” Linda sighed.
Cinderella said in a panic, “then we can ask the director to give us a few more days...”
“I think so.” Linda then excitedly took Cinderella’s hands and said, “I’ve made an appointment with the director. I just want to talk to him about giving us a few days.” “Did the director promise to talk to us?”
“Yes, he promised. It’s 8 o’clock at X Restaurant tonight.” Linda said hastily, “Please talk to the director at 8 o’clock tonight. After all, you are well-educated and have a good eloquence.”
“Em...” Cinderella thought it was a way to help her father, and she should be happy to agree, while Linda’s attitude today made her feel something was wrong.
“Cindy, we are all counting on you this time. I’ll go with you to see the director tonight.” Linda held Cinderella harder in her hands and said, “Your father is old. I’m afraid that when he goes to prison, his rheumatism will worsen because of the bad weather.”
“... OK, I’ll talk to the director tonight.” Cinderella nodded softly and said.
“Great...” Linda felt relieved and hugged Cindy excitedly when she heard Cinderella promise.
In the face of Linda’s sudden hug, Cinderella stared at her in horror. For Linda’s hug, she intuitively stretched out her hands to push away. But Linda’s strength was so strong that Cindy won’t push her a point at all.
At this time, Cindy couldn’t see the snicker on Linda’s face behind her.