4. The Stallions 2!

Shamefully, Gavin entered the house, recalling Oliver's stern warning that he never wanted to see him there again after he and Meghan had gotten married against his wishes.

"What are you doing here?" Oliver demanded as Gavin approached him in the dining room, his tone laced with irritation.

The atmosphere in the room had grown tense, with everyone losing their appetites upon Gavin and Meghan's uninvited arrival.

"Father, I'm sorry for coming uninvited. I only followed Meghan down. I didn't mean to interrupt the family dinner," Gavin apologized, his voice filled with remorse.

"But you just did. And all because your father's mansion is likely to be taken over by the bank in exchange for the loan you couldn't pay back," Oliver retorted, his annoyance palpable.

"I'm sorry... They actually took the mansion, and now we're homeless," Gavin admitted, his head bowed in shame at the thought of losing the ancestral home he had promised his father he would protect.

"So, what do you want us to do? Offer you a room in our house?" Katherine interjected sarcastically.

Sophie couldn't let the moment pass without rubbing it on Meghan's face that she made the wrong decision by agreeing to marry Gavin, "Mom, Dad, why are you even listening to them? Isn't this what Meghan chose for herself? Let her deal with it." Sophie remarked.

"Sophie..." Meghan called as the sting of Sophie's insult hit her hard.

"Come on Meghan, you and I know that your husband is poor. Sometimes I wonder how his father managed to leave such a mansion for him. And now, he even lost it. This is really pathetic!" Sophie mocked.

Gavin had to swallow his pride and ask for help. The bank had given him a twenty four hours ultimatum to pay back the money, if not he'll have to say goodbye to the mansion forever 

"Father, I want to beg if you can help me out with the money. I promise to pay back as soon as I save up for it." Gavin pleaded.

Sophie couldn't contain her laughter at Gavin's ridiculous request. "And how do you plan on paying us back? Don't tell me you're going to rob a bank," she mocked, unable to suppress her amusement.

Even Katherine couldn't help but join in the laughter at Gavin's expense. "You'll pay us back as soon as you're able to save up, right? How soon do you think that'll be? Probably when we're long dead and buried," she chimed in, eliciting another round of laughter from the family.

"How much is this loan, if I may ask?" Oliver inquired, his curiosity piqued.

"It's $2,000,000," Meghan replied solemnly.

"What?" Oliver exclaimed in disbelief. "$2,000,000? How do you expect to repay such a massive sum? Even if I were to help you, it would take years for you to pay it off," he remarked mockingly.

"Unless he decides to rob a bank," Sophie added sarcastically. "But even then, being a thief requires some level of intelligence, which I highly doubt he possesses. I really want to know what you did to make Meghan fall in love with you," she added, still laughing.

"Sophie, that's enough!" Meghan's voice echoed through the house, unable to tolerate her sister's insults any longer.

The doorbell rang again, and this time, Sophie was certain it was Harry. Opening the door, she was greeted by Harry and his friend. She welcomed them with a warm embrace before ushering them inside. Harry was surprised to see that he had missed the family dinner.

"What's going on here?" He asked, looking around as he could sense that everything wasn't fine.