The Legendary Man

Chapter 236

Chapter 236 Reunion

“Didn’t you guys call the police?” Jonathan asked with a frown.

“We did!” Alice lowered her head and fidgeted her fingers. “The police didn’t do anything to help us. Rumors say the police and the demolition team are in it together! Jon, could you help put in a good word for us with Mr. Lautner so that they don’t demolish our house? Otherwise, we’d be homeless!”

As she was speaking, her eyes teared up, and she looked at Jonathan helplessly.

Jonathan was her only hope by then.

“Didn’t they offer compensation? Didn’t the demolition team give you guys any money?” Jonathan furrowed his brows.

“They did!” Alice bit her lips and continued, “But they only gave us fifty thousand. What on earth could we get with fifty thousand? Jon, do you know that a small house in the county costs up to seven hundred thousand? We can’t even afford a washroom with fifty thousand!”

“They only gave you fifty thousand?” Jonathan was in disbelief. Is this a joke?

He had been to Alice’s house in the past. Although it wasn’t a big house, it was definitely more than a hundred square meters big. Fifty thousand was way too little.

“Leave it to me!” Jonathan stubbed out his cigarette and glanced at Alice. “I’ll get it sorted out. In the meantime, take good care of your parents!”

“Thank you, Jon!” Alice bit her lips and bowed.

head. The moment he was about to say something else, a weak voice was heard coming from inside the

rushed into

middle-aged woman with an oxygen tube attached to her nostrils.

the door. She tried to sit up straight, but she

Alice hurried

in pain as she was sitting up. Apparently, her motion had put pressure on her wound. “What

have you forgotten about what happened a few days ago?” Alice bit her lip and said, “Along with Dad, the both of you got

woman regained her memory.

lying in a bed next to her. “The doctor said you guys only suffered light injuries but somehow knocked your heads during the scuffle. Fortunately, a few days of recovery

middle-aged woman breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, she noticed there was a man standing behind Alice. She couldn’t help but ask, “Alice, is… is he your

woman mistook Jonathan as her boyfriend. “This is

bewilderment when she heard his name. She stared at him in disbelief and asked,

me, Mrs. Renner!” Jonathan

a little when she realized Jonathan was the boy she hadn’t seen in more than a decade. “I’m

about it!” Jonathan intervened when he noticed

The middle-aged woman gave Alice a hard stare and scolded, “Didn’t I tell you not

Alice lowered her head in a guilty

her money had eventually run out. She was so broke that she had less than ten

so long since I last saw all of you! I’ve missed you guys.” Jonathan rubbed Alice’s head gently and looked at the middle-aged woman. “Alice told me you guys had a problem with the demolition team, is that right Mrs.

tell Jonathan about the problem she and her family were facing. She was determined not to bother him with her problems. Hence, she changed the topic by saying, “You’ve come from such a long way! Have you eaten, Jonathan? Are you hungry? Do you want me to get Alice to go get something

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