Chapter 226 You Are Quite Unfair These Four Years, Right?
"Amy, Barry's mother, came to see Grandma Lyra just a week before your eighteenth birthday. At that time, Barry had an accident and was very depressed. She visited, saying Barry was your classmate and always liked you. Now that Barry was down, she wanted to propose on Barry's behalf, with both families engaged first so that you could also take care of Barry in the Hall family until you come of age to marry. She knew it was selfish, so she asked Grandma Lyra to show empathy for mother’s feelings and promised many engagement gifts," Jackson stated.
"But Grandma Lyra never mentioned this to me. She really never asked me about it!" Lillian tugged at Jackson's sleeve. She hoped he could believe in her this time.
Jackson nodded. "Grandma Lyra declined the Hall family."
Lillian thought about it. Lyra truly loved her. She was only eighteen at the time, and Barry was disabled due to the accident. Lyra felt sorry for her, so she rejected Amy without telling her, which was understandable.
"Grandma Lyra declined, so why do you still think I drugged you because of this?" Lillian asked.
"After her refusal, Mason, Barry's father, visited my father within two days. The Hall family offered more incentives, so my father agreed. My mother said she had asked for your opinion," Jackson replied.
Jackson thought back four years ago, when Lillian was about to turn 18, and he was 24.
He took over the Frane family when he was 20 and founded Star Group in the first year. In just a few years, it grew into a huge entity. Only he knew how much effort it took.
At the time, he was busy with work, traveling most of the time, not paying much attention to family matters, and not being informed promptly.
He remembered that before Lillian's eighteenth birthday, he had worked overtime for half a month before finally making time to fly back home the day before her birthday.
That night, Daisy told him about the Hall family's proposal.
She said Martin had agreed, and she had informed Lillian, who said she would consider it.
Jackson was angry at the time. He argued with Daisy, had an unpleasant conversation with Martin, and refused the proposal.
He had planned to tell Lillian the next day and let her know she didn't have to worry about that. He wanted to tell her that he wouldn't let her marry just anyone and be taken advantage of.
However, Jackson had to rush to deal with a company issue the next day, and when he returned home, it was very late.
Before he could tell Lillian, he was drugged that night.
Later, he investigated and found that Lillian had given him the drinks he had that night, and only Lillian could enter his room.
Moreover, drug residues were found in the trash bag thrown from Lillian's room.
He felt an unprecedented sense of betrayal and sadness, thinking Lillian was too afraid to escape the Hall family's proposal and avoid marrying a disabled person like Barry, so she drugged and used him.
Now, it seemed Daisy lied.
Daisy never discussed this matter with Lillian.
"No one, no matter who it is, ever asked me about this," Lillian wiped away her tears and said coldly.
She stared at Jackson and continued, "Believe it or not, I only heard about this today. And I'll say it one last time: it definitely wasn't me who drugged you that night."
Jackson held her tear-stained face, rubbing her head gently. "I'm going to review the events of that night."
"Okay," Lillian hummed, lowering her head without saying another word.
At that moment, Jackson suddenly held her chin and lifted her face.
Forced to look at him, Lillian saw an intense emotion in Jackson's profound eyes.
Staring at her, he asked in a hoarse voice, "You have been felt wronged over the past four years, right?"
As he asked, the tears that Lillian had just managed to hold back welled up again.
Unlike the anger and sorrow from before, this time, there was more bitterness, as if all the grievances and pains were about to be stirred up by just a few words from him.
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