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.

We must sell these properties before midnight, no matter what!”

Attlee watched as

10 o’clock.

10:30.

11 o’clock.

Yolanda Murphy sat on the couch, too nervous to

agent still

clutched Olga’s sleeve, trembling with fear. “Mom, am I going to be publicly shamed?”

comfort her, she felt completely defeated. It was already 11 o’clock, and they probably wouldn’t

Attlee’s phone rang. It was the

moon, and even Olga and Yolanda perked up. Finally,

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

one person has made an offer.” The agent said awkwardly, “He said he would buy if

wants to buy them for 8 million? He thinks he can just swindle me out of my

getting late. Maybe you should consider about

way!” Attlee hung up in anger.

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

Attlee tried to calm everyone down,

Attlee had refused to sell, Arabella smiled and discreetly

11

checking the caller ID,

have half an hour left. I’ve sent you the statement we’re going to release. If we don’t

finish, the

this information were

the phone and read the message to Yolanda. Their faces turned

It was 11:45.

sell the properties for 8 million? Yolanda’s reputation

though they knew it would be a huge loss, they