Chapter 426 Sudden Exhaustion

On hearing Everly's words, Annie next to her promptly said with a shake of her head, "No, no! Everly, you're not like that!

"They did that for their own gain. They're also businessmen, pretty astute ones, actually. Why would they ever bargain anything away?" Annie said. "They're just trying to get something from you in a different way."

"Is that so?" Though Everly was smiling, her eyes were reddish.

She felt that she was so sordid and despicable. She had no idea when she had become this kind of woman.

To attain her end by hook or by crook.

Maybe she was gradually turning into the kind of person she hated.

"Yeah," Annie immediately said. "It's said Rick has a different birth mother from Alice and Richard. I think maybe there's a hidden reason why Rick's helping you at this point in time."

Having noticed Everly's upset face, Annie promptly added, "And then there're also John and Dave. You're not accepting their help without giving them anything in return. You and Dave have an agre