No.1 Supreme Warrior by Moneto

Chapter 201
“Oh my god, someone really jumped down?!”

“Is he not afraid of death? That’s two Siberian tigers in front of him!”

“How is he unhurt after jumping down from this height? Could that kid be a martial artist!?”

“10 million dollars. Someone’s willing to risk his life for 10 million dollars! However, that’s two adult Siberian tigers. That kid is just asking for death!”

Quite a number of tourists broke out in discussions.

Selena, too, ran to the bridge while carrying Kylie. Seeing jackie jumping down, Kylie seemed to have sensed that it was dangerous. She shouted anxiously, “Mommy, it’s Daddy. Daddy jumped down!”

Selena was just as anxious. Those were tigers, not human, and there were two of them. Judging from the looks of it, the tigers were hungry. Their eyes were filled with killing intent.

“Don’t worry, Kylie. Daddy will be fine. Daddy is a hero. He’s there to save people!” Although Selena was deeply worried, she still tried to comfort Kylie who was in her arms.

“Thank you, thank you. If you save my son, I’ll pay you 10 million dollars. I really have the money. No, I’ll pay you 50 million dollars!” That middle-aged woman kept crying on the bridge. Now that somebody went down, her emotions were slightly more stable.

After jackie jumped down, both the tigers stopped in their tracks and glowered a jackie.

jackie did not try to immediately reach for the child. Instead, he looked at the little boy and yelled at him. “Shut up. Why are you crying? You’re not a man if you cry!”

The little boy was crying out of fear. Now that jackie shouted at him, he no longer dared to cry, but instead shut his mouth and sobbed quietly.

“Do you understand your mistake? It’s written there to not climb or play. Didn’t you see it?” jackie pointed at the signboard on the stone bridge, then stated, “If you don’t admit your mistake, I won’t save you!”

“Uncle, I know my mistake!” The boy whimpered. The little boy looked pitiful. After saying that, he once again lost control and cried aloud.

“F*ck me, this man is trying to teach the kid a lesson at a time like this?!”

“Although that teaching method is the right approach, they’re both about to die. What’s the point of teaching now?”

A number of tourists were at a loss on how to react.

The two tigers raised their heads slowly and roared at jackie. That sound carried along the domineering presence of a ruler.

“You beast, if you know what’s good for you, then get out of my way. In my eyes, you’re nothing but little kittens. You won’t be able to kill the person I want to save!” jackie’s eyes turned serious. A terrible killing intent flashed across his eyes.

“Little brother, look over there. There are some vines there. Quickly carry my son and run over there. You can climb up that vine onto the stone wall. That will get you up here!” The woman on the stone bridge directed after looking left and right.

However, jackie ignored her solution and coldly looked over the two tigers.

The tigers exchanged glances, then leaped at jackie simultaneously.

“Ah!” The people on the stone bridge closed their eyes out of fright. It was too scary.

“He’s doomed. Two Siberian tigers attack together as if a planned attack. That kid is dead for sure!”

“Humans die for money, birds die for food. Sigh, it’s because of his greed for that 10 million dollars! Oh no, it’s 50 million dollars. However, what’s the use of 50 million dollars if he’s dead!?”

Chapter 202
The crowd was extremely anxious. Quite a number of them exclaimed in terror. They all thought jackie would surely die. If it was one tiger lunging at him, jackie might be able to struggle for a moment. Although it was useless to struggle, it was still better to face them one on one.

However, with two tigers coming from both sides, anyone else would only be met with death.

Unexpectedly, the next instant stunned everyone. All of them almost have their eyes popped out of their sockets from the surprise.

Both the Siberian tigers that lunged at him were held down to the ground with his hands on their head.

The tigers bellowed deeply and struggled with all their might. However, it was to no avail. jackie’s strength pressing down on their head had them fully pinned down, unable to escape.

The Tigers continued to struggle. Their hind legs were kicking so much to the point of digging two pits behind them, yet it was of no help.

At that time, two zoo employees finally arrived at the scene. When they opened the metal gates, the sight they saw had them shocked to the core.

“Oh my god, am I seeing things?”

“Yeah. Is this man that strong??”

The two employees immediately rushed over and carried the child.

Although the two tigers were running low on strength, they still continued to roar in anger.

“What now? The tigers are angry. At this rate, even if he releases the tiger, we can’t calm them down and stop them from hurting people!” One of the guys asked nervously.

“You guys carry the child and go out first. Lock the door properly!” jackie turned around and instructed the two employees.

“Wait here brother. Just hold out a little longer. I’ll go get the tranquilizer gun!” The other employee immediately suggested.

“That’s right. If the tigers were not angered, they would still obey. Normally we’re the ones to feed them, so…”

“However, in this situation, if you let go, they will surely attack…” The other employee interjected.

“You both really talk a lot. If not because these Siberian tigers are protected animals, I would’ve killed them with a punch each! Get the child out of here and lock the door!” jackie stated sternly.

“Brother, w-w-what about you?” One of them was deeply touched. What a great man that was willing to sacrifice himself to save a child.

Moreover, in order to ease their worries, he was lying about his ability to kill the tigers in one punch. Such a nice person was really rare to come by.

“Go!” jackie yelled.

The two employees finally carried the child out and brought him to his mother on the stone bridge.

“Jake!” The woman hugged her son and burst into tears once more. This time, it was because of joy.

She quickly remembered something, then looked at the man holding the tigers by the head down there, feeling extremely touched. “Little brother, what about you? You must stay alive! I still need to repay your kindness!”

“Sigh, it’s already lucky enough that he managed to hold the tigers down by their head. Unfortunately, good people don’t live long!” said a guy from the crowd.

“The two employees are off to get the tranquilizer gun. Little brother, hold out a little more!”

On the bridge, others were cheering jackie on.

Chapter 203
Both the tigers kept up with their struggles. Time and time again they tried to raise their heads. Unfortunately, they were still held firmly on the ground by jackie.

Suddenly, jackie released both the Siberian tigers and backed off swiftly.

The tigers finally got up and glared at jackie intently.

After a moment, both of them once again rushed at jackie.

This time, jackie gave each a kick and sent both tigers flying a few meters back.

“Oh my god!”

The tourists on the bridge were worried about jackie and thought he was in trouble. Never did they expect jackie to resolve the danger once again.

After sending the two tigers flying, jackie turned around and dashed, arriving at the edge of the cliff. He then dashed upward. His legs took a few steps, flashing about, and got up in just a few simple moves. With another leap, he was already up on the stone bridge, standing in front of everyone.

The two tigers pounced forward and only caught air, only realizing jackie standing on the stone bridge after raising their heads.

Both the adult Siberian tigers roared at jackie, who was on the stone bridge, for some time before they finally lowered their heads and turned away.

jackie’s entire stunt added up to a total of at most two seconds. The speed was just too fast. To many of them, jackie was back with just a blur. After a momentary silence, it was followed by thunderous applause.

“Thank you, thank you, you’re my hero!” The middle-aged woman immediately grabbed jackie’s hand and said excitedly. “Pass me your bank card. It’s a promise. You saved my son so I’ll pay you 50 million dollars as a sign of gratitude!”

“Oh my god, 50 million dollars! Just who is this woman? She’s rich enough to actually pay him a reward of 50 million dollars?”

“Big risk, big rewards. This man struck the jackpot this time!”

Quite a number of tourists were looking at jackie with admiration. jackie’s show of strength earlier had similarly shocked them.

“Pretty lady, your husband is too amazing. How is he that strong? Moreover, it’s about three meters tall and he was able to get up here in one breath!”

Another auntie could not help but approach Selena. “Your husband is too amazing. Having married such a strong husband, you must be very happy!”

Selena squeezed out a smile, then said, “He’s been in the army for five years and just only came back from the battlefield!”

“No wonder he’s amazing. Those that battled the enemies on the battlefield and survived five years are definitely not ordinary folks!”

Upon hearing that, some of the men looked at jackie more respectfully. Such a person was worthy of their respect.

However, none of them expected what came next. jackie told the woman bluntly, “Don’t bother with the 50 million dollars. If it’s for the money, I wouldn’t have saved your son!” Having said that, he went forward and crouched down. He then gently touched the child’s ankle.

Upon hearing those words, the crowd was dumbfounded. 50 million dollars worth of reward. That amount, to any of them, was a huge incentive, yet jackie rejected it squarely. Perhaps that was what it meant to be a hero that served the country.

Hearing those words, Selena too had a smile on her face. She had not planned to take the money. After all, the reason jackie saved people was not for the money.

“Ah!” The child could not hold back from crying out. His face turned pale.

“I’ve already called the ambulance. It’ll be here very soon. I wonder what’s wrong with the leg. It’s all swollen. Who knows if it might be very serious!” The woman looked and explained with a worried expression.

“Let me handle it. This ankle is badly dislocated. If we don’t fix it, the blood vessels would be blocked and make things worse!”

“By then, if left for a long time, the bad circulation might lead to the possibility of amputation!” jackie looked at the boy’s ankle, then asked him, “Jake, right? This time, it might hurt a little but it’s unavoidable. You can only endure it!”

“Wait, are you a doctor? Can you do it? Aren’t you a soldier?” That middle-aged woman was extremely worried. “Kiddo, you saved my son’s life so I’ll definitely pay you that 50 million dollars. However, please don’t act rashly on my son’s injuries!”

Crack!

However, just as she finished her sentence, jackie quickly grabbed Jake’s leg and gave it a good tug, creating that sickening sound.

