Megan had a bad feeling in her heart. She didn't even have time to say thank you before she hurriedly went upstairs.
When she knocked on the door, she saw the family inside with dark clouds on their faces, all of them unhappy.
The grandfather was sitting on the sofa, coughing incessantly, as if he was about to die from not being able to catch his breath.
The grandmother was pouring tea and water, patting his back and wiping tears quietly.
Megan didn't care about these things. What did it have to do with her how others were doing?
But her heart had turned cold because the evil ghost on the grandfather's body had disappeared. She had seen it with her own eyes yesterday.
Zach was impatient and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Megan didn't even turn her head and said, "Wrong address," before leaving.
When she turned around to face the little girl behind her, her cold expression cracked.
Who the hell stole her KPI in the middle of the night?!
She was so angry. She had come early in the morning, but her KPI was gone.
Megan clenched her fists, her small face turning red, and her expression was even more unfriendly.
She couldn't bear it. Whoever saw the ghost first would be the one to get it.
How shameless to steal the tower in the middle of the night!
凸(艹皿艹)
**
Diana followed behind Elvis, and they walked back home, one in front of the other.
Elvis went to take a shower feeling exhausted, and came out soon after wearing home clothes, leaning on the sofa.
"Tell me, what do you want?" he said with a frown.
Diana's nose turned sour.
"I was wrong, terribly wrong," she looked around in confusion and realized that the old saying was right - sons have homes, daughters do not.
When a daughter gets married, she loses her family.
She is an outsider in her husband's family and a guest in her own.
The concept that she used to disdain now seems to be the harsh reality.
Feeling lost and trying to force a smile, tears burst out uncontrollably, "I don't have a home anymore. From the day I got married, I lost my home."
Diana covered her face and cried aloud. Elvis pursed his lips and lifted her up, holding her in his arms, and patting her on the back.
Although he didn't say anything, Diana couldn't help but burst into tears.
But what's the use of that?
She had considered Elvis's parents, her parents, and her little daughter, but she had never thought about herself.
She had never taken care of herself.
Money can be earned again, but once she has seen through the ways of the world, except for feeling foolish, all that is left is bitterness.
Elvis was tough but tender-hearted. He impatiently said, "Alright, alright. I'll take the property certificate and remove my name from it. Is that okay?"
His unspoken meaning was "This is your home", but he was blunt and lacked tact.
He even went on to ask, "In the future, if your parents ask for money to buy a grave, how much will you give them?"
Diana sobbed, "I'll give them 150,000."
Elvis was speechless.
Diana continued to sob, "Isn't that enough?"
Elvis sneered, "If your brother took 150,000 and bought a small apartment, what would you do? You would have given him everything."
It was as good as her giving away all her money.
Diana was stunned, tears streaming down her face. "I'll only give him the money after he signs the contract," she said.
Elvis was satisfied with her answer and was about to say something else but decided against it in the end. "You're right," he said as he picked her up and headed towards the bedroom.
"It's not that I don't want you to take care of your parents, but we need to be more careful about it. We can offer 60%, but your brother is really useless and must at least offer 40%."
Diana listened to his careful calculations and realized that being a bit more "calculating" and "materialistic" in life can sometimes be less bothersome. Not being careful about things is just asking for trouble in the end.
"I understand," she said.
Elvis felt her cold hands and covered her with a blanket. "Get some rest now. I have a meeting at 8," he said as he closed his eyes, exhausted.
Diana wanted to ask him to loosen the blanket a bit, but she was too tired.
When she woke up again, she received a call from her younger brother. Their father had suffered a stroke due to his emotional outburst and was in the ICU.
Zach urged her to come over as soon as possible.
Diana, however, took her time and had a meal before heading over.
When she arrived, the first thing Zach did was hand her the bill.
Diana glanced at it and saw that it was 32,000 dollars.
"I'll pay 7,200, and you'll pay the rest," she said.
Zach was shocked. "I don't have that kind of money!" he exclaimed.
Diana turned to pay the bill. "I don't believe you don't even have 4,800 dollars," she said.
In the end, she only paid 7,200 dollars, and Zach had to come up with the rest on his own. He felt like his heart was bleeding.
The old man stayed in the ICU for two days, and Zach had to pay more than 9,000 dollars.
He felt a lot of pressure and ended up spending a lot of money. However, his sister didn't listen to advice at all, which made Zach very angry.
After leaving the ICU, he simply disappeared and refused to pay, thinking that his sister would pay when she arrived.
But he never expected that Diana came to see the old man, brought some food, and then left.
The old man wanted her to stay overnight and take care of him, but she said she had to go to work.
The old man suddenly became quiet and desolate with cloudy eyes. The old woman sighed and complained, "Are you satisfied now? You've forced your daughter away!" The old man suffered from sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage and his hands were shaking.
He didn't say anything about his son not paying, but he kept blaming his daughter.
However, blaming was of no use.
In the end, he didn't dare to stay in the hospital anymore and hurriedly discharged himself.
When he saw the bill of 48,000-dollars, Diana paid more than 28,000 dollars, and the remaining 19,000 dollars was left for Zach to pay.
The old woman called Diana and although she felt soft-hearted, she only said, "Find Zach."
Later, when Zach couldn't find him, the old man couldn't hold on any longer and took out the money from his own little treasury to pay.
It was only then that Diana knew that the old man had money of his own.
As soon as the old man returned home, he lay on the bed and couldn't get up.
Zach urged her to buy a burial plot and asked her to transfer 150,000 dollars.
Diana insisted on seeing the contract, and Zach's plan failed.
The price of a 0.4-square-meter burial plot in Peasants Cemetery had dropped to 100,000 dollars, and Zach had originally planned to take 150,000 dollars from his sister and buy a 0.4-square-meter plot, which had already been agreed upon with the sales office.
In this way, he wouldn't have to spend a single penny and could still get 50,000 dollars.
When Diana received the contract, she sneered, "Aren't you supposed to be filial? Don't you want to buy a bigger apartment?"
Zach complained, "It's because you're not putting in any money! How can you blame me? If I had the money, I would definitely buy a bigger apartment. You're just too selfish! I've never seen any sister like you before who would calculate things like this."
Diana couldn't be bothered to respond. After confirming the contract and signing it, she turned around and handed over 60,000 dollars.
Zach didn't have any money, so he had to ask their father for help. In the end, their father paid 40,000 dollars himself.
Their father was in tears.
He was so old, why did he have to work so hard?
He couldn't even get up anymore, so how was he supposed to live like this... He thought that working hard all his life would bring him some happiness and comfort in the end, but he never expected this...
Their father regretted it more and more. If he hadn't let Diana get married so early, he wouldn't be left with nothing now.
A daughter who is married off is like water poured out, it's true.
**
This part about Diana is a bit dragging. It's based on a real-life event, and I couldn't resist making a comment. I'm sorry, that was my mistake...
I realized I can't drag it out any longer, so I'm finishing it up quickly tonight.
Megan's appearance has a reason, and the plot about the couple won't take up too much of the story.
It's mainly about Megan and Susie being rivals.
Even though they are rivals, they won't resort to petty tricks and will only compete in terms of KPIs and work performance.