Chapter 24 — There Are Positions You Can Only Hold For Yourself

The moment the flash flashed... Tran Nhien's face was completely pale. Lawyer Tham said softly.

“Miss Giang, get in the car.”

I nodded. But as soon as he turned around, Tran Nhien's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

“Giang Nguyet.”

“If I'm really done…”

“You will regret it.”

I didn't turn back.

“What I regret most…”

“It wasn't until today that I saw you clearly.”

The moment the car door closed, I saw Manh Dinh still standing under the cold light, still holding the phone high in his hand. And Tran Nhien was stopped behind by security guards, looking so lonely and helpless for the first time. By the time I got home, it was completely dark. The living room lights are still on, on the table is a vase of flowers that my mother arranged before leaving the house in the morning. At that time, my mother still smiled and said that when I return home at night, there will be another half a son in the house. Now the flowers are still fresh. But the words Hy posted in the house were taken down one by one by my aunt. Every time the red paper was peeled off, there was a soft rustling sound. I sat on the sofa, looking at the ring box on the tea table, suddenly an indescribable feeling arose in my heart. Mom brought a cup of hot water and sat down next to me.

“Drink some, child.”

I took the cup. When my palms were covered by heat, I realized that my hands had been cold all this while. Dad stood by the window and called.

“Announcement issued tonight.”

“Words do not need to be emotional, just state the truth.”

“The hotel's surveillance cameras, audio recordings, chat history and all project documents must be immediately preserved as evidence.”

"That's right. If the Tran family contacts them, it's all through lawyers."

After hanging up the phone, dad walked over and squatted in front of me.

“Nguyet Nguyet.”

"You don't need to worry about the things behind you."

“Let dad handle it.”

I shook my head.

“Dad, I want to know.”

“The Tran family's supplementary agreement... how much trouble will it cause us?”

Dad was silent for a moment. Lawyer Tham answered for him.

“If the engagement goes smoothly, the investment money is transferred, then they will take out the additional agreement to negotiate…”

“It is true that the Giang family will fall into a passive position.”

"But currently the two sides are only at the stage of cooperation intention, the official contract has not yet been signed."

“They haven't had a chance to tighten that net yet.”

I squeezed the cup in my hand and spoke softly.

“So…”

“If you give up that position today…”

“So from the first step, I lost.”

Mom's eyes were red again.

“It's not a good mother.”

"The other day, my mother advised me, on your engagement day, don't pick up on small things."

I immediately grabbed my mother's hand.

“It's not mom's fault.”

“No one would have expected them to turn an entire engagement ceremony into a trap.”

The doorbell suddenly rang. Everyone stopped at once. My uncle went to check the camera screen in front of the door and quickly frowned.

“It's Manh Dinh.”

Mom immediately tensed.

“Why is she still here?”

Lawyer Tham spoke up.

“I am here.”

“We can meet.”

The door opened. Manh Dinh stood outside. She changed into a jacket temporarily found by the hotel, her face was pale, and her whole body seemed to have been drained of strength. As soon as she saw me, she spoke hoarsely.

“I didn't come to ask for your forgiveness.”

“I know you won't pardon me."

I didn't invite her into the house.

“So what are you doing here?”

Manh Dinh brought out a black box.

"There is a chat history in here, recording Tran Nhien telling me to pretend to be pitiful."

“There are also photos of the transfer transactions that year, when Vuong Le told me not to make a fuss.”

“Old Tien also has a copy.”

“But he only accepted money.”

“Giving it to you will be safer than leaving it in his hands.”

Lawyer Tham put on gloves and received the box.

“Why did you suddenly give it to us?”

Manh Dinh bowed his head and smiled faintly.

"Because just now Tran Nhien wanted me to take the blame."

“He told me to accept it all, saying that all the documents were forged by me alone.”

“He also said that I was already famous that year…”

“People just look at me and think I'm not mentally normal.”

She raised her head to look at me. His eyes were red because they were full of blood.

“Giang Nguyet.”

“I hate you.”

“I always thought that…”

“It was you who stole the position that belonged to me.”

“But only today did I understand.”

“That position... was never mine.”

“He just made me think I was very close to it.”

I looked at her, said nothing. Her pity is real. Her malice is also real. Those two things are not inherently contradictory. Manh Dinh took a sharp breath.

“I won't apologize.”

“Apologizing is useless.”

“But I can testify.”

"It's true that Tran Nhien intended to take advantage of the engagement ceremony to tie up the Giang family."

“Vuong Le also knows about this.”

I asked her.

“What do you want in exchange?”