The woman said these words with a calm appearance, but in fact, her heart was already out of rhythm.
"Are you sure? How come he doesn't seem like he's joking with us; I don't think he really wants to put us in jail, does he?" someone asked uncertainly.
"No, he won't, don't worry, for the sake of the Calvin Family's reputation, he won't." The speaker wasn't sure if they were comforting themselves or others by saying this.
The atmosphere in the dining room had a strange tension.
Their luck didn't last long; soon, the court subpoenas arrived, and coincidentally, the timing was just at breakfast when everyone was present. If someone did a count, they would find out that it was at this exact time yesterday when Claude came.
A few people who originally regretted signing the agreement too early, upon seeing the four court subpoenas sent to their home and Bart's particularly dark expression after seeing the subpoenas, all their resentment and dissatisfaction turned into relief.
