Chapter 117

“What do you plan to do now, Mom?”

Emmanuel thought he should at least get his mother’s opinion.

He no longer felt a thing for his grandfather, Hermånn, his uncle, Emerson,

and that side of the family, but he feared his mother still did. Blood is

thicker than water, after all.

If his mother decided to rescue his uncle, he, as her son, would help her

think of something.

“I don’t know what to do. We don’t have the money.”

Alessandra was practical.

Despite the pressure exerted by her family, she would not ask her son for

help, nor would she ask her daughter–in–law.

We already owe her too much!

“If Granddad calls you, Manny, just tell him you have no money. They must

not know that Mackenzie own’s a large enterprise, or I’m afraid they would

force you to ask her for money.”

Alessandra knew just how money–minded her father was. That was why

of their arrival when Mackenzie visited

with Emmanuel.

man knew how rich his granddaughter-in-law was, he

he could

her purpose in calling Emmanuel was

ask him for money.

know, Mom,” Emmanuel assured

aid his uncle, who had asked for help one too

a man in his forties and a

of responsibility: the man would rather

he had money instead of

had on occasion visited her

shabbily those two

not care about them. Often

had

and doesn’t understand how fleeting

Hermann, had

thousand to his father which somehow

launching a business venture,

overnight.

the business badly, he had taken up a gambling

would turn around by

everything and incurred a mountain

loans to help his son

thirty thousand of her hard–earned savings. Even

guilt trip to give

believe he’s

all along that was who his

beyond redemption.

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