Rise of the Belittled Son-in-Law

Chapter 245: The Entitled Path 5

Inside, Miles collapsed onto the couch, the room spinning around him. He wasn't sure how much time had passed when he heard the front door open and close.

"Miles? Are you here?" Lola's voice called out, a sharp edge to her tone.

Miles groaned, forcing himself to sit up. "In the living room," he called back, his voice hoarse.

Lola appeared in the doorway, her eyes narrowing as she took in his disheveled appearance. Without a word, she turned and headed upstairs, her footsteps heavy on the stairs.

"Lola, wait," Miles called after her, but she didn't respond.

He heard the bedroom door slam shut, and he winced. Fumbling for his phone, he squinted at the bright screen, trying to focus on the banking app. With clumsy fingers, he navigated to the transfer page and, after a moment's hesitation, typed in "90,000,000" in the amount field.

As he hit send, a notification popped up on his screen. A new contact: "Rachael ".

Miles frowned, trying to remember when he had added that. The events of the