Chapter 453 The Arrogant Enrique
The prisoners who got sprung today strolled out one by one as the iron gate creaked open. But no sign of Jared, making Gerald and Emily jittery.
After a few more minutes, out walked a tall, lanky dude with a scruffy beard. That familiar figure and face made Gerald and Emily lose it and dash towards Jared.
"Jared! Finally, you're free!" Emily hugged Jared and started bawling. Gerald stood by, secretly wiping his tears.
"Dad, Mom!" Jared's voice was raspy, and his eyes were full of guilt as he looked at Gerald and Emily.
"Thank goodness you're free. Now we can be a happy family again." Gerald nodded, all excited.
"This trip was totally worth it. Didn't expect to see such a tear-jerker." A snarky voice came from afar. Enrique was strutting over with Laura, who had her head down, and a smirk plastered on his face.
"You, you guys." Jared's eyes widened in shock seeing Enrique and Laura.
"Surprised? We knew you were getting out today, so we came to give you a proper welcome. We were classmates, after all; gotta show some respect." Enrique laughed heartily, looking even more smug.
"Jared, you okay?" Gerald asked, seeing Jared's face go pale.
"Jared, what's wrong? Don't freak me out!" Emily was scared by Jared's reaction and quickly grabbed him, shouting.
"Here to mock me?" Jared trembled, fists clenched tight, and asked through gritted teeth.
"You should ask her that. Thought you'd be dying to see her after getting out, but maybe I shouldn't have brought her." Enrique observed Jared's reaction and nodded with a grin.
"Get lost!" Jared spat out, using all his strength to say the words.
"Laura, Jared's already like this, and you still won't let him go? Why are you doing this?" Emily cried out to Laura, but Gerald quickly pulled her back.
"Mom, this is between her and me. It's got nothing to do with you. I'll handle it." Jared held Emily back. No way he was letting Gerald and Emily get dragged into this mess.
He wanted to rip Enrique and Laura apart, but he knew he couldn't. Enrique's status alone was something he couldn't mess with.
Ethan watched Jared and nodded, signaling Jessie, who was about to speak, to hold back.
Jessie had no choice but to zip it and keep watching the drama unfold.
"Jared, I told you back in school that Laura was mine, and no one could take her from me. But you didn't listen. Your fate today is all on you." Enrique laughed, full of contempt.
"If you came here to gloat, mission accomplished. Now can you leave?" Jared suppressed his anger and asked through gritted teeth.
"Hold up, don't rush off just yet. Eight years ago, Laura sent you to the slammer. Got nothing to say to her now?" Enrique laughed loudly, shoving the pale and miserable Laura in front of him.
"Jared, I..." Laura looked panicked, seeing Jared's gaunt figure up close, not knowing what to say.
"Get lost!" Jared roared with all his might, wishing he could kick Laura away.
"I'm sorry. I was forced. Blame me; it's all my fault. You can't fight Enrique. Please, just listen to me and leave now." Laura burst into tears, shaking her head and urging him to leave.
"Leave? He hasn't seen how lovey-dovey we are yet. How can he just leave?" Enrique pulled Laura into his arms, his hands shamelessly groping her body in public.
"This body, you once treated it like a treasure, right? But now, Laura can only be my lover." Enrique laughed proudly, then grabbed Laura's jaw and shouted angrily, "Tell him, you're my lover."
The scene shocked Gerald and Emily. They didn't expect things to turn out this way. It seemed Laura was being coerced by Enrique, and Enrique had a deep grudge against Jared.
Jared's fists clenched tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force, and his nails digging into his palms, seemingly on the verge of breaking down.
"I, I am your lover." Laura, struggling to breathe, said the words with difficulty. Though her voice was not loud, it was clear to Jared.
Hearing this, Jared trembled violently, and then he seemed to deflate like a balloon, his clenched fists relaxing.
"What are you waiting for?" Jessie couldn't bear it any longer and slapped Ethan on the head, scolding him.
Ethan rubbed his nose in frustration, then walked over to Jared and placed a hand on his shoulder. Immediately, a surge of energy flowed into Jared's body.
Jared's eyes widened in surprise, feeling a warm current flowing through his body, making him feel inexplicably comfortable.
As the warm current circulated through his body, Jared's previously agitated mood seemed to calm down instantly.
"Who are you?" Jared turned his head, staring at Ethan in confusion.
"Jared, this is your cousin Ethan, and this is your aunt Jessie. " Jessie quickly introduced Ethan and Jessie.
Jared was surprised. When Jessie left home, he was only about ten years old. He remembered seeing Ethan as a toddler in diapers at their grandmother's grave, and he had even held Ethan back then.
"Jared, you've suffered." Jessie nodded slowly at Jared.
"Jared, do you want to beat them up?" Ethan asked Jared with a smile.
"Huh?" Jared didn't expect Ethan to say that and was momentarily stunned.
"Ethan, what are you doing?" Gerald was also startled by Ethan's words and quickly asked.
"I know you're not impulsive. On the contrary, you're very patient. Otherwise, you wouldn't have stayed silent for eight years and would have tried to clear your name," Ethan didn't answer but looked at Jared and spoke slowly.
"Clear his name? As long as I'm in Bankgok, Jared won't clear his name. He'll carry the label of a rapist for life." Hearing this, Jared hadn't even spoken yet, but Enrique laughed disdainfully.
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