Chapter 1597


    At eighteen, Katherine was a college freshman, living the dream with a little business venture her dad


    had funded for her. The modest profits from the shop were her spending money, usually blown on life''s


    luxuries.


    "Ourw grants us the right to demand a cessation of infringement, remediation of its effects, and


    estimates put yourpensation in the seven figures. Ourwyers will discuss the specifics with you."


    Seven figures??? Who just casually drops seven figures???


    Even if Maureen wasn''t the sharpest tool in the shed, she could tell that Arabe came from serious


    clout. She turned to Carol, "Aren''t you going to handle this? If we have to pay up, it''sing out of


    your dad''s pocket! Don''t let outsiders dip their hands in our cookie jar, get it?"


    Carol bristled at her haughty tone and whipped out her phone, pulling up her payment app, "19 bucks.


    Pay up, then we''ll talk."


    Maureen was bbergasted by her pettiness over the money. It just proved that Carol was not ready for


    the big leagues. She gestured for Katherine to settle the debt.


    With a reluctant scowl, Katherine stepped forward, transferring twenty bucks to Carol''s ount,


    "Here''s a little extra for your troubles!"


    Carol promptly sent the one-dor surplus back. They had each other''s contacts on WhatsApp, and


    she replied coolly, "Keep the change. You might need it more than I do."


    "How dare you!!" Katherine and Maureen shouted in unison, fuming with the urge to tear her apart.


    "Make sure QY gets every penny they''re owed. I want a public apology from you!" Arabe dropped


    this bombshell and strode out with Carol.


    Perhaps they hadn''t expected things to spiral this far, both Maureen and Katherine were livid. That


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    untrustworthy Carol, they''d see how to deal with herter!


    Once Arabe and Carol were alone, Be inquired, "Is that your stepmom and stepsister?"


    Carol nodded, "And there''s a twin brother born alongside Katherine. He''s a real piece of work too."


    Arabe had never expect that Carol had finally found her way back to her family, only to encounter


    such a household. It made her appreciate the Collins family even more. At least there she had loving


    parents, and five protective brothers.


    "Dad really wants us to stay, but that home is not the home it used to be." Carol''s smile was tinged with


    bitterness, "The family name might suggest we''re kin, but I know better. Dad isn''t just mine anymore."


    "Does your dad know they bully you?"


    "At first, Dad thought we got along fine. But then Katherine and the rest couldn''t keep up the act for


    long and showed their true colors. Whenever they shed with me, Dad would scold them a bit much,


    which only made them despise my brother and me even more, especially the stepmom. She''s always


    whispering in Dad''s ear, trying to ensure my brother and I don''te back to im an inheritance."


    Truth be told, Carol couldn''t care less about the inheritance, and her brother was equally indifferent.


    But the antics of her stepmom, stepsister, and stepbrother were just too absurd for words.


    "They keep thinking Dad''s given me a lot of money. Indeed, on the day I came back, he handed me a


    bank card, but I never took it."