Chapter 1546

Avery held onto her cutlery tightly, but she had lost her appetite. For a moment, everything felt bleak, as if there was no end in sight to their troubles. One wrong step could ruin everything. Not long after, Caden returned home from his evening classes. Avery quickly buried her worry and helplessness, resuming her usual cheerful demeanor. She interacted with him as if nothing had happened. It was as though she hadn't just had that difficult conversation with their parents. But later, when she lay in bed, the thought of the ten-million-dollar debt kept her tossing and turning. She couldn't fall asleep. If the economic climate hadn't been so harsh these past few years, her family wouldn't have ended up in this situation. Her thoughts wandered further—to the stories of people driven to desperation, even suicide, by crushing debts. Avery decided to stop dwelling on it. At the very least, her family was still together and healthy. That alone was something to be grateful for. As fo