The Princess and the Paupers

Chapter 246

Attlee came home looking pretty bummed out.

Olga Murphy took one look at him and gasped, “What on earth happened to you? Did the Collins family lay hands on you?”

They’re all big shots. How could they stoop so low as to mess with the richest man in Tranquil City?

Talk about uncivilized!

“It was two security guards.” Attlee didn’t feel like elaborating.

“I can’t believe Arabella would dare to air Yoli’s dirty laundry in public!”

Attlee sighed heavily without saying a word. He knew Arabella’s character all too well. When push came to shove, she wouldn’t hesitate to throw her family under the bus.

It was nine o’clock at night, and Attlee’s 14 stores and four mansions were still on the market.

Melody’s lawyer called. “Sir, if we don’t receive your compensation by midnight, we’ll have no choice but to expose your daughter’s plagiarism of Melody’s work”

“Wait, give me some more time. I can’t control the fact that these properties aren’t selling.”

“You’ve got three hours left.” The lawyer said this before hanging up.

Attlee was freaking out. He had been trying to sell his properties for three days without any luck. How was he supposed to sell them in three hours? And who would househunt or shop for commercial properties in the middle of the night? And pay the full amount at once?

He hurriedly called the agent. “What’s the holdup? Why can’t we sell these properties?”

“Sir, it might be because the price is too high and you’re asking for full payment upfront.”

14 stores and four mansions valued at 18 million were hardly affordable to the average Joe.

price. We must sell these properties before midnight,

up, Attlee watched as the

10 o’clock.

10:30.

11 o’clock.

and Yolanda Murphy sat on the couch,

agent still

trembling with fear. “Mom, am I going to be publicly shamed?”

though Olga tried to comfort her, she felt completely defeated. It

then, Attlee’s phone rang. It was

even Olga and Yolanda perked up. Finally,

sell them?” Attlee answered the phone with a sigh of relief, saying, “I knew my properties would sell. They’re in prime locations.”

an offer.” The agent said

18 million. He wants to buy them for 8 million? He thinks he can

it’s getting late. Maybe you should consider about it.”

hung up

couldn’t suppress her rage. “He wants us to drop the price by 10 million? Is

Attlee tried to calm

had refused to sell, Arabella smiled and discreetly issued

was 11 o’clock.

rang, and everyone’s hopes soared again. Without checking the caller ID, Attlee picked up, “Did we

we’re going to release. If we don’t receive the payment

Before Attlee could finish,

message painted Yolanda in a very unflattering light. If this information were leaked, the Murphy family would definitely get slammed.

read the message to Yolanda. Their faces

It was 11:45.

plead, “Should we just sell the properties

a huge loss, they had