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Chapter 17: Troublesome Daughter 

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"Come on, Dad, when are we getting to the place? We have been in the car for almost an hour," Sarah said to her uncle, but he remained silent while manipulating his phone.

"Dad," Sarah called out to him once again, and immediately he sighed heavily before turning his gaze towards her.

"Young lady, have a little patience; we will be there soon, and we haven't been driving for over an hour; it's just thirty minutes," Richard said to Sarah before returning his gaze towards his phone.

"Dad, I'm not a young lady; I'm twenty-eight for crying out loud," Sarah said to Richard, and once again he lowered his phone and looked at her.

"Even at a hundred, you are still a young lady before me, so please allow me to enjoy the ride," Richard said to Sarah, who scoffed at him before bringing out her phone from her handbag and manipulating.

"By the way, did Mr. Charles agreed to do business with you?" Richard asked Sarah, who was still busy manipulating her phone.

"No," she replied with her gaze stil
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