Nicole was almost going crazy with rage.
How am I going to answer to Rocky?
Taking in a deep breath to calm herself down, she turned around and went out of the study room while mumbling curses under her breath.
Evan heard her scolding him ‘shameless’, ‘uncivilized’, ‘barbaric’, but he did not mind.
The house is mine now. I can revamp it as much as I wish to.
But he did not want to disclose this to Nicole.
If she knows that I own the house now, she may move out of it immediately, just like that time when she moves out of Rose Garden. In this case, won’t it be very inconvenient for her to see Kyle and Juan?
“Stop nagging and go and prepare dinner. The kids are hungry!”
“…”
Nicole snorted in frustration.
“Mommy, the house is so pretty after the revamp. There is even a room filled with toys!”
Maya looked at her in delight.
Even Nina, who was not too fond of Evan, approved the change and commented that the house looked classy after the revamp.
How could a normal kid her age appreciates classy stuff? She must have inherited the trait from him!
Nicole glared at Evan, but her anger gradually dissipated when she saw how much the kids loved the new house decorations.
Fifteen minutes later, Evan left to attend to an urgent matter, so he left Juan and Kyle in Nicole’s house.
But Nicole was still feeling uneasy as she looked around the newly decorated house.
How should I answer to Rocky?
“I won’t mind if it is my house. But… when can I own my own house?”
Kyle overheard her as she mumbled to herself, and he furrowed his brows.
Daddy is so wealthy and owns so many properties. Yet, mommy doesn’t even own a house. Shouldn’t he help her out?
Suddenly, Nicole’s phone rang. Nicole hesitated as the call was made from a number she did not recognize. Nevertheless, she picked it up.
“Ms. Lane, I understand that you are the legal owner of the Lane Corporation. When can you return the money your company borrows from us?”
“What?”
“…”
Within a short span of 30 minutes, Nicole received a total of five calls from various creditors.
Her heart sank into her shoes.
I am aware that the Lane Corporation is in huge debts, but I have not expected it to be in such bad shape. I have borrowed three million from Rocky already. How should I get the money to repay these creditors?
The kids could tell that their mommy was troubled over financial matters, thus they kept quiet during dinner time to reduce Nicole’s woes.
After dinner, Maya and Nina offered to wash the dishes while Kyle and Juan cleaned up the room.
After the household chores were done, Nicole assigned some tasks for the kids before retreating into the study room.
After seeing that the study room door was closed, Kyle and Juan asked Nina and Maya into the bedroom to hold an emergency meeting.
Juan started with a gentle cough, “Let me say a few words. The agenda of this meeting is to think of ways to get money for mommy. She needs a lot of money now!”
Kyle cast a cool glance at Juan before adding on, “Not only does Mommy need money, but she also needs her own house too.”
House and money?
Maya pondered over their words for a while before her eyes lit up, “Why don’t we set up a stall? We can earn loads from selling snacks!”
“How much can we earn from selling snacks? What’s more, the snacks will probably be eaten up by you before we manage to sell them. We will surely make a loss then!”
Maya was in a huff and retorted that Nina was uttering nonsense.
“Out of ten lollipops, we will, most probably, sell two of them only. You will end up eating the remaining eight lollipops and cause us to suffer a loss!”
“I… I… I won’t eat them!”
Juan shook his head in resignation as he sighed, “We can’t earn much by setting up a stall. Mommy needs money urgently. We need to think of a plan to get money as soon as possible!”
