Married At First Sight By Gu Lingfei

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."

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

million. And 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,

us? No job means no income. We'll have to survive

in agreement as Marco vented his

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

house down payments. The rest-the mortgages, the car loans, the kids' tuition, and even supporting the elderly-all fall on us. Sure, our monthly income is higher than the average person's, but so are our expenses. After

up when we go out with friends. Ever since Mom passed, our socalled friends don't even want to invite us to dinner anymore because we split the bill. They think we're stingy. It's not that we don't want to treat them, but honestly,