Chapter 126 Bet

Jacqueline furrowed her brows slightly but didn’t say anything.

However, at that moment, a woman’s voice suddenly rang out on the second floor. “Let him do it.”

The woman who spoke had a curvy figure. She was in her early thirties and was obviously still young but insisted on dressing up like a mature wealthy lady. Her hair was tied into a high bun, and she accessorized herself with various gold and silver jewelry.

Her eyeshadow was heavily applied, and all her fingers were painted with nail polish, giving her an ostentatious vibe.

Hearing the woman permitting Emrys to treat Roger, Sebastian asked in bafflement, “Hannah, why are you doing this?”

The woman sneered, “Your dad is in such a miserable state now. I doubt he can live much longer. Even if we’re scammed, his condition won’t get any worse. At most, we won’t pay the scammer.”

Her words were harsh, but that was the truth.

Jacqueline glanced at that woman with a disdainful expression.

That woman’s name was Hannah Stark. Roger married her after his first wife passed away. She was Jacqueline’s stepmother, but the two didn’t get along well.

his stepmother, Sebastian was accustomed to addressing her as Hannah due to their

her dark red nail–polished finger, and said, “I’ll allow you to treat my husband’s illness, but I want to clarify in advance that if

up in silence and curled his lips into a smirk. “Do you think I’ll

you really are a scammer. The moment you hear about not being able to receive any payment if you fail to treat him, you chickened out. Say, you’re

his mind, prompting him to chirp, “I can give it a try, but if I manage

All the members of the Balford family were

you the guts to say something like that, wanting half of the Balford

he riveted his eyes on Hannah silently. A challenging

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Chapter 126 Bet

as she racked her brain to figure out Emrys‘ source of confidence to demand such an outrageous

up, “Sure. If you can cure my dad’s condition, I’ll willingly gift you half of

“Jacqueline-”

to stand by and watch as our dad dies from his

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