Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 171

“What? Are you sure it’s only fifty thousand? I mentioned one hundred thousand, didn’t I?” Cody denied deliberately.

“I’m very sure you only mentioned fifty thousand just now! How can you go back on your words!” Casper pretended to be flustered.

“Did I say that just now? Anyway, I have changed my mind. If you wish to see my sister, you have to give me one hundred thousand.” Cody’s lips twisted into a sly smile, contorting his fleshy face. Even so, a glint of greed was still visible in his smiling eyes.

Even Hilda’s eyes were sparkling with anticipation at that moment. It had never occurred to her that Casper, whom she thought was penniless, turned out to be exceptionally wealthy. Ah! I shouldn’t have judged the book by its cover!

She put on a smile and repeated Cody’s words, “That’s right. We will only let you see Amelia if you agree to give us one hundred thousand.”

With an exasperated look on his face, Casper glared at them and relented, “Fine! One hundred thousand is the final figure, right? So I will be able to see her after paying you the sum? I hope you’ll keep your words this time.”

The smiles on Hilda and Cody’s faces widened as they nodded in utter excitement.

Nevertheless, they were not aware that Casper had activated something on his phone. It was something that could enable Amelia to release herself from the shackles of Hilda and Cody forever.

Without hesitation, Casper transferred another fifty thousand to Cody’s account. Cody checked his account again to ensure that the transaction was successful. For the first time in his life, he felt that making money was such a piece of cake. With that, his frustration with Amelia subsided as well. After all, she was the reason Casper came to them.

When the latest balance of his account came into view, Cody felt on top of the world.

Casper asked impatiently, “So, that’s all, right? Can you keep your promise and let me see Amelia now?”

Cody exchanged gazes with his mother and remained silent momentarily before they shook their heads.

“Why?” Casper lashed out at him. “I just want to see her for a while! How much more do I need to pay before I’m allowed to see her? This is indeed extortion in broad daylight!” His loud and penetrating voice was audible to everyone in their vicinity. In fact, he intended to cause a ruckus and attract attention from passersby.

Hilda let out a cunning smile. “Calm down. That’s not how it works. Since you have given my son one hundred thousand, he will lead you to see Amelia. However, she’s my daughter. Thus, you should give me one hundred thousand as well.” A hint of greed flashed across her eyes.

Casper gaped at her and shook his head in disbelief. Both of them have no sense of shame at all!

Even so, he still transferred one hundred thousand to Hilda’s account. Eventually, both mother and son led Casper into the house in contentment.

Every corner of their three-story European house screamed money. Nevertheless, he realized that it was not as luxurious as he thought when he set foot in it. It seemed as though they could not afford to furbish the entire place. As a result, the house ended up looking rather odd.

Casper guessed that Amelia was somewhere in the house. After a series of turns on the second floor, they finally came to a halt outside a small room in a secluded corner. Hilda inserted the key into the door and unlocked it.

The moment the door was opened, Amelia’s figure came into sight. She was crouching in a dark corner pitifully. There was a mixture of helplessness and despair written across her face as though she had resigned to her fate.

Casper’s heart wrenched in pain at the sight before him. In fact, anyone who saw her in that wretched state would undoubtedly feel sorry for her too.

Nevertheless, the mother and son duo did not share the same sentiments as him. They threw a glance at her disdainfully, as if she was a filthy rat on the street. After that, they left the room, leaving Casper alone with her.

It cost Casper two hundred thousand just for the short private session with Amelia.

Amelia’s eyes widened in shock the moment she saw Casper as she could not believe that Hilda and Cody let him in so easily.

Hilda had given her a call earlier and told her that Cody was gravely ill, requesting her to come home.

Throughout these years, Amelia had not kept in touch with her family other than the times she transferred money to them as promised.

Even so, she had never expected that Hilda would make use of Cody in order to trick her. Thus, she believed her words, and it was already too late when she realized that it was a set-up to lure her home. Hilda was actually trying to coerce her into marrying a wealthy man for the sake of money.

Amelia had gotten used to her mother’s wickedness since young, and the latter’s unforgivable doing this time made Amelia lose all hope in her.

It’s all because of money. They would do anything just for the sake of it.

Amelia was stunned the moment Casper appeared before her as she couldn’t believe that she was able to see him again.

At the same time, she was ashamed to face him under the current circumstances. She never expected that he would find out about her background in such a way.

Casper scanned Amelia from head to toe. He was stupefied to find that she seemed to have lost half of her weight within a few days. Owned by NôvelDrama.Org.

His heart ached at the sight of her sunken cheeks and scrawny physique.

Fortunately, he had foreseen that both Hilda and Cody would not treat her well, given their cold- blooded nature. Otherwise, the first glance at Amelia’s miserable state might have driven him insane, and he would have killed the heartless duo.

Amelia choked up as she asked, “Casper, how on earth are you here?”

Tears started to trickle down her cheeks. Casper was like the only ray of hope she saw ever since she was trapped in darkness a few days ago.

“I waited for you behind the hill for quite a while at noon. Then, your classmates told me that you had not been attending class since a few days ago. I called you several times, but your brother was the one who picked up the call in the end. After that, your mother gave me a call using your phone. So I grabbed the chance to ask for your address, and that’s how I ended up here,” he explained casually as if he was telling a story to a child.