Blimey, My Kid's the Heir to the Billionaire Boss!
Chapter 181 Swallowing Wealth

Micah Clemens frowned, his grip on the wine glass tightening slightly as the thoughts churned in his mind.

After a moment's hesitation, he downed his drink in one gulp, set the glass aside, put on his bathrobe, and strode out out the door...

In the guest room next door, Sadie Roth was covering her mouth with her hand, murmuring into the phone, "Okay, okay, honey, once I'm done with this, I'll come to pick you up. Don't worry, Mommy is safe, and Coco is safe. You need to be good and listen to Brenda, safety first, alright?"

"Noah, Nathan, you take good care of your sister, okay? Mommy loves you..."

Before she could finish, the door burst open and a figure stepped in....

Startled, Sadie Roth cut herself off, the word 'you' swallowed back in alarm, quickly switching to, "Can't talk now, get some rest, bye." "Who were you talking to?"

Micah Clemens sauntered in, his tall and imposing frame casting a foreboding silhouette in the dim light.

"I..." Beginning with the intention to lie, Sadie found herself under the influence of his presence, spilling the truth nervously, "Brenda!" "Hmm?" Micah raised an eyebrow.

"She's been our family maid since I was little..." Sadie confessed earnestly, "I received a disturbing delivery today and didn't feel safe at home, so I asked her to go to her countryside home. She just arrived and called to let me know she's safe." Except for the part about the children, everything else was true.

Seeing her like that, Micah didn't seem skeptical and left it at that, advising, "Try to get some rest."

"Goodnight," Sadie murmured.

Micah Clemens made his leisurely exit, reaching the door and noticing she had said nothing to invite him to stay, which irked him a bit. He looked back over his shoulder, pretending not to care, "Nothing else you want to say?"

"Ah?" Sadie was taken aback but ventured cautiously, "Got anything to eat? I haven't had dinner."

Micah Clemens was speechless.

This woman, her thought processes were truly unconventional.

Half an hour later...

The maid brought in an array of exquisite pastries, covering the table.

Sadie Roth couldn't help but swallow hard, maintaining her composure for only a moment before she attacked the food with ravenous hunger.

Micah Clemens sat across from her, legs crossed, watching with a cold gaze, "To think you were ever a sheltered heiress, the epitome of grace and poise. Watching you now, one would think you hadn't eaten in your past life."

"You've never known hunger, how could you understand the gnawing pain in your belly?" Sadie Roth shot him a withering look. "You can't understand bitterness without ever tasting it."

"So you're telling me you were so broke that you couldn't even afford a meal?" Micah Clemens was curious about her life in the past years. "There's a silver lining in every cloud. Even with your father's bankruptcy, the private assets he left should have kept you well provided for."

"The day my dad's troubles hit, all I had was the clothes on my back and a piece of jewelry..." Sadie Roth's mood darkened at the memory of her father's incident. "I sold that jewelry for a bit of cash to scrape by these last few years. Two months ago, that money ran out, so I started looking for a job in a hurry..."

"No way." Micah Clemens was puzzled. "Your father's business might have gone under, but his personal assets weren't seized. The properties, funds, and cars in his name should be worth at least a couple hundred million. How could you be left penniless, living off jewelry sales?"

Hearing this, Sadie Roth froze, looking up at him in shock. "Really? Then why did my uncle claim that all of Dad's personal assets were seized?"

"Who's your uncle? Micah Clemens inquired.

"Felipe... Leah White's father," Sadie Roth blurted out, and after speaking, her face turned pale with a revelation. "Could they have taken my dad's fortune?"