Rebirth of the Villainous Female Boss
Chapter 1371 - Chapter 1371 Chapter 1343 Moral Kidnapping

Chapter 1371: Chapter 1343 Moral Kidnapping Chapter 1371: Chapter 1343 Moral Kidnapping “I already know all about your situation, and frankly, I sympathize with what you’ve been through, but that doesn’t mean I can accept your relationship with Arlong. Of course, Arlong is an adult now, and I won’t forcefully interfere in his affairs, but as his sister, I won’t bless this relationship. Do you understand me?”

Flora Jim looked at Kiara, who hadn’t said anything sarcastic or demeaning to her. Her tone was as stable as possible, but it still felt like an arrow piercing through her heart.

Flora Jim had actually thought about it, she had considered that she would move away with her sister as soon as Kiara approached, without contacting Arlong again.

That’s what she thought just now.

But humans are never content. When she heard Kiara speak of sympathy, and saw that her tone and expression didn’t seem scornful, Flora Jim unexpectedly clung to a sliver of lingering hope.

“Sister… I really want to change my profession. I swear that from now on, I will be a good wife and mother. Could you… I know, you must have heard all about what I’ve done. I will work hard to treat Arlong well, even if you won’t let me through the door, I could be a concubine, please…”

Kiara raised her hand, “Stop right there! Please, keep your bargaining skills to yourself. Stop trying to advance by retreating. Our family does not allow men to keep women on the side.”

In Flora Jim’s eyes, despair flashed, and she fell silent, looking down.

She appeared somewhat pitiful that way.

“Actually, it wasn’t my intention to get into this line of work… Sister, you’ve seen my sister, her name is Yena Jim, she just turned 13 this year, and there’s a 7-year difference between us. My mom passed away early, and my dad abandoned us. I was really driven to desperation.” As she spoke of the painful parts, Flora Jim was choked with sobs.

“I’m telling you this, you might not believe me… Perhaps you think I’m lying, after all, I’ve become a bad woman in your eyes…”

Flora Jim had seen many distinguished adults.

But there were few like Kiara who could exert such intense psychological pressure just by sitting there.

Yesterday, during a meal, she hadn’t felt it, probably because Kiara was more relaxed in front of her family. Today, with just the two of them, Kiara’s aura unfolded, and Flora Jim knew she was no match for her.

“I believe you.”

“You believe me?” Flora Jim looked incredulously at Kiara.

There was no scorn in Kiara’s eyes, only a calm statement.

“Sorry, I had someone investigate your background without your permission. There’s no helping it; Arlong is my only brother, and I must protect him completely. He means as much to me as Yayaka means to you. So I know all about your situation.”

This calmness made it hard for Flora Jim to breathe.

Kiara continued, “After your father left you and your sister, Emily Martin fell ill with a condition. You had no money, and in desperation to raise funds, you worked at a nightclub. After a week, you were spotted by Jose, the female Chairman of Seth Corporation, who bought you out to the position you hold today.”

“You know everything…”

“Yes. I never pick a fight I’m not sure of winning. To be honest, Miss Jim, I admire you.”

“Admire…?” Isn’t it supposed to be despised?

“Dignity seems to be the most valuable thing, but in truth, it’s often the least valuable. When a girl reaches dire straits, dignity becomes a luxury. I think if you had a choice back then, you wouldn’t have chosen this path, but what can you do when time waits for no one? I can’t stand tall and criticize you without feeling the pain myself. After reading your file, I couldn’t help but put myself in your shoes, wondering if I would make the same choices if I were you?”

Without the ability to earn money, without the skills to survive, all that was left was her body, taking an irreversible path to save a loved one–a true tragedy.

“This morning, when I saw your file, I almost choked on my food. Tragedy is about showing the most beautiful things in shreds for others to see. I think if it weren’t for the harshness of fate, you might have still blossomed into something beautiful.”

These words, coming from Kiara, had a profound impact on Flora Jim.

When she took off her last piece of clothing, she never hoped anyone could understand her. Frankly, she was just terrified and ashamed at the beginning, and then she became numb to it.

There was even a time when she enjoyed it.

With money and a man, when her younger sister grew up a bit, she could simply concoct a lie about winning the lottery and then take her sister to start anew in a distant place, and there would be nothing wrong with that. She had earned a fortune that ordinary women would struggle for decades to accumulate, enough to provide for her and her sister’s needs for the rest of their lives.

But life always holds surprises, and she met Arlong.

Thinking of that clean-cut young man, it was his presence that made her feel so filthy, bringing about feelings of not wanting to confront her past.

At that moment, she began to crave something she had never desired before, longing for someone to understand her, yet she never expected that the first person to voice their understanding would be Kiara, who was precisely against her being with Arlong.

she didn’t know when, but tears had already covered her cheeks. The words Kiara said were very ordinary, yet they touched her heart deeply.

Kiara handed her a tissue and said with heartfelt emphasis,

“I have never looked down on you, and I admit you are a very competent sister, but please understand the feelings of someone who is also a sister. My brother is an especially innocent person, so innocent that it’s almost foolish, and I don’t want to see his pure world collapse one day. Do you understand what I mean?”

Understand, that word was like a fishbone stuck in her throat, as Flora Jim looked at Kiara through tears.

“Sis, I beg you, don’t tell Arlong about my stuff, okay?”

“I can, but you should know the condition.”

Know–how could she not know?

Flora Jim covered her face and wept bitterly, “But I can’t do it, sis, I really like him, why can’t the world accept us…”

Her crying made Kiara strangely agitated.

In common values, there’s often sympathy for the weaker side, just like the current situation.

The girl expressed her love and pleaded pitifully, while Kiara seemed to be the one in a position of power.

The girl did those things out of necessity for survival, and she has expressed her intention to turn over a new leaf and never do them again.

Looking at all this, it all seems so pitiful and deserving of sympathy.

Kiara even imagined that if this scene were in a TV series, where Flora Jim is the protagonist, she would be seen as the very bad person in the viewers’ eyes.

Because in TV series, they always gloss over everything the protagonist did before with a single line, and the audience can’t feel what it’s like to know your brother’s woman has slept with dozens or even hundreds of men and is a reformed escort.

People always magnify their own misfortunes and then gloss over their faults with a single sentence.

She’s reformed, so you should accept her, right?

She’s so pitiful, why keep pressing her…

The couple is willing, what business is it of yours as her sister?

She has apologized, what more do you want…

Wait a moment.

Kiara could imagine what the audience would think because not having to face the music is a common ailment for many.

But who can truly feel the extent of the damage caused by the things that are glossed over?

Let’s be clear, no one should morally blackmail another.

In the current situation, even if Flora Jim isn’t exactly morally blackmailing Kiara, she is certainly trying to elicit sympathy.