From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 23

Five hundred dollars? That was so expensive!

The pharmacist chuckled, “Madam, there are a couple of high–end supplements in this prescription. Your cost is already a discounted rate.”

Discounted? That still seemed like highway robbery!

Carole was taken aback and quickly tugged at Anthea’s sleeve. “Ann, let’s bail on this. I’m doing. alright and don’t need this stuff. With a couple of days of rest, I’ll be as good as new.”

“If you’re not interested, no skin off my nose,” the pharmacist said, taking back the medicine.

Anthea patted Carole’s hand with a reassuring smile and faced the pharmacist, “We’ll take them. Here’s the cash.” As she spoke, Anthea pulled out the exact amount from her pocket and handed it over.

The pharmacist fed the bills into the cash counter, exactly five hundred dollars.

Carole was heartbroken, “Ann, I’m really fine!”

“Mom, money comes and goes, but you only live once,” Anthea said earnestly.

“Your daughter is right. How could five hundred dollars compared to your health?” the

pharmacist handed the supplements over to Carole. “Madam, you’ve raised a fine daughter!”

you,” Carole said, accepting the bag.

then

fish and

Morris

had been a heiress in her past life, so she adapted to the lavish lifestyle of the wealthy

couldn’t get used to was the absence of

perverse pleasure in tormenting Anthea when boredom struck.

notification beep

quickly accessed the

on the screen.

Capital City’s top ten families, the Robinson family, with a net worth in

Chapter 23

of Daniel?” Rebecca squinted

the image of a young man with striking features and

commanded, “Pull up Daniel’s recent

system obliged, displaying a

scrutinizing the schedule, Rebecca sat at her vanity to get

he wasn’t Rebecca’s

the information, Daniel and Mr. Christensen were close