"Mary Han, you know that you have to pay for my mother's medical fees. But..." Aria said with a resolute?expression and then continued, "you also owe her an apology." Aria tried to remain calm. The thought of her mother in the hospital suffering because of Mary Han made her cry, but this time she wouldn't let this bitch see her tears. She had to be seen as tough, otherwise, this rich girl would take advantage of her weakness. All Aria wanted, more than money, was for Mary to acknowledge that what she did was wrong.
"Apology?" Mary asked, as if she didn't hear well what Aria said. She was a well-bred lady from an influential family and she wouldn't allow this poor girl to embarrass her in front of her date. She sneered at Aria, "Why would I apologize to your mother?"
Mary was itching to shout at Aria but she was determined to impress Lawrence and kept her cool. If only Lawrence wasn't around, she would have smacked Aria on the face right there and then. Mary was imagining what she could have done to Aria hadn't her rich future boyfriend was around. But then again, Mary had to remain calm for the time being and be a polite and kind woman she wanted Lawrence to see.
Aria also noticed it and she didn't expect Mary to be this calm and resisted in shouting at her. It was unbelievable. It seemed that she really wanted to be well-behaved in front of the man named Lawrence. 'Hum, since you want to hide your true color from this man here, I will have the liberty to reveal who you really are.' Aria thought.
She pushed Mary away to the side and started walking towards Lawrence. She didn't know who this Lawrence guy was but she would show him what kind of a monster Mary Han was.
Aria's gesture was so strong that Mary was pushed back to the wall. Mary almost lost her balance. Ignoring Mary, Aria was now standing in front of Lawrence, looked straight to his cold eyes and told him, "Lawrence, let me tell you what kind of person you're dating. My mother is a cleaner in a shopping mall. She's been there for more than 10 years already. Two weeks ago, Mary went shopping there and she slipped on the floor that my mother just cleaned and she broke her heels. It was actually her fault, but she put the blame on my mother and pushed my mother down from the stairs. My mother suffered serious injuries because of that fall and must be taken to the hospital. Later, she used her family's influence to ask the shopping mall to fire my mother and deduct her one-month wage to make compensation for her shoes. Now my mother is lying in the hospital and we can't afford the medical fees."
Aria was on the verge of crying. Her eyes were starting to fill up but she controlled it. She couldn't let these rich people see her cry and mock her. She continued to tell Lawrence about Mary's bad behavior. "I went to her home to ask her to apologize and pay for my mother's medical bills, but guess what she did. She called her securities and I was dragged out of her home. You might want to rethink about marrying this monster. She's a wolf in a sheep's clothing. She will ruin you and your family!"
Hearing what Aria had told Lawrence about everything, Mary was flustered. Her mind was not in the right state and she couldn't think right. She didn't know what to do anymore.
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