When Nathan Cross and Thomas Dunn heard that, their gazes began to turn fiery with anger.
Eddy Forst and his wife were shaken. "That's none of your business. We have no money left anyway. Aaron's death gratuity is long gone all because of you!" he shouted.
"Didn't Big Brother Baron say that this area is slated for development?" Alexander Forst yelled back.
"They're going to pay us a couple million to move out of this house, so why don't we do just that? Not only can we pay off our debts, but we can also get a good sum of money as well."
The Forsts started to tremble when they heard that. "You bastard! How dare you say that?"
Alexander Forst was not going to back down so easily. "I'm your stepson after all. This house is going to be mine after you die, so why can't I sell it right now?"
Before he could finish his sentence, two strangers walked through the door.
One of them was tall with sparkly eyes, while the other was muscular and well-built.
They were no other than Nathan Cross and Thomas Dunn.
Alexander Forst frowned. "Who the heck are you?” he asked rudely.
"We're Aaron Forst's comrades, and we're here to visit his family," Nathan Cross answered without a hint of warmth.
The Forsts immediately wiped their faces dry upon hearing that they were Aaron Forst's friends. They walked up to the two visitors and said, "You're Aaron's comrades? Welcome. Please have a seat."
Eddy Forst suddenly felt a little embarrassed. "We don't really have anything good to offer you. I hope you don't mind.”
Nathan Cross smiled. "My name is Nathan
Cross, and he's Thomas Dunn. We're like brothers to Aaron, so please don't treat us like outsiders."
Seeing that his parents ditched him to welcome Nathan Cross and Thomas Dunn, Alexander Forst began to get annoyed. "Mom! Dad! Stop fussing over those soldiers! Can we at least discuss how we're going to hand this house over to Big Brother Baron?"
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