Jessica was taken aback. "200,000 dollars? Mom, why do you need so much money?"
Tina explained, "It's for your sister. Her husband's family is planning to build a house, and they want to borrow 200,000 dollars from us."
Jessica furrowed her brows. "I don't have that much."
Despite her well-paying translation job, she had only been working for ten days and hadn't received her first paycheck. Her current savings were just around 20-30,000 dollars.
Tina said, "I knew you didn't have it. That's why I insisted on making Robert's family compensate you for your youth loss. But you're too proud to fight for it."
Jessica stared at her mother in surprise. "So, you caused this scene today just to get money for my sister?"
Tina didn't like the implication. "How can you call it extortion? I'm doi
