Jason arranged for Lisa to meet Emily in fear.
Emily was also shocked to see her and said in surprise, "Lisa, why are you here?"
When Lisa saw Emily, she couldn't help but blush and scold Emily, "I gave you a ticket to Country A, and I sent you on the plane myself. Why haven't I heard anything about your whereabouts since? I checked later and you weren't even on the plane, you weren't even in the departure register."
"Lisa, I'm sorry. I went in and thought about it. I couldn't just go abroad like this. So... So I came back and bought a ticket to somewhere else." Emily lowered her head guiltily.
Lisa was so angry that she didn't know what to say, "Do you know how hard I worked to find you later and how angry Mr. Brent was? He thought I had settled you down well. Who knew that we would lose track of you ever since? You have no idea how much Mr. Brent blamed me, and he still can't trust me completely."
"Ah, I've caused you so much trouble! Lisa, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean it." Emily quickly apologized.
Lisa wiped her eyes and said, "Forget it. It's all in the past. It's also because I didn't do a good job, and... Mr. Brent didn't wrong me. I just... I just haven't heard from you all these years. I feel guilty. I feel sorry for you and Mr. Brent."
"Stop talking about him." Emily was furious when she heard Franklin's name. She snapped, "I've never seen anyone meaner than Franklin. He is still holding on to what happened four years ago. He knew that I was wronged and even designed to get me in. What the hell did he want?"
"Mr. Brent is angry."
"What's wrong with him? Was it my fault four years ago? Well, I admit I provoked Andrew. But I didn't want to go with him after the car crash. I couldn't help it! I did come back as soon as I woke up, but Mrs. Brent accused me of that. If I didn't run away, I would have been really killed by Mrs. Brent. You should know this too, and you should know the whole story very well."
"Don't get intense. This... Emily, let me tell you something. Will you hate me?" Lisa muttered.
Emily frowned and looked at her doubtfully, "Lisa, you're not a person who hesitates in speaking. Why do you like to mumble after a few years?"
Lisa smiled bitterly and said, "I don't want to do this either! But... When people do something wrong, they always feel uneasy. For the past four years, I've had nightmares all the time, always thinking when the retribution will fall on me."
"Lisa, what are you talking about? I don't understand. Have you done something wrong? You've always been indifferent to what you've done wrong." The more Emily listened, the more confused she became.
"Miss Johnson, actually, four years ago... I sent you away on purpose." Lisa finally mustered up the courage to speak.
But Emily didn't understand. She nodded and said, "I know! You did it on purpose. You did it for my own good. If you don't send me away, Mrs. Brent won't let me go, so..."
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