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Jesse was also a Jenner, but he was tens of thousands of miles apart from the Jenners.
Back then, William, whose eyes were on top of his head, did not even spare a glance at broke relatives like Jesse, a
distant one especially.
After Jesse’s first attempt to seek refuge with William failed, he decided to rely on his own efforts. He started by
setting up a stall on the night market street and eventually saved enough money to open a shop, which had now
become this small supermarket. It had been a journey of hardships and struggles, waking up early and working late,
and only those who had experienced it firsthand could truly understand.
This small supermarket was more important to him than his own life. Now, he had to make a choice between his life
and his daughter.
“Jesse, have you lost your voice?” Melissa hugged Lina in her arms, patting her head just like when she was a child,
with tears streaming down her face.
“Anyway… I disagree! Is there no justice in this world anymore? How dare the Grists meddle in my daughter’s
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtlifelong affair!? Are the rich and powerful to bully people?”
“That’s right, I disagree too!” Dave slammed the table and stood up. “Sis, you have no idea how arrogant Violet
was today. The person she found for you is a notorious playboy who has ruined countless girls. You mustn’t marry
him!”
Lina was upset and silently shed tears.
The entire family’s gaze turned to Jesse.
Jesse kept his head down, silent and depressed, the cigarette between his fingers burning shorter and shorter. The
smell of nicotine filled the small living room, and Lina’s heart grew even more suppressed.
“Yes, you can’t marry him!” Jesse suddenly roared after a while.
His voice trembled, but every word he uttered was firm and resolute.
“If I can’t even protect my own daughter, what kind of father am I!?”
“Dad…”
“Lina, don’t worry. Tomorrow, you and your mom pack up the things in the house. We can always find another place
to live!” he said.
Lina could not utter a word.
In fact, she was the main culprit behind this whole thing.
If she had not interfered and reported the Grists and had not united all the merchants to boycott the inferior
products of the Grists, she would not have incurred Violet’s resentment. Her hardworking parents would not have to
give up their lifelong efforts for her.
In the end, she was just a troublemaker!
The dinner was awkward, with everyone forcing a smile.
Lina did not dare to cry in front of her parents. When she returned to her room, she buried her head in the blanket
and cried her heart out.
…
The next day, Zuko arrived on the street again to make deliveries.
He drove the truck steadily without turning on the air conditioning. Even with the windows rolled down, the outside
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmbreeze was not enough to make him feel cool. His mediocre-quality T-shirt was slightly damp with sweat.
After parking the truck, he reached for the tumbler he carried with him and gulped down some room-temperature
water—this kind of large-capacity plastic tumbler was probably a standard accessory for every truck driver.
Zuko glanced at the order list.
Clearly, there were significantly fewer supermarkets to be serviced today compared to the previous period. He had
also heard about the incident where Lina assembled the merchants to boycotting the Grist Group’s beverages.
Before deciding to come to Jangasas, Toph had jokingly told him, “Bro, I heard that Uncle Fredric’s law firm in
Jangasas is busy with the Grists’ lawsuit lately. Why don’t you just go work for the Grists and act as an undercover
agent to gather evidence for him?”
Zuko rested his hand on the steering wheel, chuckled softly, and took out his phone to capture the order details.
Regardless of whether it would be useful or not, he would gather any information related to the Grist Group with
utmost dedication.
After keeping his phone, he opened the door, jumped out of the car, opened the cargo compartment, and skillfully
unloaded the boxes of goods from inside. Those few small supermarkets that needed deliveries were also forced to
stock up because of the Grist Group’s threats. Zuko helped them arrange the goods properly.
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