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?"

with shame as she was called out. She might have looked pale earlier, but now she felt like she was about

to pull his investments. While she had intended to secure a promising future for her son, she now feared

and hurriedly left the club. She

car, she impatiently called home, only to find that Cyrus was

despair. She could no longer keep her cool and shrieked, "What do you mean he's gone? When did

"This morning-or, it might have been yesterday. Mr. Cyrus hasn't come out of his

us not to bother him, so we've

were irrelevant. What mattered more was the valuable land that Wynter acquired, and Cyrus had

that in mind, Ophelia instructed, "Head to my mother's place instead

driver, a member of the Montclair family, complied unhesitatingly. Ophelia had always felt more secure with the Montclair family and often sought

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

persuade Wynter on