Cupid's Arrow hit me hard!

Chapter 977

Jessica’s explanation only drove fear in Oscar. “Jessica, she’s well connected. It won’t go unnoticed if we hired a few hooligans to stir trouble. Her relatives are wealthy and powerful. They’re not people we can mess with.

“Did you say that her brother–in–law is the heir of the wealthiest York family? All the more reason to stay away from them. Don’t you know how the Yorks are? We’ve heard of the family even though we live in a rural area. Forget it. A hundred thousand dollars isn’t worth me taking the risk.”

Jessica winced her face. “I’m your sister, Oscar. So you’re going to let it go when someone is making my life a living hell?”

Oscar replied, “How is she making your life a living hell? I mean, you lied to us. Hank had a wife and a son when he was with you, but you became his mistress and wrecked his family apart. You kept that fact from us. Here we were, thinking you found yourself a good man.

don’t know you well? I bet you’re the one picking on the Liberty girl. If nothing else,

but you want to take away

isn’t to be blamed for Hank’s refusal to give us over seven hundred thousand dollars. You’re only looking out for Hank, so you don’t want to waste the

for nothing. What did we get out of your marriage? Hank only gave a lot less than a hundred thousand dollars for Mom and Dad’s retirement. Jack and I got nothing. I would do anything you ask if you bought

Whatever he got from his sister was

in the dark about Hank’s wife and son. It was only after Hank divorced and talked about marriage with Jessica that the Yates family found

this as Hank was a divorcee while Jessica was young and had not been married before. Sure, Hank was only thirty–one years old, but he

millions. Since Hank was also on a million-dollar annual income,

astronomical amount to ask for in Wiltspoon, especially for a wedding that was not among the wealthy. Ordinary families would only ask for tens of thousands, if not thousands when it came to financial gifts. 777,777 dollars was enough

to her daughter, Jessica was