Norman wailed in despair, “Oh, my God. This guy is a fraud! He canceled his phone number right after scamming the money! Jojo, how could you be so careless? You’ve only been working here for two days and you… You’ve… messed it all up…”
Jojo’s embarrassment turned into rage. Thinking back, not only she had been scammed, she had her heart played like a fiddle.
“That’s enough. Let’s not talk about this anymore.” Paula said anxiously, “We need to solve this situation, fast! We can’t just let Jojo go to jail. She is still so young!”
Norman was dejected. “What can we even do at this point? The contract was authorized by her, the transaction was organized by her, and even the acquisition and shipment of the goods was arranged by her. This incident has nothing to do with anyone else. What kind of solution can you come up with?”
Dejected, Norman kept his peace for a long while. With a sudden clench of his teeth, he suggested, “Why don’t we… arrange Jojo’s escape?”
“Escape?” Paula froze for a second. “But escape where?”
“Let her go into hiding first,” Norman said. “We can wait and see how things go before we make a decision.”
Paula broke down into tears. “But she’s just a girl. Where can she escape to? Can’t you think of something else?”
Norman retorted, “Do you have any better ideas then? Now, it’s either escape or the slammer. Take your pick!”
Paula was now crying up a waterfall. There was no choice but to escape.
That night, the family barred all communications with the Cunninghams and escaped from Eastcliff overnight.
Meanwhile, James had booked a table at the Wembley. He waited impatiently for Paula’s family to arrive at the restaurant for their arranged dinner.
Matthew also came to the restaurant. After all, James had invited him to come.
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