From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent (Anthea ) novel Chapter 178

Debra watched the dust settle as the car sped away, her foot tapping the ground in sheer frustration.

If only she'd known Carole was rolling in dough, she would've never crossed her back when she was with the Allens. Now, she had no choice but to send Lacy to reach out to Sarah.

She needed Sarah to intervene, to persuade Carole.

Sarah was desperate to marry into their family, and that meant getting Carole to hand over those two shops for a makeover by their family's firm. Otherwise, Sarah could kiss her dream goodbye.

And that wasn't all, she wanted the secret recipe as well.

Sarah had to snag Carole's secret recipe.

With this in mind, Debra's urgency faded.

Once home, she found Lacy and laid out the two tasks.

But Lacy couldn't reach Sarah and had no choice but to visit the Allen residence.

Keeley and Latonia were at work, leaving Sarah to answer the door.

"What do you want, Lacy?" she asked, her face a mask of indifference.

"You blocked my number?" Lacy inquired.

"Yeah." Sarah was blunt. "Lacy, we’re done."

Lacy chuckled, "Come on, Sarah, stop joking! My mom knew you blocked me, and she's livid. But she said if you just swing by Anthea’s place and convince her mom to let our company handle the shop renovations, she'll forgive you."

A sneer curled at Sarah's lips.

Lacy really thought he was something, didn't he? Back when she was naive, she'd wasted years with such a loser. It was disgusting to even think about it.

"I've terminated the pregnancy," Sarah continued flatly. "There's nothing between us anymore, Lacy. Our paths will never cross again." With that, she closed the door.

That's when Lacy realized she wasn't joking.

What now? Panic seized him.

He pounded on the door, pleading, "Sarah, please open up! Sarah..."

But Sarah, frowning deeply, called the property management.

Soon, a couple of burly security guards showed up and escorted Lacy away.