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Chapter 227
Hearing the staggering figure, Grandma suddenly screamed, and her face turned ghostly pale as she staggered, almost fainting. Claire quickly steadied her.
Camila was too shocked to speak.
The officer continued, “If you want to bail him out, you’ll need to forfeit all illegal profits and settle the debts.”
The figure was astronomical for them, completely unaffordable.
“What are we going to do?” Despair filled Grandma’s eyes. “We don’t have that kind of money!”
Melinda suddenly gripped Camila’s arm fiercely. “It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t insisted on redeeming the money, Drew wouldn’t have borrowed $700,000!”
Camila’s arm throbbed with pain.
Facing Aunt’s accusation, Camila felt a chill in her heart. She had not expected her aunt to blame her so unjustly at such a time. “If you had listened to me, we wouldn’t have lost $2 million and owed another $700,000!”
“Melinda, let go!” Claire pried her hand away, angrily retorting, “If it weren’t for your own greed, none of this would have happened! Cami was just trying to help, but you treat her kindness like dirt, and now you’re even turning it against her.”
Riley hung his head. “Now is not the time for quarreling.”
The officer, whose head was buzzing from the day’s family disputes, spoke up. “Just go home and discuss this. When you can pay up the amount, then we can release him.”
Hearing the officer’s words, Camila and her family could only silently leave the police station.
“Let’s discuss this at your house,” Claire told her brother.
“No!” Riley reacted vehemently.
“Why?” Claire was puzzled.
“A lot of our neighbors invested in Capital Solutions.” Riley explained, “Now that Capital Solutions has crashed, everyone is demanding compensation from us, so we can’t go back!”
Camila was stunned. They were afraid of being pursued for debts, which was why they had turned off their phones.
“Let’s go to my place then,” Claire said resignedly.
Back at Claire’s house, they sat around the dining table, and their expressions were grave.
Grandma and Riley exchanged glances. Then, Grandma held Claire’s hand. Her eyes were tearful as she slowly said, “Claire, Drew is the only boy in our family, so we can’t let him stay in that place. You have $700,000...”
Camila frowned deeply. That $700,000 was all they had.
Claire was silent for a while, then looked up at Grandma. “Mom, that $700,000 is for Cami’s wedding.” NôvelDrama.Org owns all © content.
When she heared this, Grandma’s expression darkened instantly. She was shocked that Claire would refuse.
“Claire, how could you be so heartless!” Grandma raised her voice, her anger evident. “You are Drew’s aunt. He needs your help now, so how could you just stand by and watch him suffer?”
“All this talk about wedding, it’s just an excuse! Drew is locked up. How can you bear to see him suffer? You’re his aunt!”
“You’re his aunt, and it’s only right for an aunt to save her nephew! How can you be so selfish!”
“I can’t take this anymore!” Grandma pushed Claire away, her emotions running high. “I’ll die right here for you to see! Let you live with a guilty conscience forever!”
“Mom...” Claire cried.
“Claire! You want to see our whole family die? You’ll be happy?” Riley picked up a kitchen knife and pointed it at himself.
Claire looked at her frantic mother and brother, feeling utterly helpless. Knowing she could no longer provoke them, she bit her lip and reluctantly agreed, “Alright, I'll give you the $700,000.”