Chapter 294 Counting Your Fortune?


    Anna stationed herself at home for a whole day.


    She watched as Chloe and Nicole crept in and out of the house suspiciously, but had no idea what


    they were up to.


    There were only three more days till she had to report for work at the Ackman Group.


    These three days would be thest time she had so much free time.


    She nned to take a short trip, have some fun ande home ready for battle.


    She packed her clothes into her bag, intending to get a n early start to her day when unexpectedly,


    she caught sight of a man hiding in the patch of trees downstairs outside her window.


    Not long after, Nicole crept in suspiciously.


    Anna remembered her father was out on a business trip and didn’te homest night.


    She leaned on the window and stared in the direction of the small patch of trees.


    After some time, Nicole emerged from the trees, her face pale as a sheet of paper.


    Not long after, the middle-aged man walked out too. H e headed in the opposite direction and


    walked away.


    Anna felt that the figure looked particrly familiar.


    She frowned and flipped through her memories, finally she remembered that the middle-aged man


    was the one she met at the guardhouse.


    Could it be the rtive he was looking for, was Nicole?


    That man, who could he be?


    What was his rtionship with Nicole?


    Anna scrunched her brows in confusion.


    She set an ear out, listening for any movement downstairs, then opened her room door and saw


    Nicole scurrying home in a panic.


    She purposely looked towards the direction upstairs, a s if to check whether she was awake.


    At that moment, Chloe yawned and walked down the stairs, stretching on the way down.


    "Mom, is breakfast ready? The baby and I are hungry." Chloe whined.


    Every morning, Chloe would intentionally put on this show.


    It was as if she was afraid Anna would forget that she was pregnant and that the child belonged to


    Bryan.


    "All you do is eat, why don’t you grow some brains? You''re still dumb even after eating all those


    supplements?" Nicole said angrily.


    Chloe froze, "What’s wrong? Mom, I didn’t do anything


    to make you angry, did I?"


    Nicole suppressed the anger in her belly, she knew she shouldn''t vent her anger on her daughter,


    and said softly, "Follow me."


    Anna watched as Nicole brought Chloe into her room.


    Her brows tightened.


    Nicole shut the door behind her, looked at the dazed Chloe, then her gaze drifted to her belly and


    sighed.


    "Chloe, Bruce Walker came to see me again."


    The color drained from Chloe’s face. She looked out the windows, "Where is he? Why is he here


    again so soon? Did he ask you for money?”


    "My jewelry, I''ve appraised them. I even dug out the receipts. They''re only worth a couple of


    hundred thousand at most.


    I''ve already given him the most valuable ones! Now the ones I have left aren''t worth very much.”


    Nicole sighed heavily.


    Chloe was furious, mming her palm on the table in anger, "He''s nothing but a vampire, trying to


    suck us dry!"


    Nicole felt like a cloud of murky air was lodged in her throat. No matter how hard she coughed, she


    couldn''t get rid of it.


    "That damn man! Why didn''t he just die! Sooner orter, he''ll suck us dry!” "Right, Chloe, how did


    your talk with Amelia go?” Nicole asked.


    "Mom, I''ve talked to her and asked her to request Grandma to transfer some equity shares into my


    name. Your n worked! She agreed to help me. But even if I owned some equity shares in the


    Dawson Group, I can''t cash them out."


    "As long as Amelia is willing to help you, you''re like a tiger with wings! Now your main concern


    should be how to secure your position in the Dawson family. I will think of a way to solve our money


    problems."


    "Mom, what n can you think of? You can''t ask Daddy for such a huge sum of money!" Chloe was


    starting to panic.


    "I know! Now, all we can do is think of a n to drag it out as long as we can.” Nicole ced her


    jewelry in a box.


    "I''ll go sell them off now. It should be enough to pacify him for a few days."


    "Mom,” Chloe tugged at her mother''s sleeve, stopping her from leaving.


    "If the deadline arrives and we don’t have five million dors, do you think he will give up? He''s


    nothing but a bum!” Chloe was now more afraid of Bruce than ever.


    "I''m going to get married soon, he won’te and ruin my wedding, will he? I''m not Daddy’s


    biological daughter to start with. If Bruce suddenly shows up, I''ll be ruined forever!


    Even if I’m pregnant with Bryan''s child, they wouldn''t want me anymore!"


    Nicole calmed down a little, "Chloe, don’t be afraid, you have me. I’ll think of a way to convince


    him.”


    Chloe rushed and pulled open a drawer, taking out her own jewelry box, "I have a few pieces here


    too, sell these too."


    "Alright, sure."


    At the thought that her favorite would soon be sold off, her eyes reddened.


    "Why can''t I be born in a wealthy family! Why do I have a biological father like him! He can''t give me


    anything and yet I have to wrack my brains gathering money for him.”


    Nicole hugged her daughter, her heart aching to see her in pain, "Fate has yed a cruel game on


    us. Now Anna''s eyesight has recovered, and she''s starting work at the Ackman Group. When the


    timees, even if your stepfather manages the Lincoln Group, if Grandpa Lincoln suddenly


    decides he wants Anna toe home and run thepany, your father will be left with nothing."


    "Why is Anna so lucky! She was born in a rich family and even has a grandfather who loves her so


    much!" A t the thought of these, Chloe felt jealousy burn at her core.


    "This is why you have to hold on to this opportunity to marry into the Dawson family. This is ourst


    trump card. Don''t let Bruce affect your mood, take care of the baby, and prepare for your wedding."


    Chloe nodded.


    Nicole rushed out of Chloe’s room.


    Anna stood in front of Chloe''s room, Nicole knocked into Anna the moment she stepped out of the


    door and dropped the jewelry.


    Anna frowned and eximed in surprise, "What is this? Counting your fortune?”


    Nicole''s face turned pale, she bent down and picked u p the jewelry, "I''m sending them for


    cleaning!"


    Anna was suddenly reminded of the man she saw this morning, then her mind linked to Nicole


    holding all her jewelry, and a fleeting guess appeared in her mind.


    "Are you in desperate need of money?" Anna asked inquisitively.


    Before this, Nicole stole the set of cufflinks, and now she was holding all her jewelry. Most likely she


    was heading to the pawnshop.


    "Who... Who told you I needed money! I don''t need money!" Nicole eximed loudly.


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    "Oh, you don''t.” Annaughed quietly.


    Nicole felt like a target was on her back, she opened her mouth but didn''t know what to say.


    Anna was just testing the waters to test her reaction, t o determine whether her guess was correct.


    Now, she was almost 100% sure.


    It seemed like Nicole needed arge sum of money to pay off the middle-aged man.


    But she didn’t know what he was using to threaten her.


    Anna nced at Nicole cheekily, "There''s a ne I would like cleaned too, can you help me?"


    Anna went into her room, retrieved a ne, and handed it to Nicole.


    "Be careful, this ne was left to me by my mother, it''s worth a lot of money."


    Anna could clearly read the flicker of greed that shed through Nicole''s eyes.


    She smiled calmly.