The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family

Jaime said, "In the second month of departure, I began to treat this pilgrimage sincerely, so I dismissed the entourage that Mr. Wade gave special permission for me to bring along, and I intended to make it to the end by myself..."

"I fell ill after being exposed to the rain, so I stayed overnight at a farmhouse. After all, many pilgrims would stay there along the way, so I didn't think that there was anything wrong with it..."

"As a result, the couple tried to sell me to the owner of a black coal mine when I was unconscious with a high fever."

"I heard them saying that an adult with all four limbs could be sold for twenty thousand dollars, and a normal coal mine worker would cost at least three to four thousand dollars a month. As long as the owner of the black coal mine bought someone, he would be able to recover his capital in more than half a year if he worked the person hard, and the rest would be pure profit."

"At the time, the owner of the black coal mine had already driven over, but he bargained with the other party and pushed the price down to five thousand dollars because I was unconscious."

Sophie widened her eyes in shock and asked quickly, "What happened next?"

Jaime said, "The owner of the black coal mine and his three subordinates then moved me into an off-road vehicle. I wanted to call for help at the time, but I couldn't even open my eyes because of the high fever, let alone resist..."

"After getting into the car, I thought that my life was definitely over, but I didn't expect the vehicle of the owner of the black coal mine to be rear-ended by another car. The owner got out of the car with his subordinates to argue with the other party, but the four of them were shot by the other party..."

Sophie asked impatiently, "What happened next?!"

Jaime said in a low voice, "The two men who fired the shots threw the bodies of the four men into the ditch by the side of the road and then lifted me out of the off- road vehicle before sending me back to the farmhouse..."

"What?!" Sophie was even more puzzled. "Why did they send you back there?”

Jaime said, "They thought that I was in a coma and didn't know anything, so they discussed it in the car and decided to send me back to the farmhouse. They used their pistols to force the couple to take good care of me until I recovered. They would then deal with the couple after I left. They did not know that I heard all their conversations."

With that said, Jaime looked at Charlie and said gratefully, "Mr. Wade, the two men discussed in the car whether they should report this matter to Mr. Cameron from Shangri-La, but they felt that there was no need for them to bother Mr. Cameron with such a trivial matter. After all, I may encounter such situations again in the future, so there was no need for them to report this matter again and again as long as they could guarantee my safety. I knew at that time that you'd been secretly arranging for people to protect me..."

Immediately afterward, Jaime knelt on the ground, groveled respectfully, and said gratefully, "Thank you for saving my life again and again, Mr. Wade. I will never forget your kindness!"

Charlie stretched out his hand to help him up and said calmly, "You don't have to be grateful to me for this matter. You're Aunt Helen's son and Miss Schulz's brother. What's more, you did not commit a heinous crime, so I cannot let you lose your life for no reason. My original intention for letting you go on a pilgrimage was just so that you could let go of your bitterness and undergo penance."

"Although I have never been on a pilgrimage, I have experienced various hardships in the past twenty years from the age of eight to the age of twenty- seven. In my opinion, these hardships are also a kind of penance."noveldrama

"Penance can mold a person, hone one's will, and reshape one's soul.

Regardless of whether you were previously a rich, arrogant, and domineering person, or if you were a hungry and disdainful person, you can find radical change through penance."

"It would be a good thing for both you and your family if you can do this."

"If you couldn't do it, you would at least have lingering fears because of this arduous punishment, and you would definitely restrain yourself in the future." After saying this, Charlie changed the subject and said firmly, "But I definitely cannot let you lose your life because of any natural or man-made disasters on your arduous journey of penance! In that case, not only would this deviate from my original intention, but I would not be able to face Aunt Helen and Miss Schulz either."