The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call

Chapter 1447 Partaking in the Glory

"I suppose there was no need for a huge investment. That land wasn't worth much, anyway. I heard that they got it for just five million.

"With a few hundred thousand dollars, they could turn a huge profit! It's a piece of cake for the Whitmans, don't you think, Mrs. Whitman?" one of the ladies teased.

The incessant chatter became too much for Ophelia to handle. No longer interested in her beauty treatments, she hoped to reach home soon to ask Cyrus if he could still reach out to Wynter.

Noting Ophelia's pale face, a righteous lady interjected calmly, "Let's not tease her too much. Haven't you heard? The Whitmans had decided that the land wasn't worth it and pulled their investments."

The revelation left the other ladies astounded. Such a decision was considered a breach of business etiquette. "It's hard to believe that Mr. Whitman Senior would agree to that. Someone expressed her doubts.

The lady smiled faintly and explained, "Mr. Whitman Senior isn't that heartless as he's very fond of Wynter. I heard that he didn't personally oversee this due to his illness. The decision was left to Mrs. Whitman, wasn't it?"

called out. She might have looked pale earlier,

Cyrus to pull his investments. While she had intended

left the club. She didn't even realize her shirt

only to find that Cyrus was no

crumbling down, suffocating her with despair. She could no longer keep her cool and shrieked, "What do you mean

her sudden outburst as she explained, "This morning-or, it might have been yesterday. Mr. Cyrus hasn't come out of his room since he returned.

to bother him, so we've been leaving his food at the door. We have never gone

At that moment, Cyrus' whereabouts were irrelevant. What mattered more was the valuable land that

instructed, "Head to my mother's

driver, a member of the Montclair family, complied unhesitatingly. Ophelia had always felt more secure with the Montclair family and often sought Tamia's advice on important matters. But now, all she felt

needed to discuss it with Tamia. As Wynter's aunt, she felt it

Noah persuade Wynter on the