Chapter 5

I still abandoned that idea.

Emergency financing.

However, the financing platforms that had always approved me instantly now all rejected my loan applications.

I didn't give up.

Thinking it was temporary blacklisting due to the money laundering suspicion.

So I borrowed a friend's identity.

But the result was the same.

Just as I was completely puzzled, a staff member I usually had good relations with in this field quietly tipped me off:

"Lucas, stop struggling.

"Sienna has issued a blacklist order against you in the industry. No one is allowed to provide you financial support.

"There's a big shot behind her—we don't dare provoke them."

They hung up and blocked me.

I never imagined Sienna could be so ruthless.

She'd already stepped on me to promote Zachary.

Yet she still relentlessly blocked all my paths.

With no choice, I turned my attention to the bank card Sienna had given me.

I'd once disdainfully said I'd never use her pittance.

But now I could only lower my head...

Before the truth came to light, I needed to use that two hundred thousand to save my father's life.

However, when I checked the card, the balance was zero.

"After Sienna learned about your suspected money laundering, she immediately contacted the bank and intercepted that two hundred thousand."

I nearly lost my footing.

My subordinate quickly steadied me. My fists trembled slightly.

First reporting me for money laundering, then quickly intercepting that two hundred thousand.

While I was occupied with the investigation, the two of them harvested a wave of goodwill before the cameras.

Watching Zachary's popularity soar.

I finally understood what Sienna was really doing.

Was she so impatient to step on my corpse to elevate Zachary?

When I called her.

She was silent for a moment, then sighed:

"Just like you couldn't help but support him back then.

"I also can't bear to see him remain a minor player in the entertainment industry.

"Lucas, the first day you brought him home, I knew we had no future."

The phone was nearly crushed in my grip.

Her tone remained calm:

"I admit this matter took advantage of you.

"I'll pay for your father's transfer fees."

The call ended.

The money also arrived in the account.

At this critical moment, I could only grit my teeth and accept this money.

When everything was over.

Sienna, I won't let you off!

My father's condition stabilized.

But it was only temporary.

Follow-up treatment still required a lot of money.

The extreme fan who'd beaten him was very arrogant.

Would rather go to jail than compensate.

My accounts... still hadn't been unfrozen.

Friends pooled money to help cover part of the medical expenses.

But it was ultimately only a small portion.

The hospital said if we couldn't raise more money, my father would have to be moved to a regular ward.

I sat against the wall in the corridor, listening to the "beep beep" of the machines connected to my father, suddenly seeing no hope at all.

"I hear you need money right now."

Several strangers stood before me:

"We can provide loan services, but...

"It depends on whether you really want the money."