Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 750

"You're out of your minds!" a cousin roared. "There's a million dollars sitting right there! Do you know how much we've done for you? How many times we've helped you hunt her down?

"And now that you've got the cash, you're giving us scraps? What are we, beggars?

"Twenty grand a head, minimum!"

Celia's mother shrieked back, "Some of your families brought seven or eight people! At twenty grand a head, one family alone walks away with over a hundred and fifty grand!

"You barely lifted a finger and you want that much? Do you have no conscience?"

Celia's brother sneered at the relatives. "Every time we came to the city to grab my sister, my family paid for your bus tickets, your food, and your motels. Why do you deserve a massive payout?

"She is my sister. She's our family. The money belongs to us.

"You should be kissing our feet for giving you anything at all. You really think you're worthy of negotiating? You want more?

"Know your place!"

The shouting match was seconds away from turning into round two of the brawl.

While Lillian had nothing but time today to watch them destroy each other, she knew the neighboring factories would eventually lose their patience if the noise continued.

Deciding it was time to wrap this up, she initiated the next phase of her plan.

She swapped places with Victor, taking the megaphone back as she stepped up.

"Alright, everyone, knock it off before the cops come back.

"Since you've more or less negotiated a price, I'll step in as the mediator.

"I promised to support Miss Bennett's direct family, and that's fair. They are her immediate blood.

Celia's sister looked up, her eyes wide with desperation. "Are we really going abroad? Are you seriously paying for all of that?"

"I always keep my word," Lillian said coolly. "Pick any country on the map. You can go wherever you want."

The Bennett family practically vibrated with excitement.

Meanwhile, the extended relatives seethed with pure, unadulterated rage. Why did these people get such incredible luck?

Fifty thousand dollars a month. Per person.

Back in their isolated, dirt-poor mountain village, a whole family might scrape together five thousand dollars in an entire year, and that was with government assistance.

Fifty thousand dollars a month was an astronomical fortune.

The jealousy in the air was so thick it was suffocating.