My Six Brothers Killed Me (Caroline) novel Chapter 199

Chapter 199 The Ungrateful One

Caroline was just about to head back to work when Liam shouted at her.

“Stop right there!”

She lowered her eyes and looked at him, calm but sharp. “You got something else to say?”

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Liam’s eyes burned with anger. “We’re doing this for your own good. Running a restaurant isn’t as simple as flipping a few pans. On your own, this place is bound to fail.”

Hearing the scolding tone, Caroline snapped back, “Then let it fail. That’s my problem, not yours.

“You-“Liam’s face turned crimson. He whipped around to Alaina. “Told you she was ungrateful. We try to help, but she’s never treated us like family.”

Family?

Caroline let out a bitter scoff. “If you’re all so invested, let me return the favor. You want to open a restaurant? Go ahead. Get it running. Once you do, I’ll send customers your way. That sounds like family to you?”

She didn’t wait for a reply. She turned and disappeared into the kitchen, where a mountain of prep work still waited.

Maia couldn’t handle it all alone, Caroline needed to get back in the game.

“What the hell is she so proud of? Let’s see how long she keeps this up. When it all crashes, I want to see how much she regrets all this!” Liam snapped, face as dark as coal. “Alaina, let’s go!”

Sure, Caroline could cook, but cooking was the easy part. Running a restaurant? That took experience and knowledge.

Caroline had no business sense, no real experience. No way she could manage this place properly.

Alaina lingered, throwing one last glance toward the kitchen, still unwilling to give up. “Should we ask Miguel to talk to her?” she murmured.

Liam let out a frustrated grunt. “Did you not see how stubborn she was? Forget Miguel, resurrect my mother, and even she couldn’t change her mind. Leave her. Let the restaurant sink. Then she’ll come crawling back and beg us to help her open a new one.”

Alaina stayed quiet, but his words sank in, she felt Liam had a point.

Caroline could cook, no doubt. She wouldn’t give up on this line of work so easily.

But if the place failed, she’d remember this day, remember that they had come to offer her the char b open a bigger place together.

She’d come looking for them, ready to talk, ready to start something new.

The only problem was, Alaina had no idea when that failure would come. Right now, the place had a steady stream of customers. If they waited for it to die on its own, it could take years.

That wouldn’t work. If they wanted to do business, they had to act early.

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Chapter 199 The Ungrateful One

She wasn’t about to sit around waiting.

On the ride home, the thought took root and grew fast.

If the restaurant wouldn’t collapse on its own, they’d make sure it couldn’t survive.

With that thought, Alaina pulled out her phone and called Helen. “Helen, where are you?”

“At home, Mom. Why?”

Alaina smiled faintly. “Good. I’m coming over.”

She ended the call and turned to Liam. “Take me to Helen’s place.”

“Sure, Alaina,” Liam replied without a second thought and rerouted the GPS.

It wasn’t her first time visiting Galaxy Bay Residences. She’d been there when Helen first moved in. She made her way up with ease and knocked.

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