Chapter 208 Severing the Mother-Daughter Relationship
Sarah's heart trembled as she heard the dial tone on the other end of the line. Could something have happened to her mom?
Sarah quickly called Karen back.
Karen answered the call.
She asked, "Did you transfer the money already? Why haven't I received it yet?"
Sarah anxiously asked, "What happened exactly, Mom? Why do you need the money so urgently?"
Impatiently, Karen said, "Why do you need to know? Just transfer the money quickly. You have a big company, is one hundred thousand dollars that much of a problem?"
Sarah furrowed her brows. "Mom, the company's money is public funds, not my personal money. Besides, I don't have any money on hand right now. I invested it all for my brother recently. He just started his business and probably hasn't spent much of the money. Why don't you ask him?"
But Karen complained, "What are you talking about? That 5 million dollars is for big business plans. We can’t touch it. What if it affects his startup? I don't care. You must give me this money."
She was extremely angry. Even though Sarah didn't accept that Karen had betrayed her in the "private photo" incident despite what Ryder had told her, she had a knot in her heart and felt very uncomfortable. And now that Karen was pushing her like this, she lost her temper.
She retorted, "I don't have any money. If you want to borrow money, go find someone else."
"You..." Karen was furious and threatened, "You dare to talk back to me? I’ll disown you."
"Disown me then!" Sarah shouted with red eyes. "You have never really cared about me as your daughter, anyway."
Karen was seething and cursed, "How dare you, Sarah! From today, we are no longer mother and daughter. You go your way, and I'll go mine. You are not welcome in this house anymore. You will no longer be a part of our family, even if we become prosperous in the future and live in the Platan Height mansion. You can live under the bridge with that useless Ryder and freeze."
After saying that, she angrily hung up the phone.
Sarah looked at the disconnected call screen, and a tear fell from her reddened eyes.
Karen's behavior made her feel extremely aggrieved.
It was the first time in many years she had stood up against Karen like this.
To be honest, she felt quite relieved after venting her anger.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" Sarah wiped away her tears.
She quickly walked over and opened the door of the suite.
Casey was there, dressed in a beautiful evening gown.
"Why are you dressed like this, Casey? Are you going to a party?" Sarah asked, tilting her head.
"Close enough. There’s a very important event, and you’re supposed to attend too." Casey said with a smile.
"Forget it; I'm not in the mood for anything," Sarah chuckled bitterly.
"You can't say that. It's not good to always be worried. You must attend this event, or you’ll regret it for the rest of your life," Casey urged.
"What kind of secret event is this?" Sarah looked puzzled.
"Oh my. I’ve gotten you a makeup artist and a mysterious person has specially prepared a gorgeous evening gown for you. Let's go try it on. Don't ask too many questions," Casey said.
"But... Shouldn't I tell Ryder? He went out early in the morning, and I'm worried that he won't know where I am." Sarah hesitated.
"This is between us women, why do we need to tell him about it? Let's go," Casey insisted.
"Alright... Fine..."
On the other hand.
12 o'clock noon.
The Johnson family finally arrived at the entrance of the Platan Height mansion in the two Rolls-Royce cars they had rented. If it weren't for the rear-end accident, they could have driven through a few more streets.
A group of people had gathered at the entrance of the Platan Heights mansion. They were all dressed formally, prepared to attend a housewarming banquet. When they saw the Johnson family's Rolls-Royce stop, everyone rushed forward and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow. The Johnson family is impressive indeed. They really have a great influence."
"I’m so jealous. I wonder when our family will be as successful as the Johnson family."
"Look. Grandma Johnson, the head of the Johnson family, is coming out."
"That old woman has such a presence; she doesn't look like someone in his seventies. She clearly looks like she's in her fifties."
The door of the Rolls-Royce opened.
The members of the Johnson family got out of the car one after another. Each person held their head up slightly, enjoying the envious and respectful gazes of the crowd. Grandma Johnson was particularly excited. It had been many years. This was the day she had been waiting for.
Taking a deep breath, she looked at the crowd and spoke, "Please quiet down, everyone, and listen to what I have to say."
The bustling crowd immediately quieted down.
Grandma Johnson continued with a spring in her step, "Today, the Johnson family are honored that all of our friends and relatives have come here to celebrate. Every person present here is an indispensable friend of the Johnson family. In the future, no matter what happens, we must help and support each other to achieve success together."
A wave of enthusiastic applause broke out in the crowd.
Grandma Johnson waved her hand and said, "Well then, everyone, we’ll go ahead. We'll see you at our mansion later. We will definitely show you around."
After saying that, Grandma Johnson, supported by Andy, walked into the Platan Heights mansion.
Meanwhile, the brothers, Matthew and Lawrence, took a small wooden table and two plastic chairs that had been prepared in advance and placed them in front of the entrance of the Platan Heights mansion complex. They pasted a large and conspicuous sign that said "Gift Money" on it.
Matthew shouted, "Everyone, please line up. After writing down your gift money, you can enter by taking a number."
The guests who had been eagerly waiting quickly lined up, impatiently filling out their gift money, wanting to explore the Platan Heights mansion.
After all, the Platan Heights mansion complex was known for its strict security, and it was hard to get inside.
The opportunity to enter and look inside the Johnson family banquet was not easy to come by.
It was one thing to gain insight through the visit, what was even more important was that the people living in this mansion were VIPs.
If they caught the eye of some of these VIPs during the visit, they might be taken under their wing and receive support. Their future would be guaranteed.
Of course, they were also curious about why Platan Height Villa had never been opened for large-scale banquet invitations by the owners before.
How did the Johnson family have the power to do this?
Matthew and his brother, Lawrence, couldn't help but smile uncontrollably at this moment.
There were just too many cash gifts.
Some were just tens of thousands of dollars, while others were over a hundred thousand.
They had only been collecting cash gifts for a few minutes, but they had already received over two million US dollars.
And it was all in cash.
They looked at the long line that had formed in front them.
The two brothers were ecstatic.
Their greedy thoughts were growing more restless.
How could they secretly take some money for themselves without being noticed and turn it into their own little safe?