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Chapter 33

"Grandpa, you shouldn't get so worked up over something small. It's had for your health

"Small... small matter?"

Grandpa Abraham stammered, his voice subdued, as if he had swallowed the bitterest of pills.

"How can you-

Suddenly, he gasped, clutching his chest.

"Ahhh!"

His heart raced uncontrollably, his blood pressure spiking from sheer rage, and dizziness overwhelmed him

Grandpa Abraham lost his balance and collapsed.

"Grandpa!"

Sophia and the others cried in shock, their voices trembling

But before he hit the ground, Alex swiftly intervened, catching him just in time.

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Grandpa Abraham was an old man, unable to withstand the awful news of his grandson's betrayal, especially given Jack's blatant indifference.

Gently, Alex laid him down on the sofa.

"What are we going to do?"

Mrs. Lancaster cried, her voice cracking with desperation as panic swept through the room.

Even Jack, who had finally grasped the gravity of the situation, was starting to buckle under the pressure.

Grandpa Abraham had fainted, leaving no one to take control of the chaos.

Trevor, meanwhile, grinned wickedly after watching the dramatic turns and twists.

"Enough wasting time. Pay up now! I'll leave with my $1 billion, or I'll take your head, Jack!"

Lancasters stood

amounted to $500 million, with less than $30 million

they possibly

if they could get a loan, handing over that much

give

Trevor's patience

as he barked, "Boys,

redas

and the facade of courage crumbled as he clung to

me!

remained paralyzed by shock,

from the catastrophe he'd brought upon

TE

It all seemed hopeless.

cleared her throat, summoning the courage

angry she was at her brother, she couldn't

voice surprisingly steady despite

has wronged you. But $1 billion for a gambling debt is outrageous. We don't have that much money, even if we sell

narrowed his eyes. "And what

million. Please allow us to pay double that amount to cover the interest, but not

I am a

Trever sneered.

from head

"Hmm, however

stroking

heard tales of your beauty, Ms. Sophia. And it is more than what

licked his lips, his gaze

debt," he said with a sly chuckle, "only if you

my private

widened in horror, her stomach churning with

in, his

underground-just the two of us," he added

with the arrangement, I can invite more to

laugh escaped

Sophia's skin crawled.

than to

How dare he?

hung his

ensnared his sister, dragging

mess.

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