Dn looked up in terror. “No, no, you can’t do that, you can''t,” she said, voice hoarse from constant crying in the past few days.


    She held Peachie close to her.


    She pleaded some more, “Doing that will bring divine punishment down on us. Let’s think of another way, okay? I’ll go beg Mel.


    She won''t ignore us. I''ll plead with her.Copyright N?v/el/Dra/ma.Org.


    “Please, George, don’t do that. I''ll kneel to you. Please don’t do that!” Dn released Peachie and got onto her knees before the


    man.


    However, George just kicked her in the face and spat at her. “Divine punishment? If | don’t fucking repay the money, I''ll be torn


    apart by horses!


    “Your father is going to die anyway. He can at least contribute something before he does. You''re his daughter, and I’m his son—


    inw!”


    Dn covered her face, tears streaming down her cheeks. She could not say anything and just shook her head continuously.


    Seeing her like this, George got even more mad. He grabbed Dn’s hair, pulling her up by the head. ” If you gotta me


    someone, me your daughter. If it weren’t for her, | wouldn’t be in this miserable state!”


    Peachie sat on the bed numbly, quiet as a mouse.


    Having vented enough, George grabbed his phone and walked out of the room. He kicked Dn onest time before he did so.


    Due to Vi intentionally dying the contract from being signed, Mnie had been making trip after trip to LeapCo these past


    few days.


    Vi seemed determined to stall her and did not budge one bit.


    The meeting ended, and Reny looked somewhat weary. “If we can’t get it signed by the end of the month, there won''t be enough


    time for us to make the preparations.”


    Mnie understood this, which is why she had beening to LeapCo almost every day. Design ns required time. Once they


    secured the investment, they would be able to begin customizing materials and choosing a suitable location. These were time—


    consuming tasks.


    Mnie could only say, “Let''s think of a solution. LeapCo is also partnering up with Blue Inc. They won''t really refuse to sign the


    contract. Otherwise, they’d be giving Blue Inc a hard time too.”


    “Let''s hope so.”


    When they exited the elevator on the first floor, they ran into Eugene and Lee, who were getting in. Mnie had not seen


    Eugene in the past few days, so when she saw him now, she paused for a bit before asking Reny to wait outside for her.


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    She lowered her gaze and approached Eugene, whispering, “Is George still harassing you?”


    Eugene had just returned to thepany after discussing business and was still giving off an imposing aura. He looked at


    Mnie with dark eyes, a hint of impatience appearing on his face.” What do you think?”


    George was like a stubborn adhesive that was difficult to peel away. Mnie was about to say something when the ringing of her


    phone interrupted her.


    She answered the call, and the caregiver''s voice immediately came through, “Miss Smith, those two from the other day are at the


    hospital trying to discharge the patient. The doctors and nurses can’t stop them!”


    Mnie’s pupils contracted. She quickly ended the call and was ready to rush to the hospital. Right before she took off, she


    turned to look at Eugene and said sternly, “Rest assured, | won''t let him off easy for much longer.”


    Eugene watched her, a subtle crease forming on his forehead. Just as he was about to say something,


    Mnie left.