Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

“I don’t know that, all I know is that you sold me for 10 million. If that money isn’t mine, whose is it?” Cindy retorted with a cold chuckle.

Fortunately, to confirm whether she was the person from five years ago, Adrian Zhekova had Sheldon Rowland investigate her.

And incidentally, Wendy Clarke’s background was also investigated.

That had revealed Wendy’s situation to her.

Now, Cindy could use this matter to keep Christy in check, and silence her.

“You’ve never contributed a single dime to this family, and now you want money from us! Have you no shame?” Christy angrily pointed at Cindy, “You’ve wasted your education, and are still freeloading off us!”

“What does it matter if your living conditions in Belfard are poor? Before you met with us, couldn’t you still survive? You lived just fine for five years, so why now, seeing us living well, do you suddenly want money?”

“You’re such a bloodsucker!” Christy cursed, “Go ask anyone: who at your age would still be demanding money from their parents and relying on them for support?”

“You’re not afraid of people poking at your own spine when you say that!” Christy continued to curse.

Cindy simply replied, “Then give me back that 10 million.”

“Bah!” Christy was furious, “What 10 million?! There’s none! I told you it’s not yours, so it’s not yours!”

“Dad.” Cindy called out again, “Look at Mom’s attitude. If you don’t want to give me anything, don’t. Why pass the buck to her?”

“As you well know, she never spent money on me since I was a child.” Cindy laughed.

“Never mind, I won’t give you a hard time.” Cindy sighed.

“That’s not it!” Joshua Clarke immediately denied.

“Christy Xenos! Have you had enough?!” Joshua glared at her.

Christy’s momentum weakened for a moment, saying, “Where can we come up with 500,000?”

“You know perfectly well what our situation was. We only managed to save around 300,000.” Christy continued, “Later, our family had…”

Christy dared not say the word ‘money,’ and simply said, “Our situation got a little better. I left that money in the bank without touching it. Although I never touched it, I never added to it.”

“Since Wendy took care of our daily expenses, we didn’t need to get any more money out of our savings. I thought it would be enough to let the bank account generate interest; even if we didn’t save any more, the interest would be enough for the two of us to live on in retirement, not to mention we still have Wendy. She wouldn’t leave us hanging, right?”

“So I put the money in a five-year term deposit.” Christy explained, “I kept rolling over the deposit every five years. As soon as the term was up, I renewed it again.”

“I just renewed it right before this year, which means there’re still four years to go before it matures.” Christy unwillingly glanced at Cindy, “Even if I wanted to give her money now, I couldn’t withdraw it.”

“If we withdraw the money midway, then the interest will be wasted.” Christy said, “We can’t just waste so much interest.”

“And besides, even if we took it out, we’d still be 200,000 short.” Christy surreptitiously glanced at Cindy’s reaction.

Cindy covered her face and started sobbing, “Before I never said anything because I didn’t want to pressure the family, but now that the family has money, am I not even worthy of sharing a bit of the fortune?”

She dared not remove her hand.

Otherwise, they would find out she was only pretending to cry.

So she kept her face buried in her palm, “500,000, and I won’t bother you for the rest of my life.”

“What are you talking about?” Joshua immediately spoke up, “How could we possibly not care about you? And besides, don’t you count yourself as part of the Clarke Family for the rest of your life?”

“It’s just that we can’t get the money now, and making you wait for three years simply isn’t feasible.” Joshua explained.

Christy glanced around and said, “Since you’re living such a difficult life in Belfard, why don’t you come back to Nork City with us?”

“Anyway, your job doesn’t require you to work in an office; it’s just cooking and making videos. So it’s all the same wherever you are.” Christy continued, “Come back with us, and it won’t affect your work. It’s better than living in such a shabby, rundown place here, struggling to make ends meet, isn’t it?”

“You don’t want to suffer anymore, do you? Come home with us.” Christy said, “You won’t have to pay rent if you live at home, which will save you a great deal of money.”

Christy thought she was exceptionally clever.

Since Cindy claimed she had no money,

Why not return home with them?

Back in Nork City, she could keep a close eye on Cindy.

And see just how much money she could make as a blogger.

Even though living costs are higher in Belfard, her earnings would be barely enough after accounting for basic living expenses.

But Nork City is different.

She might take the opportunity to claim all the money that Cindy earns!

After all, Cindy would have to contribute living expenses if she lives at home, right?

After listening to Christy speak for so long, Joshua found her suggestion the most reasonable.

He quickly advised Cindy, “Yes, why don’t you come home with us.”

Cindy wiped her face and said mournfully, “Once I go back, I’ll be constantly reminded of how I was schemed against and sold in the past. And then still have to be on guard against being schemed against and sold again?”

Cindy looked at Christy, “Mom, when you asked me to return home, were you plotting to get the money I’ve earned?”

Joshua tensed up and suddenly looked at Christy suspiciously.

Christy immediately snapped back, “How could I scheme against you?”

Cindy’s eyes sparkled, “So if I return home, do you promise not to take a single penny from me?”

“How can you not pay for living expenses when you’re staying and eating at home?” Christy immediately retorted.

“Dad, look, Mom still wants to take money from me. Perhaps she wants to take all the money I earn, and then sell me again.” Cindy shrugged her shoulders, “I don’t dare return home. I would rather suffer in Belfard than go back.”

“Dad, do you know why I’ve lived in such hardship in Belfard and never returned home? Why did I even leave in the first place?”

“Wasn’t it because I was worried that I would have no future at home? I was lucky to be able to escape once, but can I rely on good luck to escape every time? Living in constant fear and suspicion of my own family members, what’s the point?”

“I would rather suffer a bit in life and eat a bit of suffering, but at least my spirit is relaxed!” Cindy candidly stated.

“Stop talking about it, don’t say anything more.” Joshua couldn’t bear to hear this, “I understand.”

“I… I make 5,000 a month, and I don’t spend much. In that case, I can save 2,000 a month.” Joshua said, “I’ll transfer you 2,000 a month.”

“Although 2,000 may not be much, it can alleviate some of the pressure of your rent.” Joshua said.

“How much is your current rent? Add 2,000 to that and go find a better place to live.” Joshua advised.