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.

anything that holds value.” She knew her father and brothers were

of them are financially comfortable, yet they're always scheming

try to sell it.” Pedro was quiet for a moment before saying, “Your mother restructured her will before she passed, dividing her assets

They didn't get much.

managing their own ventures and always end up losing

never their own

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

less competent, even

and his brothers had never mastered running

real estate boom, when almost everyone was making money, their

developed couldn't sell, and they ended

the Farrell Group that stepped in and took

Clarissa’s management and the skilled operations of the Feng Group, the properties were revamped and eventually

let them touch real estate again,” Kathryn

used to burning through

monthly rental income, they're better off