“Ah!” Little Jake turned around and screamed, then passed out.

Chapter 204
jackie stood up and let out a deep breath. He then reached for a cigarette and slowly lit it, taking a puff. However, his brows soon curved into a frown, feeling the gaze from the crowd turning abnormal.

“I-i-isn’t he a soldier that kills enemies? Isn’t he a fighter? Does he know anything about medicine?” Finally, one of the aunties asked slowly.

“How can he know anything about medicine? Killing and saving lives are two completely different things, okay? Furthermore, that child passed out. He’s not dead, is he?” An old man asked in a worried tone.

Hearing those words, Little Jake’s mother almost passed out from shock. She immediately glared at jackie. “What’s wrong with you? My son was just fine earlier. Why is he not moving now? Did you just kill him? Could it be that you knew my family is rich and think that 50 million dollars is too little?”

“No way?!”

A number of people from the crowd took a deep breath. If jackie really had such a thought, that would be too evil. 50 million dollars and he still finds it insufficient?

“Impossible. My husband is not such a person!” Selena immediately stepped forward, then confronted that woman. “If he wanted to kill your child, he wouldn’t have jumped down there in the first place. Saving him, then just to kill him? Isn’t that just redundant?”

Unexpectedly, that woman immediately grabbed jackie by the collar and shouted, “I don’t care. My son was doing just fine earlier. He was crying and could talk to others. Now he’s just lying on the ground, not even moving. I don’t care, I want my son to wake up right now!”

Selena was speechless. She then stood up for jackie. “Hey woman, why are you so unreasonable? My husband just risked his life to save your son. How can you think of him this way?”

“who knows if he jumped down for that 10 million dollars?!” The woman chuckled, then blabbered incoherently, “He must’ve seen me suddenly raising the amount to 50 million dollars and realized that I’m from a rich family, the super affluent. Now that he’s found me out, he feels that 50 million dollars was too little and wants more!”

“You crazy woman!” jackie’s expression darkened. “If I want more money, can’t I just ask you earlier? Why would I do something so redundant?”

That woman instantly lost all her bluster, feeling that jackie’s words made sense too. However, she did not plan to let go of jackie’s collar. She asked, “Then you tell me, do you have a medical license? Are you a doctor from a hospital?”

jackie was speechless. He smiled bitterly, “Although I have no medical license, nor am I a doctor, I have great medical knowledge. I know how to save people! Isn’t it sufficient to save someone?”

“look here everyone. He doesn’t even have a medical license. How can he prove that he can save people? He’s not even a doctor yet he dares to simply touch my son. If my son is dead, I’ll never let him go!” The woman laughed out loud, then stated in a loud voice, “Everyone here should be my witness. This kid is greedy beyond measure. I’m sure it’s because he thinks I’m underpaying him!”

jackie looked at her impatiently, then moved his cigarette to her arm.

Upon seeing that, she was alarmed and immediately let go of jackie’s collar then took a few steps back. “Kid, what do you want? You son of a b*tch, are you trying to burn me?”

jackie adjusted his own collar, then sneered, “Burn you? if you knew whose collar you were holding on earlier, you’ll be deeply regretful! I saved a life out of kindness, yet you look down on me like this?” Finishing his statement, jackie took another puff of the cigarette, then continued, “Your son was merely unconscious because it was too painful to bear. His leg is all better now. It’s still a little swollen at the moment. When the time comes, just apply some anti-inflammatory medicine and painkillers will do. You can even skip the trip to the hospital and get them from the pharmacy!”

“W-w-why should I believe your words?” The woman maintained her fierce stance, “I’ll wait for the people from the hospital to come and make an examination! Moreover, my son is still unconscious. How do I know what’s happened?”

“If you want to wait, then wait here yourself. Don’t waste my precious time. I’m enjoying the day with my daughter and wife. My time is very precious!”

Chapter 205
Having said his peace, jackie was about to leave with Selena.

“You’re not allowed to leave!” However, that woman blocked their path. “I think you’re just feeling guilty. Otherwise, why are you trying to leave?”

“That’s right. That boy was fine just earlier and would only need to wait for the ambulance, yet this guy tried to provide treatment? In my opinion, he’s just a quack that’s trying to show off but end up causing an accident!”

Some of them started to criticize jackie, stating, “The path to evil is paved with good intentions!”

Obviously, nobody would believe a soldier to do a doctor’s work.

The two zoo employees came running. When they saw the situation, they immediately exclaimed, “Wonderful, brother, you climbed up all on your own? That’s amazing!”

Having said that, he looked over to the little boy on the floor. “Wasn’t he just fine earlier?”

Hearing that, the woman immediately started complaining in tears, “That’s right. Everything was fine earlier. He was awake, but this guy came and offered to help. In the end, I don’t even know if my son is dead or alive now. I don’t care, if my son is dead, or his condition worsens, he’ll have to compensate accordingly!”

The employee’s expression darkened as he looked at jackie. “Little brother, we’ve already called the ambulance and it’s on the way. Why must you try to provide treatment? We have no idea about this child’s injuries. If you’re not trained in that field, it’s better not to do anything and let the doctors decide. Why didn’t you wait?”

“If I waited, he might require amputation!” jackie explained.

Right then, an ambulance drove to the edge of the bridge and the medical personnel ran over.

“Thank goodness the doctor is here. Doctor, how’s my son? This area was swollen earlier, but then this soldier here gave it a tug like this and my son went unconscious…” Noticing the doctor’s arrival, the woman went into tears and explained as though grasping at straws.

“Don’t rush. Let me have a look!” The doctor examined and said, “There’s nothing wrong. He’s just passed out and will wake up in a bit. Moreover, from what I can see, it must have been badly dislocated previously. It’s already being set back in place. This kid’s technique is spot on.”

“Y-y-you’re sure?” The woman swallowed hard as she stared at the doctor with wide-opened eyes.

The doctor said grunted impatiently, “Nonsense. I’m an orthopedic specialist. How can I not diagnose the situation? Go buy some anti-inflammatory medicine and apply it for a few days. It’ll be fine. The situation earlier should be much worse. If it wasn’t treated in time, that would be dangerous.”

“so the experts understand while the layman laughs!” jackie chuckled, then put out his cigarette and threw it in the trash bin.

“S-s-sorry. I’ve wrongfully accused you!” The woman lowered her head and said in an embarrassed tone, “How much money you want? I can pay you!”

“This apology is sufficient. No need for payment! Next time, don’t jump to the wrong conclusion and blame the good guy!”

Chapter 206
“I…” The middle-aged woman was furious beyond comprehension, yet she did not know what to say.

The people who had been criticizing jackie earlier now all turned on her, saying that she had gone too far, suspecting her own benefactor like that.

“Mom…” At this moment, the boy who had fainted regained consciousness. The crowd began to clap their hands again.

“50 million? You’re amazing, dear!” They walked off for a while before Selena finally smiled. “You’re really not tempted by that much money? If you took the 50 million, you could have easily solved the issue of Grandfather’s coming birthday!”

jackie gave a wry smile as he looked at his wife. “My dear, would you take the 50 million if it was from the person you had saved before?” he asked.

“Of course not. I don’t save others to get money!” He quirked a brow when he heard that. “Heh. My dear, it seems like you desperately want me to fork out 40 million dollars to get your parents’ approval. I think this proves that you truly love me, and you want to be with me.”

Selena’s face immediately reddened. “No way!” she protested hastily. “I just think that it’s a shame that you let 50 million dollars slip past your fingers just like that.”

The three roamed around the zoo for a while before exiting the place and was about to call a cab to go home.

However, they never expected a BMW to quickly pull up near them.

The driver rolled down the window. The man grinned towards Selena. “Oh, and I thought that I saw wrong. Never imagined to really run into the belle of our class!”

“Hugh Launer!” Surprise filled Selena when she recognized the man. Then she smiled toward her husband. “ jackie, this is an old coursemate from my university,” she explained. “He was like one of my bros, and we were pretty close before. Never thought I’d run into him here.”

“ jackie?” The man studied jackie, then looked at Kylie, who was being carried in his arms. His face suddenly broke into a smile. “I was wondering why this name sounded so familiar. Don’t tell me that you’re that delivery boy from last time,” he said. “Didn’t you enlist in the military? It seems like you’ve retired already.”

“That’s right. I’ve been back for quite some time now.” jackie offered the other man a smile. “I happened to have some time off today, so I came out to accompany my wife and my little girl.”

“Are you guys about to call a cab home?”

A woman sitting beside Hugh peered toward the young family. “Oh, so this is the class belle that Hugh mentions about frequently!” she said, smiling. “You married pretty early, didn’t you? Your daughter is so big already!”

“What class belle? Those boys had nothing better to do than to go around labeling everyone, that’s all!” Selena chuckled, slightly awkward.

She was not stupid. She detected the venom laced beneath the woman’s words.

“No way. Hugh told me that most of your campus’s beauties were in your class! So basically, it is not even an understatement if a class belle from your class is recognized as a campus belle!”

Chapter 207
The woman wore a black satin dress, which contrasted against her snow-white skin, giving her an ethereal appearance. Additionally, soft waves rippled down her hair, exuding a youthful countenance. Of course, the woman had a nice figure as well. She lacked some of Selena’s natural elegance, but she was equal in almost all other physical aspects.

“You’re too humble now. You’re such a great beauty yourself!” Selena chuckled and spoke politely.

“Are you guys calling a cab from here? It’ll be difficult, considering that it’s peak period now. There’ll be plenty of people calling for cabs too!” The woman scanned jackie and Selena. “Oh, what a drag it is to not have a car,” she commented. “It seems like your husband can’t support you very well!”

