9 0009 It's generally better than living in the countryside_1

Ellen Young looked at her with a detached gaze, her clothes billowing slightly in the mountain breeze, wearing a faint, enigmatic smile. Her words scattered by the wind, "A little favor?"

Felicia Frost coughed and said, "Do you know? Your sister is a celebrity, a celebrity, you know? The kind who sings, dances, and acts on TV, an actor."

Ellen Young knew what a celebrity was, but she didn't recognize any of them.

For most of her past twenty-something years, she had spent her time in the company of laboratories and research, virtually ignoring everyone.

Let alone celebrities.

She merely curled the corner of her lip and remained silent.

Felicia Frost understood what Lucy Wood meant when she said dealing with this younger sister was difficult.

But she had no choice but to bite the bullet and make her intentions clear, "Lucy Wood has recently encountered a problem. She's taken a contract for a variety show that requires her to spend a few months with her family. The program is broadcast live, one week each month. The liquidated damages for this program are very high; if Lucy Wood breaches the contract, she'll have to pay two hundred million."

Ellen Young: "I'm not lending money."

Felicia Frost: "..."

She couldn't help but wryly smile, "Of course, I'm not asking you to lend money."

After all, that was two hundred million. Did this girl from the countryside even understand what that represented?

She probably didn't even grasp the concept of two hundred thousand in its entirety.

Felicia Frost hastily added, "Your sister is currently in some difficulty and can't come up with the two hundred million. We want to propose a deal with you. If you participate in the recording of the show with her, once the program is over, your sister will give you one million."

Ellen Young didn't respond.

Felicia Frost knew it was unrealistic to expect Ellen Young to return. She quickly added another line: "During these months, Lucy Wood will come to your house, not taking you anywhere else. How about that?"

Even if it was the countryside, even if the conditions were poor, there was no other option.

It was still better than directly losing two hundred million.

Lucy Wood just had to endure it a bit. A few months would pass quickly.

Moreover, when not recording for the program, she could go elsewhere.

She wasn't necessarily stuck in the countryside.

Ellen Young turned around: "Why don't you tell her to find her own family instead of coming to me? What's this about?"

Her attitude was clear. She wasn't agreeing.

Felicia Frost opened her mouth but realized she didn't know what to say.

—Truly a member of the Wood Family.

For some reason, that thought flashed through her mind.

She inherited the Wood Family's inherent cold-blooded tradition, especially when it came to Lucy Wood, she was exceptionally harsh.

The family behaved that way, and it was unexpected that this younger sister, who had disappeared for many years, was the same.

Soon, however, she realized her thought was wrong. Ellen Young was also abandoned; in terms of pity, she was even more to be pitied than Lucy Wood.

Ellen Young closed the picket fence, and Felicia Frost could only glimpse her entering the house through the gaps, no longer clearly visible.

She irritably massaged her temples, turning her gaze toward the nearby village chief.

"Chief, I'd like to learn a bit more about Ellen Young..."

If she couldn't persuade Ellen Young, she would have to start with the people close to her.

The chief was straightforward, quickly speaking some of what he knew about Ellen Young.

He said that Ellen Young spent these years studying abroad, but exactly what she studied, they did not know.

Felicia Frost found their secrecy puzzling, yet in the end, she couldn't learn any more useful information.

The chief was particularly eager, insisting that they convince Ellen Young to return, suggesting that going back would allow Ellen Young to lead a good life.

Their constant talk of a "good life" never considered what kind of character Ellen Young's family really were.

Felicia Frost snorted coldly.

Yet, after all, it was the Wood Family; even if they didn't take care of her, they surely wouldn't let her live in hardship.