One More Eunuch
Xia Jie shook her head and said helplessly, "You heard the video too. Jia Jia said she'd already told her mother, so this clearly wasn't the first time. But Jia Jia's stepfather still did it, and even drove her to the point where she didn't want to go home. Her mother must have turned a blind eye to it. She won't testify."
Wang Yue saw the furrow between Xia Jie's brows and instinctively reached out to smooth it away. Then he said patiently, "Jia Jia's mother probably doesn't want to leave her current home because she's a vain woman who cares about money. In other words, money matters to her. I just need to find evidence that Jia Jia's stepfather cheated, then help Jia Jia's mother get a settlement."
Xia Jie shook her head and said seriously, "Jia Jia's stepfather dares to act this way so brazenly because most likely all his assets are premarital property. Jia Jia's mother won't get a cent. Your plan won't work."
Wang Yue thought Xia Jie had a point. Jia Jia's stepfather had Jia Jia's vain mother completely under his thumb. If there were no other way to make Jia Jia's mother leave him, she would get no money and could only remain dependent on him. That was probably how he'd managed to control her.
If Xia Jie or one of his own relatives were involved, Wang Yue would definitely have killed Jia Jia's stepfather first and dealt with the consequences later.
But though Wang Yue felt sorry for Jia Jia, she wasn't closely related to him. They were so far apart in age that he'd only met her a few times when she was little. It wasn't worth going to such lengths for her.
After thinking it over, Wang Yue