Chapter 155

Shawn immediately stuck around like an insistent piece of gum, utterly shameless. “What kind of fortune did our village strike? Is there a demolition? A payout? Why wasn’t I notified?”
Charles was furious, almost toppling over as he snapped back, “There were no renovations or payouts! The people in our village work hard and earn their living honestly, unlike your family, who just got lucky and picked up a stray daughter. You contributed nothing yet still managed to extort a huge sum!”
He was referring to how the family had picked up Felicia.
The villagers only learned about Felicia’s background after she returned to her biological family. Before that, they had already discussed how she must have been adopted, given the treatment she received.
As a result, their feelings towards Shawn’s family were hardly positive. They openly scolded them for their ingratitude.
Shawn scoffed, “We only received 50 million dollars. It’s nothing close to a huge sum. That’s not even enough to spend.”
His implication was clear-he would extort even more if given the chance.
Charles didn’t quite hear what he said. “What did you say?”
“N-Nothing.”
Shawn wasn’t foolish enough to reveal his plans. After all, he had already made a deal with Kayla. Once he got rid of Felicia, the wealth of the Fuller family would naturally fall to her. Being her brother meant he’d have access to all of it.
He chuckled to himself, envisioning a time when these villagers who looked down on him would beg for his favor.
Shawn was smug and pleased with himself. Meanwhile, the others in the village were unwilling to deal with such a scoundrel. They quickly left the scene.
As Charles headed home, he cast one last wary glance at Shawn. Feeling uneasy, he immediately called for his grandson and instructed, “Lucas, go find Felicia. Tell her Shawn is back in the village and making a scene. She should be careful. That brat probably has something up his sleeve!”
“Got it!”
Lucas West, a little boy, quickly abandoned his toy car and sprinted toward Macey’s house.
The Fuller family had an old, dilapidated house in Alverton that had long been abandoned. Since Felicia had cut ties with them due to her traumatic childhood memories,
she had been living with Macey.
When Lucas arrived, Felicia had just pulled a few sweet potatoes from the still-warm hearth. These were left over from breakfast, and Macey had tossed them in, knowing Felicia loved them.
The surface of the sweet potatoes was darkened from the heat, but once peeled, they released steam and smelled wonderfully sweet. “Felicia!” Lucas blinked, drooling.
Though he often got to eat sweet potatoes, he still felt hungry when he saw them in the hands of someone else.
Felicia couldn’t help but laugh as she handed one to him. “Here, this is for you. Be careful, it’s hot. I’ll peel another one.” “Thank you, Felicia!”
Lucas joyfully accepted it, blowing on it to cool it down. After taking a few bites, he remembered his grandfather’s instructions and reported, “Felicia, my grandpa sent me to tell you that Shawn is back and making a fuss. He said to be careful!”
“What else did your grandpa say?”
Lucas nodded, his cheeks full, “Grandpa also said that brat hasn’t figured out what to do!”
Felicia couldn’t help but chuckle.
But thinking it through, he was being chased for debts and had already lost a couple of fingers. He was likely desperate, clinging to Kayla and trying everything to extort her.
She started to wonder why Shawn would return now.