Chapter 110

Mia was staring into space for the umpteenth time that day as she sat on the sofa with her hands wrapped around her knees.

It had only been a matter of time. She and the rest of the family had money issues for a long while now which somehow got worse the more they tried to make things better. She had known it would only be a matter of time for everything to crumble, but never imagined it would be this bad.

Her son Jonah had fucked her up again just like he always did, but this time she couldn’t entirely blame him. She had been a fool to forget how smart her brother Xavier was.

“Mom, the bank is calling again,” her daughter Julia told her, holding the receiver in the air.

Mia sighed and adjusted her position. They had been calling all day to say the same thing.

“Answer it,” she told her.

After a few nods and disgruntled arguments, Julia dropped the phone.

“They’re saying they’ll take the house,” Julia said, flopping next to her mother on the couch.

Mia straightened and stomped