chapter 29 Kind and prickly

"Be good, Deborah." Gemma knelt gently and lovingly wiping away the tears on Deborah's face. She smiled softly and said, "It is not your fault today. It's because of me." "It's just that when you have a dispute with another child in the future, you can tell the teacher or parents. You can't hit them, you know..." "No!" Horacio suddenly said, "Deborah, don't listen to your Mom. From now on, as long as it's not your fault, and you are bullied by others, you will hit them back hard. Today, you were right, and you did it very correctly. I'm proud of you!" "Really?" Deborah wiped her tears, and then a smile appeared on her face. "I know, Dad. I will definitely remember it." Gemma opened her mouth, looking like she was hesitating to speak. "Deborah, you go and play first. We'll discuss something." The two came to the kitchen. "How can you educate her like this?" Gemma frowned slightly. Horacio replied disapprovingly, "I don't think there's anything wrong with it. Of course, you have to fight back when you're bullied. Do you have to swallow your anger? If kindness doesn't have a bit of edge, then it's not kindness, but cowardice." Gemma sighed softly, with a flash of bitterness in her eyes. "Horacio, I understand all the facts you said. Do you think I can bear to see Deborah being bullied by others?" "Then..." Horacio looked a little confused. Gemma smiled bitterly and said, "I also really want to tell Deborah that if she is bullied outside, she must fight back hard, but she can't do that." "I have endured too much in the past few years. I live cautiously every day. My only hope is that Deborah and I can live in peace and health." "So we can't have any accidents. If Deborah really causes some trouble outside, I can't deal with it." "So I have always told Deborah that she must not have any conflicts with her classmates. Even if she is bullied, she can only tell the teacher. She must not hit anyone, because in my current situation, I really can't bear any risk." When Horacio heard these words, his heart felt as if he had been stabbed hard by a steel needle. What kind of life had my wife and daughter lived in the past five years? He didn't even dare to think about how his wife and daughter were being bullied outside, but could only swallow their anger. It was hard to imagine how much injustice they had suffered over the years. "Gemma, please promise me something." Horacio suddenly spoke. "Yes? What do you want to say?" "In the future, if you or Deborah are bullied or being treated unfairly outside, you must not swallow your anger and return it as soon as possible. If the sky falls, I will help you hold it up!" Gemma smiled, looked at Horacio, and said softly, "Didn't you see how tough I was talking to Grandpa today? This is the first time I've talked to Grandpa like this in my life." Horacio was stunned, then burst out laughing. "You're great. As long as I'm here from now on, you don't have to be afraid even if God comes!" At this time, in the Summer Group conference room, a group of people from the Summer family were furious. "This stinky beggar has gone too far. He must not be spared lightly in this matter!" "Gemma, this little bitch who cheats on everything, even dares to contradict Grandpa. It's so hateful!" "Grandpa, we can't just let this matter go. We have been so humiliated today, so you have to..." "That's enough!" Ranjit slapped the table hard. He was so angry today that he still felt like there was a fire in his chest. But he didn't have the time to think about these things right now. All he was thinking about was the issue of funds. "It is not the time to talk about this now. The bidding registration period for the Zack Industrial Park project is about to end. We are still lacking 5 million to pay for the deposits. Don't you have any other solutions?" Ranjit said angrily. Since the collapse of the Zack family, the largest family in Junclein City, their huge family business had been taken over by relevant agencies and was ready to be distributed through bidding. The Zack family's industrial park project was a huge piece of cake. The Zack family spent a huge amount of money to build a landmark building complex. But as soon as the project started, something happened to the Zack family, and now they needed to find someone to take over. This project had a bright future and huge profits. For a time, all construction companies in Junclein City were trying to fight for it. Ranjit naturally didn't want to miss this opportunity, but the industrial park bidding project threshold was very high, requiring a deposit of 12 million to be eligible to participate in the bidding. The Summer family had been going downhill in the past few years, and the capital chain was very tight. Everything that could be mortgaged had been mortgaged, and only 7 million could be scraped together. There was still a shortfall of 5 million dollars. Because of this matter, Ranjit had not slept well for many days in a row. "Perry, didn't you say Zakary has informed Golden Banner Bank in advance? Why is the loan still not approved?" Ranjit stared at Perry with some displeasure. Previously, Perry had promised before that the loan would be settled. Perry frowned. "I'm not sure. They ignored me at that time. I'll call Zakary and ask him to come over." Then, Perry called her boyfriend Zakary. Zakary happened to be nearby and came to the conference room after a while. "Mr. Zakary Lewis." Ranjit stood up quickly and greeted Zakary with a smile. The rest of the Summer family members also greeted him with smiles. "Perry, why did you ask me to come quickly? What happened?" Zakary, who was wearing a white casual suit and looked fair and clean, looked at Perry gently and asked. "Didn't you say last time that you asked your dad to inform Golden Banner Bank that I'm going for a loan? Why did they not recognize your name when I mentioned it." Perry asked doubtfully. Zakary was stunned. "Who were you looking for at that time?" Perry said, "Mr. Campbell, the director of the Credit Department. I mentioned your name at that time, but he didn't seem to recognize you at all." Zakary burst out laughing. "You silly girl. He is such a low-level manager. He naturally doesn't know about it." "My dad directly sought out the relationship with the president!" Ranjit's eyes flashed with joy. "In that case, we have to trouble you to call your Dad again and ask him to tell them and release the money to us as soon as possible." Zakary shook his head in embarrassment and said, "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult to handle. The president has just taken over the bank recently and has a lot of things to deal with. Even though my dad and the president are friends, he can't reach the president during this time. " Ranjit became anxious and said, "Well, Mr. Lewis. How about you lend us 5 million first? After the bidding, I will return the money to you with interest." Perry also echoed, "That's right, Zakary. This little money shouldn't be a problem for you." Zakary let out a long sigh, with a troubled expression on his face. "5 million is not an issue to me. I can buy any car for more than this price." "It's just that I quarreled with my Dad recently. He wanted me to go back and inherit his family fortune worth tens of billions, but I refused. He froze all my accounts in a rage. Now, I don't even have a penny.” When the Summer family heard the figure of tens of billions, their eyes suddenly lit up. "Mr. Lewis, you should agree with it quickly!" Ranjit said excitedly, "When Perry marries you, we won't ask for much in gifts. Just give her 150 million!"