Chapter 217 Pretty Cousin

Even though Nathaniel and Winona had moved into a grand villa courtesy of their son, Skylar, they refused to take any money from him. Their lives since moving in were not much different from their lives before. Prices of goods were steadily rising while wages remained stagnant. After accounting for their usual expenditure, the husband and wife only had savings of about 40,000 dollars. Spending a fifth of their savings to purchase the health tonic for Langston was a huge gesture on their part. How could their own relatives accuse them of being insincere? Winona felt hurt by their accusations, but she was a non-confrontational person by nature. She only hoped her explanation would suffice.