Chapter 277

Anna spoke up again, “Uncle Oliver, Aunt Barbara, don’t tell me you guys still haven’t heard? Uncle Sean’s family just bought a new house—no, scratch that—a whole freaking mansion. It’s in Aurelius Manor! Not exactly the life of hardship, huh? Compared to them, we’re barely scraping by.” “Oh, come on! It’s just a house. Who can’t afford one these days? You’re making a fuss over nothing. Just jealous, aren’t you?” Oliver shrugged it off, clearly not taking it seriously. Joshua couldn’t hold back. “Uncle, seriously, this isn’t just jealousy. If you saw that mansion, you’d be jealous too. It’s way bigger than our old place—like, ten times bigger. And the amenities? Top-notch. We’ve been living in a shoebox compared to that.” Oliver and Barbara exchanged surprised looks. “Wait, are you telling me Sean’s new place is even better than our family home?” In their eyes, the old Howard family estate was already upscale enough, definitely good enough for Centralia’s elite. But hearing that the el