Chapter 504 - MY BEST FREIND: PART II

Jackie locked herself in her room.

"Jackie, please open the door." Steven knocked as he called out for the girl. 

"Steven, just leave." Jackie cried as she felt all the pain she was feeling killing her.

"Jackie, please, talk to me. Don't be like this…"

"Steven, just go please, I'll come down later." 

Steven stood by the door looking helpless as he couldn't do anything to help the girl. He thought of what he could do to comfort the girl, but not a single answer popped into his mind. "Wait."

He did have a solution to help the girl, but whether it would work he doesn't know. 

Steven got his phone out and started calling someone. He steadily went down as he waited for the person to answer the call. 

"Hello?" 

"James, I need your help." 

James Goldsmith was still in the office finishing up his work to head home for his sister's party. He was surprised when his sister's finance suddenly called. He sighs as he realizes something must have happened. 

"What is it?" 

"Do you have Miss Knigthley's number?" 

"Liz?" James was surprised that he knew about the girl. He thought, 'Did Jackie tell him the truth? Wait, didn't she go and pick her up?'

"Yes, I met her earlier and I hope she can help Jackie." 

"So something did happen?" He sighs heavily as he pinches the skin in the middle of his brow annoyed about the fact her sister must have been bullied again. 

"So, I need the number. Can you send it to me?" 

"Well, I can, but let me tell you one thing. Do you know what you're about to do?" James warned him, for they never dare involve Elizabeth in any of their family conflicts. 

"I do," He confidently answered, despite knowing he's putting his life on the line for involving the girl in problems she shouldn't.

"Fine, just don't over do it. She is the man���s daughter and she is very precious to him. Getting her involved means putting our necks on the line." 

Steven laughed as he ended the call with James. As soon as the call ended, he received a message from the man with Elizabeth's number. 

"Please, answer the call." 

Steven looked for a more secure and quiet place to call the girl. As the phone only continued to ring, he worried that the girl might not answer the call because his number is unfamiliar. 

Meanwhile, Elizabeth only had a couple of minutes of sleep when she heard her phone ringing. "Must be Jackie." She yawned as she stretched herself out of her bed. 

When she picked up the phone she noticed an unfamiliar number. She normally doesn't answer unknown numbers, but somehow, she couldn't explain the reason why she felt that if she does not answer the call she'll regret it. 

"Hello?" 

"Liz." 

Elizabeth realizes who the caller is just by hearing his voice. She was surprised why he suddenly called her. 

"Steven, I'm sure the party is still a couple hours, but I'm sure you're calling for something else." She responded, knowing the man has a different purpose for the reason he called.

"I need your help." 

"Something happened to Jackie." 

"Hmm, something did. But, don't worry, I'll handle it. What I called for, is for you to help cheer Jackie up. She feels guilty for putting my dreams aside for your sake. But, please don't get me wrong. I know you mean a lot to her. So, I want to ask if you can please do whatever you can to make sure Jackie doesn't get upset or lose her anger. My mother witnessed what she did and is now furious with Jackie. I love Jackie and I don't really care what my parents think of her, but, I do want them to get along. They are my family…"

Elizabeth only listened in and said nothing, she didn't realize how much Jackie and Steven have sacrificed for her sake. She could only repay them by doing one thing…

"Don't worry, I'll handle Jackie. Can you please save two extra chairs for me though, I'll be bringing some backup." 

"Sure, sure, no worries. Bring as many people you like, just please, you know Jackie. She can be prideful and arrogant sometimes." 

"Ha-ha, don't worry, I've known her more than you have." 

"Thank you," Steven ended the call as he needed to finish the preparation, however, as he got down to check the situation. He was surprised by hearing what his mother was saying. 

"I'm sorry for what happened, I don't even know what Steven sees in that girl. Surely, she is just a spoiled child. Mr. Goldsmith, this is partly your fault for not raising her well." 

Mr. Goldsmith was speechless and angry. Despite not being involved in his daughter's upbringing, he was proud how his sons have raised her. 

