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.

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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.”

given the cars, jackie tacked on after he thought about it for a while. “These cars aren’t actually ours, either; they’re Miss Tanya’s. She just bought them to let us drive them, so basically they’re hers. We’re only given the chance to

is!” Selena managed an awkward smile. If her mother ever found out that jackie had used his money to buy two cars worth over 5 million,

his feet. He

family sure is rich. They let you two drive company cars, and they’re such luxurious

she spend to buy this?”

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it’s amazing. This is a car that

in total? My God, a rich man’s world is unimaginable!” Xena was

the upper class through Ben. After all, he was an aristocrat. Of course he had been chased out of the family,

are ours! They’ll be ours!” Fiona

even wealthier than the Four Major Families! It seems like Miss Tanya truly values the two of you, so I’m telling you to not do anything

hard, since Miss Tanya is so

Others won’t know the entire situation, so they’ll definitely believe you. We’ll

We’ll tell everyone that we bought it ourselves!” Selena looked at her husband and flashed him a

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 her son lived

Fiona and Andrew—as well as other members of the Taylor

money this afternoon, jackie?” Fiona raised the question when

no clues as of now. Miss Tanya called us by then and asked us to pick

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

a tight smile 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 and sing our hearts out in a

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

brother took the cars out

did they drive both off? They knew that I had to go for an appointment. Why couldn’t they have left one car for me? What should jackie and I do

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

speechless. jackie had put his life at risk on the battlefield to earn money for them, and he even bought her a luxury car so that she would be able to stand

she could do was flash a pained smile. “Looks like we can only call a

Who knew that you had such an

though he just thought of something as he added, “Oh, yeah. Did something happen between you and Rachel during

moment. “She always thought that she was prettier than me back

you. And she envied you because of that. So now that she’s married to a rich man, she’s trying to stamp out your presence!” jackie quickly picked up on the underlying message. “Don’t bother about

a kind smile before her gaze fell

some nicer clothes later on?

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

they walked out. They quickly hailed a cab and went straight

quite a few people had already gathered before the

a surprise for all of you today. Our class belle Selena Taylor—who had disappeared off the radar for a

in years. I

a woman of the Taylor family and had a knack for business. I remember how her results were always the best when we still studied together. She must be doing much better than us regular white-collar workers!” a woman spoke

A bespectacled man adjusted his glasses on the bridge

for the modern woman to get married, 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 ago,

heard the rumor

needs

Just that afternoon, although she and her husband had walked away unscathed from jackie at the kindergarten, the people they had

another pretty sum of money no matter what to appease them. The total amount she and her husband would have to

glum? Don’t tell

that Rachel seemed to have

Now I remember! You and Selena

then asked, “What’s wrong? Did you see her already? How is she now?

not dare to offend the other party anymore in the future.

over it for a while, she then commented, “Don’t talk about it anymore. I just met her family this morning while we 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: the Taylor family had

had been facing throughout these five years in detail first before she wrapped up her story. “So think about it: How much money would a jobless, trash-picker have? Her

still want the best kindergarten even though they have no money? It’s all talk! I wonder who they borrowed money from to pay the tuition fees!” Dylan also came to the gathering, his

university mates—the female ones in particular—all had splendid figures and had pretty attractive features too. His sour mood was lifted slightly

Never mind if they’re poor, but faking appearances too…” Rosa never thought that Selena would turn out like this. Not only did

“He’s

his sort always have violent tendencies. Heh… If

this. “No way… I hate violent

Selena doesn’t have a

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

vainpot!” Rosa sighed. It was a real pity that

had 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 up. She’s probably still not used to the poor man’s life even after five years, and she’s

the side, smoking silently. “Eh, Matt, why aren’t you saying anything?” she said. “Oh, I almost forgot… Selena was

speak such nonsense?” he responded. “How old is your kid now? Probably older than Selena’s, right? You’re already a mother, but why do

chivalrous man, speaking up for her. Don’t tell me that you like

not caring about Matt’s girlfriend who stood right beside

ex? Do you still like her?” The pretty young woman standing by his side huffed at

was from a well-to-do family and was considered a wealthy

would be regarded as trash no matter where he went. That was why he chose to live off his

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

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

lifted her chin,

“He’s here! Trevor’s here!”

this moment, Trevor—who had just returned from overseas—parked

bad, bro. Nice BMW!” Dylan instantly grinned when he

a BMW too? And his model isn’t as expensive as yours!” Hugh commented, not knowing whether to laugh or cry about

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

lot of orders these past two months. He might not be able to foot the bill if they ate and drank until it raked up to a few

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

time no see!” Trevor chuckled heartily as he walked

other in a long time. We’re gathered here today to welcome

smiled. “What happened? Your girlfriend isn’t

attend to tonight. That’s why she

wrong? Aren’t we all here? Why

beautiful woman hasn’t arrived yet. Want to take a lucky guess, Trevor?” Rachel spoke in a mysterious

for a while, and after racking his mind, he answered, “You’re already here…so the only other person who you

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

of Selena’s life to Trevor, who had just returned to

on the roadside.

outfit jackie had bought for her. She was already exuding elegance on her own; she seemed even more of

down from the car. The

sight of her ex. Back during

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

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

he gave a wry smile. It seemed that this was not going to be a

gave him a bitter smile. “Do you want to hear the whole story? We

nodded his head. “No need

before he met Selena was her business. Additionally, he clearly remembered what he saw—blood on the sheet—during their wedding night. It indicated that

it so wrong to use a cab?” Here, jackie paused for a bit before continuing, emphasizing

people are ill-mannered. It’s the first time I’ve met someone so 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 is the difference between us!” she said. “The others also drove here; Audis, BMWs. Don’t

What’s there to be sorry about?” jackie gave an unamused smile. “If you want to use cars as a measurement for wealth, then we’ll go get the two Porsche 911s that we have in our house. Doesn’t that mean we’re richer than you? Will you get on your knees and call me

“Porsche 911?”

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

kid for registration too,” she added. “You two can’t even afford an Alto, and you say that you have 911s? Tell me: how much did the Porsche

help but laugh when they

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

classmate who did not place

husband isn’t lying. We do have two 911s. We bought them in the afternoon, thinking that it

Whatever you say. Not like I’m going to sit in your car anytime soon!” It was obvious that

are here. What a coincidence!” jackie walked over to Dylan and Rachel. His eyes narrowed. “It

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 were just chit-chatting. We just told them that we ran into

rest of the group exchanged glances. Dylan was usually booming and boisterous, but now the factory manager seemed

she has a 911 and yet she doesn’t drive it here, what can we do?

a class reunion, why don’t we just go Dutch for today’s bill?

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 be awkward for Selena and jackie if they

out. Dylan is a factory manager, but it’s not easy for him to earn money too. We can’t just take advantage of his

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 earning

What about you two? It isn’t cheap here. You better think twice! Still, even if we call for a vote, you’d

go along with whatever 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

dinner tonight. After all, I haven’t treated your classmates to a meal after we married. This is the first time I’m meeting all of you, so I thought that I’d treat everyone this once. I

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

expected that woman to think he could not even foot the bill if they split it. What a joke! Never mind going Dutch: He could probably buy the

you wanted to do that, who are we to rob

fellow was making empty brags for the sake of his

dinner? True. You’re the husband of our class belle. It’s only natural that you treat us, having married such a beautiful woman!” The bespectacled man adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses. A coy smile played on his

was not easy for Dylan to make money, and now you think that it’s not easy for me to

These people wanted to

heard this, especially Britney.

us to dinner. He’s just generous. Anyway, you said it yourself; it’s your first time meeting us. This

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. Unfortunately, everyone had a terrible impression of both Selena and

right then. This meal is on me. Let’s go! Let’s drink to our heart’s content!”

this bar is pretty expensive. The least you’ll have to pay is 10 to 20 thousand dollars. I can’t say how high the bill will go. A few

would be scared sh*tless after he heard this, and he would not have the

replied blithely, “Rich young men? I’ve seen plenty of them. Ken Clark, Michael

as a wealthy young lady, but the Lee family was regarded as a second-rate blueblood

know that many aristocrats?” Dylan gulped. The light in his eyes as he

course, especially Ken Clark and Neil Hugo. I’ve beaten them up real good, though I haven’t touched Michael Wilson

had beaten up those two

If you walk on the streets and spot them from afar, that counts as ‘seeing’ them too. And did you really think that we’d believe

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

you’re being honest. You almost had me fooled, but we’re not idiots. It’s so easy to see that it’s impossible once you put some thought into it. You’re just a retired military man. Could you still be here talking to us, alive and well, if you really beat up the young masters of the

with the gold-rimmed glasses smiled, his eyes narrowing. “Oh dear. Never mind that Selena is now a prideful person who brags about things she doesn’t have—I never expected her husband to be an even greater braggart than her! You two are truly

them

happy did Carl say, “All right, all

“Sure, sure. Drink more!”

221 Britney encouraged them to drink up some more and looked at her boyfriend, Matt.

plastered on his face. “Definitely, my dear! I’ll listen

and Lounge. The lobby was on the first floor, and the atmosphere was lively. jackie and the others found a private room

between. Whatever happened outside the private room

menu is for your reference when you’re ordering snacks and alcohol!” A lovely server approached the group, showing the group her most beautiful smile. “There’s no time limit, so you may have fun here until the sunrise!”

can’t fit us all. Moreover, we really want to help to save some hard-earned money of yours, so we’ve no choice but to pick a medium-sized

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

with her own opinion, smiling bitterly. “My current pay is around 10 thousand at most.

“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 most 10 times in

goodness! I never thought that you 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 is also

and asked, “How about you, Hugh?

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

here!” Trevor gave a bitter smile and continued, “I haven’t attended my interview, so I’m kinda an

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 and can

the end of her speech, Britney cast her glance towards Selena and continued in a mocking tone, “Well. You’ll never be

that you knew how to dance and play the piano. Let’s go to the big private room! I want to see you dancing and playing the piano!” jackie said to Selena

moment ago went silent in a blink of an eye. Their

of Lotus Bar and Lounge?” Rachel was taken aback. She started to doubt that she heard it wrongly. jackie wanted to go to the room that had a

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

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

Be a good boy for me, okay?” Selena rolled her eyes at jackie, and continued, “We’ve already spent more than 5 million for two cars today! You think your wallet is

kidding me? Have you ever seen a Porsche, Selena? You’ve already exposed yourself!” Dylan interrupted the couple in a mocking tone. “You should at least see how fishes

5 million for two. Don’t twist their words!” Rachel echoed

spending power! If you really have 5 million, take it out and treat us tonight in this medium room! That big room of Lotus is for world class businessmen to have their business discussion.

“Stop pretending! I can’t

voiced out, “You have my respect for being

Do you really have to do so? Don’t you dare to think that we didn’t know what happened to you in the past few

for a living? Someone even saw you picking up trash with a kid! What now? Trying to fake your wealth in front

the big private room, ask me. I’m the richest and wealthiest here! Our family, the Lee family, is a third-class aristocrat family! A

face 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.

kind of job can you do? A

is indeed a bodyguard right now, but he’s so much better than you anyway. Do you have a job now?

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,

“Bullsh*t!”

earnestly. It’s not your place to critique and destroy our relationship! What about yourself, huh? Married to a soldier must be the most agonizing incident in your life! It’s such a waste that

to spend a million just to see me dancing! What do you think of that? It says that my man loves me more than anything and is willing to spend for me even if there’s only a hundred thousand in his bank account!” Selena chuckled as she spoke. She leaned toward jackie and held his hand

felt happiness blooming within him. This was the first time Selena initiated the

jackie was overly excited that he turned his

never thought that jackie, this sneaky yet adorable b*stard, would exploit this opportunity 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

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

private room then!” Matt gritted his teeth with anger, and before long, he sneered, “The minimum consumption in that room is one million. Listen carefully: one million, minimum consumption. It also means that it might exceed that

have to treat us there? Moreover, it’s been only a few days since he returned from the military, right? This bodyguard job is probably a new job, and he might not have gotten his first

with Matt delightfully, seeing that her boyfriend was hostile with the

useless bodyguard with 20 million pay a month? I really don’t understand what you’re bragging about when your salary is like a peanut next to my

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 I don’t understand the market. I belong to a third-class aristocrat family! I know exactly

happen to be the Drake

burst out laughing. How outrageous would it be to say that the Drake family benefited from hiring a bodyguard for 20 million? If that was the case, it would mean the family members were complete

they benefited from it? Please, they can

fools? Not even their commander gets paid

earlier was basically saying jackie was more impressive than them, and they were more offended than what they let on. They could not understand how a mere bodyguard could be better than them who made

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

would 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 it

a job as well? What job is that? Share it with us and let’s see if it’s better than

Hugh when she was still studying back then, and she was only willing to come this time mainly because of them both. She did not expect Trevor would come forward at this moment to target her

answer his question. Instead, she questioned him back. “You’re going for an interview tomorrow, right? For the position of a manager’s assistant? 20, 30 thousand per month? What company is that to have offered such high wages to an

be a prominent company. It’s Drake Dynasty Real Estate under the Drake Group. Not to mention, they’re currently in charge of a major project, the

as he pompously added,

the same company she was currently working in? “Which department manager’s assistant are you interviewing for?”

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

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

lady. However, she might’ve had an affair with the Drake family’s young

had a smug look

the side. Was this manager he

have any proof?” Selena’s expression dimmed. She did not expect Sonia would say that about her behind her

distant relative to the Drake family and had worked there for a good number of years now. She should be the one getting promoted to

how much she makes a month? A monthly wage of

living based

anyone is exactly like you?” Selena was

are you getting so worked up for?” Matt had

asking for a beating!” jackie’s expressions dimmed

shook her head and signaled at him not to

asking for a beating for minor things. Do you think that everything can be solved with violence? You have to use your head next time!” Hugh’s girlfriend rolled her eyes

everything can be solved through violence,” he

he immediately spoke to the waitress, “Hey, lady, mind switching the room for me? I won’t be stingy on your tips later

was immediately

led them to a different room.

