Chapter 58: Give Me 10 Million All at Once

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Give Me 10 Million All at Once

Julian Sterling wasn’t sure if he should still believe Jane Jacobs.

’She was such a kind, sweet girl. How could she have been carrying another man’s child and tried to pass it off as mine?’

And yet, the evidence and facts were right there in front of him, all legally verified.

After all, if Evelyn Grant had forged the evidence, it wouldn’t have been so easy for her to get away with it.

The only explanation was—

Ryan Sterling had helped Evelyn Grant pull some strings.

He was the only one with the influence to pull it off.

’If I look at it that way, then it’s entirely possible Jane Jacobs was framed, all because Ryan Sterling wanted to get Evelyn Grant out of prison.’

However.

The Julian Sterling of today was different from the man he’d been when the incident first occurred.

He no longer wanted Evelyn Grant to receive the death penalty.

’As long as she came back to him and got rid of the baby, he could let the whole thing go.’

"I’ll do my best to help you deal with this. If that’s not possible, I’ll give you and your wife a sum of money to leave Kyro and settle in another city."

’His main concern was that if his brother, Ryan Sterling, was behind this, Julian might not be able to get the media off Jane Jacobs’ parents’ backs.’

"Leave Kyro? How could we do that? Our family has lived in Kyro for generations! How are we supposed to survive at our age in a new city where we don’t know the first thing about the place or anyone in it?"

Hearing this, Mr. Jacobs’ wailing only grew louder.

"Are you trying to wash your hands of us? To stop caring? Jane died because of you! If it weren’t for you, she never would have met that Evelyn Grant, and she wouldn’t have had to walk the path to the afterlife all alone at such a young age! How can you do this? Can you even face Jane after this?"

Julian Sterling’s brow furrowed, and he pinched the bridge of his nose.

"I’m not trying to abandon you. It’s just that the best solution right now is for you to leave. Once the scandal dies down, no one will talk about it anymore. If you and your wife are worried about a new city being unfamiliar, I can have someone go with you."

’That way, they’d also stop causing trouble for him here in Kyro.’

"But the person you send would be a stranger to us too, wouldn’t they?"

"...Then what do you propose? What would it take? As long as it’s within my power, I’ll agree to it."

"You’ll agree to whatever I say?"

"If I can do it," Julian Sterling said immediately.

"Of course you can do it! Otherwise, I’d be wasting my breath, wouldn’t I?" Mr. Jacobs paused, feigning deep thought before continuing. "Alright, then. I won’t make things difficult for you. I know you’re in a tough spot, too. Just give me ten million, all at once, and Jane’s mother and I will move away. Whether we go abroad or just to another part of the country, we will never come back to cause you any more trouble."

’Ten million?’

The figure truly stunned Julian Sterling.

’He’d thought two or three million would be the absolute most. He never expected them to ask for an eight-figure sum right off the bat!’

"That... is a lot of money. I’m afraid I can’t come up with that much all at once."

Julian Sterling was telling the truth.

’The company had the funds on its books, but he couldn’t put the business in jeopardy over something like this!’

"Then you can pay me in installments. Write me an IOU, note the date by which the ten million will be paid in full, and I’ll take the note and leave."

Mr. Jacobs said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

His tone and manner were exactly like those of a debt collector.

Julian Sterling hated the feeling of being coerced.