Hannah looked at her younger brother, who was becoming more and more handsome, and was successfully diverted from her attention.
"This trench coat really suits you. If you add a round hat and a cane that are gentlemanly enough, I believe that all the marriageable women in Pate Street will be fascinated by you."
Hannah gave a fair assessment.
Locke put the orange coat on her again and pushed her to the dressing mirror.
"Hannah, you're not bad either. If you add a wide-brimmed hat with feathers and a useless little umbrella, all the marriageable men in Pate Street will line up to ask for a date with you."
Hannah's cheeks turned slightly red after being praised by her brother, "I won't consider marriage until you get married."
"That's great. After all, there is no man in the Pate neighborhood who is worthy of our righteous and kind reporter Miss Hannah."
Locke said with a smile.
Hannah looked at herself in the mirror with a beautiful face, but was too thin, and whispered,
"I'm not such an arrogant person."
In front of the fitting room, Hannah turned around and looked at the new dress carefully. The more she looked at it, the better it looked. Although the style was an out-of-season item from last year, this was the first dress Hannah had received over the years. The most precious gift.
Of course, Lloyd, who pursued her, also gave her valuable jewelry, but she rejected it.
Although her family owed money, she maintained a good distance from her colleagues, which is why her colleagues were willing to become friends with her.
Even though her family was in dire straits, Hannah remained optimistic and never asked others to borrow money.
Seeing Hannah's long-lost bright smile, Locke breathed a sigh of relief.
She liked the gift very much and it proved that she didn't spend money recklessly.
"Locke, I've already said that you can't spend money recklessly."
Hannah took off her coat, folded it, and put it back in Locke's hands.
"This dress must be very expensive and must be returned. And the money, you can't take Miss Roko's money for nothing, otherwise you will not be able to hold your head high in the future."
Hannah's expression returned to seriousness, as if a teacher was teaching a student who had made a mistake.
Locke waved his hand, "This has nothing to do with Miss Locke. This is really the money sent by Miss Lucy. I just helped her solve a big problem."
"What trouble?"
Hannah asked confused.
“Crisis Communications at Baker Grains.”
Locke replied.
Since the word crisis public relations didn't exist in this era, Hannah couldn't understand Locke's words. She suspected that Locke wanted to deceive her again.
Seeing that Hannah was already carrying the box and planning to go out to find the non-existent Miss Rocco, Locke immediately stopped Hannah.
"Hannah, Miss Lucy came to apologize to us on behalf of Compass Drinking Water Company. She felt it was necessary to compensate us, so she gave us a compensation."
"Compensation?"
"Well, Miss Lucy will visit any customer who has used Compass Drinking Water Company because she needs to sign a letter of understanding to commute Compass's sentence."
Locke said as he took the black box back, put it in the closet again, and said comfortingly,
"Lucy is Mr. Baker's daughter. She is very rich. This amount of money is really nothing to her. If she is unwilling to spend money to compensate everyone and let this matter continue to ferment, it will lead to the abyss of the Baker family. "
"Really?"
Hannah is still a little unbelievable, but this reason is at least more reliable than Locke saving Miss Lucy again and helping Baker Grain Company solve the problem.
"But, isn't this too much money?"
"Well, actually there's something I've been forgetting to tell you, Hannah."
Locke coughed twice.
Hannah looked at him nervously.
Could it be that my brother is not only with Miss Rocco, but also dating Miss Lucy?
Hannah's anxious eyes were mixed with a trace of fear, fearing that her brother would tell her that he was in two different boats, seducing two rich girls with his beauty and making them donate generously again and again.
"I was hit by Miss Lucy's car before, so part of it is considered compensation."
Locke said.
"So that's it."
Hannah's hanging heart finally fell.
Um, Hannah, shouldn't your normal reaction be to ask me if I was injured and where I hit? Why did I feel relieved?
Locke complained.
After realizing it, Hannah raised her head and asked, "When did it happen? Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. In short, we can use this money with confidence and don't have any psychological burden."
Locke concluded.
Hannah nodded slightly and put a stop to this topic.
The black cat Erin was already lying on the sofa bored and starting to take a nap.
The siblings began to exchange information they had obtained from each other.
"I went to Carla's house today. Poor Carla, her gambling father owed a huge debt and actually sold her directly to the Rose Theater."
The Rose Theater is a drama theater that involves some erotic services in gray areas, and the Rose Theater is the real erotic theater.
Locke was very puzzled when he heard about Kara's fate.
"Kara is a journalist. She has a bright future. Why was she sold by her father?"
"Kara has been leaving her job for a long time, longer than me. I don't know the reason, but she should be like me and has never found a suitable job."
Hannah said angrily,
"Perhaps she, like me, was spread by damn Lloyd and her reputation was damaged, so she has been unable to find a job."
Hannah felt that without her brother Locke, she would most likely have suffered the same fate as Kara. She was sold to the Rose Theater to pay off her debts, and her entire life was ruined.
She looked at Locke, feeling both grateful and ashamed, but also sentimental about Kara's fate.
"Locke, we must thank the generous Miss Lucy. If she is in trouble, we must help her."
Locke only felt that Hannah's thinking was too fast, why was she talking about Miss Lucy again.
"Yes, I will."
Locke agreed, then asked, "What about Natty?"
"Nati was indeed harassed by Lloyd, but she didn't dare to tell others because she was afraid of losing her job, and she was also afraid that her fiancé would break off the engagement if her reputation was damaged. She believed that Wei Na was forced to die by Lloyd. Wei Na was forced to die by Lloyd. The day before Na died, she witnessed Lloyd bringing Wei Na into the office, and Wei Na’s cry for help could be heard in the office. Nadi was too timid, so she did not dare to go in.”
Hannah frowned and said, if she had been in the office at that time, she would have stopped Lloyd, and maybe Wei Na would not have died.
But she didn't mean to blame Nadi. Everyone's choices are different. She couldn't stand on the moral high ground and blame others. What if Nadi tried to stop her and was also persecuted by Lloyd?
"Now it is basically certain that it was Weena who was killed by Lloyd! Locke, what about you? Have you found Lloyd's mistress?"
