Married At First Sight 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.

one thing to

knew his daughters-in-law resented their husbands for

they forgiven

like loving couples. But the moment trouble struck, the wives washed their hands of it. None of them were willing to pay for

grandchildren were too young to help. Though they had inherited property from their grandmother, they couldn't access it. Their mothers controlled it now. They had money, but no way

one to rely on.

sentences-ten years, maybe more his

live another twenty, maybe even thirty years. He

he realized the only person he could turn to was Kathryn-

was the richest one. Even a small amount of money from her would

for him to

wouldn't give him

enough for basic expenses. If she gave him a lump sum, it would be no

she was feeling generous, she'd give a