Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife
Chapter 266

Chapter 266: Chapter 266

They were beaten black and blue by Erlinda’s people tonight, and in pain all over. They couldn’t think of anything else.

"Ma’am, hold on a second. I’ll check if there’s a first aid kit in the old lady’s room."

This villa was never really theirs!

After a while, the nanny finally found a first aid kit, and luckily, some of the medicine was still good.

Attlee, reeling from the pain, slumped on the couch while the nanny cleaned his wounds.

"Easy, easy! Oh my God, my back!"

"Mom, how could Rosemary possibly be Kenneth and Louisa’s biological daughter? And how could she be Romeo’s fiancée? She’s also recognized as Mr. Rollins’ granddaughter and Ms. Archer’s niece."

Such high-profile identities—each one more impressive than their own!

The nanny, who was treating Yolanda’s wounds, was taken aback by the news and exchanged glances with her colleagues. They had no idea Rosemary was so well-connected!

They had been too cold to her before! Now they were kicking themselves!

Yolanda gritted her teeth on the couch as the nanny treated her wounds, feeling a sense of injustice.

Why? Why did she get all the good things in life?!

Olga, lying on the couch in pain, said, "We, the Harris family, have raised her for eighteen years without ever asking the Collins family for a penny. They ought to treat us better. Ouch, easy! Are you trying to kill me with pain?"

"I’m sorry, Ma’am, I didn’t mean to hurt you," the nanny apologized, having been eavesdropping on their conversation and losing her focus.

"Get a grip, Attlee. We’ve been told that not only did their daughter not receive the care she should have from us, but also our current status is all thanks to her! They are already generous by not taking everything we have now, and you still want to ask for child support?"

Attlee spoke while wincing in pain.

"I was just saying!" Olga admitted she was in the wrong. "That Ms. Archer was too harsh tonight. She hit us so hard."

They howled all night.

Early the next morning, Attlee received a phone call that stunned him.

"What did you say?"

After hanging up, he fell onto the couch, dazed.

"What happened?" Olga was scared to see him like this.

"I can’t believe this." Attlee could barely speak, his mind blank.

Yolanda was slowly coming downstairs, leaning on the railing because of her foot pain.

"Dad, what happened?"

"Attlee, say something! What’s wrong?" Olga patted his back, bringing him tea, trying to comfort him.

It took a while before Attlee came to his senses.

"The plot of land we bought must be developed within a month and cannot be traded or used as collateral for bank loans for five years."

This meant, for five years, that land could only sit idle in their hands!

They couldn’t borrow more money from the bank using it, nor could they sell it to someone else. And they must start construction within a month! Otherwise, it’s a breach of contract!

Yolanda was shocked after hearing this.

"What did you say? Is this information accurate?" Olga was even more incredulous.

"We are broke! We were hoping to turn our luck around by selling this land! You’re saying we can’t sell it for five years? How are we supposed to pay back the loans we owe to those rural banks, with interest amounting to millions every month?"

And the money they borrowed from other people—they promised to pay interest every month.

The bank’s interest plus these people’s interest adds up to more than $300,000.

The Harris Group’s current operating profit—the net profit per month—was less than $50,000!

How could they pay back more than $300,000?

They simply couldn’t afford it!

"Who told you this? Is it true? Did you ask for clarification?" Olga asked hopefully.

"All the big companies knew about this, so the bidders this time are all top-tier companies. They’ve got the dough, so even if they shelf the property for five years after buying it, it won’t affect their cash flow."

But they just couldn’t do that!

They’d borrowed a ton of money, including bank loans and personal loans, even sold some stuff, and finally scraped together $1.2 billion!

They originally planned to flip the property right after buying it. They had no plans to hold onto it for long!

"The day I won the bid, the documents I signed already mentioned this situation." Attlee was full of regret.

He was too excited at the time—only thinking about putting his name on the dotted line—and didn’t bother reading all the fine print!

"Also, before the auction started, the organizers had already brought up this issue. But we just heard it through the grapevine. We didn’t look into it because we decided to join the auction last minute."

Olga felt a wave of darkness wash over her. She reached out to steady herself on the couch, took a moment, then said,

"So, the Harris family is really screwed this time. No wonder so many small companies didn’t dare to take on this property. On one hand, it’s a money issue. On the other hand, after buying it, they have to sit on it for five years."

They can’t even wait five months, let alone five years!

With so much interest to pay back each month, there’s no way they can keep up!!

"Attlee, what are we going to do?" Olga was on the verge of tears.

"Such a big property, we don’t have the spare cash to develop it now. Plus, the $300,000 interest every month—how can we afford it?"

Attlee also felt like the sky was falling. He remained silent.

Yolanda was shaking all over in disbelief.

She originally thought that buying this land would mean the Harris family could turn their luck around, and she’d jump from being a rich girl in a small family to one in a big family.

But now, everything had changed!

If the Panter family found out about this, her engagement party was over!!

Last night, Mr. and Mrs. Panter were already pissed.

If they found out that the Harris family didn’t have the funds to develop this land, her future was ruined!!

No! This can’t be happening!

Although she didn’t really like Zachary, at this moment, the Panter family was definitely better off than the Harris family!

She had to clutch at this lifeline!

"Dad, Mom, don’t panic. We still have Grandma, right? Grandma still has shares and money, and she should be able to help us get through this for a while!"

As soon as Yolanda said this, Attlee and Olga saw a glimmer of hope!

Right! They still had the old lady!

She still had shares, money, houses, and cars. She should be able to help!

"Olga, let’s go. We need to find Grandma."

This time, they had to ask for her help no matter what!

Attlee didn’t even have time to change his clothes, and neither did Olga. They took Yolanda and rushed out.

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