Chapter 537
Allie glanced at Hailey and sighed before finally dialing Maeve’s number.
In the hospital corridor, Maeve waited anxiously for Sergio’s surgery to end. When her phone buzzed with Allie’s name, she answered quickly.
Allie, now composed, asked, “Mrs. Brooks, how’s Mr. Brooks doing?”
“The surgery isn’t over yet. What’s going on?“”
“Someone from the Hoffman family just caused a scene at Brooks Manor.”
Allie cast a hesitant glance at Hailey, who sat stiffly on the couch, before continuing, “Mrs. Brooks Senior wants Mr. Brooks to call her once he wakes up.
“Well, I doubt Sergio will wake up today. Mrs. Brooks Senior will have to handle this on her own.”
“But… but the Hoffmans gave us a deadline…”
Allie, whose name is on that contract?”
“It’s Mrs. Brooks Senior’s…”
“Then Mrs. Brooks Senior should pay up herself. One billion dollars is nothing compared to her lifetime of savings.” Maeve chuckled and hung up. Memories flooded back as Maeve stood there. In her previous life, when the Scott family crumbled, she had begged Sergio for help, but he refused to meet her.
She turned to Hailey, who by then had fallen for Clara, someone she once looked down on.
Back then, the Scott family needed just one billion to survive, but Hailey, despite Marve’s five years of loyal service, threw her out.
In the end, Hailey easily gifted that one billion to Clara, who was about to marry into the Brooks family.
To Hailey, a billion dollars was a mere greeting gift. She could easily afford it and still have plenty left to spend.
Nearby, Larry watched as tension grasped him. He had never seen this cold side of Maeve before. The way she handled the call was eerily similar to Sergio.
Meanwhile, Allie relayed everything Maeve had said to Hailey. Upon hearing Maeve’s words, Halley’s anger flared, and she knocked over her teacup “Maeve! She’s deliberately opposing me! She’s already this arrogant just clinging to Sergio. If she stays as the mistress of the Brooks family, who knows what she’ll do next?
Allie stood silently beside Hailey as she was too fearful to speak
Hailey, still seething with anger, muttered, “A billion? Does she really think I can’t come up with that?”
With that, Hailey got up and headed straight to her room.
Under the bed was a large, old leather suitcase. Allie followed her in, saying, “Mrs. Brooks Senior, these are your most treasured possessions…”
Before Allie could finish, Hailey opened the leather suitcase with a password. Inside were numbered gold bars and coins from the last century, along with boxes of intricate gold jewelry.
Despite her age and disdain for modern safes, Hailey’s leather suitcase held treasures worth a fortune. She sneered, “The Hoffmans are small–timers. They wouldn’t know what real money looks like.”
She took out a jewelry box and a sapphire ring inside gleamed brightly. “This gem alone is worth a billion. Take it to the Hoffmans tomorrow and let then see what a real treasure looks like.”