Sharon felt humiliated given that she had to be reprimanded by Skylar for her son’s sake.
For most of her life, she had always looked down on Skylar. But now, all she could do was acquiesce to her.
Furthermore, she had already asked Eva for help. However, when Eva heard the amount involved, she responded by saying there was nothing she could do other than let her brother suffer his fate.
Holding that thought, Sharon was devastated at how cruel Eva’s words were despite being family.
Meanwhile, Wesley took out a box of exotic cigars and offered one to Tobias.
Tobias accepted it out of courtesy.
Nevertheless, Skylar didn’t even want to know how much Kevin owed.
Sighing, Sharon asked, “Kevin is not even eighteen yet. Hence, can you get his creditors outside to cancel his debts?”
Skylar was dumbfounded at Sharon’s repeated requests for help.
She snapped, “Even if he kills someone now, he is old enough to be locked up in a juvenile detention center. Therefore, do you think they will forego his debt? Not everyone is as easy to persuade as Tobias.”
“The creditors are already knocking on our door. Skylar, given that you have always been close to Kevin, can you bear to see his life ruined at such a crucial stage?”
Tobias remained silent as he knew that by helping out, he would actually be truly ruining Kevin.
When Sharon revealed that Kevin’s debt was more than two million, Skylar was stunned. At that very moment, she resolved to draw a line between herself and them.
She was puzzled as to how daring Keven was to even lose two million at gambling. Even if he had the guts to do so, it was surprising that someone else had the courage to loan it to him.
If she was his employee, she would have been sacked at once. After all, she shouldn’t have revealed her stand the moment he suggested selling the house.
Now that she had done so, Wesley and Sharon would use the house to threaten her even if they weren’t serious in wanting to sell it.
When they realized how attached Skylar was to the old house, they knew that they had found her weakness.
Sharon put on a pitiful expression. “Looks like we have no choice but to sell the house. The loans that Kevin took are all high-interest loans, where the interest will keep piling up the longer we drag this out. My God! Looks like we will be sleeping on the streets soon.”
Feeling desperate, Skylar questioned, “What right do you have to do this? This place belongs to Grandma too.”
Sharon replied, “We are left without a choice. Of course, we wouldn’t sell it if we had the money. When your grandma was still around, she would keep the house spick and span.”
Squatting by the corner, Wesley buried his face in his hands. Just thinking about Kevin caused him to feel like breaking his legs as punishment. He couldn’t understand how Kevin could have gotten into so much trouble during his teenage rebellion.
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