Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 952

Chapter 952: Bait her?

[Miller Family]

"Dad, we should accept Penelope Bennet’s offer," Theo Miller turned to the head seat where his father was sitting, having breakfast. "This is the best offer we could get."

His father’s face hardened, but he didn’t say a word. His wife, on the other hand, sighed heavily.

"I knew it!" Mrs. Miller exclaimed. "The Bennet Family has been eyeing ours because they want it! Hah! Husband, even if it kills us, don’t let the Bennet Family have their way!"

"Mom!" Theo yelled. "How can you say that? Our family is slowly drowning. Our noses are barely above the surface!"

"But they are the Bennet Family! If they want our company, that means there’s still hope! How would you explain the Bennets’ interest in our company if there were no way out?!"

Theo clenched his teeth, his grip on his cutlery shaking. He shot his father a fiery glare, knowing his mother was only being controlled by her emotions.

"Dad," he breathed out. "Are you really planning to turn down Penelope’s offer?"

"Of course!" Mrs. Miller remarked. "Why else would your father send her away after everything she spewed last night—"

"No." Before Mrs. Miller could continue with her rant, Mr. Miller snapped his eyes at Theo. "Agreeing to her terms right away isn’t going to raise the price. If she wants the Miller Family, we still need to bait her."

"Bait her?" Theo scoffed. "Dad, everyone knows about our family’s financial state. They were all expecting us to declare bankruptcy. If not today, then tomorrow, or until we can delay that, but it’s going to happen either way. We can’t hold it off for much longer."

They both knew that.

Unlike Mrs. Miller, who could only curry favor with the other rich wives in the upper echelon and fail, both men were aware of the rest of the situation. Since the Ito Family had withdrawn their partnership and many of their big investors pulled out, the Miller Family was sinking into debt.

"We also took out a big loan..." Theo breathed out nervously. "...we have to decide now. Once we start paying off that loan, it’s gonna be the death of us. The interest will just bury us deeper. For once, please listen to me. I know I failed you by getting dragged into that damn Sven Bennet’s schemes, but it’s our only hope now."

Helplessness swirled in Theo’s eyes, while his father appeared conflicted.

"Theo!" Mrs. Miller harrumphed. "We’ll pay off the loan our family took out if we can just find out what Penelope Bennet is planning!"

She slammed her hands on the table as she stood, her nose flaring. "Even in this situation, our Miller Family should stand tall and prove to everyone that this is just a crisis we can survive!"

"Mom! This isn’t just a small crisis we can deal with like before!" Theo barked. "This crisis is our family’s death sentence! That loan’s interest is sky-high. The only reason we accepted it is because they were the only company willing to lend us money to cover our other losses!"

"Still, if the Bennets are interested, I’m certain other companies are too! Why are you even reconsidering that brat’s offer?!"

"There are others interested in us?! Mom, can you hear yourself? Didn’t you get an offer from your friend’s husband, and they want to buy our company like it’s a bargain on the market!"