Chapter 40 Theft

Susan stood by the door and did not respond. She had scrimped and saved to raise this son, but he had long forgotten about that. Mary glared at her from behind Horace and grumbled, “Mom, the company is really doing badly now and we’ll have to compensate at least twenty million. Horace can’t eat or sleep well and is worried about the company. If Ashlyn doesn’t help us and get the Haddock family to let us off, we’ll all be sleeping on the streets. What’s up with you today? As long as you ask, Ashlyn will surely agree.”