Wife by Day, Boss by Night by Thalia Quillspeak

Chapter 124

Samuel furrowed his brow in frustration and spat out, “Pick a couple of things to either return to the store or pawn off! I need three million in a hurry, and I need it now!”

“What the hell are you talking about? How can we sell the gifts Brian gave to Gracia? Are you out of your mind? You can’t just sell her present!” Lydia fired back, not even contemplating the thought.

Samuel banged his hand on the table, “You’re the ones who are crazy if you think we can just sit back and wait for bankruptcy to come knocking! Our company had been promoting a hit web series that’s just started production, but due to a tax evasion scandal, all the sponsors have pulled out! Nobody dares associate with the Wright Group anymore! We’re short three million in funding. If we can’t cover that, all the nearly ten million dollars we’ve already spent. on advertising and trending searches will go down the drain! It’s either we get out of this mess now or end up without even a fifty–square–foot apartment to live in later. Think about it!”

Gracia had always been busy with filming and advertisements, never bothering with the company’s affairs. His words were a wake–up call to the gravity of the situation.

She thought they just needed to pay back the missing millions in taxes, but who knew things would get this complicated?

If the company went under, where would that leave her reputation?

set Davis gave me. I probably won’t wear it anytime soon… It’s

brooch set was a global rarity, sought after by many but owned by few. It was harder to get than winning the lottery, let alone an entire set

appreciated over time. Lydia agonized for a long time

I sell the limited edition watches or the top–grade loose diamonds that Brian gave me

was humiliating enough. There were plenty of people just waiting to laugh at the Wright family’s downfall. Natalie was waiting to see them destitute, begging at her feet! Gracia would never let that happen.

good deal of pondering, Lydia ascended the stairs. Despite a thorough search, she couldn’t find anything of lesser value or sentimentality to let

do anything else today until you’ve got the money,” Samuel ordered sternly before leaving

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dreading the task ahead, she headed to the garage. Looking at the two Audi cars parked inside, she frowned. “Natalie

people they associated with would scoff at the idea of driving an Audi A8, not even worth

option now was to try and get something from Davis. Otherwise, by the time

At Global Mall.