Chapter 222

“Thanks, Uncle Clement!”

Severin smiled, clinked gla*ses with Clement, and drank the wine. However, he knew very well that any one of Gaston, Clement, or Vincent were much richer than him. The richest of all, Gaston, had a net worth of several million and even established a small company, but he still did not lend Severin’s family a single dime when they needed it most.

They could all keep dreaming if they wanted to borrow any money from Severin.

By contrast, even the poor aunt Marie was able to fork out eight thousand dollars to lend to his family and help them constantly. Severin would remember that kindness forever and repay them for sure.

ago and had to borrow money to go to college. Maurice and Judith

a few hundred just a year ago, and though he had several thousand dollars in hand at the time, he ridiculed her and said that she should not have married a loser like Maurice. In hindsight, it might not

project in recent times but unfortunately did not have enough money. The situation with Vincent made it quite clear that he probably had no hope of borrowing any money from Severin, and deep down,

out to be a call from her sister Edwina. Edwina was already at the hotel lobby, but

get some more plates and cutlery, please?”

soon as Edwina sat down, she was completely dumbfounded as she stared at the medley of delicious dishes on the table.

that. Just eat up!” Judith smiled. “Didn’t you say that you were meeting your son’s prospective partner and didn’t have any time

out. She’s a good girl though. Both Edwina and I are very fond of her. Our boy Evan has been dating her for two years, but the girl’s parents said that we need to prepare a thirty-thousand-dollar dowry, and a home for them to move in after marriage. If those conditions aren’t met, they won’t even consider it!” After finishing speaking, Finn glanced dejectedly at his son Evan and said, “It’s all my fault, Evan. The reason you can’t be with the girl you like is because I’m an incompetent

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talk about this some other time. I don’t blame you at all.

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