Hugh flashed an awkward smile at the woman’s words. “Right. Selena, it so happens that there’s a class reunion tonight. We’ve already invited quite a few of our old cronies over. Why don’t you come too? You can bring your family along!”

“Oh, yes! Come on over. It must have been years since you guys last met!” The woman nodded her head too. “You have to show up for our dear Hugh.”

“Well…” Selena drew her brows together, hesitant. She had been good friends with Hugh before, but she had not seen him in a few years. She was afraid that the old cronies he had been referring to would all regard her with judgmental eyes, like Rachel Linsay.

“What are you waiting for? Trevor Turner’s back in the country too. He says that he’s going for a job interview tomorrow in a huge corporation. Apparently, he knows a manager who works there. The interview is practically in the bag for him! Besides, we haven’t had a gathering in years. You, as our resident class belle, will definitely have to come!” Hugh quickly added on, “If you don’t come, I’m not your bro anymore!”

“All right, all right. I’ll come. Where is it? I’ll send my daughter back home first, and I’ll come tonight with my husband.” Selena’s smile was empty. She had no choice but to accept the invite at his persistence. Besides, she had not seen Trevor in a long time either. She had been pretty close with him too.

“The Lotus Bar and Lounge at eight. We’ll be waiting at the entrance for you. Be sure to turn up!” Hugh smiled and waved his hand. “Then it’s settled. I’ll be going off first. I have to change my clothes!”

After he finished speaking, he immediately drove off.

“Seriously? Why do you have to invite her to the gathering? They can’t even afford a car, and you invited them to such a classy place. We’ll be embarrassing ourselves too then.” Hugh’s girlfriend could not help but roll her eyes at him. “The people at this gathering are either driving a Benz or a BMW,” she said unhappily. “Your friend and her husband are in a completely different class from us. They are like the country bumpkins as if it was their first time stepping out into the world. They will become a laughingstock”

“What are you talking about? We graduated from the same university! Besides, we were close before, and it’s not easy to get everyone together. It won’t be a problem if she’s there!

“Other than that, I heard that she’s been running into walls over the past few years. It’s because she married a good-for-nothing and insisted on having the kid, so the Taylors practically forsook her. She can’t even find a job now!”

Hugh flashed a wry smile. “The Taylors are aristocrats too. Who knew that Selena would have fallen to where she is today!”

“Hmph. She’s such a pitiable creature, isn’t she? Perhaps you like her? She has a husband though, so don’t think about it!” The woman beside him spoke, envy tingling her tone.

Chapter 208
jackie and Selena quickly called a cab and left, with little Kylie in tow. However, jackie looked as though a thought occurred to him just as they drove through a street lined with 4S Audi retail outlets. “Sir, let us down here,” he told the driver.

“Here?” Selena was stunned, her gaze flickered with suspicion.

It was only after they got down from the cab did jackie explain everything.

“Honey, I think we should get a car. It seems as though the former classmates who’ll be showing up at the gathering are the classy sort. That woman just now was practically showing off, too. They might gossip terribly about you if you don’t drive a car there!” he insisted. “I’m fine with that, but I can’t let you suffer!”

“But do you still have money? Why don’t we wait until my pay comes?” Selena frowned. “I’m not afraid of suffering. If they look down on me, so be it. Everything’s fine as long as I’m happy. Let me live my own life; it’s not like I’d bother about theirs.”

“I still have money! We haven’t finished the bonus I was awarded for being in the military for five years.” jackie scratched his head and looked at Kylie before he turned to look at Selena. “Besides, it’s going to be hard taking Kylie to school during rainy days if we don’t have a car,” he added. “So this won’t do. And I don’t think one car is enough. We need at least one for ourselves, and another for Jenny to take Kylie to school!”

“You still have money? You spent 3.2 million already though, yet you still have money?” Selena was slightly taken aback. “How much did they give you, exactly? 5 million? 10 million? If you did get 10 million, you weren’t some regular grunt in the forces, were you? You must’ve at least been in special ops!”

jackie did not know whether to laugh or cry when he heard this. “Something like that,” he concluded. “Just don’t look down on your husband. Let’s go. We still have enough to buy a car!”

“All right then. Let’s get two!” Selena was in a good mood, and the smile on her face was evidence of that. “My family will be in for a shock when we drive the cars back home!”

“Heh. Let’s go!”

The family of three quickly walked towards a BMW retail outlet.

“Sir, Madam, are you here to see the cars? I’m sorry, but we’re about to close up shop!”

A saleswoman was mopping the floor inside, and she immediately stopped when she saw the three of them. “Come again tomorrow if you really want to take a look!”

“What are they looking for, anyway? It’s so late already, and I need to go for a date. Besides, the cars here aren’t cheap. They don’t seem like the sort who can afford them!” Another saleswoman walked over and said disdainfully, a frosty smile on her face.

“Joyce, be more polite. You can’t speak like that even if they can’t afford the cars.” The saleswoman who was mopping the floor rolled her eyes at Joyce.

“I’m polite enough as it is. See, this model is one of the cheaper ones, and it’s already 300 thousand dollars!”

“This one here is seven hundred. Do you think they can buy them?” The saleswoman named Joyce folded her arms across her chest as she sneered. She added arrogantly, “It’s so late, and everybody can’t wait to go back home. Why should we waste our time on them? Besides, it’s too troublesome to do all the loan applications and all that!”

The saleswoman who was mopping the floor nodded her head. “That’s true. It’s always like that. No one buys the car even after we spend nearly half the day introducing the models to them. What a waste of time!”

“ jackie, dear, forget about it. They’ve started mopping the floor already. It won’t be too nice if we leave our footprints all over the place either,” Selena spoke as she frowned.

Chapter 209
“True. Let’s go over to the Porsche store on the opposite side.” jackie nodded and brought Selena outside.

“Porsche?” The two saleswomen finally responded after the family of three walked out. They stared at each other, wondering if they misheard what jackie said.

The two thought the family would go to a store that sold cheaper cars when they heard the price of the BMWs. They never thought that they would actually go over to the Porsche store instead.

“Joyce, do you think we’ve lost a potential customer? What if he does have money?” The saleswoman mopping the floor frowned. Regret tinged her expression.

“No way!” Joyce replied instantly. “The clothes the woman was wearing don’t seem too bad, but the man’s clothes are basically market goods,” she argued. “How rich do you think a man like that can be? He probably just said something to provoke us to save his own face!”

After she finished speaking, she headed straight toward the entrance. “If you don’t believe me, let’s watch them from here. They definitely won’t go in!”

The saleswoman who was mopping the floor joined Joyce at the entrance. Her brows furrowed. “No way… Joyce, they went in. Don’t tell me they genuinely want to buy a Porsche.”

“No, no. It must be an act,” Joyce answered immediately. “They’re afraid that we’re watching, so they’re pretending to go in. They’ll come out in a while. I’ve seen plenty of that sort before!”

…

“Are we seriously going in?” Selena frowned at the Porsche store’s entrance. “Do you know how to pick a car? Porsches are very expensive, and you say you want to buy two. I’m scared that we can’t even afford one! How much money do you have left, exactly?”

After he heard this, jackie replied carelessly, “Honey, don’t worry about it. Don’t mention two cars; buying this entire store won’t be a problem!”

Anxiety washed over Selena. This man still wanted to joke around at this time. ‘Don’t tell me jackie actually received 10 million dollars from the military. In that case, he must’ve been a commander in his troop, or maybe a high-ranking officer!’

Selena drew her brows together as she considered the possibilities. Judging from jackie’s confident demeanor, he probably would be able to take out at least a few hundred thousand dollars even if he were exaggerating his wealth. Otherwise, they would just be embarrassing themselves walking in like this.

Yesterday, she happened to learn the positions of a commander and a captain; the former was in charge of leading a good hundred men whereas the latter would lead roughly a thousand or at least a few hundred men. Retired colonels could obtain 10 million, though it could even exceed that amount. Of course, some merely received 4 or 5 million.

‘He probably had 10 million. He had just spent three million and two hundred thousand earlier. If he buys two cars by the end of this, his spending could be about 5 million. He even promised to compensate my mother with the three million and eight hundred thousand that can’t be found anymore. He wouldn’t be that confident if he didn’t have at least 10 million!’ Selena slowly made the deductions in her head.

Noticing his wife’s absent-minded gaze, he spoke, “What are you thinking about, dear? Look around and see if you like anything. We’ll get whichever you like!”

Selena snapped back into reality. “I don’t know the price of the cars here, and you tell me to get whatever I like? Let’s just get whatever that’s cheaper! It’s a waste of money if we buy the expensive ones.”

After she said that, she stepped into the reception area and saw a saleswoman mopping the floor. Her expression immediately darkened. “Oh, come on. They’re about to close up, too! I don’t think we can get a car today…” she grumbled. “Let’s come back tomorrow.”

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The saleswoman was scrubbing the floor with vigor. Sweat trickled down her forehead due to the sweltering weather. She lifted her head and spotted a couple at the entrance. The man even had an adorable little girl in his arms. She immediately placed the mop aside and walked over, a smile plastered on her face as she did so.

“Are you two here to have a look at our cars? Please, please, come in. Do you want a drink? We have lemonade, coffee, plain water… Anything you like.” The saleswoman peppered them with questions, and the smile she wore never fell for a moment.

Selena was stunned for a moment before she looked at the recently mopped floor. “Aren’t you worried we might dirty the floor you just finished cleaning?”

