Eris covered her face and wept.
"What happened?" Cacia asked worriedly.
"Mom, my company banished me from the entertainment industry!"
"Banished?"
With tears in her eyes, Eris nodded and explained, "The company banished me on the day of the press
conference."
Tears streamed down Cacia's face.
"Eris, it's all my fault..."
Eris burst into tears again but said nothing.
Cacia leaned forward to hold her daughter's hand.
But a flash of warning appeared in the prison guard's eyes, so she immediately withdrew her hand in
panic.
"Eris, don't worry.You still have Brian—"
"He already broke up with me and told the public about it!" Cacia was stunned.
"Mom, I shouldn't have put all my hopes and dreams on a man.I regret everything.I loved him so much,
even more than myself.But, he just abandoned me when I needed him the most.We've been together
for more than four years.He's so cruel! How could he do this to me?"
Eris had been depressed since last night.
At least, now she could finally share her sorrows with her mother.
"Brian said he loved me, and I believed him.I was a fool.We had been together for more than four
years.I was young when I fell in love with him.But now, he broke up with me and gave me a shabby
apartment as a reparation as if I was a beggar.He's so cruel! I hate him.I hate him so much!"
Cacia trembled with anger upon hearing how her daughter was treated by the man she loved.
‘Brian, you scumbag! You promised me you'd take good care of my daughter and would not leave her
no matter what.Is this how you fulfill your promise?’ Cacia's eyes turned red in fury, and she could feel
her blood boiling in her veins.
"Eris..."
"Mom, I don't think 1 can live like this any longer..."
Cacia’s eyes widened in shock, and her heart sank.
She clenched her fists in trepidation and said, "Eris, don't let yourself despair! Your father and I may be
hopeless, but you're not.You're still young, and you can still achieve many great things.Your future is
bright and full of hope.Don't do anything stupid."
Unable to take the frustrations any longer, Eris covered her face and sobbed.Her shoulders shook
violently as she cried.
"Mom, I don't want to do anything stupid, but I have no choice.If I don't become the star that I used to
be, I'll live miserably.I don't even have a single penny right now!"
"What? Where's your money?"
Eris sighed and answered, "I wasn't able to save up.Now, I don't have any money to fend for myself.I
have no idea how I'll be able to survive."
Cacia fell silent.
Eris cried even harder.She looked pathetic.
Little did Cacia know, this was only aruse.
Yes.
She came to prison not only to visit her parents but also to ask for money.
For all she knew, Ruben had received abundant wealth and properties from Reese, so he must have a
lot of savings.
Although he had broken the law, it did not affect any of his properties, and his money under his name
had not been suspended.
Her mother had asked for two million dollars a few weeks ago to pay Oakley in exchange for him
exposing Wendy's scandals.
However, he said that Cacia only gave him two hundred thousand dollars.
There should be one million and eight hundred thousand left.
If it were in the past, Eris would not have batted an eye over a million dollars.
But now, that much money was enough to save her life.
Seeing that Cacia had been silent for a moment, Eris added, "Mom, I didn't eat anything today."
Cacia averted her gaze.
"Mom, I gave you two million dollars a few weeks ago..."
At the mention of the money, Cacia lowered her head guiltily.She did not have the heart to look at her
daughter in the eye.
A sinking feeling emerged in Eris’ heart.
"Mom..."
"I'm sorry, Eris, but I've already used that money."
"What?"
Eris's body stiffened, and she felt that her heart shattered into pieces.She lifted her gaze and stared at
her mother in bewilderment.
"Mom, it's only been two weeks.How could you have spent all that money?"
"Eris, I'm sorry!"
Cacia used that money to pay off Ruben's debt.
She even promised to herself that if those people continued to make trouble for her family after paying
off the debt, she would go all out with them.
Unexpectedly, those people seemed to know them well.
After knowing that the couple were squeezed dry, they did not come again.
They probably knew that the two were in jail now.
Eris knew her mother very well.
Judging from Cacia's expression, she believed that her mother was telling the truth.
Two million dollars...It was all gone.
She was aware that her parents had gambling issues in the past.
They even lost two houses because of gambling.
Because of this, she thought that her parents went to gamble again.
"What about Dad? He must have some savings, right?"
Eris feared that Ruben and Cacia would keep the money for themselves, so she reasoned out, "Mom,
I'm asking for money not only for myself but for you as well.There's solid evidence against you, but not
much against Dad.As long as I have money, I can find a great lawyer to defend Dad.There's still hope
for him that he'll get out of this hellhole."
Cacia was caught in the video that she murdered Cassie.
Ruben, however, was nowhere in sight.
Although Cacia admitted in the video that Ruben knew what was happening, there was no solid
evidence that could prove he was a conspirator.
There was a possibility that he would be given a lighter sentence than Cacia.
"He doesn't have money either..." Cacia replied with her head down.
Eris could not believe it.
Her father used to run a clothing factory, and his annual income was high.
Besides, he also got some money from Reese.
He should have a lot of savings by now.
Dissatisfied with her mother's response, Eris turned to face Ruben instead.
"Dad!"
Ruben was just sitting there with his head down.He had not said a word for a long while.
Eris called him again, but he still kept his head down.He was trembling slightly, and he did not seem to
have heard her.
"Dad!"
Ruben still did not respond.
Cacia turned her head to look at him.
All of sudden, her eyes widened when she noticed that his hands were tightly clenched into fists, and
his veins were bulging from the back of his hands.
His head was still down, but he began trembling more violently by the second.
"Ruben!" Cacia exclaimed in panic.
"Officer! Officer, help!"
The prison guard next to her also noticed that something was wrong, and so he rushed to them.
"What happened?" he asked with his eyebrows furrowed.
"Ah!"
Ruben suddenly roared like a wild beast.
It was only then that he raised his head.
To everyone's surprise, his eyes were red and full of anger.
Though he was being handcuffed, he raised his hands and started pounding on the table like a
madman.
"Get away from me! Get the hell out of here!"
The prison guard had no idea what was going on.
Cacia hurriedly explained, "He's in poor health.He's traumatized and can't be disturbed.He becomes
like this whenever he feels distressed.Please help him!"
Cacia was not lying.
Ruben had become like this ever since Luke had taught him a lesson.He would suddenly lose control
for no apparent reason.It was terrifying.
The prison guard reached out to calm Ruben down, but Ruben pushed him away.He was so strong that
he knocked the prison guard to the floor.
"Get some men in here!" the prison guard shouted.
Several guards came in at once.
"The prisoner is out of control! Seize him!"
It took several prison guards to subdue Ruben.
A few moments later, he was finally brought out of the room, "Time's up.Please leave now," one of the
prison guards said to Eris.
Eris was completely dumbfounded.
‘Dad is mentally ill? Did he spend his savings in check-ups and hospitalizations?’ Eris did not actually
care much about her father.
She had been pretending to be pathetic for quite a while now.However, it seemed that her efforts were
just all for nothing.
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