Flash Marriage with A Hidden Tycoon
Chapter 57: Power of Money

Chapter 57: Power of Money

Frankie was startled by her reaction. He hadn’t even done anything, so why was she so scared?

Jessie sneaked a few glances at him before quickly looking away, as if genuinely afraid of him.

"I... I’ll give you the money now."

As soon as she finished speaking, she took out her phone and transferred fifty thousand dollars to him. "This is all I have, so please let me go..."

She cried with tears and a runny nose, leaving him utterly confused. Then, he waved her away.

"Just go, go, go."

With his permission, she wiped her tears and left with Kevin.

Watching them get into an old pickup truck, Frankie sneered as he assumed that Kevin wasn’t that big of a threat. He was just a guy with no brains and no money.

Little did he know, Kevin had secretly recorded the whole scene.

Back in the car, Jessie immediately laughed out. "So, how was my acting just now?"

"Pretty good, but you called me slow-witted..." Kevin raised an eyebrow, planning to hold her accountable later.

She waved her hand dismissively. "Oh, don’t mind those details. How did the recording turn out? Is it clear?"

He handed her the phone. "Very clear."

He hadn’t realized his wife had such a talent.

Watching herself acting like a teenager being bullied in the video, Jessie nodded in satisfaction.

"Despite having lost fifty grand, this is worth it since we can post it online later!"

"Not just that; we also have these," Kevin said, opening a recording filled with her neighbors’ complaints about her relatives.

Hearing those words, Jessie was a bit stunned and curious. "Didn’t they refuse at first?"

How did he manage to get those recordings as soon as she left?

Feeling puzzled, she glanced out of the window and happened to see a woman counting out a wad of cash. By the looks of it, it was a pretty good amount. Her eyes widened as she asked, "Did you pay them? How much did you give?"

There were many people at the time, and Kevin’s phone had multiple recordings. It definitely wasn’t a small amount of money!

He was just a repairman, so where did he get so much money?

However, he remained unfazed and waved it off. "No. Maybe they just had a change of heart?"

She didn’t believe it at all. Already having left her number with Reed, she could confirm the truth with just a single phone call.

Reed answered quickly, but he didn’t quite grasp what she meant and only said it was just the neighbors trying to make amends. .com

She was a bit confused, feeling like something was off, but not sure how to articulate it.

"Don’t overthink it. Posting all this will make it more convincing. I’ll get a lawyer, and we will make them return that fifty grand. What they did is already considered extortion." freew\e bnovel.com

Listening to his words, Jessie felt a strong sense of security.

The next day, the Moore family returned to the city early. Grandpa and Grandma Moore stayed in a hotel, enjoying a plate of fruit on the table and watching TV.

Grandpa Moore stuffed an apple into his mouth. "Frankie, the fifty grand that girl gave isn’t enough. What about the rest? We’ve already picked out a house and are waiting for the down payment. We’ve lived in the countryside all our lives, and we just want to enjoy our retirement in the city.

"Also, your third brother’s wife is about to give birth. We planned to visit them, and I promised all the old folks back home that we would be moving to the city for it. You can’t let us lose face."

He loved his reputation and often bragged about his successful children and grandchildren.

Now, he had promised to bring them into the city, but he didn’t want his grandson to spend too much until Frankie reminded him that Jessie was a potential money tree.

After all these years, they expected more contributions from her and even forgot how they had forced her to leave in the first place.

No matter what, Jessie and Laura had to provide them with this money!

Frankie nodded. "Don’t worry, Grandpa. You don’t know how viral the stream was. The whole internet is criticizing those two, saying they’re heartless for not taking care of you. Everyone wants to help us get justice. And did you see how frightened Jessie was yesterday? She doesn’t even know how to deal with us. I’ll message her for the money; I bet she has more than fifty grand."

Netizens didn’t know the truth. All Frankie needed to do was act pitiful to sway public opinion. Seeing the internet flooded with insults toward Jessie, he felt quite pleased.

"I’ll have my cousins fan the flames and write more articles to scold them. They won’t be able to handle it and will give us money willingly."

Grandpa Moore nodded, still a bit worried. He knew the accusations Frankie made him say were lies, and he feared the truth being exposed would lead to them being hated.

Noticing his concern, Frankie massaged his shoulders. "Grandpa, don’t worry. The netizens are on our side. Even if they try to explain, I’ve paid a lot of people to counter their words. If they dare speak up, they will only get criticized even more."

Being silent before, Grandma Moore spoke up and praised Frankie’s cleverness, "Frankie is right. If they want to avoid criticism, they will have to hand over the money. And that little girl? She won’t be able to beat Frankie."

Basking in the compliments, Frankie nodded in agreement. "Don’t worry, Grandma. I’ll make sure they hand over the money."

On the other hand, Grandpa Moore nodded approvingly before glancing at his phone. He exclaimed, "Frankie, why is our ranking dropping?"

"What?" Frankie was incredulous, quickly checking his phone to find their news slipping off the trending list.

In its place was news about Julia Rossi openly pursuing Kevin Harper.

"Did that damn girl Jessie cause this?"

Grandpa Moore snorted, rolling up his sleeves to confront Jessie, but was stopped by Frankie.

"Grandpa, I went to ask, and they said the new topic was being backed up by someone influential. It’s not Jessie."

Meanwhile, Julia sat in her office, satisfied to see her news topping the trending list.

Her open declaration of love was important and should not be overshadowed by other news.

Thus, she paid to secure her trending status after pushing the Moore family’s news down.

Unaware of the other party’s identity, Frankie was helpless and resorted to paying to maintain their attention.

On the road, Jessie rubbed her stomach. It was only a small gesture, but it was enough for Kevin to notice.