Chapter 181: You Can't Make An Omelette Without Breaking Eggs

"Two million?!" Eris exclaimed, her eyes wide in shock.

She clenched her phone tighter and paced back and forth in the living room.

"Mom, where do you think my money comes from? Yes, I may be a star and make a lot of money, but I
also have to spend a lot!" Eris had to allot money for shopping.

It included buying for clothes, bags, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics, and skincare products.

Being a female celebrity cost a lot.

She had to invest on her wardrobe and beauty.

Celebrities, especially female stars, could only buy things from famous brands.

Not only that, they had to buy new clothes every season.

If they wore old- fashioned clothes, they would be laughed at.

What was more, they could not repeat their clothes and bags, especially when attending shows and
gatherings.

If they did, the media would stir up controversy.

Petty as it might seem, but they would release infuriating headlines that could cost an actor or an
actress's reputation.

For example, "Eris Lives In Poverty".

Sadly, Kate, Eris's agent, was useless.



She could not win brand endorsements from big brands for her client, so Eris had to spend her own
money.

Two million dollars?! Although the amount of money her mother was asking was not so much, it was
not little.

To Eris, that much money was concerning.

"Mom, do you really need that much money?"

"Think about it.You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs."

‘'That makes sense.Two million is nothing if that means getting rid of Wendy in my life.I have to make a
sacrifice.”

At the thought of this, Eris gritted her teeth and replied, "Fine.I'll transfer the money as soon as I can."

"Very well.I really need it."

"Got it."

The instant the call ended, Eris withdraw 2, 000, 000 dollars from her bank account and transferred it to
her mother.

Beep.

Beep.

Meanwhile, at the Finch family house, it was brightly lit for some reason.

In the living room.



The instant Ruben heard a notification sound from Cacia's phone, he hurriedly asked, "Has the money
arrived?"

Cacia glanced at the eager look on Ruben's face and answered, "It has!"

She showed him the proof of the transaction, and he let out a sigh of relief.

"Finally! Honey, pay them now.Quick!"

If Eris saw her father right now, she would surely be appalled.

Now, Ruben was thin and gaunt.

Gone were the days when he was fat and proud.

He was about 5.5 feet tall and used to weigh 160 pounds.

What was more, his beer belly bulged and bounced whenever he walked.

But now, he was so thin that it seemed as though his eyeballs had sunk into its sockets.

His clothes were baggy, and his fat belly was now gone.Not only that, his eyes were muddy and
unfocused, and his gait was unsteady as if he would fall over any time.

"Pay them now.I don't want to see those people anymore!"

"Okay, okay.I'll send the money right away."

Ruben still had not forgotten the time when he was supposed to do Wendy dirty.

That day, he prepared a special concoction for her to drink.

He tried to roofie her so that he could shoot an explicit video of her and then blackmail her afterwards.



However, his plan ultimately failed.

Before he could even regret what he had done, Luke suddenly took him away.

To Ruben's surprise, Luke threw him into a dark room and forced him to drink the same drink he had
prepared for Wendy, and then...

At the thought of how inhumane Luke's torture was, Ruben could not help but shudder.At that time, he
trembled in fear, and he panicked that he could not breathe well.

Just as he thought that Luke was done, he was wrong.

It turned out that Luke was just getting started.

When Ruben woke up, Luke threw an IOU document at him and asked him to sign it.

According to the document, Ruben would owe Luke 50 million dollars.

Of course, he refused to sign it.

But, it perplexed him that Luke did not force him to do so.

Apparently, Luke had something else in mind.

With a sly smile, he brought Ruben another bottle of the same drink and then asked several burly men
to come into the room.

Ruben was so terrified that he almost shit his pants.

He felt that if he drank that concoction again, he would die.

Because he did not have any other choice, he signed on the document at once.



That was the start of his nightmare.

Every day without fail, a group of men came to him with an IOU document, demanding him to pay.

Those were the very men he had seen when he was being held captive.

Of course, he did not dare to call the police on Luke and his subordinates.

He just really wanted to stay away from them, so he sold his clothing factory to pay the balance.

But when he did, the men still came nevertheless.

They told him that he still needed to pay an interest worth 10 million dollars.

Ten million! Ruben had no choice.

He knew that those people would never let him go, even if he went nuts.

Although he figured he could leave the city to escape them, he was afraid they would go after Eris
instead.

She pulled a lot of strings in order to become a famous actress in Ywood over the years.

Ruben did not want to ruin his dear daughter's achievement.

That was the reason why he tried his best to pay off his "debt"

on his own.He sold his business, stocks, and funds.

Even the living expenses and pocket money Eris had given him and Cacia were not spared.

Unfortunately, he was still 2 million dollars short.



Ruben and Cacia had used up all the money and were left with no choice.

As a last resort, they went to ask for money from Eris instead.

It was not easy, though.

As they asked for more money, Eris was starting to suspect them.

What made it more difficult was that they could not let her know about it.

Eris was actually indifferent towards her family and unaffectionate towards Ruben.

If she knew he owed so much money, she would give up on him without a second thought and would
not even care if he died of hunger.That was the reason why Ruben and Cacia had decided to take
advantage of the situation, claiming that Cacia needed the money to help Eris get rid of Wendy.

"Honey, my life is ruined!"

Cacia held his hand and comforted him, "No.We already have the last two million.We should give them
the money now and end this dilemma.If they make trouble again, I'll fight them to death! Don't be
afraid.Brian has already proposed to Eris.Once our daughter becomes the daughter-in-law of the Oliver
family, those goons won't be presumptuous towards us anymore.If all else fails, we can sell this house
as a last resort.Even so, I'll be with you every step of the way."

Touched, Ruben held his wife's hand and replied solemnly, "Honey, thank you."

"I'm not a good person, but I'll always keep in mind your kindness to me."Ruben caressed the back of
her hand but did not say anything anymore.The exhaustion on his face was particularly visible, as
though he would fall asleep any second.

"Honey, let me help you to the bedroom," Cacia offered.



"Thank you." Cacia supported her husband by his arms.

Fortunately, she was tall and was still fat, so she was strong enough to support his weight.

After the physical and mental torment Ruben had gone through, he seemed to be on the verge of
collapsing.

Not only did he become mentally unstable, but his body became weak as well.

He had lost more than 20 pounds in just a short period of time.

That was a good thing at the moment, as Cacia would not be able to support him if he had not lost
weight.Just as Cacia had promised, she supported him all the way to the bedroom.

Ruben fell asleep the instant his head touched the pillow.

Meanwhile, Cacia's heart sunk as she gazed at her beloved husband's gaunt face.

She blamed Wendy for all the bad things that were happening to them.

'Wendy, you little bitch!' Cacia firmly believed that Wendy caused _ their miserable lives.

If this continued, she swore to herself she would make Wendy pay for all of this.

Because of her deep love to her husband, Cacia turned a blind eye to the fact that it was him who had
hurt Wendy and Reese first.

Even so, she surmised that their lives would not have ended up like this if it were not for those two
young women.

People like Cacia and Ruben were ridiculous.They thought that it was okay for them to hurt others or
even break someone else's family.



They thought so highly of themselves that they believed other people owed them.

But when they were the ones who got hurt, even though they were the ones who had started it, they
would think that other people were mean and unfair.They did not care, even though other people had
just acted in self-defense.

Cacia was convinced that Wendy was the one to blame for their family's misfortune.

She would make sure Wendy would pay a heavy price.

At the thought of this, Cacia took out her phone and quietly dialed a number.

"Hey!"


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