Chapter 997

Sonia rubbed her forehead as she closed her eyes. "You have thought about it, and so have I. I'm very concerned about this, so I'm not planning to mortgage this building."

"That's good." Charles nodded, but his concerns remained. "What are you going to mortgage with if it's not Paradigm Co.'s building?"

As Sonia opened her eyes, she uttered, "The Reed Residence."

He was slightly taken aback. "Are you planning to give—"

"Yeah." She nodded. "That's right."

"But it's the house your mother left behind. Are you... sure about it?" Charles looked at her.

Sonia tucked her hair behind her ears. "To be honest, I didn't want to do it at first, but after giving it some thought, I don't think there's anything to be sad about parting with. It's the house my mother left behind. I spent my childhood there, and my memories are also tarnished by rats."

Charles noticed that she had narrowed her eyes in disdain and quickly knew what she meant. As he sighed, his heart ached.

"Jessica and Sandra."

a cozy home for me, my mother, and my father. Ultimately, the space was filled with their vile atmosphere, which had ruined it. Because of this, I moved out to the Bayside Residence. I no longer feel anything that makes me think of my mother. I detest the Reed

a valid point." He sipped the water in front of him. "If I were you, I would have felt the same way. Because the house is an eyesore, I would have put it up for

we previously stayed. Nothing else. Now that I think about it, I think my opinion was wrong because Mom might not want to

"You're her daughter, and she loved you so much that she gave you the house before she left. I'm sure she wasn't expecting Jessica and Sandra to show up after that. In that same house, they bullied you and poisoned your father! So, what makes her want to keep it? Sonia, I agree with your decision. It's not the same place it used

"Yeah," she responded gently.

house appraised?"

one, is very strategic. When she purchased this house, my mother used Grandpa's connections to invite the most famous master to view the property. There should not be a significant price difference compared to new homes.

That will be more than necessary to solve the problem. Have you set up an appointment with

loan application this afternoon."

it would be better for two people to go." Charles

mother that Lane Corporation is going through a transition. Shouldn't

celebrate the new year." He was beaming with

she looked at him. "Charles, my assistant, informed me that Asher has stopped you downstairs. What exactly is going on?

not sure what's wrong with the old git. As soon as he saw me, he pulled me into his office and told me something strange. I didn't understand him at first, but I soon realized he was trying

tension between us?" Her expression changed from surprise to one

"Yeah, but I just walked away

by Paradigm Co.; he was merely in the higher management with that

is Asher attempting to sever our relationships? What is he

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