“You‘re making it look like I owe you money! Now you‘re even asking me to lend you some more?” Lila was completely dumbfounded.

“You‘ve taken all my money. I have nothing left. Go to someone else!” She was telling the truth. She didn‘t have a penny to her name.

“I don‘t believe you!” Jeff shot back. He raised his head and shouted at Eva, who was in her room, “Mom, Lila claims to have no money! She just wants us to be killed by the debt collectors!”

Hearing this, Eva and Glenn rushed out of the room at once.

“You told her?” Eva hissed through gritted teeth. Then, she put on a flattering smile and turned to Lila.

“Could you just lend Jeff some money? We‘re all family anyway, right? You can‘t possibly just watch your brother suffer.”

These people were driving Lila nuts. She shouted hysterically, “But I really have no money!”

Eva paused for a few seconds and then said, “Ask the Whites for some money then. We have to deal with the debt collectors.”

“Why should I help him? He‘s the one in debt, not me!” Lila sneered.

Eva was obviously partial to her son. Eva frowned unhappily. She clicked her tongue and said, “What‘re you talking about? We‘re a family. We share everything, including our troubles.”

They shared troubles? It was obvious that Lila alone had shouldered all the troubles. “I can‘t go to the Whites. I‘ve cut ties with them.

” Lila felt too ashamed to go to her former family.

“If Jeff can‘t pay off his debt, the debt collectors will never leave us alone! Our lives are in your hands now, Lila! You have to fix this!” Eva was done playing nice with Lila.

“You… You—!” Lila was speechless. These people were crazy!

*******

but to come crawling back to the

her plight to Johanna and Beal, they gave her three million for the sake of their history. Lila returned home and begrudgingly handed the

took the check and thanked her with a smile. But things didn‘t end there. Not long after Jeff left with the money, he returned home without a penny left. He knelt down in front of Lila

he had never paid off his so–called debt. Every day, the creditors would come to threaten them, splashing red paint on their door and walls. Eva couldn‘t fight them, so

something about this?” Holding the gas can, Eva pulled Jeff and Glenn close to her and said

die here today, lest you

were threatening her with

already a little numb from all this lunacy. She had been living with the Gillian family for less than two months and she was already

to us for money? Every single time, you

machine?” Livid, Johanna smashed a teacup at her feet and roared, “Get out!

Clearly, she was sick and tired of her. She ran out of the house crying. Jeff had been waiting for her at the gate of

Lila glared at him and yelled, “What money? There is no money! The Whites refused to give

in luxury these days and refused to go back to his old poor life. Seeing that Lila didn‘t

it was so

blackmail her with the lewd photos until she gives us money. What do you think?” Without Lila, there was no way Jeff could

dimmed somewhat. She looked around to

a little taken aback. He had thought that he would have to force her to

Gillian family was a nightmare to Lila. Every morning she woke up, she‘d pray that Jeff wouldn‘t come asking for money again. Eva and Glenn kept threatening her with suicide every day, which took a toll on her mental health. She was on the verge of breaking down. She didn‘t want

cause of all her suffering. Her misery and misfortune

enjoy the perfect life of being the daughter of the White family while she had to endure such a misery with the Gillian

Jeff didn‘t expect that she would be so excited about this. When he got over his initial surprise, he chuckled and said, “You have to ask her out. I‘ll ask someone to take care of the

and called Natalie. However, the call never

happened? Why isn‘t she answering your calls?” Jeff‘s smug smile instantly disappeared. Lila grew anxious, too. She had tried to

kept dialing Natalie‘s number. She didn‘t get through to Natalie

want?”

tears. “Natalie, finally! You answered my call. I just wanted to apologize for everything I’ve done. It wasn‘t until I joined the Gillian family that I realized how nice you were to

“Oh,” Natalie said emotionlessly.

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