Chapter 229 The Johnson Family's Ace?

The next day, it was a bright and sunny Saturday.
In a hospital room at the First Hospital of Houston, Grandma Johnson sat on the hospital bed, looking blankly out the window.
Matthew and Lawrence stood in front of the hospital bed, reporting the situation.
"In the past two days, a total of 32 building material partners have asked to terminate their contracts with us and are claiming a total of 13 million dollars in compensation.
"Many people are also contacting us to reclaim the gift money for the housewarming banquet. They want a refund of 120% of the amount, claiming that we wasted a day of their time.
"Houston Television believes that we used them to spread false information, affecting the station's reputation, and they’re preparing to sue us!"
"..."
With each sentence, wrinkles appeared on Grandma Johnson's forehead.
Finally, she impatiently interrupted them and said, "Enough!"
Matthew and Lawrence stared at each other, closing their mouths.
Grandma Johnson turned his head, her cloudy eyes falling on the two of them, and asked, "Although the two of you are not capable, you are my sons and you’re the ones I trust the most! Tell me, deep down, how much longer do you think our family can last?"
Lawrence hastily replied, "Mom, what are you saying? Our family is thriving under your wise leadership and will eventually dominate the entire building materials market in Houston!"
Smack!
As soon as he said that, Grandma Johnson slapped the bedside table.
She angrily said, "The Johnson family is in trouble now, what's the point of flattering me? I want to hear the truth!"
Grandma Johnson was genuinely angry and despondent.
She thought back to a few days ago when she was full of confidence and looked down on everything.
In a blink of an eye, everything had turned into nothing, and Andy, grandson of Sun, had been detained. The Johnson family had become a joke in Houston.
Grandma Johnson, who cared about their reputation, contemplated jumping off a building to end it all.
There was no longer any hope in life?
But upon further reflection, if they died like this, how could they face the ancestors of the Johnson family in the afterlife?
Matthew spoke up to persuade her. "Mom, to be honest, our family is in a terrible situation right now. We only have a few million US dollars left in our accounts, and if we continue to lose money, I’m afraid that we won't even be able to sustain our construction business...
"But getting angry over this won't help. In the end, Sarah deceived us. Who could have imagined that she was connected to the owner of Villa 1? It was beyond our control!"
At this moment, Abigail, who was sitting nearby playing with her phone, sneered and added, "Heh! She's just a cheap tramp who took advantage of having a decent face. What's so impressive about that!?"
Grandma Johnson grabbed a water bottle from the nearby table and threw it at Abigail.
Through gritted teeth, she cursed, "You talk about that tramp and that third party day after day! If you're capable, go and deal with the owner of Villa 1 and make him listen to you! If you can do that, I'll step down and the Johnson family will be under your command. Go on then!"
The water bottle hit Abigail's head, leaving a red mark.
She pouted and muttered, "I do want to do that, but I don’t have the opportunity. Sarah has all the luck..."
"Useless!"
Grandma Johnson became so angry that her lips turned white. She then turned her gaze toward Matthew and Lawrence, berating them. "You two, can't you think of a solution with your useless brains? You need to help the Johnson family through this difficult time!"
The two brothers lowered their heads and dared not speak.
They thought to themselves, 'If you think we have useless brains, why are you even asking us for a solution...?'
A hint of disappointment flashed in Grandma Johnson's eyes, but then her expression became resolute as she calmly said, "At this point, I have to play my trump card. Even if I have to die, I won't let Sarah and Ryder bring misfortune upon me."
Matthew suddenly seemed to understand something and softly confirmed, "Mom, are you suggesting..."
Grandma Johnson nodded and replied in a deep voice, "That's right! I will call her and ask her to come back!"
Matthew and Lawrence both had complex expressions on their faces. They were excited but also a little fearful, especially if that woman was coming back.
Ryder and Sarah were nothing to her. They would all kneel down t her...
Noon.
West Houston, a certain steel welding market shop.
"You called me here just to be a laborer?" Ryder said helplessly.
A smug Lily stood across from him, her hands on her hips, and deliberately pouted. "What? Aren’t you willing to help an old classmate anymore? I trusted you when you said you would take care of anything that happened in the future. Truly, a man can't be trusted!"
Ryder sighed. "Alright, alright! Don't say that, I can't handle it anymore, alright?"
An hour ago, he, Sarah, and Rex had sent Laura off to her hometown at the bus station.
Right after they sent her off, Lily sent Ryder a message saying she had an urgent request for help and asked him to come over.
So Ryder told Sarah to go to the company first.
He brought Rex to the agreed location, which was here.
He also understood the help that was needed.
Lily's pet store was about to open, and she had ordered a batch of welded metal cages, so she had asked Ryder Clark to help check and load them.
Ryder smiled bitterly as he looked at the large and small metal cages piled up at the store entrance. "There are so many cages, it'll take forever to move! Why didn’t you just buy ready-made ones online?"
Lily rolled her eyes at Ryder, "Do you think I didn't want to? But I was scared away after checking the prices online. I did some calculations and found that if I got someone to make them here, I could save at least ten thousand dollars! That’s probably just a drop in the bucket for a big boss like you, but it's a huge sum for an ordinary person like me!"
"Alright, alright! Since you saved money, you need to buy dinner tonight!"
"Definitely!"
Ryder and Lily began moving the cages onto the truck, and Rex silently came over to help as well.
It had to be said that Rex was really strong.
Ryder and Lily were lifting one each, but Rex lifted one without even breathing hard.
George had said before that Rex was tough in fights.
It seemed like with strength like his, the average person wouldn't stand a chance!
As they were about to finish moving the cages, a red BMW drove by.
There was a dirt road full of potholes between the shops on both sides of the welding market,.
But the car didn't slow down as it drove by.
The wheels rolled through a puddle.
Splish!
The dirty water splashed and soaked Lily and Ryder's pants.
But it seemed as if the driver of the BMW hadn’t seen anything.
It continued for more than forty meters and stopped in front of a construction material welding shop.
Two people got out of the car.
The man was handsome and refined.
The woman was wearing a low-cut outfit and sunglasses and looked provocative.
It was Elena!
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