THE PLOT FOR SALE
Author: Mel Hope
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Mr Allison had begun to make sure that "The Class of Verity" was rebuilt. The constructors had started to work on the building, and this gave Mr Allison so much hope that the company was going to be restored within a short while.

Mrs Allison was also recovering very fast and she had become very better compared to when she just returned from the hospital. She began to wonder how rich Jakes and Stephanie had become that they could give such an amount of money to reinstate the company's building.

It was obvious that Jakes was richer than the Allison family. Mrs Allison couldn't remember being able to give such an amount to anyone. "I'm sure those two have nothing else to worry about since they have so much money now," Mrs Allison thought to herself.

She was not against her daughter becoming rich, but against Jakes. Jakes didn't originally belong to their family, and she hated his family. She was determined not to give up on pursuing Jakes.

"Now that it looks like he's happy and has n
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