Chapter 41

She closed her eyes momentarily, then continued, "I promised Jason that I would get him out of this place. If you promise us today, we can finally be at ease. If you refuse, well, death is inevitable. So, we might as well die right here in the Shen's courtyard." Piper screamed, "How can you not want the subsidy? We must have the subsidy!" Willow ignored her, her gaze never leaving old man Nicholson, her eyes bloodshot. Voices of discussion filled the air. "The Nicholson couple are going too far! They have driven the wife and son of Aiden to such extremes that they would rather starve with no money after splitting up from the family, than continue to stay in this house." "Hehe, if they don’t leave the house, they will die anyway. Either sold as a widow, or beaten by a stepmother. There's no way out for them. It's better to try their luck after leaving the family." The words uttered by Jason before he passed out and the actions of willow left no room for doubt among the onlookers. The re