His Wicked Obsession (Archer and Virginia) novel Chapter 275

Eleanor's face stiffened for a second before she forced a strained smile. "Wesley, sweetie, you've made quite a bit of money in showbiz, right? You must know the company is struggling. Could you... could you maybe help us out with some cash?"

Richard chimed in immediately. "It's not even that much. We just need a few million dollars to float us for now. You're a massive star; that kind of money is nothing to you."

From start to finish, neither of them asked how he had been all these years. Not a single word of concern about his health or his grueling recovery.

Only money.

A bitter, cynical smile tugged at the corner of Miles's mouth.

"No," he said flatly, turning to leave.

Deep down, a tiny, foolish part of him had still harbored some hope. But seeing their blatant greed sickened him. Whatever shred of familial love he had left evaporated in that instant.

Humiliated and enraged, Richard grabbed his arm. "You ungrateful brat! We gave you life! We raised you! Now that you're rich and famous, you think you can just toss us aside?!"

"I'm warning you! If you don't give us the money, we're going to the press! We'll tell the world you abandoned your parents the second you got famous. Let's see how long your career lasts after that!"

His face hard, Miles forcefully peeled Richard's fingers off his arm and brushed his sleeve off as if wiping away dirt.

"Do whatever you want."

He walked away without looking back, though a dull, suffocating ache began to spread in his chest.

Around 6 PM at South Hill.

Virginia was sitting on the living room sofa, reviewing a medical file. At the sound of the front door opening, she looked up.

Miles walked in, looking completely drained. His face was a concerning shade of pale, and dark shadows of exhaustion clung to his eyes.

Frowning, she set down the file, poured a glass of warm water, and walked over to hand it to him.

"What's wrong?"

Miles took the glass, his head bowed. "Virginia, my parents ambushed me today. They only wanted money. They didn't even bother asking if I had fully recovered..."

Virginia's heart twisted.

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