Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 143

Chapter 143 Playing Dumb

"Is that so?" Leonard took a sip of coffee with a blank face.

Alisa's expression grew somber as well. "That's right. My gambling addict of a brother has been stealing company funds. Dad wouldn't have allowed me to get involved in company matters if we weren't short on funds.

"Look into the matter if you want. I bet everyone in Melgrove has heard about it by now. Jasper owes La Vergara's casinos 300 million dollars, and he's still abroad now.

"Dad is nothing but a hypocrite. He's always been cold-blooded, and as a result, made many enemies. Who knows? They might add fuel to the fire when my family declares bankruptcy, and I might end up the heiress of the Green family!"

It was at that moment I realized my lack of knowledge about Alisa. I had always taken her as a fool, but Leonard and I had been duped by her.

Leonard tapped his fingers on the table without a word. Alisa patiently stared at him with a smile.

She added, "You and Eva are childless, right? Her family genes aren't that great-her mom has cancer. I'm sure you won't want your child to have cancer."

heart tightened at her remark. I wonder if the Greens were in the know about Mom's family matters. Was it just a careless remark by Alisa, or did her family harbor skepticism all

shrugged. "I'm fine with that. With the advances in modern medicine, we can always

she questioned, "Are you still in love

didn't believe in

"Remember Randall Vargas, the guy you mentioned to

expression fell. "What nonsense! I told you he wouldn't dare show his

her family some fortune after he passed away. That's why

profit. If I guessed correctly, Randall Vargas is the person in charge

Leonard's outrageous claims. The Green family

her head defiantly. "That doesn't make sense. If Eva had a trust fund, she wouldn't have had to beg

It turned out that the Greens were always in the

is the biggest shareholder even when I'm the company CEO. I

have to offer, apart from

lower lip before rising from the couch. "I look into the trust fund matter. Leonard,

be blinded by short-term