“Don’t worry about it! You’re our customers, and you’re the king here. Step over the floor as much as you like!” After the saleswoman said that, she looked at Kylie. “What an adorable young lady,” she said, smiling. “She’s so pretty. It’d be great if I had a daughter as pretty as her in the future!”

“That Dana… Why is she so welcoming toward anyone she sees? Does it do her any good?”

“Yeah. We sell Porsches here. Can that couple afford them? We’re about to close shop and here they are, wasting our time. Everybody worked so hard to mop the floor, and they just came in here dirtying the place. We’ll have to mop all over again!”

“I don’t care…she’s in charge of mopping, anyway. I’m just going to go home when it’s time to go.”

The salespeople who stood by the side observed Dana, quietly muttering among themselves. It seemed like they were displeased with their colleague’s actions.

One of the salespersons flashed a mirthless smile. “Dana is still at the bottom of this month’s sales performance,” he commented. “Hmph. She’ll probably receive a good scolding from the manager if she still can’t make sales, so she has no choice but to be friendly. Still, she’s such an idiot. She really doesn’t know how to pick her customers. Doesn’t look like she’ll make a sale this time either!”

Meanwhile, jackie was encouraging Selena to look at the cars. “Go and look around, dear. Just choose anything you like. If you want it, we’ll buy it!” jackie told Selena, smiling.

She frowned. “Don’t worry about the drinks,” she said to Dana. “What are the cheaper models around here?”

“This way, Miss. Take a look at this one. It’s a lower-end model that only costs 5 to 6 hundred thousand!” Dana smiled as she walked toward a model, introducing it to Selena.

“Honey, you have to buy a car you like. How can you use the price as a criterion?” jackie observed the situation and simply asked his daughter, “Kylie, why don’t you choose? Let’s just get whatever car that you like.”

Kylie scanned her surroundings. Then, she pointed at the 911 model, its design sleek and luxurious. “This red one looks good to me, Dad!”

“The red one?” jackie grinned when he heard that. “Then let’s get it!”

“Sure, it looks good. But how much does it cost?” Selena’s brows furrowed. She was worried that jackie would not have enough cash in his credit card, and that would be an extremely awkward moment for them all.

“You have a good eye. This is the 911, but this model is more expensive with better specs. Of course, this model isn’t all too pricey. It’s only about 2.7 million!”

A saleswoman of the shop felt her patience leaving her, and she strode over on purpose. “I knew you can’t afford it!” she mocked.

“2.7 million?” Selena took in a sharp intake of breath when she heard the price. She tugged on jackie’s sleeve. “Never mind, dear. It’s too expensive. Let’s just get the car she introduced to me earlier!”

The saleswoman’s lips twitched by the edges. Judging from Selena’s tone, it was as though they could still afford the previous car Dana introduced to them worth 5 to 6 hundred thousand.

Furthermore, it seemed that the couple was truly intent on buying a car. Could it be that Dana had stumbled upon an opportunity?

“No can do. Since you think it’s nice, and our daughter likes it, let’s get that one!” jackie smiled and fished out his credit card. “Do you have stocks of that red model?” he asked Dana. “I want two of them, and the exact same model!”

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“Y—Yes! Yes we do!” Dana was so elated that her voice quavered as she spoke. This particular model was extremely expensive; it was good enough if they could see one of them per month.

Although quite a number of people bought Porsche cars, they still could not regularly sell a model that cost over 2 million. More importantly, jackie requested for two of the same model.

“Did…did I hear wrongly?” The other saleswoman’s jaws slacked. She stared at the credit card in shock. “No, wait,” she said. “What card is this? Why haven’t I seen it before?”

jackie’s lips twisted into a wry smile. “It’s a specially made card. There’s probably less than five of its kind in the entire world. It’d be stranger if you’ve seen it before! I think I’m the only one in Daxia who has it.”

The saleswoman suddenly flashed a humorless grin when she heard that. “You’re lying. Less than five of its kind in the world? We don’t know if you can swipe that card with that much money charged to it. If you’re really the only one in Daxia who has this card, then no one will recognize it, but that also means no one can prove that it’s real either. Isn’t that right? You’re pretty clever, aren’t you? What a seamless lie!”

Selena stifled her chuckle with a hand over her mouth; her husband was exaggerating his wealth to another level. Less than five of that card in the whole world, and he was the only one in Daxia who had one? He really had an inflated opinion of himself. The lie was so bad that even the gods would frown upon him.

“You’re the best, Daddy!” Selena felt embarrassed when Kylie stared at jackie in pure admiration, her eyes practically sparkling.

“All right, let’s get the bill. The two cars will cost 5.4 million dollars in total.” Selena said to jackie, a stiff smile on her face.

“Sir, aren’t… Aren’t you going to bargain with us? We can provide special offers!”

The saleswoman’s expression was stricken with panic. It was the first time she had seen someone spending over 5 million dollars in one shot, and he did not even try to bargain!

“Hmm? No thank you. It’s too troublesome. It’s so late already, and we have an appointment tonight. How about this: just give us a toll card!” jackie inattentively bargained after he thought about it.

“All right. I’ll give you a toll card worth 20 thousand dollars!” Dana was practically jumping with joy. She quickly handled the necessary documents before bringing jackie to the payment counter.

The face of the salespeople who had been looking down on jackie earlier suddenly darkened. A sale of over 5 million, and Dana snatched up this bigshot customer.

“Sir, Miss, the insurance will be effective immediately, but you won’t have a license plate if you drive the cars now. It’ll take a few days before the plates will be issued, but we’ll provide temporary plates.” Dana spoke with a small smile as her heart leaped with delight. Never could she have imagined that this man would be such a wealthy tycoon.

“All right, then we’ll just drive it off first!” jackie nodded his head, and the husband-and-wife pair drove the cars from the shop. They stopped at a nearby gas station to refuel their cars before returning to the dilapidated garden.

“Wow, a Porsche 911!” Ben was resting in the garden. He opened the door to the sight of the two new cars, and he immediately cried out, “These are definitely not the lower-spec models either. Heh. It’s got to be at least 2 to 3 million per car!

“Who’s driving them? Why do I feel like they’re driving inside here? Don’t tell me that jackie offended some tycoon again and they’re here to create trouble for us.” Xena stood up too, gulping.

Soon enough, the cars came straight in, parking within the perimeter of the garden’s fence.

“Mom, we’re back!” Selena was grinning, pure happiness on her expression.

Chapter 212
For the past five years, their family had suffered together. At that period, Selena constantly thought of how wonderful it would be to live a good life or drive a nice car. Unfortunately, she had not much of a choice back then. She could only grit her teeth and move on to survive.

It was only natural that she was overcome with giddiness as she could finally drive a luxury car worth more than 2 million.

“Huh? I—It’s Selena!” Fiona rushed out of the house. She noticed that it was jackie and Selena who got out of the cars, and she abruptly yelled to the house, “Andrew, come here! Look! It’s our daughter. Oh my goodness, what a beautiful car. It must have cost quite a pretty penny.”

“Selena, what…what’s going on?” Ben walked up to her. “It must’ve been expensive, and it looks new. Dear God, don’t tell me that this is yours?” he asked.

“Well…” Selena cast a glance towards her husband, frowning. She did not know how to explain this.

If she told her mother that jackie had plenty of cash on hand to buy these two cars, she would surely think that jackie had refused to take his money to compensate for her stolen 3.8 million dollars. She would not be so happy then!

jackie shared this thought and was just as stunned as his wife.

Fiona quickly stepped forward when Selena did not answer immediately. “I see… jackie, you little punk. Did you get my 3.8 million back?” she huffed. “And you just took the money to buy these two sportscars? That’s too much! That’s my money! How can you just use it to buy your car without my approval? These cars are too expensive; all they do is burn a hole in your pocket. It’s fine if we’re rich, but we wouldn’t even be able to feed ourselves if we weren’t!”

“Luckily jackie and Selena make good money now. It won’t be a problem!” Andrew chimed in from the side. He stared at the handsome new cars, the red coat of paint that gleamed over their bodies. The sight sent a chill down his spine.

“Where did you find the money then? Tell me, jackie, did you find my 3.8 million? I told you to find it for me, not use it to buy new cars.” Fiona glared at jackie, panting with anger as she asked the questions. That was her money—her life.

jackie thought about it for a while, and soon after, he chuckled. “Mom, how could I?” he said, smiling. “This isn’t your money at all!”

“Then is it yours? You punk. You still have that much money? How much do you still have? Take it out and give me my 3.8 million…” Fiona stuck her hand out towards jackie as she asked for the money.

jackie flashed a mirthless smile. “It’s not my money either. Tanya bought the cars for me. Heh!”

Selena also released a sigh of relief. “That’s right. Tanya does everything without a thought given to it,” she added quickly. “She just gave each of us a car after she found out that we have none. It’s so that we’ll have our own transport to work!”

“So Tanya gave them to you? That’s awesome! She gave such expensive cars to us just like that. My goodness, our luck might just run out!” Andrew was extremely excited. He stepped forward and carefully trailed his hand over the car as though he was touching a child’s unmarred skin. “How much is one of this? At least a million? It’s a Porsche, right?”

It was obvious that Andrew did not know cars.

“Dad, it’s the Porsche 911. The cheapest model costs at least 1 million, but this doesn’t look like the 1 million-dollars model!” Ben spoke as he raked his eyes over the car.

