Chapter 170: Chapter 170

Still fixing his gaze steadily at the mother and son, Casper could not help but wonder if Amelia was really this woman’s biological daughter.

Their appalling attitude toward Amelia did not help to assuage Casper’s initial suspicions.

How can a mother be so awful toward her own daughter? Besides, Amelia looks nothing like this woman. I could still see some similarities in Cody’s barely discernible facial features with his mother.

But I can’t say the same for Amelia. She doesn’t look like any of these two creatures.

Casper had a strong hunch when he first laid eyes on them. The stark differences in their appearances only strengthened his doubts.

But he could not possibly verify his supposition with the two persons standing before him.

I’ll have to wait till I see Amelia in person before I can gather more information in that regard.

Nonetheless, these people need to be taught a lesson.

Casper darted another look at them and knew that he would soon gain an upper hand.

Finally, Hilda broke the silence.

“You’re the one who had called earlier?” she asked tentatively.

Casper nodded.

Hilda’s expression darkened upon Casper’s confirmation.

Cody, on the other hand, gave up concealing his emotions altogether. “Who do you think you are? Look at you, I’ll marry my sister to anyone else before I’ll even consider you! If you think you stand a chance, keep dreaming!” Cody barked.

His language was vulgar and full of profanity, “You must be out of your mind to think that I’ll let Amelia go out with a beggar like you.”

Hilda furrowed her brows. Like her son, she did not think that talking to Casper was worth her time.

If he did not have enough money, there was no way she would let him have a relationship with Amelia.

To them, Amelia was nothing but a bargaining chip; someone they could trade into a wealthy family in exchange for financial stability.

They could not care less for Amelia’s wellbeing. In their twisted mind, she should feel grateful to be able to serve the interests of the family.

Casper clearly did not fit into their profile of a rich person.

I reckoned he can’t even cough up a few thousand bucks, much less what’s needed to marry Amelia.

No one in our family will ever condone their relationship.

Unfazed by the contempt in their eyes, Casper decided to cut to the chase, “How much do you need before you let me meet with Amelia?”

Cody looked at him as though the latter had just cracked the funniest joke.

Casper’s calm and collected expression, however, seemed to have offended Cody.

He’s just a nobody. How dare he look at me as though he’s better than me! I hate this person so much I just want to tear his face off!

“Fine. If you can come up with fifty thousand bucks right now, I’ll consider letting you meet with Amelia,”

Cody attempted to provoke Casper.

His tone was full of arrogance as though he had just done the noblest thing by offering the man a rare opportunity to prove himself worthy. He had failed to see the absurdity of his request.

Amused, Casper let out a chuckle as he replied, “So, the deal is that I give you fifty thousand and you’ll let me see Amelia?”

“Yes. So, just get the hell out of here if you don’t have the money,” Cody uttered with a scowl on his face.

There’s no way this nobody can whip up this amount of money.

Casper stared into Cody’s eyes and double checked, “You’re positive that as long as I give you the fifty thousand, you’ll hold up your end of the deal?”

“That’s right. But can you really afford it?” Cody continued to cast his doubt.

“Give me your bank account number,” Casper said succinctly.

After changing into a new cell phone, Casper could finally enjoy the convenience brought upon by the new technology.

Cody hesitated briefly. He was convinced that Casper did not have such capability. But the man’s confidence made him waver.

Surely he’s just putting on a show. There’s no way he could fork out such money. Since he can’t use my bank account number for anything else, I’ll just wait for him to make a fool of himself.

With that thought, Cody gave Casper his account number.

The latter tapped onto his phone and within moments, he said to Cody, “It’s done. Please check your account.”

Still feeling doubtful, Cody fished out his phone to check his account balance.

There was indeed a notification of a fund transfer of fifty thousand into his bank account.

This guy has really transferred fifty thousand to me!

Cody stared at Casper in disbelief as Hilda hurried to his side to confirm the receipt of such amount.

Hilda’s eyes widened in astonishment when she saw the figure on Cody’s phone.

I can’t believe he just sent the fifty thousand into my bank account.

This was like a slap in the face for the duo.

“So, can I see Amelia now?”

Startled, Cody nodded briefly before he snapped back to reality and then shook his head while letting out a malicious smile.

Casper’s expression grew grim upon their responses.

He had expected them to behave this way once they knew they could easily extort money out of him.

But if he did not comply, there was no way they would let him meet with Amelia.

Regardless, I must see Amelia today no matter how much that’s going to cost me. On top of that, since these two are so obsessed with money, the only fitting punishment is for them to be forever deprived of it.