Sugita went on and on like a machine gun. He was so good at this, he could probably raise the dead with his words.
Lance and Lana continued to stand at the gate without saying a word.
Lana initially felt indignant and wanted to retort, but the more Sugita went on, the more guilty she felt and the more she blamed herself.
She was the one in the wrong. Her whole head was filled with this thought.
"So you'd better show some sincerity," Sugita finally sighed. "There's still hope for you two yet, so don't say I didn't give you two a chance."
"You just need to fulfil your promise, and we won't ask for more than that."
"Yes, we understand," Lance's head was bowed and he looked very apologetic.
He glanced at Lana to see that she was nodding her head. She looked so dispirited that she seemed to be unable to do anything else but nod her head.
He had agreed to provide Lin Group with the technology they needed, but Lana felt that this was something that belonged to the Salo family and could not be shared with other.
But now, their clan had abandoned them and was even willing to let them die in Tokyo. They had given up on protecting this family.
"Fine, I'll bring you two in to see Jiang Ning, you tell him yourself," said Sugita. "Don't say I didn't warn you - his temper has become better over the past few years, so he won't stoop to your level. But if you dare to be rude to him again, then you'd better be prepared to face the consequences! Humph!"
Lance and Lana nodded.
Sugita brought them into the shrine and into the main hall where Jiang Ning was drinking tea.
"Jiang Ning, I'm sorry,” Lana spoke up first.
"I was the one in the wrong and I shouldn't have gone back on my word.”
"We will do whatever that Lance promised you, so I hope you won't be angry anymore.”
She took a deep breath and realized how naturally all those words came out. That was how guilty she felt inside.
Jiang Ning glanced at him. "You should be glad that you're still of some value. Otherwise, actually being abandoned is a very normal thing to your family."
That's how it worked in the Third World.
It looked glamorous on the outside, but very few could understand the pain and sacrifice behind the gold and glitter.
Lance and Lana were from a very longstanding clan, so they knew this very well. They had always just watched as others were sacrificed, and they never thought that this would happen to themselves one day.
"We understand," Lance nodded. "No matter what, these are two separate matters. I must fulfil my promise to you first, then think about the clan later."
He turned to Lana. "Lana."
Lana nodded.
She hesitated for a moment. "Can everyone else leave the room?”
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