“Tanya is such a nice person!” Joan had just emerged from the kitchen. She had overheard the entire conversation and gracefully spoke, “I don’t know how we can ever thank Miss Tanya! She’s our savior; she’s helped us so much before, and now she’s given us such luxurious cars.”

cars aren’t actually ours, either; they’re Miss Tanya’s. She just bought them to let us drive

an awkward smile. If her mother ever found out that jackie had used his money to buy two cars worth over 5 million, she would probably tell jackie to

feet.

you two drive company cars,

she spend to buy this?”

a lot, about 2.7 million per car!” jackie

2 million, and it’s actually 2.7 million per car. My God, it’s amazing.

5 million in total? My God, a rich man’s world is unimaginable!” Xena was stunned too. She swallowed a bitter

been chased out of the family, but who knew if Old Master Taylor saw the light one day. She never thought that to those who were truly wealthy, 5 million was a

They’ll

Miss Tanya is the daughter of James Drake, so she is the wealthiest woman in the entire Eastfield,” Fiona rambled in exhilaration. “The Drake family is probably even wealthier than the Four Major Families! It seems like Miss Tanya truly values the two of you, so I’m

work hard, since Miss Tanya is so good to us!”

won’t know the entire situation, so they’ll definitely believe you. We’ll have such an indisputable reputation!” Fiona’s vanity suddenly surged within her. “Heh… I want to ride in this car too one day. I have to go out into

it ourselves!” Selena looked at her husband and flashed him

in and rest first? Dinner will be ready once the rice is done!” A satisfied smile lit up Joan’s face. Everything would be all right so long as

always believed that her son would not let the Taylors down. Fiona and Andrew—as well as other members

Did you help to look for my money this afternoon, jackie?” Fiona raised the question when the hype had died

Tanya called us by then and asked us to pick out a car. At first, I thought she was taking us to choose

start looking harder, then. I did give you seven days after all. You either

and replied, “All right. jackie and I are going to a class reunion later. A few of my old classmates invited us to go and drink

a while before they went off to shower, and they then prepared

the cars?” Selena’s expression darkened when she saw the empty porch. She had heard the sound of a starting car when she was showering but assumed that it came from the road. She never expected that the Porsches would have been

your brother took the cars out for a spin,”

mouth twitched. “Ma, can’t they just drive one car if they wanted to drive that badly?” she said to Fiona. “Why did they drive both off? They knew that I had to go for an appointment. Why couldn’t they have left one

immediately, dismissing her daughter’s concern. “He asked you and jackie to call a cab to wherever you’re supposed to go first and let them drive the cars, and you can call them when you’re about to leave. He and

money for them, and he even bought her a luxury car so that she would be able to stand proudly before her classmates. She never imagined that her own little brother and Xena would

do was flash a pained smile. “Looks like we can only call a cab now,” she spoke

“No way around it. Who knew that you had such an inconsiderate little brother?” He mused. “By the way, your

just thought of something as he added, “Oh, yeah. Did something happen between you and Rachel during your university days? Why would she treat you so disdainfully otherwise? She could

that she was prettier than me back in university, so she thought that she should be the belle of

“so it’s because she’s not as pretty as you, but she still thinks she’s prettier than you. And she envied you because of that. So now that she’s married to a rich man, she’s trying to stamp out

husband a kind smile before her

nicer clothes later

clean too, and I just changed into them. We don’t need to go and buy a special fancy outfit. It doesn’t matter

they walked out. They

that moment, quite a few people had already gathered before

radar for a long time—will join us!

We haven’t seen her in years. I

best when we still studied together. She must be doing much better than us regular white-collar workers!”

and what she’s doing now, Rosa!” A bespectacled man adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose. He exuded a smart, stylish countenance. “Five years ago,

especially for a strong, career-oriented woman like Selena. Furthermore, she was only 27 years old. Selena was about her age. If she had married five years

that true though? I heard the rumor

still needs to

expression turned gloomy. She never expected Hugh to have invited Selena to their gathering. Just that afternoon, although she and her husband had walked away unscathed from jackie at the kindergarten, the people they had hired to fight

physical rehab, asides from the treatment fees. She and her husband would have to pay yet another pretty sum of money no matter what to appease them. The total amount she and her husband would have to spend

do you look so glum? Don’t tell me you’re not

thought that Rachel seemed to have

right. Now I remember! You and Selena didn’t get along well, did

you see her

importantly, they would not dare to offend the other party anymore in the future. Since jackie and Selena were not around, Rachel thought

were registering our kid at a kindergarten. Selena is such a hypocrite now. She doesn’t have any money, yet she struts about as though she were a tycoon. Heh. I bet you guys don’t know that she married a delivery boy. This is what happened:

it: How much money would a jobless, trash-picker have? Her husband has probably not been back for long either, and he’s definitely another impoverished soul. Even with all that, they still brought

It’s all talk! I wonder who they borrowed money from to pay the tuition fees!” Dylan

pretty attractive features too. His sour mood was lifted slightly at the sight He thanked his lucky stars he came along

appearances too…” Rosa never thought that Selena would turn out like this. Not only did she not marry a good

to pretend that she does! And you guys haven’t met her husband yet,” Rachel rambled venomously. “He’s such a boorish man. All he

saying, “Right? People of his sort always have violent

as she heard this. “No way… I hate violent men. What kind of man beats up

I think Selena doesn’t have a good life

Queen of Eastfield. It’d be fine if she just simply married some rich fellow. Anyone would’ve been ten times better than her current husband!” Rachel huffed, looking as though she felt exasperated for

from before wasn’t such a vainpot!” Rosa sighed. It was a real pity that Selena turned

money before. She didn’t care too much about appearances because she was rich! Now she’s no longer the wealthy young missus without her family to back her

anything?” she said. “Oh, I almost forgot… Selena was

Probably older than Selena’s,

me that you like her? Perhaps you still

about Matt’s girlfriend who stood right beside him. Her

like her?” The pretty young woman standing by his side huffed at him. She was clad in a provocative

She was from a well-to-do family and was

a man without money was not a man at all. Someone like that would be regarded as trash no matter where he went. That was why he chose to

want to see if this class belle of yours is prettier than I am. She’s already given birth to a kid. She must look like an old goat now!” Britney harrumphed frostily, evidently displeased. She was only 24 years old. Not only was she young, but she also had an excellent figure. She did not believe that she was less attractive than

pretty as you are. She had a kid and is picking up trash for a living now. How can she ever compare to you, the young mistress

chin,

“He’s here! Trevor’s here!”

returned from overseas—parked his car

bro. Nice BMW!” Dylan

his model isn’t as expensive as yours!” Hugh commented, not knowing

to treat us, right? He’s a factory manager, a big boss. This

had said that he was going to treat everyone to bolster his reputation. However, the incident from that morning cost him a lot of money. Moreover, their factory had not received a lot of orders these past two months.

while she was boasting. She could not turn back now, not when her

no see!” Trevor chuckled heartily as

seen each other in a long time. We’re gathered here today

smiled. “What happened? Your

to attend to

“What’s wrong? Aren’t we all here? Why aren’t we going in

to take a lucky guess, Trevor?” Rachel

woman?” Trevor was stunned for a while, and after racking his mind, he answered, “You’re already here…so the only other person who you call ‘beautiful’ is

answer so fast. Her expression soured slightly. “That’s right. We got into contact with her. Only, she’s changed so much over the

launched into yet another narration of Selena’s life to

moment, a taxi pulled over on the roadside. Selena and jackie

wore the branded outfit jackie had bought for her. She was already exuding elegance on her own; she seemed

smiled sweetly at everyone when she got down from the

Selena was slightly shocked at the sight of her ex. Back during their university

nearly a year of dating. She told him that she wanted to save everything else for marriage. She never expected Matt to actually argue with her over this. He subsequently cheated on her and slept with Rachel behind her back. Selena could not accept something like this. She could not accept how Matt told her that he loved her yet had slept with her friend. Needless to say, she broke up with him. Of course, Matt and Rachel were not together either. Matt wanted money and so did Rachel, yet the two did not want to look for the money themselves, so they chose to find rich partners. If Selena had known Matt was here, she never would have come no matter how much she was

your ex. She’s really pretty!” Matt’s girlfriend, Britney, stepped forward. She had a frosty smile on her face as she spoke, “It’s a pity that a gorgeous woman like you married a foot soldier. He can’t even afford a scooter, and you guys used a cab to come over. What a waste of

for a moment before he gave a wry

husband. She gave him a bitter smile. “Do you want

nodded his head. “No

clearly remembered what he saw—blood on the sheet—during their wedding night.

here, Miss?” he challenged. “Is it so wrong to use a

poor yet so rude!” Britney chuckled and gestured to an Audi A6 parked by the side. “Do you see that? That’s my car. It’s not very expensive, but you guys probably won’t be able to afford it even if you worked your entire life. This

a measurement for wealth, then we’ll go get the two Porsche 911s that we

“Porsche 911?”

moment, then she sniggered. “Hilarious! Would anyone who has two Porsche 911s call a

added. “You two can’t even afford an Alto, and you say that you have 911s? Tell me: how much did the Porsche 911s cost you? Is it the type that requires you

not help but laugh

your husband. There’s nothing wrong with calling a cab, but you guys claim that you have a Porsche 911—two of them!” The woman named Rosa released a sigh. She felt that Selena had truly changed. She pretended to have money even though she had none—all for the

did

them in the afternoon, thinking that it would be easier for us to just drive to work!”

say. Not like I’m going to sit in your car anytime soon!” It was obvious that Rosa still did not

you two are here. What a coincidence!” jackie walked over to Dylan and Rachel. His eyes

