Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

20 million!

Now, it was Marco and his brothers' turn to be stunned. They exchanged uneasy glances, caught off guard by the demand.

They hadn't expected the other party to ask for such an astronomical amount-twenty million.

Technically, they could afford it, but they had no intention of handing over that much. Twenty million wasn't a trivial sum, especially given their current situation.

For Marco, personally coughing up twenty million was unsettling. Compared to the average person, he was well-off, but most of his wealth was tied up in assets. His liquid savings barely reached tens of millions. Handing over twenty million in one go? That was out of the question.

After a brief, silent exchange with his brothers, Marco finally spoke. "That's too much. We don't have that kind of money. Sure, you see us as rich, but it's not what it looks like. Our wealth isn't as substantial as you think."

to the family fortune. When our mother was alive, she supported us privately so we could live comfortably. But now that she's gone, Kathryn has taken over everything.

we still work

soon, it'll be even less. Liberty is now in charge-she sees us as enemies. Do you think she'll let us stay in the company forever? Sooner or later, we'll be out, and when that happens, even our current salaries

middle-aged. Finding new jobs won't be easy. There are already countless college graduates struggling to find work-how muck harder do you think it is for people like us? No job means no income. We'll have to survive on our savings, which aren't as much as people assume. We're already dipping into them just to

in agreement as

still in school, and education isn't cheap. The

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mortgages, the car loans, the kids' tuition, and even supporting the elderly-all fall on us. Sure,

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