Entangled with My Cousin's Fiancé
Chapter 198 You Can’t Ignore Mom

Chapter 198: Chapter 198 You Can’t Ignore Mom

The man who had stabbed someone was arrested an hour later, and Eliana Reed got the news.

"What did you guys do? Didn’t you say you definitely wouldn’t get caught?" She was shaking all over, barely able to hold on to her phone.

"Big sister, we lost a brother, and we’re giving you a break by not settling the score with you." The other party was obviously very angry, "Who the hell did you mess with? Do you know? The people who came to arrest him weren’t ordinary cops."

Eliana’s palms were sweaty. Not ordinary cops? Did that bitch Yolanda Greenwood know such people?

Now was obviously not the time to dwell on this.

The other party demanded a ransom, "Ten million, transferred in one go, otherwise, once my brother spills the beans, you can wait for your prison sentence."

"Ten million? Are you guys insane?" Eliana cursed out loud, "We agreed on five million, and I won’t add a single cent."

"Then you can wait for your prison sentence." The other party seemed intent on hanging up.

Eliana couldn’t possibly let herself go to jail, she had no choice but to compromise, "Alright, alright, ten million, ten million, I’ll come up with it right away."

"Don’t play games with me, transfer it to my account within an hour, or else..." The other party hung up the phone.

"Ah, ah, ah, ah..." Eliana was so angry she could go mad.

She couldn’t come up with ten million in an hour; she immediately called Melissa Greenwood.

"Melissa," she lowered her voice, "that guy was arrested, their boss wants ten million, or else he’ll spit me out."

"He was arrested?" Melissa Greenwood flew into a rage, "What kind of person did you find? I gave you five million, and this is what you come up with?"

"No, that boss said it wasn’t the cops who came knocking, it was someone even more formidable." Eliana was close to crying, "My dear daughter, just transfer ten million to me first, they only gave me an hour, if the money isn’t in the account, your mom is going to jail."

"Where am I supposed to get ten million right now?" Melissa Greenwood was furiously upset.

"Your dad’s company, your personal account, there’s no way you don’t have ten million." Eliana was really about to cry, "My dear, I’m doing all this for you, you can’t just stand by and watch me die."

"My dad’s still unconscious, I can’t touch his company’s money or his accounts, and ten million, it’s really not a small sum."

"Then go ask Cooper Coldson for it, ten million is nothing to him."

Melissa Greenwood was nearly laughing out of madness, "What am I supposed to say to him when he asks why?"

"Just make up any excuse," Eliana was getting desperate, "Melissa, you wouldn’t really want to watch your mom go to jail and do nothing, would you?"

"Mom, how could I ever want you to go to jail." Melissa Greenwood thought for a moment, "Like this, you wait at home, and I’ll be right there."

"But they only gave me an hour."

"Don’t worry, they will definitely call again, they want money, you going to jail is no good to them." Melissa Greenwood sounded convincing.

Eliana thought about it, and it did make sense, "Then hurry over, mom will wait for you at home."

Half an hour later, the two met up.

"What do we do?" Eliana said while crying, "They just called again, demanding the money quickly, otherwise, they’ll definitely have mom sent to jail."

She grabbed Melissa Greenwood’s hand, "Melissa, I’m doing all this for you, you can’t ignore your mom."

Melissa Greenwood pulled a wry smile, "Mom, all these things you’re doing are not just for me, but also for yourself, right?"

"What are you talking about?" Eliana’s face turned cold, "Are you really going to abandon your mom? Let me tell you, Melissa, if mom goes to jail, you won’t be able to escape either."

She became earnest again, "Think about it, Melissa, I’m your mom, if I go to jail, will Isabella Ross still agree to let you into the family?"

Melissa Greenwood didn’t speak; this was indeed her biggest worry.

But to ask Cooper Coldson for ten million... What reason could she possibly have? She was so agitated she could die; she should never have trusted the idiot Eliana Reed.

"Melissa, hurry up, they’ll call again in a bit." Eliana urged from the side.

"Stop rushing me, I’m so annoyed." Melissa Greenwood couldn’t help but shout, "Didn’t I already give you five million? How much more do you need?"

"..." Eliana hesitated for a moment before speaking in a low voice, "I paid a deposit of two million, the remaining three million... I invested in the stock market."

"What did you say?" Melissa Greenwood’s eyes widened, "Eliana Reed, have you lost your mind? Do you even have the brains to trade stocks? How much is left now? Sell it right now."

"No, we can’t sell now, it’s bound to go up later." Eliana was obviously feeling guilty.

"How much is left?" Melissa Greenwood’s voice trembled with anger.

Eliana looked at her timidly, hesitated for a long time, and then said softly, "Five hundred thousand."

"How much?" Melissa Greenwood had murderous thoughts.

"Five hundred thousand." Eliana pleaded, "But don’t worry, Melissa, we’ll definitely make the money back, maybe the three million will turn into six million, you just need to borrow some from Cooper Coldson urgently."

Melissa Greenwood gritted her teeth.

She told herself to stay calm; arguing with Eliana wouldn’t do any good.

She had to find a way to come up with the money.

She thought for a moment, then suddenly asked Eliana, "Wasn’t someone interested in this house before?"

"Ah?" The moment Eliana heard her house was going to be sold, she was immediately against it, "No way, where would mom live if the house is sold? Plus, this house is meant for mom’s retirement, can’t sell it."

"If I marry Cooper Coldson, am I worried about retirement funds?" Melissa Greenwood coaxed her, "This house can be sold for five million, I’ve got another three million, otherwise, you might as well go to jail."

Eliana fell silent.

"Don’t worry, the day Jaxon Greenwood breathes his last, all of Greenwood Family’s money will be ours." Melissa Greenwood curled her lips, "What’s a house in comparison?"

Eliana was indeed swayed; she asked in a lowered voice, "Melissa, when do you plan on letting him breathe his last?"

"We hold his life in our hands; when he breathes his last is up to us, just that he can’t die right now." Seeing the matter more or less settled, Melissa Greenwood prepared to leave, "I’ll transfer the three million to you in a bit, you sell the house and transfer the money."

Eliana nodded reluctantly, "I’ve lived in this house for over a decade, I’m quite attached to it."

Melissa Greenwood didn’t respond to her sentiment.

"Melissa, if the house is sold, where will mom live?" Eliana chased after her, "Mom has also got used to living in nice houses; I can’t just find any place."

"Go live at Empire Grand for now, I’ll figure something out later."

"Good." Eliana was satisfied, and added with a smile, "Once Jaxon Greenwood takes his last breath, and you’ve married Cooper Coldson, I could totally move into your current house."

"We’ll see when the time comes." That house was currently valued at more than ten million; Eliana’s calculations were running fast.

Melissa Greenwood quickly returned to the hospital.

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