The Princess and the Pauper (Arabella and Romeo) novel Chapter 1671

"If I'm in a foul mood, then forget it. I'm not lifting a finger to help."

Maureen hadn't expected to be at her mercy, feeling frustrated yet compelled to call her son.

Meredith had been spoiled rotten since childhood, a classic rich brat, living a life of leisure and luxury, spending money like it was going out of style. At the moment, he was in the middle of a card game, "I won! I've won again!!"

He tossed his cards onto the table with glee, as the others around him groaned in dismay.

"Meredith, your luck today is just insane. If you keep this up, we're all gonna go broke."

"Seriously."

"Give us a break, will you?"

The voices of his high-society buddies echoed over the phone.

"If you don't come back now, you can kiss goodbye to 3 million of your inheritance from your dad!" Maureen hit him right where it hurt.

"What 3 million? The entire fortune is mine; who dares to take a penny away from me? Who?"

"It's a long story, but if you want to keep living the high life and have money, you better come home, and the sooner the better. Otherwise, it's not just the 3 million that's at stake. The whole Brooks family will be dragged through the mud, and future business is going to be a lot tougher."