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 price before deciding to buy.

ན་ལ་འཇ་ཌ་འཆ་འཚོའི་རྫ་

asked, “Milly, do you

it faced south, was well–ventilated, and looked clean and tidy despite being filled with items. It was clear that the owner

most important thing

Viola must be Stephanie’s

especially in their facial features. However, there were many people in the world who look

240 Viola’s

Pearls

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

sit back and wait for things to happen. From the series of events that have occurred in the past few days, it was clear that

had emptied her savings to ask Milly for help, leaving her now penniless and incapable of

parents‘ house was advantageous for

If she failed, having this house

to be unaware of the situation and informed her brother. “Jordan,

no

sharp; why did she seem oblivious to his hints? Should I

deep breath to make another hint, Jordan spoke up,

puzzled. What?

boss would

Ivan replied, “Okay,

decision was final and settled.

a wealthy family, and wealthy families are typically most concerned about the risk of infection. Because of this, Viola

price if they didn’t agree, but to her surprise, they accepted immediately and even added an extra 15 thousand dollars. This unexpected turn

was smooth. Within an hour, all formalities were completed, and the

With this money, they could finally get proper treatment