Chapter 576: He Sold His Sister

Chloe Reed could hear the helplessness in his tone. Her wariness had saddened him.

But under the circumstances, she had to be careful.

Miles Hawthorne, a man she had known for years, had tried to kill her. It was truly difficult for her to trust anyone else now.

"Okay, I will. It’s getting late, so I’m going to get some rest. Goodbye."

Chloe Reed gave Preston Vance a small smile before turning and entering Jardinelle.

Preston Vance watched her walk away, a flicker of sorrow crossing his eyes behind his glasses.

He tightened his grip on the business card in his hand.

As a light breeze swept by, his figure seemed to take on an air of loneliness and desolation.

...

went to

noodles, and some color had returned to her face. At the moment, she was sitting on the bed, hugging her knees, still looking thoroughly

"Chloe."

sniffled, and the rims of her eyes turned red

beside her and asked gently,

looking as if she found the

Chloe Reed didn’t press her.’She can talk if she’s

Annie York’s voice finally came. "It was my

eyelashes fluttered, but

had to sell our house to pay it off for him. He promised he would turn over a new leaf, work hard, and save up to support our mom in her old age. But... he couldn’t resist, and he went back to gambling. My mom was so furious she had a stroke, and she’s been paralyzed ever since. He ran away after that and was gone for years. This time, he suddenly came back with a chunk of money, insisting he had really learned his lesson. So I trusted him one more time and agreed to go out to dinner with him. But who could

cry, burying

guessed what

wasn’t something he’d earned. It was the money he got from

soothed her gently.

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