Chapter 300: Ups and Downs

Time had given the red wine a slight thickness, further emphasizing its exceptional quality.

"Hey, it's been a while since we've seen each other. Let's not talk about this anymore. Won't everything be clarified when Big Brother returns?"

Thinking about the past, Harper Gibson's eyes dimmed slightly.

He didn't want to dwell on it any longer. Ultimately, he felt that Annie Anne's situation was truly dismal.

No matter how you looked at it, Annie was just a young girl at the time. The ordeal she was put through was pitiful.

"Yeah, let's drink. When Big Brother returns, he will scold us again."

Adam Ross poured more of the red wine he had opened into his glass, threw his head back, gulped, and then said after a while, "But all of this began because of Annie's father. A daughter paying for her father's debts—it's not unreasonable."

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The night had deepened and it was eerily silent.

But Charlotte Thompson was tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep.