Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Chapter 1017

Serenity, Liberty, Mrs. Stone, and the others were on their way to the Hunts‘ hometown when Old Mr. Hunt brought his sons and two grandsons to Wiltspoon School. Here they were to talk cash with Serenity again.

Old Mr. Hunt refused to believe the Yorks were unfazed by all the big hoo–ha the Hunts stirred in the last few days.

Serenity might be feeling the pressure now.

Alas, they arrived at Wiltspoon School only to find that Serenity’s bookshop was closed.

“Why isn’t it operating for business? It’s eight o’clock. It says here they open at eight.”

Getting out of the car, Old Mr. Hunt grimaced upon noticing the shop was closed. He ran his mouth and called Serenity out for being a lousy businessperson.

Mike looked at the shops around and said, “Granddad, it’s Saturday today. The school is off. These shops target students as customers. They won’t bother opening when the school is closed.”

Old Mr. Hunt mumbled, “The brat usually stays open on the weekend. She thinks she’s all that now that she’s the wife of a wealthy man. I bet the profit of this shop isn’t much to her now. Mike, maybe we can change the plans and get her to give you the business if the brat refuses to relent.” 1

friend, Granddad. She could only afford a business because of her friend. The Sox girl comes from a well–to–do family. I heard that the Sox family makes their money off collecting rent. Apparently,

they could take over Serenity’s book–selling

why the

jealous of Serenity’s good fortune. Her own grandfather could not

what if Serenity married well? She refused to share the fortune

not open for business, should we

was his favorite grandson. Old Mr. Hunt often

were merely here to make up for the headcount. It was power in numbers

of the family had

was a huge expense for everybody to stay in the city. Even though Old Mr. Hunt did not have to cover the expenses, he felt the pinch for his sons and grandsons‘ wallets. Old Mr. Hunt did not want to spend too much of their money back when they were still working, much less now that they were

Old Mr. Hunt thought about Serenity and Liberty when his spouse needed to have surgery in the city. Why spend his sons and

his sons and grandsons

money was their

Serenity and her sister since they were

and blew up in their faces. Not only did they fail to get anything out of the sisters, his sons and