A Film Queen

Chapter 240 Viola’s Suspicion

Viola seemed embarrassed. She was nervously rubbing her palms as she explained, “It’s the old folks at home–she urgently needs medical treatment at a big hospital. We can’t gather that much money quickly, so we have to sell this house. Once we have enough money in the future, we’ll buy it back.”

Although she said this, Viola knew that once they sold the house, buying it back would be incredibly difficult. However, they had no choice; selling the house was their only option at the moment.

Philip glanced around and asked, “How many people live in your household?”

Viola didn’t understand what the number of family members had to do with selling the house, but she answered truthfully, “Three of us now–me, my husband, and my mother–in–law.”

“No children?”

“Yes, we have two–a boy and a girl. Neither of them is home. The boy dropped out early and now earns money playing games. The girl, she …

Before she could finish, a medicine bottle tipped over with a loud bang that echoed sharply in the silent

room.

Everyone turned to the noise’s source. Ivan quickly picked up the bottle from the floor and apologized, “Sorry, I knocked it over by accident.”

Philip snorted in annoyance. He scolded, “So careless! What’s wrong with you?”

Ivan said nothing.

He guiltily glanced at Jordan, who remained calm and composed, as if he truly knew nothing about the situation.

Boss is impressive! Always maintaining his composure.

After this minor interruption, Philip didn’t press for more details. He turned to Jordan and said, “This house looks good. Buy it.”

even asking for the

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ignored the old man and looked at Milly. He asked, “Milly,

and glanced around. Although the house wasn’t large, it faced south, was well–ventilated, and looked clean and tidy despite being filled with items. It was clear that the owner took care of

the most important thing

must be Stephanie’s biological

Viola and Stephanie, especially in their facial features. However, there were many

240 Viola’s Suspicion

Pearls

the book’s setup, Stephanie was proud and arrogant. In her previous life, when the Burnetts went bankrupt, the first thing she thought of was to save herself and run away with the money. Even in this life, knowing her biological parents, she surely wouldn’t want to

and wait for things to happen. From the series of

emptied her savings to ask Milly for help, leaving her now penniless

Stephanie’s biological parents‘ house

her good fortune. If she failed, having this house would help Milly control Stephanie’s

Milly pretended to be unaware of the situation and informed her brother. “Jordan, I think this house is nice. It’s in a good location and seems

had no words.

sharp; why did she seem oblivious to his

Jordan spoke up, “Ivan, contact the staff to

was puzzled. What?

boss would agree?

Ivan replied, “Okay, Mr.

decision was final

buyer was clearly from a wealthy family, and wealthy families are typically most concerned about the risk of infection. Because

surprise, they accepted immediately and even added an

was smooth. Within an hour,

money, they could finally get