'Two kids?' Janet wanted to laugh at Carol Yi's words. 'Your daughter, Sabina Fan, is older than me, but you treat her like a kid?' thought she.
But she knew that Carol didn't mean anything by it. She thought, 'I'm already twenty-six years old, but my own parents still treat me as a kid, too.'
"Okay, but don't get your hopes up too much. I'll tell Daniel about it. He is the one who has a say in it, " said Janet.
Upon hearing her words, Mrs. Yi was anxious, she said, "Miss Shao, we really need your help. Please tell us when our kids can be released from the jail. Please?"
Janet took a sip out of her cup of coffee, then she slowly opened her mouth and said, "It's up to Daniel. I can't make any decisions myself." Janet thought that she had to respect Daniel's status in front of other people, no matter what.
Carol then cautiously suggested, "Miss Shao, how about you call to Mr. Si now and ask him about it?" Afraid that Janet might not agree, Carol assured her and said, "I know how difficult Sabina is, but I promise you that I will take Sabina abroad when she comes out of the jail. She won't bring any trouble to you anymore."
Carol was serious with what she said. She knew that she couldn't rely on Taylor Fan anymore, and her brother also had been involved in some scandals that he probably would be expelled from the Party.
When her daughter would get out of jail, she would divorce Taylor Fan. Then, she would take her out of C Country to start anew and live peaceful life.
Janet didn't want to call Daniel again, but then she empathized with Carol. Being as Sabina's mother must have been such a hard job to do.
Because she was also a mother of two daughters, Janet could more or less understand Carol.
Cutting Carol some slack, Janet then took her phone out and called Daniel.
"Hello, my dear, what's up?" answered Daniel.
Lola had just come to pick up his daughter and left. He was about to go for a meeting now.
"Daniel, when will you release Clarissa and Sabina from jail? Mrs. Yi and Mrs. Carol are anxious to know, " said Janet. Even though she knew that Daniel was counting on her decision, she said this in front of them to reiterate Daniel's powerful reputation.
In front of Mrs. Yi and Carol, Janet said some nice things about Clarissa and Sabina, so that they would owe her a favor.
The two women on the opposite side exchanged glances with each other, in shock.
In Mrs. Yi's mind, she thought that no matter how important Janet was in Daniel's eyes, she still didn't have power over him.
But she didn't know that her daughter's release depended on Janet.
While in Carol's mind, she thought that Janet was kind enough to paint her daughter in a good light, despite knowing that Janet despised Sabina.
Daniel on the other side of the line tittered and thought, 'You already know that it's up to you, you naughty woman!'
He then said, "Honey, it's your decision!"
Mrs. Yi saw that Janet's face flush red and wondered what Daniel had said on the phone.
She then heard Janet answer, "Okay. Thank you. Daniel, you're so kind!"
Then, Janet hung up the phone and felt relaxed. 'Daniel, have you no shame! You never stop flirting!' thought Janet.
She then said to them, "Daniel said that... if you can make sure that they have learned their lessons, then he would release them right this instant!"
Her words made Mrs. Yi and Carol feel very happy. They made the right choice by talking to her!
"Thank you, Miss Shao. We'll be sure to discipline them properly when we get back home!" Carol delivered her sincere gratitude to Janet.
Janet waved her hand at her and said, "Please don't thank me. It was Daniel's decision!"
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