Winter Solstice.
A cold wind blew, and the leaves fell.
Lily Thompson knelt on the smooth, exquisite floor, her forehead pressed against the ground, with a cold and noble man standing in front of her.
It was Jason Williams, the current president of Summit Group.
"Please, help my mother!"
"Should have thought about this earlier," Jasons indifferent tone carried a hint of sarcasm.
Lily looked up, the bitterness in her heart surging to her throat, but she looked at him with pleading eyes, hoping for even a trace of pity. As long as her mother could be saved, she was willing to do anything.
"Even God cant stand your greed, serves you right!" What Jason responded to her was cold and harsh words.
Lily gave a desolate smile, was it her greed? Yes...
At first, it was her youthful naivety that made her fall for Jason at first sight, and then she couldnt let go of this feeling.
Little did Lily know that at that time, Jason was worried about the companys financing, and his brother, Eric, disregarded their kinship and tried to seize all the familys assets.
So her mother, for her daughters wish, threatened him to marry her daughter by withdrawing investments. After all, as the president of a listed company, once Jason got married, he wouldnt easily get a divorce.
Perhaps this was her retribution.
Even after that, no matter how close Sarah and Jason were, Lily continued to maintain the family and help his career.
No complaints? There should be, but over time, she couldnt tell anymore.
How naive Lily was at the time, believing that Jason could see her love and accept it all, it turned out to have always been her own wishful thinking!
"As long as you save my mother, well get a divorce, and you can marry your Sarah."
Her mother, due to huge debts, had already been kidnapped. If she didnt save her in time, she would only be able to collect her body.
"Do you think you still have the qualifications to threaten me now!" Jason was furious, and such words were just fueling the fire. He bent down, reached out, and pinched Lilys jaw. Her tear-stained face showed a vulnerability that was pitiful.
Ignoring the pain in her body, Lily looked at the "husband" she had married for three years, and her heart was icy cold.
"What you want is not Sarah, right? Why, dont you even want to marry the woman you love?" Lily took out the divorce agreement signed with her name from her arms, even kneeling, the stubbornness in her eyes was unmistakable.
Jason leaned close to Lilys ear, "You went to great lengths to marry me, why should I let you down."
"Besides, this marriage is not something you can have when you want it and throw away when you dont!"
Jason took out a check from his arms. Lilys heart pounded and reached out to take the only hope, almost there, almost...
Jason suddenly took it back!
Lily got up to grab it, turned around, and white fragments rained down around Lily like the snow outside the window.
"Why, why are you doing this..."
Lily fell to the ground, her eyes full of despair.
Jason sneered, "Because, you deserve it!"
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.
"Eight oclock tonight is the deadline. If theres no money, you can wait to collect your mothers body."
"Dont, dont, please let my mother go... please..." Before she could finish, the other party hung up.
A trace of blood seeped from Lilys tightly bitten lips, and she struggled to get up, she had to save her mother.
The long time of kneeling had already made her physically weak, and with too much effort, Lily swayed and fell straight to the ground, fainting.
"Aunt May, what time is it now?" Lily looked at Aunt May in panic.