Nora's face fell. "Melanie, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to kick me out of the Lauriers?"
"Oh, come now. You tried to make decisions for my future daughter-in-law. Can't I help Dad chase away the unnecessary people in the house?" Melanie replied calmly.
"I..." Nora's face turned bright red with anger, but she couldn't replace the words to respond.
She turned to Marvin for help.
After a moment of hesitation, Marvin said, "But we can't just give the Redushil to Lily for free. She used our money and spent 500 billion dollars today. If she wants it, fine. But she needs to pay us back the money."
"How do you know she spent our money?" Melanie glanced at him lightly. "Should we check the bank accounts?"
Marvin shot up from his seat, his expression turning dark. "Forget it. Just give the Redushil to Lily. I have no objections."
Hearing this, the others quickly echoed, "We have no objections either."
Melanie had to be joking. None of the Lauriers' accounts were clean. They had been involved in many dirty dealings for years.
If they were to be investigated, none of them would escape unscathed. Their current assets could be confiscated, and they might even lose their shares. No one dared take that risk. "Marvin, you..." Nora couldn't believe how quickly Marvin had changed his stance. She was so angry she couldn't speak.
Marvin straightened his expression. "Nora, Melanie is right. A married daughter shouldn't visit their maiden family too often. The Lauriers have been more than generous to the Albotts with the money we've given them. We're not their ATM. From now on, don't come back if there's nothing urgent.
Nora jumped up. "Marvin, are you kicking me out too?"
"I'm not kicking you out. I'm doing this for your own good. If you keep coming home, the Albotts might suspect us of ulterior motives. It might make your life harder." Marvin sat back down expressionlessly.
Nora stomped her foot in anger. She then turned to Arthur. "Dad, look at Marvin and Melanie! I'm your daughter. Do you really never want to see me again?"
"I no longer call the shots. Since Melanie is the owner of this house, her word is final." Arthur sipped his tea serenely, unaffected by the commotion around him.
Just as Nora was about to speak, Lily's phone rang. It was Winston, her grandmother's attending physician. She immediately answered.
"Ms. Brooks..."
As soon as the doctor spoke, Lily jolted up from the seat. Her expression darkened. "What did you say?"
Loid watched her, wondering why she looked so agitated.
"Your grandmother had a relapse. I went to administer the medication, only to replace out that the hospital was out of the special antidote. I contacted the Medical Research Institute, but they were out of it as well. It seems someone had bought them all.
"We urgently need those antidotes to save your grandmother. Can you ask Mr. Laurier if he can get hold of them?"
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