Love at First Novel by Gu Lingfei

Pedro walked up to Holden, his face cold and stern. Holden, startled by his intensity, instinctively stopped cursing. But he quickly masked his fear, straightened up, and glared at Pedro. "What do you want?"

Pedro's voice was icy. "Mr. Janzen, your sons are in prison. Your grandsons are still minors. Your daughters-in-law don't care about you. Who do you think will take care of you in the future? Your eldest daughter recently asked me to send you a pension."

Holden's expression darkened. "You think you can use money to threaten me? I— I'm not afraid! I have plenty of money! I'm not worried about how I'll live!"

But his voice lacked its earlier arrogance. He was clearly shaken.

“Mr. Janzen, I suggest you go home and accept reality. If you push your daughter too far, your sons' sentences could become even harsher."

Holden opened his mouth to argue but stopped. Deep down, he knew Pedro was right-his sons were in a terrible position.

As for his daughters-in-law, the eldest had already divorced. The other two had stayed silent and moved on quickly. At first, they entertained his requests for help. But soon, they stopped answering his calls altogether.

They even blamed his sons for their reckless actions, for not thinking about their children, for ruining their futures. Now, the grandchildren would never be able to take civil service exams because of their fathers' criminal records.

family ever aimed for government jobs, but it was one thing to choose a different path-it was

his daughters-in-law resented

forgiven

couples. But the moment trouble struck, the wives washed their hands of it. None of them were

their grandmother, they couldn't access it. Their mothers controlled it now. They had money,

rely on.

sons received long sentences-ten years, maybe more his own pension wouldn't be

wanted to live another

realized the only person he could

was the richest one. Even a small amount

for him to live

she wouldn't

provide a few thousand dollars a month, just enough for basic expenses. If she gave him a lump sum, it would be no more than

feeling generous, she'd give a