Chapter 1280 Storm Brewing (X)

• And that’s how that online video happened. The reporters even promised to take the whole family to Millsborough, to confront Tina face-to-face. That made everyone giddy. Just imagine—heading to big, bright Millsborough to ask Tina for money. How much has she raked in over the years? She should toss some back to the family, right? The sister-in-law was already whispering with the younger brother, plotting if Tina could help them buy an apartment in Millsborough too—kids gotta go to school someday, the local school’s far and kinda lousy. If their aunt’s made it, she should lift up her nephew. Family’s family.
• The younger brother huffed through the whole spiel, but even he started second-guessing it. At the end of the day, Tina’s still his big sister, and she’s been wiring money home like clockwork for years. But those reporters? Total strangers. It finally clicked for him: when someone acts all generous for no reason, they’re probably up to no good. “Sis, it can’t be as bad as you said, right? They’re just asking you for money. You can’t scare us like this. You know Mom and Dad aren’t in great health.”
• “Wanna know how bad it is? Turn on the TV,” Tina said coolly. “Either way, you’re not getting a cent from me again.” And she hung up.