Dylan when he recalled how skilled of a fighter jackie was—how his men were still lying on hospital beds. He quickly waved his hand dismissively. “No, no. We

and boisterous, but now the factory manager

can’t do anything about it! If she says that she has a 911 and yet she doesn’t drive

then. How about this? Since it’s a class reunion, why don’t we just

not to realize the implication of this; they knew Britney was stirring trouble with Selena on purpose. She was evidently not pleased, looking at her boyfriend’s ex. Matt had even spoken up on her behalf earlier, and this only made a petty person like her even more vexed. The bill here would definitely not be cheap and everyone would still need to fork out quite a bit of money even after they split it. It would

but it’s not easy for him to earn money too. We can’t just take advantage of his generosity. Let’s go Dutch!” Hugh’s girlfriend stepped forward and

treat everyone in the first place, so they were happy when they heard this. The couple immediately agreed to the idea. Since the majority agreed, including the fairly

has already agreed to it. What about you two? It isn’t cheap here. You better think twice! Still, even if we call for a vote, you’d have to go along with the majority, so

you decide, Honey!” Selena was unsure of their financial circumstances. They had just spent 5 million to buy two cars today. She did not know how much was left in jackie’s card. If they did not have at least one or two hundred thousand dollars, they really could not go in to have dinner. After all, jackie must have spent almost all of his money by now. Ever since he came back, he spent over 8

your classmates to a meal after we married. This is the first time I’m meeting all of you, so I thought that

husband, he should be the one up keeping her reputation. He did intend to foot the bill. Of course, then they could call for another gathering had they turned out to be kind people. Since they were snobs and unsightly people, this was going to

could not even foot the bill if they split it. What a

wanted to do that, who are we to

was stunned for a while. ‘This fellow was making empty brags for the sake of his

husband of our class belle. It’s only natural that you treat us, having married such a beautiful woman!”

was not easy for Dylan to make money, and now you think that it’s not easy for me to make money because I’m the one treating you to

thought that the situation was hilarious. These people wanted to turn him

they heard this, especially Britney.

treat us to dinner. He’s just generous. Anyway, you said it yourself; it’s your first time meeting us. This and that are different! What now? Don’t tell me that you’re scared because we want

say he wanted to treat them to dinner. Why did he not say anything earlier if he wanted to boast so badly? It was obvious that he wanted to pretend that he was rich, even though he had no intention of forking out money.

This meal is on me. Let’s go! Let’s drink to our

A few hundred thousand or even more, perhaps! Also, the people who frequent this bar are mostly

scared sh*tless after he heard this, and

men? I’ve seen plenty of them. Ken Clark, Michael Wilson, Neil Hugo, and

regarded as a second-rate blueblood family. As

aristocrats?” Dylan gulped. The

Neil Hugo. I’ve beaten them up real good, though I haven’t touched Michael Wilson yet!” jackie flashed a wicked smile as

This guy had beaten up those two young masters? Would

Britney’s lips quickly curved into a frosty smile after her initial shock subsided. “You’ve seen them before, do you? Plenty of people have seen them too. If you walk on the streets and

was too preposterous for them to believe. If she had not seen it with her own eyes,

impossible once you put some thought into it. You’re just a retired military man. Could you

now a prideful person who brags about things she doesn’t have—I never expected her husband

Selena and jackie; he did push them to

not happy did Carl say,

“Sure, sure. Drink more!”

at her boyfriend, Matt. “You too!” she spoke. “You have to drink more,

spiked in Matt’s heart but a smile was still plastered on his face. “Definitely, my dear! I’ll listen to whatever you ask me to,” he

lobby hall of the Lotus Bar and Lounge. The lobby was on the first floor, and the atmosphere was lively. jackie and the others found a private room and sat

outside with tempered glass in between. Whatever happened outside the private room

ordering snacks and alcohol!” A lovely server

really want to help to save some hard-earned money of yours, so we’ve no choice

top-notch soundproof system there, and it’s on the second floor too. You could watch everything from above like a king overseeing his kingdom! The best part there is a grand piano inside that big private room. Selena was an excellent pianist back then, and she graduated from The Bachelor Fine Arts in Dance! It’s been a long time since we’ve seen her

graduated from the Fine Arts faculty. Unfortunately, I do think that the luxury big private room is a little too much for us. Besides, I heard that the minimum consumption in that huge room is a million!” Rosa chimed in with her own opinion, smiling bitterly. “My current pay is around 10 thousand at most. I can only go there once if I stopped drinking and eating and instead, work my butt off for 10 years.” Rosa then turned around, facing Carl and asked, “Oh right!

small smile and replied to Rosa in a pretentious humble manner, “How am I doing? Nah. I’m doing so-so, just a shareholder of a tiny company. Annual income plus the bonus will be around 10 million dollars or so. I could only visit the big-sized private room in Lotus at

were this successful! You’re amazing!” Rachel responded in a surprising tone, “There are so many employees in my husband’s factory, but the net earning

and asked, “How about you, Hugh? You

only three stores, but now we’ve managed to expand to another seven stores. It’s enough for house expenses, I’d say.” Hugh was genuinely humble, not

gave a bitter smile and continued, “I haven’t attended my interview,

for you to apply for an assistant manager in the Drake family’s company. I heard that for this position, the monthly salary can be up to 20 to 30 thousand dollars!” Britney responded, smiling. “Not to mention, your lovely girlfriend is the supervisor of that company

Selena and continued in a mocking tone, “Well. You’ll never be as bad as

Let’s go to the big private room!

blink of an eye. Their jaws dropped and their

Lounge?” Rachel was taken aback. She started to doubt that she heard it wrongly. jackie wanted to go

suspicious of jackie’s words. ‘How could jackie request for the big room when

there? I want to listen to my wife playing the piano. We have to go

not going there! I’ll play piano for you when I’m free. Be a good boy for me, okay?” Selena rolled her

me? Have you ever seen a Porsche, Selena? You’ve already exposed yourself!” Dylan interrupted the

two Porsche 911s and that the price will be around 5 million for two. Don’t twist their words!” Rachel echoed in a sardonic tone, laughing uncontrollably. “They wouldn’t make such a shallow joke,

room! That big room of Lotus is for world class businessmen to have their business discussion. I don’t

grinned sardonically. “Stop pretending! I can’t bear it

“You have my respect for being the most pretentious couple, echoing

and said, “Selena Taylor, are you trying to prove that you’re doing better than I am? Do you really have to do so? Don’t you dare to think that we

the Taylor family, couldn’t find a job anywhere, and was forced to pick up trash for a living? Someone even saw you picking up trash with a kid! What now? Trying to fake your wealth in front of us? Is it so hard for

private room, ask me. I’m the richest and wealthiest here! Our family, the Lee family,

dropped and replied, icy-cold as she did so. “But that was before. Now I’m with jackie, and we both have proper jobs with medium range salaries. It’s not as bad as you think. It’s enough for us

Matt smirked. “What kind of

face. “You’re right. jackie is indeed a bodyguard right now, but he’s so much better than you anyway. Do you

forgot! You, too, have a job! Your job is to please Miss Britney, right? She’s the only daughter in the Lee family, and you’ll get all her money when you marry her, am I right?” She continued bluntly. “Tsk, tsk, tsk. I knew you pretty well back then.

223 “Bullsh*t!” Matt

was truly exasperated. “We love each other earnestly. It’s not your place to critique and destroy our relationship! What about yourself, huh? Married to a soldier must be

enough. Just a moment ago, he was willing to spend a million just to see me dancing! What do you think of that? It says that my man

within him. This was the

and theirs is just living under a roof together!” jackie was overly excited that he turned his face toward Selena

to plant a kiss on her cheek! The sight of Selena’s gorgeous face searing with blush harbored the jealousy in the others and further induced their poor self-esteem. Although jackie was a bodyguard and seemed like someone who

was seething inwardly. He recalled that during the one-year relationship with Selena back in university, Selena was so conservative that she had only let Matt hold her hand, let alone a small peck on her cheek. That was what made his fury spring to life and decided to sleep with Rachel; his childish

one million. Listen carefully: one million, minimum consumption. It also means that it might

He’s just a poor, stinky, and useless bodyguard. How much money will he have to treat us there? Moreover, it’s been only a few days since he returned

seeing that her boyfriend was hostile with the

a useless bodyguard with 20 million pay a month?

family on the earth can afford a 20 million bodyguard? Even the Drake family’s bodyguards aren’t paid such a high salary!” Britney was so angry that she could feel her resentment growing inside her like a tumor. She stepped forward and yelled, “Don’t think that

so happen to be the Drake family’s bodyguard, and for them to hire me for only 20

it be to say that the Drake family benefited from hiring a bodyguard for 20 million? If that was the case, it would

comical this is! A bodyguard for 20 million and they benefited from it? Please, they can hire a few hundred bodyguards with that kind

you taking the Drake family for a bunch of fools? Not even their commander gets paid that much, right?”