"So, you're saying me and my brother have raised my sister poorly." 

Steven didn't expect the situation to go even worse. Unlike James, whose calm and reasonable, Jackson was a bad-mouth and arrogant thus he erupt like a volcano all the time. 

"Jackson, don't be like that." Mr. Goldsmith anxiously went to his son to calm him down before the situation went worse. 

"Please, Mrs. Miller, tell me which part of my sister is not good. I mean, compare to this b*tches, my sister is better than them." 

"How dare you say that to my daughters." Mrs. Peyton rage in anger as she started getting herself involved, "My daughter is much better than your sister, look what she did to Alexis's face." 

"Well, she does deserve it." Jackson said, knowing her sister well. She'll never raise her hand if someone insults her, but she will if someone insults the girl. "I mean, she must have said something which she shouldn't." 

"What's so wrong about what I said, I only said she was selfish for putting Brother Steven's dreams aside for taking care of her sick and dying friend." 

It surprised them all when Jackson stormed right in front of the girl and grabbed her by the neck, "What did you say? You want her best friend to die?" 

"She was dying anyways, what's so great about her. She should have focused more on Brother Steven and just let the girl die." Alexis could hardly say a word for Jackson was grabbing hold of her neck so tight.

"You b*tch, you really have a death wish." 

But before Jackson could do anything to the girl, Cris ran in the room and pulled the man away. 

"You shouldn't be like that towards a girl." 

"You call this snake a girl, she treats others' life as if it's meaningless." 

"Still, you shouldn't be like that. Your sister won't be happy if you do something reckless." 

"Whatever," Jackson brushed Cris off as he claimed himself down, "You better watch what you're saying, you don't even know anything about the girl." 

"What's so special about a smart girl who graduated at a prestigious school thanks to her country's help." 

"Ha- that's why you can never be better than my sister. Unlike you, my sister is with well mannered people. People who act with pride, but in a right way, unlike you who hold onto this fake pride and arrogance of yours when you have nothing to be proud of." 

"You-you have said enough. How dare you looked down on my family when that girl has nothing compared to us." Mrs. Peyton went over to slap Jackson, but was caught in time by Cris before things went bad again. "Let go of my hand," 

"Sure, but please, don't do anything reckless for you to lose your hand. I'm only helping you keep your hand intact." 

"Please, let go of her hand." Mr. Goldsmith went over pleading Cris to release his woman's hand. 

"Sure." 

"Steven, look at this. Is this the type of family you want? Rude and arrogant."

"Mother, you don't even know the whole story, yet you're being judgemental. You never raised me like that, so why are you acting like one."

Mrs. Miller was always proud of herself for raising his son with proper manners. But, for his son to finally talk back to her brought some light and shock, she realized she had changed and felt horrible that she was someone who she never wished.

"I'm sorry, maybe I was being too harsh on Jackie." 

"I hope you realize what you said and I hope you can say that to Jackie as well. She is about to be my wife and your daughter." 

Steven escorted her mother out of the house as the two decided to go home. Jackson and Cris went upstairs as they both wished to check on Jackie. 

Both sisters watched as the man left as Alexis whispered to his sister. "Who do you think that guy is?" 

"What are you interested in him?" 

"I mean, isn't he handsome?" 

"So, what if he doesn't have any manners." 

"Sister, think about it, his Jackson's friends. Which means he comes from a wealthy family?" 

Brooklyn too thought about it, seeing the man was well dressed, "He must be." 

"Sister, don't you dare, you already have Steven. I saw him first so he's mine." 

"Ha-ha, whatever, I'm not interested in him anyways, if you want him go for it." 

"Do you think he'll be attending the party?" 

"Seeing he is to Jackson, seems like it."

Alexis smiled from ear to ear, to think she'll be finding a better fish than her sister. She wonders how rich and powerful the man is. Since her sister has not won Steven completely, if she is able to marry a rich man before her sister, then her sister will never look down on her again.