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.

sell these properties before midnight,

as the time ticked away.

10 o’clock.

10:30.

11 o’clock.

and Yolanda Murphy sat on the couch, too nervous to even breathe.

agent still

trembling with fear. “Mom, am

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

then, Attlee’s phone rang.

moon, and even Olga and

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

The agent said awkwardly, “He said he would buy

out of his mind? My properties are worth at least 18 million. He wants to buy them for 8 million? He thinks he can just swindle

you should

way!” Attlee hung up in anger.

hearing the conversation, Olga couldn’t suppress her rage. “He wants us to drop the price by 10 million? Is he insane? Even robbers aren’t that bold!”

little longer. No need to panic.” Attlee tried to calm everyone down, but he had a bad

that Attlee had refused to sell, Arabella smiled and discreetly

was 11 o’clock.

checking the caller ID, Attlee

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

Attlee could finish, the

this information were leaked, the Murphy family would definitely get

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

It was 11:45.

plead, “Should we just sell the properties for

be a huge loss, they had no