They Want Me Back When It's Too Late (Jessica and Brian) novel Chapter 397

Chapter 397

“Three million dollars,” Peter announced without a hint of shame.

“Your brother’s getting married. He needs to buy a house and a car, prepare wedding gifts, cover the wedding banquet, plus all the extra little costs that pile up. Three million dollars is barely enough for that,” he continued.

“Your father’s right, sweetheart. Just help your brother get married this once, and your father and I will finally have peace of mind. After that, we promise we’ll never trouble you again,” Grace coaxed, tugging lightly at Peter’s sleeve to signal his support.

Reluctantly, Peter said, “Just like your mother said, this three million dollars is the last we’ll ask of you. Be a good girl and get the money out quickly to help your brother bring his bride home, and then

everyone c

can have some peace of mind.”

Madeline dug her nails deep into her palm, struggling to hold back her curses after much effort. But that didn’t stop her from fuming inwardly, ‘Three million dollars? Do they think money just falls from the sky for me?‘

After all these years of working at Atkinson Group, leveraging Brian’s influence and taking kickbacks, she still hadn’t managed to save that much.

She had recently spent half of her savings, and now her account barely had 300 thousand dollars left. Even if she emptied it completely, she couldn’t scrape together even half of what they were demanding.

“I don’t have that kind of money, Mom and Dad. Can’t you be reasonable? I’m just an ordinary employee. How could I possibly come up with three million dollars?” Madeline pleaded, trying to play the pitiful daughter.

But her parents didn’t buy it for a second. Peter barked, “Drop the act! I know you’ve latched onto some big–shot boss. You might not have the money, but don’t tell me he doesn’t either.”

Madeline’s eyes went wide with shock. “How did you know?”

Peter smugly crossed one leg over the other. “Don’t you worry about how your old man knows. Just fork over the money, or I’ll go straight to your boss myself!”

In truth, he had no idea which big shot his “precious” daughter had latched onto. But that didn’t stop him from using it as a weapon to threaten her.

Now that he had this supposed leverage, he felt bold enough to demand three million dollars, and he fully intended to come back for more once the

money was used up.

To him, he had every right to ask his daughter to support them, soft wouldn’t matter if they broke their promise. Madeline, of course, didn’t believe a single word of their so–called “last time” nonsense.

She knew they were just trying to bleed her dry, but she simply didn’t have that kind of money, And even if she did, there was no way she’d ever hand it

over to them.

Thinking of this, Madeline rubbed her eyes as her tears fell. “Please, Mom and Dad, stop pushing me. I really don’t have it. To tell you the truth, he fired me a long time ago. He never cared about me, and was just fooling around with me.”

At first, her tears were forced. But the moment she recalled all the humiliation she had suffered with Brian, the fake tears turned real, streaming down her face uncontrollably.

“He fired you? Fooling around with you?” Peter stared at her in stunned disbelief. Then, in the very next second, he kicked her viciously.

Peter lashed out. “You useless bitch! You couldn’t even hold on to such a golden meal ticket? What good a

Madeline winced in pain, biting back a cry. At this moment, all she felt was utter desolation. To think she had actually held out hope for her parents before this made her feel like a fool.

Peter continued to rain down punches and kicks, each blow landing with cruel precision. Finally, when Madeline was curled up by the coffee table, trembling and bruised, he glared down at her coldly.

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