Life After Prison

Chapter 35
Catherine thought about what Felicia said and eventually replied, “A dowry of one-and-a-half million dollars is nothing. It’s not like
we lack that kind of money. What’s more important is building a relationship with the Horsfields. It would indeed be good if Diane
marries into their family!”
“Yes! Exactly!” Felicia’s eyes lit up. For the record, after Diane was kicked out of the Shanahan home, the money in Diane’s bank
card was all taken back by the Shanahans.
Though Felicia, William, and Megan were still living with the Shanahans, they had been sidelined by Stanley.
William was never a capable person to begin with, so he could only work in the company’s warehouse. The salary was not very
high to begin with, but Stanley slashed his salary and even came up with all sorts of reasons to deduct it even further. In the end,
his pay was peanuts.
Felicia did not work, so she spent her free time playing bridge with her friends.
Megan, on the other hand, graduated from university only recently and had yet to find a suitable job. Besides, there had been no
shortage of money when Diane was still the company’s general manager. Life was good for Megan, so it follows that she would
most certainly look down on normal jobs.
Without Diane’s income, their family’s life became difficult overnight. Stanley even took the car that the company provided to
them. It was frustrating to constantly be pushed around by
everyone.
The potential million dollar dowry that Felicia was eyeing would make their family’s life a whole lot better.
That being said, the Shanahans did give them some money every month for their living expenses, but those few hundred dollars
that they received were far from sufficient for Felicia and Megan. They were used to the high life, and a measly couple of
hundred was barely enough for them to purchase some better handbags.
Back when Diane was the general manager, they received more than 10,000 dollars a month, and Diane’s high monthly salary
reached tens of thousands too. When Diane was chased out of the home, their bank cards were frozen and all that money was
taken back by the company. Felicia and Megan’s life took a a hundred and eighty degree turn overnight. For those reasons,
Felicia was very eager to marry off Diane to Edward.

Alas, she was taken aback by the old lady’s subsequent remark.
“I heard that Edward’s a terrible person. He’s a womanizer who always goes out frolicking with women even though he already
has a wife! Since we’re still unsure of Severin’s relationship with Henry, I still think it’s best to persuade Severin and Diane to
come back here and live with us!”
Felicia became anxious when she heard that and immediately protested, “But all Henry did was invite Severin to a meal. Just
how good can their relationship be? Let’s not forget that Severin is an ex-convict. What sort of benefits could we expect to get
from him?”
Catherine’s face soured and she shot back, “Then why, pray tell, did Henry invite Severin instead of
us?”
Felicia opened her mouth to refute, but there was nothing she could say.
At one side, George frowned as a sudden thought came to mind. “Mom, are you considering using Severin’s relationship with
Henry to help us secure the project at Liberty City?”
The old lady nodded. “Liberty City is a commercial project that the Longhorn family set up and poured a lot of money into. Plenty
of upper-class families and wealthy businessmen are targeting this project. If we manage to enter into this Liberty City project
and secure a spot there, the long- term profit would be more than just several million... We stand to earn more than tens of
millions!”
There was a hint of excitement in Catherine’s eyes as she mentioned that. “If this project lands in our hands, our status as a
third-tier upper-class family will be cemented, and there might even be hope for us to become a second-tier family in the coming
years!”
“That’s right! Why didn’t I think of it?” George facepalmed and said, “We once sent someone to contact the person in charge of
this project, but unfortunately, we were completely ignored. They even said that we Shanahans have only been a third-tier family
for just a few years, so we lack competitiveness and all that. But all that aside, there’s still hope for us if we manage to build a
good relationship with Henry!”
Catherine smiled and agreed. “Yes, but we still don’t know the true nature of the current situation. Is Severin’s relationship with
Henry merely that of an acquaintance? Or are they good friends? If it is the latter, then there’s hope for us! When the time
comes, we’ll just let Severin bring it up to Henry! Then, everything will fall perfectly into place!”