more offended than what they let on. They

paid. That was personally assured by Miss Tanya herself, so it can’t be a mistake!” Selena was incredibly furious as she originally

never have come. Since the situation had already progressed to the way it was, she had to fight for her pride. She had been very patient toward them from the start, yet she did not expect them to keep testing her patience by calling jackie a useless soldier. If

is true, okay?” Trevor chuckled. He then turned toward Selena and asked, “Didn’t you get a job as well? What job is that? Share it with us and let’s see if it’s better than the

was rather close with Trevor and Hugh when she was still studying back then, and she was only willing to come

of a manager’s assistant? 20, 30 thousand per month? What company is that

be a prominent company. It’s Drake Dynasty Real Estate under the Drake Group. Not to

his face as he pompously added,

that not the same company she was currently

a supervisor there as well, so my interview will go on smoothly. Besides, my resume is pretty impressive too. When they heard that I returned from overseas, who wouldn’t worship me? It doesn’t matter if I had wasted my life overseas or

of me boasting a little on my resume—would naturally win over people these days. Of course, my girlfriend is the supervisor there, so she can help

then added, “I heard that the procurement manager is a beautiful lady. However, she might’ve had an affair with the Drake family’s

smug

on the side. Was this manager he mentioned not

expression dimmed. She did not expect Sonia would say that about

and had worked there for a good number of years now. She should be the one getting promoted to the position of a manager, but that manager of theirs appeared out of nowhere. She’s attractive and dresses suggestively, so if she isn’t having an affair with the Drake family’s young master, would she even get

he was making that statement, he continued with a much more exciting statement, “The previous manager only had about a few hundred thousand dollars per month but when this manager enters, guess how much she makes a month? A monthly wage of over a million! Now you tell me: isn’t

making a living based on

was beyond furious as she gave him a

are you getting so worked up for?” Matt had a very

accusations. You’re asking for a beating!” jackie’s expressions dimmed

and signaled at him not

keep saying that people are asking for a beating for minor things.

violence,” he spoke. “If a single punch can’t, then two punches can

mind switching the room for me? I won’t be stingy on your tips

heard that, she was immediately delighted. “Thank you, Sir!” she

she was done, the waitress immediately led them to a different room. “This

too happy so soon, Miss. This man just so happens to be a veteran and now he’s working as a bodyguard. Do you genuinely

even gotten his paycheck yet, so I think he might not be able to foot the bill

into the elevator and arrived at the second floor together. From the second floor, everything on the first

looked

couple million just to listen to his wife play the piano. Someone who loved their wives this much would never lie!” the waitress replied with a smile. Since she had worked as a waitress here for

sweet tongue, your tips tonight won’t be lower than 10 thousand!” jackie

gasped after

way, she was only a supervisor yet she felt extremely exhausted. Yet, here jackie was: casually telling

so much,

would be the commissions they make from the alcohol they serve. Nonetheless, these commissions were very low. Adding that to their base salary, the

would be customers who gave them tips, yet getting 3 to 5 thousand as their tip

thousand dollars; waitresses like them were very insignificant to their eyes. If they enjoyed

woman left on him was positive. She basically would not say anything she should not on top of keeping

man you are,” he commented.

study much while you were abroad. You spend every day enjoying life there then boast about it when you return. You’re

out loud and said, “There isn’t much of a choice for that female manager. My girlfriend faked a preliminary interview and rejected everyone that came for that position, leaving only my resume and another girl’s resume. However, that girl doesn’t even exist. Till then,

be chosen. Besides, I had been abroad for some time, and that fake resume won’t be more outstanding than mine. So you can

more prideful he became. “This is called benefiting from having a mole on the inside. Do

beside her. She said, “That’s right, Rosa,

tiny company is depressing. Sometimes, they wouldn’t pay me for the overtime I did. I’m just a supervisor and yet I had to do a lot of things outside my job scope. Moreover, it’s construction work! Such meager pay. Now that I’ve paid my rent, I don’t have much left to save up after my meager budget for food

job, Rosa cracked a bitter smile as she said, “Supervisor on paper but

looked at Selena and said, “Selena, I remembered you being quite capable at work. Why don’t you come work for my company? I’ll talk to my manager to see if they’re able to offer you some work. Now that you’re exiled from the Taylor

It seemed Rosa cared about her a lot since she hoped

today was to ask everyone if any of you have any suitable job for her. However, since Selena mentioned she got a job earlier

to move things. If a pretty lady like you thinks it’s okay, then

a month. It doesn’t matter if she works or not, right? Does she even need to do

forgot about it!”

card, so just hold on to it first. The offer will be much better than your current job. I have faith in your abilities. You’re a

she could not be bothered to

grin appeared on Matt’s face. “Not bad; you can still recommend jobs to people. I didn’t expect you to be recruiting,

simply ignored him in silence as they made their way to their luxurious

luxury room? This is my first time

Yamaha! The screen

extremely excited after

“Not bad! Not bad!”

also

bill tonight. We won’t fork out a single penny!” Britney once again reminded jackie. She was interested to

carefreely. “Of course. Order to your heart’s content, guys!” he spoke. “Order anything, and we’ll have as much fun as

red wine right, and we’d be ordering the more expensive ones. Besides, the lowest one can spend here is a million. We’re not going to order anything too cheap!” Trevor got seated and started

then turned to his wife. “Honey,

was flustered in an instant. “I haven’t danced in years!” she squeaked. “Forget it, I’m too

playing? I haven’t played in years and I think I’ve even forgotten how to play!” Hugh let out a bitter chuckle and said, “If one wishes to dance while someone plays, both must be in sync. If they are, it’ll unite and become a beautiful symphony both

chuckling coldly as he stared at jackie. “If Selena dances, it wouldn’t be appropriate if we played the piano, right?

he’s the one playing, he

“Of course, someone here didn’t even have proper education. He could be playing a chaotic tune too,” Trevor mocked, to which everyone started laughing. “How else can

a mindless brute. How would he know a thing or

that jackie actually approached the piano, sat down, and

soldier; how could he possibly know how to

to people who understood them as it was something that could connect souls. How could one

but even if she was to dance majestically, she could never be in

very least. Only then could she forcefully dance with his

it. Everyone will be singing and drinking later anyway…” Selena laughed mirthlessly, her statement sounding more depressed than what she let on. Even in her eyes, there were shreds of disappointment and sadness

very long time, and she had almost forgotten that ‘Selena’ who used to dance so elegantly on the stage like a swan. She would feel different every time she got on stage to dance back then; it was as though the entire stage was hers and only hers. The cheers from the audience would make her

things of the past and she could no longer have the same feeling she felt from back then; the feeling of understanding the

swords and spears, so please don’t embarrass yourself with elegant things like holding

back then. It’d be a perfect performance if you play the piano and Selena dances. That’d be a perfect balance

but you’ve dated back then, no? Why

say, she said

touched the black and white keys;

jackie titter. Five years of battle

held regrets. It was being on the battlefield that he felt true friendship between his comrades.

endlessly. Soon, he found himself swimming in childhood memories as he immersed himself within that sacred ground. All of that turned into an orchestra of music

Britney was so shocked that her lower jaw almost fell to the ground. Was this brat not a takeout delivery boy that had gotten enlisted as

ordinary man back then, and if he could keep himself warm and fed, it would have made his day. How could he still have

made everyone feel as if they were floating mid-air. It soon picked up the pace and turned softer like

This… This is way better than our piano teacher back

electrified. That was how Maxim described music as it mainly focused on

a crow wept under the setting sun. This single song surprised everyone as their hearts were instantly touched, so much so that those images came alive in their minds. At that instant, they no longer perceived jackie as a mindless brute. No one else dared to think he knew nothing about music. Instead, they were the

was completely stunned. She never knew jackie’s piano playing had already reached

up and go!” Rosa nudged Selena

lowered and did a split while raising her body slightly, resembling the image

to merge into a single entity. With a counter spin of her legs, her body started to slowly get up as she was completely lost in the harmonic balance of music and dance, unable to escape. She had returned. Everything had returned. Selena felt like she had once again returned

and

started clapping, and everyone else could not help but applauded them

clapping. They were praising their duet, their emotions sincere from

A perfect performance, perfectly done!” Hugh was extremely emotional, at the brink of tears. “I’ve never expected even after graduating so many years

he repeated the

me well!” jackie smiled as he got

flustered as she rolled her eyes at jackie. However, her heart felt like it was slathered with a sweet

to grab a drink!” jackie smiled as plenty

now, we don’t want to embarrass ourselves!” Hugh waved his hand and he no longer dared to mention he was a music graduate

lost in the music earlier. “Good lord. After listening to that, I feel like money is merely worldly possession, so let’s all drink to our hearts’ content. Come on

waist chugged down a glass full of wine. It made him seem more like a mindless brute than jackie would ever

230 Rosa pulled

too. I don’t believe he’s just some grunt

to you now?” Selena chuckled humorously as it seemed this change

We’ve all graduated, and it’s been so long. I thought it’s all behind us now and we don’t care much about the past. I didn’t expect she could be this petty!” Rosa seemed to have understood something as

heart anyway,” Selena assured her. “Besides, I offended Rachel this morning,

get back. You

before she tugged on Selena’s arm. “Let’s go pick some songs to

was sitting next to Matt as she whispered to him, “Do you know how

can order more. F*ck it, I refuse to believe a veteran would be able to fork out that much money. We’ll spend a little more and when he can’t pay up, the owner here

in the way he spoke, and he glanced at jackie from across the room. jackie was nothing more than a veteran, and no one expected jackie would be able to marry Selena. Selena’s current figure seemed as though she had never given birth before. She was still as stunning as she was back then. Not to mention the way Selena looked when she danced. She

married to Selena. Even if he was not married to her, he might still end up dating Selena. A shame he could only be with Britney, whom he had no feelings for whatsoever. Dissatisfied was

and took a sip of red wine

extremely intricate display case in the hallway housing two bottles of red wine. Moreover, there were two servers

exited the washroom noticed Britney was staring at blank space in front of

has the money to actually foot the bill?” Britney frowned

“Impossible. Where does

hesitation, “He did

that dumb, right? This is the Lotus Bar and Lounge, and the owner is a member of a first-class aristocratic family. He isn’t going to dine and dash now, is he? Does he have a death wish?” After

as she was. “I doubt that jackie knows who the owner is, considering he’s just

came back, those who stayed for quite some time in their department would be able to get a good sum of money since they contributed to the country, and they’d be able to retire in glory. It seems jackie

that’s why he was so confident when he spoke. Moreover, he enrolled his child

million or two. Otherwise, those two wouldn’t come here in a cab!” Britney continued her breakdown, “Because that money didn’t come easy, and since jackie risked his life for that money, they spent meagerly. It’s just that they didn’t expect us to look down on them and jackie is known to act pretentiously. To stop his wife from getting bullied,

lady of a third-class aristocratic family for nothing!” Rachel chuckled immediately and sneered, “Since people

