She was already thinking of pretending to be pitiful in hopes that Charlie wouldn't deduct her allowance.

What was totally unexpected was for Charlie to be so generous, offering the considerable sum of a hundred thousand dollars!

Elaine immediately felt refreshed and energetic the moment she heard Charlie's words. She immediately thanked Charlie gratefully. "Wow, you are really the best son-in-law! It must be due to all the accumulated good fortune that I have you as my son-in-law..."

Claire was speechless when she heard her mother's words.

She was so stupefied because she realized her mother said those words sincerely. Rather than just a polite gesture, it seemed as though she was really saying them from the bottom of her heart... Charlie, too, didn't expect Elaine to be so moved with a mere hundred thousand dollars. He couldn't help but laugh secretly while thinking to himself, 'If I knew this superb mother-in-law of mine would be so easily controlled by such a small amount of money, wouldn't it be easier to keep her in line if I just gave her a bit more money?' 3

But after thinking things through, it was not what it seemed.

Back then, Elaine controlled her family's wealth. At that time, she would have had at least two million dollars in her hands. Even if she were to be given a few hundred thousand more, she wouldn't even budge. 2

spending a few days suffering in the detention center, she lowered her expectations and minimized

0 Elaine's card. The moment Elaine received the receipt message from the bank,

and Claire immediately implored her. "Doctor, may I know how

some time. Other than that, there's nothing too serious. You can let her stay in the hospital fo further observation, or you can take her home to recuperate there. Either way works."

to Elaine. "Mother, why don't we discharge you from the hospital and bring you home? It'll be much easier for us to take care of you. Plus, it is almost the new year, and staying

seem nice since it's

want to stay here any longer. Anyway, this is not the first time I broke my leg. I already have the necessary experience to take care of i t. Let my IV drip finish dripping first, then take

the same time, at Aurous Silverwing

to leave the ward because they could not pay

father and son duo were lying on the mobile bed in the

they arrived, it was Wendy who drove

or comfortably in the car. Therefore, they could only look for an ambulance t 0 transport them home. But to hire an ambulance was going

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