Chapter 722 Plans Thwarted
Francis's career was going well, and the Holmes family thought that if Wendy married Francis, they would benefit from it too.
In the future, they wouldn't have to worry about having no one to take care of them in their old age.
Anyway, the whole family was relying on Francis.
Wendy said, "Mom, we can't be too forceful. Francis is more likely to compromise with a gentle approach."
Elara came up with an idea: "How about having Neil pretend to be sick? This trick has worked every time. Francis always helps us out. Brianna's tuition is due soon, and there's also the money for dance classes. We need money for everything. Let's get it from Francis; he owes us."
To the Holmes family, Francis was a good person and easy to control.
"Alright, I'll talk to Francis about it next time. Brianna's tuition won't be delayed," Wendy said, having also received a credit card repayment reminder.
$200,000, she couldn't pay it back.
Wendy was quite anxious. She had to marry Francis to get the money to pay off these loans and live a good life.
She had inquired and found out that with Francis's current momentum, becoming a leader in the future wouldn't be a problem. Maybe he would even become a director, and she would be the director's wife. How proud would that be?
Francis was the only and fastest way for Wendy and the entire Holmes family to escape poverty and become wealthy, so they had to hold on to him tightly.
Wendy returned to her room, thinking about how to win over Francis.
She took out a medical report from the drawer, which was Edward's previous physical examination report.
The result came out a week before Edward's sacrifice, diagnosing him with terminal cancer, with a maximum of three months to live even with conservative treatment.
During that time, the whole family felt very sad. Brianna was still young, and the family burden was heavy. If Edward died, what would happen to the family?
Before Edward's last mission, he called Wendy and told her his plan. He deliberately risked his life to save Francis, using this great favor to threaten Francis. Based on his understanding of Francis, he would definitely help take care of the Gamgee family.
After Edward's sacrifice, the Holmes family was sad but not surprised. They had long known this would be the result.
Over the years, they had lived quite well thanks to this favor.
The bureau compensated the family a lot, they received the title of martyr's family, enjoyed many benefits, and Francis often helped them out. Life was better than before.
Wendy tore up the medical report, knowing she couldn't keep it any longer, and threw the pieces into the trash can.
With the Holmes family around, Francis couldn't have it easy. The next day, Wendy came again, deliberately waiting outside until Imogen went out to buy groceries before knocking on the door and entering.
Her purpose today was to ask Francis for money.
Wendy said as usual, "Neil's health has been poor recently. His high blood pressure flared up again yesterday. I was thinking of taking him to the hospital after getting paid. If something happens, I wouldn't be able to face Edward."
Francis sat and listened. Even though Wendy didn't say it explicitly, he understood her meaning.
At that moment, Francis recalled the past. It seemed that every time Wendy was short of money, she used this excuse to ask for it.
Back then, he didn't mind, just wanted to make up for it, thinking that Wendy, as a woman, had it tough, and he should help if he could.
Before Edward died, he entrusted his wife, daughter, and parents to Francis's care.
Francis said, "Neil's illness can't be delayed. He should go to the hospital as soon as possible. How much do you need? I'll transfer $10,000 to you first."
"No," Wendy waved her hand, pretending to be sincere, "You've already given us a lot. How can I take more? Francis, ever since this family lost Edward, there have been too many places needing money. You can help this time, but what about next time? Brianna's tuition is due soon, and it costs several thousand dollars."
As Wendy spoke, she started to cry, "I was planning to stop Brianna from taking dance classes to save on tuition. When I told Brianna, she cried because she loves dancing. Seeing her like that, I felt so useless, unable to give my daughter a better life."
In Cyberland, going to a training institution to learn dance costs tens of thousands of dollars a year.
Learning dance is a constant money pit, a bottomless hole.
In the past, when Wendy cried like this, Francis would give her money, but this time, Francis didn't mention transferring money. Instead, he said, "Sometimes, liking something is just a phase. A few days ago, I heard Brianna say she doesn't like dancing anymore. You should talk to her. If she really doesn't like it, she doesn't have to continue."
Brianna indeed didn't like it. Wendy was just driven by vanity, insisting on sending Brianna.
This time, she was using it as an excuse to get more money to pay off her credit card.
Francis's words thwarted Wendy's plan.
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