Selena is Matt’s

them struggling to pay the bill then be caught

bonded through their similar

both bottles of red wine. “Say, would those two bottles of red wine be expensive since they’re guarded by two

mean to say?” Rachel seemed to have

then swiftly approached the display case and asked the waiters, “Is this wine expensive? What are you guys standing guard here for? Is it only for people

bottles of red wine happen to be our establishment’s most

costs 6.66 million dollars and only less than 10 bottles exist in this world. Drinking a

“Perfect!”

as she immediately said, “Send a bottle

6.66 million; it’s too expensive!” Rachel gasped. “How can you order something this expensive?

himself: We can order anything we want. Besides, if we didn’t order a little more, how can

bottle isn’t enough…we’ll take both. I’m quite interested to taste what this establishment’s prized possession

14 million!” Rachel was flabbergasted. She wanted

you notice how he was acting earlier? He claims to be rich and told us to order anything we want so blatantly. This time, we have to teach this brat

away from where they initially stood and whispered, “This is an extremely

million a month? Didn’t he also say he bought two Porsches? Even we don’t have the heart to buy

with mocking laughter. “Failing to foot the bill will put them to great

chuckled before leading Rachel back to where those wine bottles were and said, “We’ve decided to have both bottles, so send it to Room 207! When you

bottles will add up to about 13 million. Are you sure you

if he had misheard them. No guests had ever ordered that wine for the two to three years the

million for a bottle of wine would not be worth

just open them when you bring them in. We were also like that when we ordered plenty of wine bottles previously!”

both Britney and Rachel returned to the room. It was jackie’s first time to come to a place like this. It was

you defending us and our country in the frontlines. This is my respect to you!” Hugh had a grin on his face as

“Thank you!” jackie smiled.

with him, he chugged down the wine

he also chugged the wine down

Dylan the alcoholic would also sit with them at this moment. “I didn’t expect your piano skills to be this good, jackie,” he started, “and you’re pretty handsome, too. I see now why a beauty like Selena would be

expect Dylan would say something like

drink with you. At least as gratitude to your treat. You’re treating me to drink in such a lavish spot. I personally can’t bear spending this much

face was flushed red from drinking too much. It seemed he was more talkative after some drinks. Matt was drinking alone on the other side of the room. He was chugging down wine after wine; he wanted nothing more

so much?” Britney spotted him the

50 thousand a bottle. F*ck it, I’ll keep asking for more wine after I’m done with this. Let’s see what

jackie on the side with a sinister

leaned to

response, a gasp escaping his lips. However, a shred of sinister intent flashed across his gaze and said, “Good. Let’s do that since he said it was on him anyway. I won’t help him even

especially when Rosa’s pay is only 10 thousand a month and has basically

her. He said, “You truly are

that’s not too certain. What if his monthly pay turns out to actually be 20 million dollars?” Britney took a sip of red wine before saying that while chuckling

a monthly wage of 20 million?

a bucket of ice and two bottles of red wine. After greeting them

did not notice what had happened as they were busy singing

had been serving them all this time noticed the bottles and frowned. After

return. Her expression turned bitter after she noticed Britney pouring a drink for

when she connected the dots to jackie and Selena being a married couple. However, she dared not approach them

the washroom. After some thought,

I should, but I

the pretty waitress decide to approach him. “I… I feel like you’re a kind person and I’m worried you might be toyed by people, so I

on his face. “Every scheme or plot will be useless in

His behavior made her giggle anxiously before she added, “Sir, I’m afraid you’ll need someone extremely powerful to back you up in addition to an extremely strong financial ability

14 million?” jackie’s

have no idea, don’t you?”

didn’t notice it then but when I looked at the bottles, I knew something was off. Those happen to be the most prized possessions

had to sneak out to ask my colleague, and they claimed they were ordered by those two women. Oh, that’s right… They were that

going to do? You didn’t know about it, and it seemed those two were messing with

much!” jackie scoffed and looked at the pretty waitress in front of him. “Thank you for telling me this. Don’t you worry. It’s only over 10 million,

if it’s n—no problem at all!” The waitress let out a sigh of relief. “I think you and your wife are pretty close together so I decided to tell you,”

kind praises!” jackie

the luxury rooms are allowed to watch. You guys can spectate later! Moreover, if any

of the ring is just too powerful! He’s from America, and the man is extremely huge and tall. I’m pretty sure he’s over two meters. Those few people who came forward

free bill. Some did it because he—an outsider—had murdered a few of our best fighters from our

killed before. The fight stops when one of them yields.

clenched her fists and gritted her teeth

jackie and the others could retire in glory. However, it seemed the Americans stepped foot on Daxia’s soil to stir up the occasional trouble. Since both countries signed a truce, minor frictions like these would naturally be ignored. Minor hiccups like these boxing matches, of course. After both parties signed a waiver, they could murder Daxians

listened to her, he could not hold himself back from swearing. “I

don’t. Good sir, I’m informing you because I wanted you guys to spectate since you had already spent this

“Sir, he’s too powerful and had

tried to talk him out of it. She was afraid that it would cost jackie

if I’m oblivious to

back to the room. “It seems our expenses will be

“But…he’s really…powerful!’

decision, she mumbled, “I shouldn’t have told him. He’s so loving to his wife… What if he dies

it was almost 11 o’clock, everyone felt like they had enough to

of red wine was amazing as both jackie and Selena drank a

of red wine have an incredibly distinct taste over the rest, and that’s

done speaking, she gasped and spoke in a slightly frightened tone, “Oh dear… Nothing’s

but don’t you worry; they’re not. Though, you’d know soon enough if there’s

stood up and was about to

boy, it’s about time. Did everyone have

places like these. I didn’t expect you, jackie, a bodyguard can afford to treat us here, in this place.

since your room happens to be the highest spender tonight and also broke the record of our Lotus Bar and

delighted as she said, “I didn’t mishear it, right? An 8.8 percent discount can save us a

on her. “That’s impossible though, right? We’ve only spent 1.3 million.

looks of things, people who came here were all spending on a million dollars budget, right? We merely spent a

he still won’t be able to pay the bill even after the 8.8 percent

at each other and were considerably worried if jackie had the money to pay the bill. If he did not, things

you mean 1.3 million? The total amount you guys have spent is 14.67 million. After the discount, it’d be 12.9 million. Our manager said he can round down the value, so all you guys have to pay is 12.9

“That’s right,

million. Even after adding a few bottles, it shouldn’t go past 1.5 million. How could it be this expensive?” Selena was flabbergasted,

Based on her current salary, she would not be able to pay this off even if she worked here for the rest

Did you forget?” The supervisor frowned and added, “You’re not

glass table before adding, “You ordered these signature bottles

who guarded the wine bottles. They were holding a few complimentary bottles they had

need to realize where you are right now. Listen to what people have to say about what

bottle? What…what alcohol is this?”

much different compared to the regular red wine when she drank them. She was just talking to

have been here for years, and they’ve never been sold. There are

supervisor smiled and began introducing the bottles. After that, she said, “You’ve ordered it, you’ve finished it,

Selena was left speechless. “When did we order it?

Matt could

was shocked as well. He grabbed the bottle and took a good look at it. “F*ck, this bottle is that expensive? I wasn’t really drinking wine; I was basically

real billionaires who were willing to splurge with their money, but it looks like they’re playing dumb

was serving jackie and the others stood aside with a dark expression. Did jackie not say

why aren’t you saying anything? You told us to order

could you order such expensive bottles? Aren’t you obviously trying to set us up?!” Selena was angry

something like this. Despite their altercation with the couple this morning, he had always looked down on people who used dirty

these two bottles. Is it wrong that we wanted to taste it?” Rachel scoffed. “If he couldn’t afford it in the first place, don’t pretend to be someone he’s not and ask

was dark. Their spending had gone over 10 million dollars, and if Selena and jackie were forced to stay behind, what would happen then? If they could not pay, they might pay with their

owner behind the scenes should not be offended at all. Even Hugh’s girlfriend was no longer speaking. She did

a scene at our Lotus Bar

clad in black shirts. “Our signature bottles have been there for long, and no one has ever ordered them. After you ordered them

said it yourself: we

the size of your bank account; don’t pretend to be someone you’re not in front of us!” Matt

you want to capture or kill anyone, get them!” Seeing the number of men in the room, Rachel was terrified. She distanced herself from the crowd right

Where can we find that much money? If only we knew, we wouldn’t have come here tonight. Some of these people are no longer the classmates from

million dollars at that moment; where would they find that kind of money? If they did run out of ideas, they