Chapter 66

At once, Mercer and Carol tried to push the envelope into each other's hands.

Upon seeing them, Calla decided to just take it and stuff it into Carol's hands while saying, "Mom, this is his gift to you. If you don't take it, it means you don't accept him as your son-in-law."

When she heard Calla's explanation, Carol begrudgingly accepted it. She mumbled, "In that case, alright then."

However, she belatedly realized that the envelope was extremely thick. She opened it to take a peak before asking incredulously, "This is 20 thousand, isn't it? No way, this is too much!"

Calla had let her guard down. She hadn't expected Mercer to give Carol so much money.

Still, she immediately wiped the shocked expression from her face and persuaded, "Mom, you've been kind enough by not asking him for a million dollars in exchange for my hand in marriage. Just take it!"

Calla grimaced inwardly at the offer—20 thousand dollars for her dignity and the child in her belly. A cynical part of her c