"You''re here early," Cameron said, lounging on the sofa with the check dangling from her fingers. Her eyes werd cold as the locked the sure I told you toe at noch."


    Milena cut straight to the point, holding out her hand. "Cameron, hand over the check",


    Cameron flicked the check tauntingly. "Come and get it yourself"


    As Milena started forward, Cameron casually ced the check on Pearl''s back.


    Heidi''s eyes went wide with horror. She grabbed Milena''s arm. "Mille, don''t! That''s a liger


    Just then, Pearl let out a bone-chilling growl


    Milena''s face drained ofteler. Her kitees buckled, and if Heidi hadn''t been holding her up, she would''ve copsed right there.


    Martin flinched but managed to keep hisposure. "Cameron, what the hell are you doing?"


    Cameron smiled, “Nothing much. You wanted the check, right? Come get it. If you don''t take it today, you can forget about ever getting it.".


    Milena was fuming. "Cameron, what is this? Where did you get a freaking tiger?"


    *From Samuel, of course," Cameron replied with a smirk. "That''s why he''s been after you guys. Because I stole his tiger. That''s why you''re homeless and why the Wace family went bankrupt."


    Milena, Martin and Heidi werepletely stunned.


    Martin''s face instantly darkened. He was practically shaking with rage. "So that''s how you pissed off Samuel,"


    It had be Martin''s natural reaction. Whenever he got angry, he wanted tosh out at Cameron.


    Martin had barely taken two steps toward Cameron when Pearl suddenly rose to her feet with a low growl. In one fluid motion, she pounced, pinning Martin firmly beneath her massive paws. Her barbed tongue slid out from between razor- sharp teeth, saliva dripping onto Martin''s face.


    Martin froze in terror. His entire body went rigid and cold, eyes bulging wide. He didn''t dare move a muscle, not even blink.


    "Dad!" Milena screamed.


    "Martin!"


    Heidi cried out.


    Both women were horrified but too terrified to take a single step forward.


    Milena shouted, "Cameron! Are you insane? Get that tiger off him right now!"


    Cameron smiled, "What''s wrong, Milena? Eager to know what it feels like to have Pearl pin you down too!"


    Milena instantly ducked behind Heidi for protection. Though Heidi was trembling with fear herself, she still tried to shield Milena.


    "Cameron," Heidi called out, her voice shaking. "We may not be your biological parents, but we raised you for eighteen years!"


    "Raised me for eighteen years?" Cameron let out a coldugh. "Wow, how noble of you. If it weren''t for you two, would I have been separated from my real parents? Would I even know who they are Yeah, I''m really grateful you ''raised'' me."


    Heidi was left speechless


    "Cameron, like it or not, you''d have starved to death without Dad and Mom, Milena said. "Call off that white tiger Dad''s about to have a heart attack"


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    Cameron''s face remained nk. "So what if he dies? He''s your dad, not


    "I see what you''re doing." Heidl cut in. "You just don''t want to give us the check"


    Cameron just stared at her collly,


    "Fine. Tell that tiger to back off," Heidi said. "We''ll forget about the check.


    Milena''s jaw dropped as she turned to Heidi. "Mom!"


    "Forget about the check? That''s fifteen million dors How can we just walk away from that? Milena thought.


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    "Millie, honey, I don''t want to do this either," Heidi said, "but your father''s life is at stake. What if something happens to him? What then?


    People mattered more than money, after all.