Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

“Whether there’s any affection or not, he’s still my father, and as long as he's in the hospital, I’m going to visit him,” Kathryn said firmly.

“Yeah, I feel down every time I leave, but how do you think he feels?” The strained relationship between Kathryn, her father, and her brothers was marked by resentment and constant friction.

Pedro didn’t respond, letting the silence settle between them.

On the way, Kathryn asked Pedro to pull over in front of a flower shop.

She stepped out and returned with a bouquet, skipping the fruit and nutritional supplements.

Pedro couldn't help but smirk.

“Mr. Janzen is going to be annoyed if you only brought flowers.

They arent practical; they're not expensive, they can't be eaten, and they'll wilt in a few days.

He'd prefer if you brought something useful, like nutritional supplements.” “If I brought those, he'd just resell them for cash,” Kathryn said with a touch of irony.

obsessed with hoarding as much money as possible, trying to sell anything that holds value.” She

father, the rest of them are financially comfortable, yet they're always

sell it.” Pedro was quiet for a

They didn't get much.

at managing their own ventures and

them out.” “No matter how much they lost, it was never their own money, so

are terrified of being cut off from the Farrell Group.” She continued, “What's the point

if they're less competent, even a fortune won't

just waste it away.” Marco and his brothers had never

the real estate boom, when almost everyone was making

and they ended up deep in

stepped in and took

of the Feng Group, the properties were

let them touch real estate again,” Kathryn

to

with their monthly rental income,