The Billionaire Ex-Wife and the Beggar He Became novel Chapter 351

"Why is Yves Prescott trying to destroy us? Isn't he afraid of what Julian will do to him?" Felicity's tone was defiant.

She looked at her family. "You don't understand. That plot of land Yves and Julian are co-developing? He hasn't contributed a single bit of technical expertise in months. All he does is parade Winona around the construction site. Let's just see how long he can keep that up!"

"The Nicholson Group already has over a dozen construction sites for the senior living project. Once the first phase is complete, seniors from all over the world will see how amazing it is and rush to sign contracts with us. The second, third, hundredth phase… with my designs, this project will be a massive success for years to come."

"But Yves is different. I guarantee he's going to lose, and lose badly. So what's he trying to prove with all this blustering now?"

Her confident words seemed to ease some of the tension in the room, but only for a moment.

Teague looked at Felicity, his face still grim. "I know that in a year, you and Julian will have Yves backed into a corner. But what do we do right now?"

"The banks aren't just refusing to give Shepherd Group new loans; they're demanding we repay all our recent loans immediately. That completely cuts off our family's cash flow. I took out a lot of loans to secure more contracts for the senior living project…"

"How much do we owe in total?" Felicity asked.

"Almost thirty billion."

Felicity staggered back a step, her voice filled with reproach. "Dad! I told you from the beginning that this was a joint project between Julian and me! I told you Shepherd Construction shouldn't get involved, but you insisted on keeping the profits in the family, saying it was a sure thing! Now you've overextended us, and we can't recover. What are we going to do?"

"Could my future son-in-law… spot us the…"

When she gave birth to Felly, the Shepherd family had been desperate for a girl after having two boys. When the baby was born and it was indeed a girl, Henrietta was overjoyed, and Teague doted on her. Exhausted after labor, she had told Teague, "Honey, I'm craving a specialty dish from my hometown, The Classic Six-Harmony Platter. Can you go buy some for me? I really want it right now."

To reward her for giving him a daughter, Teague agreed. The dish was a specialty of The Azure City and was hard to find in Greenwood City. Teague had to search several places to find it. In the meantime, Henrietta, exhausted from childbirth, had fallen asleep.

It was during her sleep that her daughter was swapped.

They never found out if it was a malicious nurse or if the other family, being poor, had deliberately swapped the babies so their child could grow up in a wealthy household. It was a mystery they could never solve.

But if Winona's parents had meant to do it, Henrietta's hatred for them grew—and extended to Winona herself.