Devoted Love:The Billionaire's Precious Wife
Chapter 274

Chapter 274: Chapter 274

"Cut the power off!"

"Can’t do it!"

This was the first time the workers had encountered something like this, which was totally mind-boggling.

In the CCTV footage, Attlee was seen kneeling by an old woman’s bedside, sobbing, "We finally managed to buy this piece of land, but we’ve been told that we must start construction within a month and can’t sell it for five years."

It was true. The Panter family had been interested in the property before, but they backed off when they heard about the five-year hold period. They were puzzled about how the Harris family could afford to sit on the land for five years. As it turned out, the Harris family was clueless about the whole thing.

"We’ve borrowed money from many local banks and acquaintances. Just the interest alone costs us over $300,000 a month. But our company’s funds are tight, and our monthly profit can’t cover this debt!"

The room was full of stunned faces at this revelation. Over $300,000 in interest! That was a terrifying figure! It might be manageable for a few months, but who could bear it for five years straight?

The big question was, were the rumors about the Harris family’s financial troubles true? Their monthly profit was less than $50,000 after all expenses. And they were still the wealthiest family in Tranquil City!

"So, what do you want me to do?" Grace asked coldly from her bed.

The camera angle only caught Attlee and his family kneeling on the floor, not Grace’s face. But her voice was clearly filled with annoyance and frustration. She was frustrated with her ungrateful son, who kept bothering her while she was ill. She had made it clear that she wouldn’t help, but Attlee kept coming back with his wife and daughter, which was quite irritating.

"Mom, don’t you own 30% of the shares? Worth $30 million. I have a suggestion. Hear me out. Sell your shares, keep $10 million for yourself, and give us the remaining $20 million for emergencies. This $20 million could cover our debt for about five years."

Grace hadn’t expected him to have planned it all out already and gave a cold laugh.

"In five years, I will sell the property and get more money than now. Then I’ll repay you the $20 million. You can keep it or give it to Rosemary. What do you think?"

Grace’s smile turned even colder, "I might be old, but I’m not a fool! If I sell my shares now, will you repay me?"

Knowing Attlee and Olga, they would definitely deny everything when the time came!

"Mom, I could give you a promissory note! If you lent us two-thirds of your shares, we promise to repay you!"

In fear of her refusal, Attlee quickly added, "Otherwise, if the company goes bankrupt, your 30% shares will become worthless!"

Grace looked expressionless, her voice full of bitterness, "If it weren’t for you ignoring me all these years, not even visiting me when I was sick in the hospital, even wishing me dead; if it weren’t for you hiding the fact that you sent my granddaughter away; if it weren’t for all the terrible things you’ve done, I would definitely help you."

Attlee looked anxious hearing this and tried to say something more, but Grace cut him off abruptly.

"But you guys have done so much messed up stuff to me and the people around me! Director Vince’s daughter got so scared she’s now depressed! Director Arora had a heart attack and kicked the bucket early because of you! And Casey, he’s gone bonkers because of you!"

Everyone in the room was gobsmacked. Good Lord, the Harris family had done such terrible things? Scared into depression? Dying young? Going mad? This sounded like straight-up criminal stuff!

"Mom, we know we messed up in the past, but you got to give us a chance to make it right," pleaded Olga, knelt on the floor.

But Grace replied coldly, "If I hadn’t seen your true colors, maybe I would have given you that chance."

But they were what they were, and they’d never change!

With that in mind, Grace showed them the door. "Get out. You deal with the mess you made."

"Mom, we’ve never asked you for anything all these years. Why won’t you help us this one time?" Olga grabbed the hem of the old lady’s dress, wouldn’t leave, and cried bitterly.

"Wasn’t I clear just now? Why won’t I help? Don’t you get it? Everything you’ve done all these years has left me heartbroken! That’s why I won’t help! You said you’ve never asked me for anything all these years, just this once? That’s because Rose has always been dealing with your problems behind the scenes! Rose did a lot for your success today! If Rose hadn’t given you resources and orders and helped you with the aftermath, would you be where you are today? But how did you treat her? Kicked her out of the house, insulted her! Always ready to beat and scold her! You drove away your lucky star, and now that you’re in trouble, you’re begging me? Forget it, I won’t help!"

Everyone present was stunned.

Even the Panter family didn’t expect that the Harris family’s success wasn’t due to Attlee and Olga’s business skills or exceptional abilities but because Rose had given them resources and helped them solve problems!

Those who didn’t know Rose didn’t know who the old lady was talking about. But the Harris family, their relatives and friends, and Mr. and Mrs. Panter, Zachary, of course, knew that Rose was the adopted daughter who lived with the Harris family for eighteen years and was finally sent away by Attlee and Olga!

They hadn’t realized her abilities were so great that she could help Attlee become the richest man in Tranquil City! She founded LY and was a master pianist, obviously with a wide network.

Thinking about this, Mr. and Mrs. Panter regretted it deeply. If they had a daughter-in-law like Rose, the Panter family’s development would definitely be better than now! It’s all their fault for not seeing the big picture and missing the opportunity!

In the video, Olga was still begging, "Mom, we’re barely hanging on, but you insist on leaving everything to Rosemary. Is that fair to Attlee, to me, to Yoli?"

"That’s my stuff, and I give it to whoever I want. If you don’t leave, I’ll call the cops."

In the end, no matter how much Attlee’s family cried and pleaded, the old lady had made up her mind. Hearing what the old lady said, Attlee could only lead Olga and Yolanda away, planning to come back and ask her again after her surgery the next day.

The video should have ended there, but surprisingly, after a while, Olga came back to the ward all by herself.