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.

didn’t press for more details. He turned to Jordan and said, “This

was the extravagance of the wealthy–not even asking for

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

looked clean and tidy despite

most important thing

she guessed correctly, Viola must be Stephanie’s

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

Chapter 240 Viola’s Suspicion

Pearls

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

of her destiny and certainly won’t sit back and wait for things to happen.

for help, leaving her now penniless and incapable of

house was advantageous for

failed, having this house would help Milly control Stephanie’s situation to some extent. It was a

desperately signaled Milly not to agree, fearing future complications. Milly pretended to be unaware of the situation and informed

Ivan had no words.

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

Ivan took a deep breath to make another hint, Jordan spoke up, “Ivan, contact the staff to

Ivan was puzzled. What?

boss would

Ivan replied,

decision was

remote, and in urgent need of sale. Moreover, there was an ill elderly person living in it. The potential buyer was clearly from a wealthy family, and wealthy families are typically most concerned about the risk of infection. Because of this, Viola hesitated and decided to ask for

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

the Burnetts had their own legal department, the whole process was smooth. Within an hour, all formalities were completed, and the house deed was

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