Mia felt there was a motive behind Sharon's action.

"There must be some perks involved," Jasmine said. "Those nouveau riche are quite generous, and Mrs. Barrett is desperate for money. I heard it took a lot to bail out Ralph."

Sharon wasn't just short on cash. The Bowen family was also demanding hefty compensation from her, and she was already caught up in legal issues. Plus, she couldn't stay long in Nord City.

Mia had thought Sharon was in a tough spot, but now she had managed to bail Ralph out. How did Sharon get the Bowens to agree?

"Yeah, I was curious too," Jasmine stated. "I thought the Barrett family might have given it to her, but I had someone confirm, and that wasn't the case."

"Then, where did she get all this money from?" Mia asked.

Mia knew Sharon wanted to bail Ralph, but it seemed unlikely she would be willing to give up her entire fortune for him. Sharon cared too much about her image, and without money, how could she keep up her status in Bern City?

allow his mother to

this large sum of money and how she managed to persuade the

has been associating with people

has been associating with people from Yellow Island?

had just been a conflict between the research institute and the so-called heiress of Yellow Island, Louisa, who was detained in Nord City and couldn't

their desire to

of this scrutiny, Yellow Island couldn't openly use backdoor channels and Raymond couldn't afford to show them leniency at this critical moment. The situation would only

the arrogant Louisa had to stay in Nord City. She was constantly monitored and couldn't go anywhere. It wasn't jail, but being under constant surveillance was

was puzzled. "Who exactly is this person from Yellow Island that Mrs. Barrett is involved

this

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