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."

It's them. That house is supposed to be a cozy home for me, my mother, and my father. Ultimately, the space was filled with their vile atmosphere, which had ruined it. Because

would have felt the same way. Because the

is where she lived and where we previously stayed. Nothing else. Now that I think about it, I think my opinion

her. "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

"Yeah," she responded gently.

had the house appraised?" Charles was keen to

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. It should be worth at least 1 billion." She raised a

be more than necessary to solve the problem. Have

submit a loan

person going there, it would be better for two people to

but I heard from your mother that Lane Corporation is going through a transition. Shouldn't you be

celebrate the new year." He was

him. "Charles, my assistant, informed me that Asher has

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

from surprise to one of gloom in an

but I just walked away and ignored

why Asher was acting this way. Charles was not employed by Paradigm Co.; he was merely in the higher management with that title and played no role in management or production. Therefore, his

sever our

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