When Rona Langdon saw Cara Preston staring at her with wide eyes, she continued, "We still have some medicine left from when you were hurt before. Just use that. Money is tight right now. You’ve been sick and injured several times this month. You’re going to drag this family down until we have no food left to cook!"

"But didn’t you make them pay you two hundred yuan at the police station today?" Cara asked.

"That’s my money!" Rona immediately clutched the money tightly. "Your dad doesn’t even give me living expenses anymore. No one is touching a single cent of the money I have on me!"

Cara was fuming, her hands clenching into fists. ’Rona Langdon is treating me like this? I’ll definitely get my revenge on her one day!’

Rona was stingy and didn’t let her go to the hospital because she was afraid of spending money, but a part of her also genuinely felt for her daughter. The usually cold and unfeeling Rona actually found the medicine and began applying it for Cara herself.

Cara took a deep breath, forcing back the tears welling in her eyes. She knew Vera Xavier must have set her up this time. ’I swear I will make her pay for this!’ 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Her mind raced as she tried to think of a plan. ’My reputation is pretty much ruined now. People will definitely point and whisper wherever I go. I’ve always been so prideful; I can’t accept this.’

This situation would seem hopeless to most people, but Cara actually came up with an idea. She grabbed Rona’s arm and said, "Mom, the only reason Vera Xavier is trying to destroy me like this is because she’s jealous that you love me more than her. She wants to completely ruin my reputation so I can’t marry Nathaniel Nathan. She wants to stop me from going to college to ruin my life. We can’t let her get what she wants!"

Rona didn’t see the sinister and vicious look in her daughter’s eyes, a look that didn’t belong on someone her age, but she agreed with her point. "That may be true, but the college entrance exams are right around the corner. With your reputation ruined like this, you’ll never be able to marry into the Nathan Family. You should just stay at home quietly. Once Mingyang gets discharged from the army, you two can get married."

In truth, Rona only felt sorry for Cara; she wasn’t too upset by the situation. She knew her daughter well. Cara was so infatuated with Nathaniel Nathan that it was impossible she’d have had anything to do with Jack Judd. So now that Cara couldn’t marry Nathaniel, she could still become her daughter-in-law, which would also save the family a huge amount in bride price.

Cara knew exactly what was on Rona’s mind and was disgusted by it, but she said, "Mom, are you just going to admit defeat to Vera Xavier?"

"Are you kidding me? How could I ever admit defeat to that little bitch!" Rona’s voice instantly shot up an octave. But when she recalled Vera Xavier’s cold, sharp eyes that seemed to see right through her, she felt a shiver of fear.

Cara said calmly, "This incident should be a wake-up call for us. Vera Xavier isn’t as easy to deal with as we thought. But we can’t just say I have no chance of marrying Nathaniel Nathan because of this. After all, our story to everyone is that I was taking the fall for Vera. I believe if we use a few more tricks, Mr. Nathan will believe it. As long as he believes me, I still have a chance."

Rona frowned. Cara grabbed her hand and said, "Mom, you have to believe in me. I will definitely get into college, and I will definitely marry Nathaniel Nathan! So this time, no matter what, you have to help me get through this."

Rona asked, "What do you want to do?"

Cara stood up, opened the TV cabinet, and lifted the fourteen-inch Yingge brand television. Underneath, Rona was stunned to see over ten hundred-yuan bills hidden away.