This man just so happens to be a veteran and now he’s

even gotten his paycheck yet, so I think

arrived at the second floor together. From the second floor, everything on the first floor could be observed. The second floor encircled the entire perimeter and its middle portion

looked like

who loved their wives this much would never lie!” the

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

dollars?” Rosa gasped after hearing that; jackie must

it in a much better way, she was only a supervisor yet she felt extremely exhausted. Yet, here jackie was: casually telling the waitress that he would give her 10 thousand as her tip. That was

you so much,

alcohol they serve. Nonetheless, these commissions were very low. Adding that to their base salary, the total was

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

if their guests were some young masters from second or third-class aristocratic families, a generous tip from them would be about 2 to 3 thousand dollars; waitresses like them were very insignificant

it!” jackie smiled; the impression the woman left on him was positive. She basically would not say anything she should not

chuckled. “A boastful man you are,” he commented. “The

to pick on jackie, Selena smiled and said, “Trevor, you said it yourself earlier: You didn’t study much while you were abroad. You spend every day enjoying life there then boast about it when you return. You’re telling me that you want to work as that manager’s assistant with that behavior? I think you’re a little too

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

means I’m the only one left to be chosen. Besides, I had been abroad for some time, and that fake resume won’t be more outstanding

became. “This is called benefiting from having a mole on the

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

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

a bitter smile as she said, “Supervisor on paper but in reality, I’m busier

was done speaking, she 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 family, you’re no longer the lady you once

about her a lot since she hoped that Selena could have a better life for

spoke out, “Yeah, my purpose of inviting Selena out today was to ask everyone if any of you have any suitable job for

pretty lady like you thinks it’s okay, then

before mocking her intentionally, “What are you talking about? Her husband makes 20 million a month. It doesn’t

I almost forgot about it!” Dylan

hold on to it first. The

Selena was on her high horse again. Still, she could not be bothered to expose her so

people. I didn’t expect you to be recruiting, judging from the look of things. Your job isn’t too

in silence as they made their way

This is my first time here… It’s so

piano here is a Yamaha!

excited after inspecting every

“Not bad! Not bad!”

also

a single penny!” Britney once again reminded jackie. She was interested to see how long jackie

anything, and we’ll have as much fun as we can! Besides,

be ordering the more expensive ones. Besides, the

his wife. “Honey,

was flustered in an instant. “I haven’t danced in years!” she

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

stared at jackie. “If Selena dances, it wouldn’t be appropriate if we played the piano, right? Someone would be jealous

one playing, he wouldn’t

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

was nothing more than a mindless brute. How would

did they anticipate that jackie actually approached the piano, sat down, and said, “Honey, I’ll play and

he possibly know

extremely sacred to people who understood them as it was something that could

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

at the very least. Only then could

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

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

the same feeling she felt from back then; the

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

impressive back then. It’d be a perfect performance if you play the

but you’ve dated back then, no? Why don’t you

said all that

simply ignored her as he gently touched the black and

of battle had almost

fighting on the battlefield to defend the borders. Of course, times have changed and he no longer held regrets. It was being on the battlefield that he felt true friendship between his comrades. He felt the fighting spirit between his comrades. If it were not for the countless near-death encounters in the last five years, he would not have been honed into such a sharp

in childhood memories as he immersed himself within that sacred ground. All of that

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 a soldier for five years? Surely

himself warm and fed, it would have made his day. How could he still have the time

here jackie was. His fingers seemed to be moving on its own and the harmonic tone made everyone feel as if they were floating mid-air. It soon picked up the pace and turned

This is way better than our piano teacher back then. He’s amazing!”

playing the Croatian Rhapsody!” Rachel was electrified. That was how Maxim

This single song surprised everyone as their hearts were instantly touched, so much so that those images came alive in their minds.

jackie’s piano playing had already reached

go!” Rosa nudged Selena

then did Selena eventually settle back into reality. Selena then gracefully lowered and did a split while raising her body

moment, both music and dance started 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

dance concluded! Everyone was entranced, and they stayed that way for

was magnificent!” Dylan suddenly started clapping, and everyone else could

mattered how much they looked down on jackie before; all of them were clapping. They were praising their duet, their emotions sincere from their hearts and free from

was amazing. A perfect performance, perfectly done!” Hugh was extremely emotional, at the brink of tears. “I’ve never expected even after graduating so many years ago, I’d still be able to hear such a powerful piece of music and witness such a perfect dance,” he gushed. “Both aspects were perfectly

so emotional, he repeated the

me well!” jackie smiled

eyes at jackie. However, her heart felt like it was slathered with a sweet essence as though

want to grab a drink!” jackie smiled as plenty of snacks and red wine

just now, we don’t want to embarrass ourselves!” Hugh waved his hand and

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

chugged down a glass full of wine.

Rosa pulled Selena to

husband was a mindless brute and I genuinely believed them,” Rosa whispered. “I didn’t expect him to know how to play the piano, and he played it so well too. I don’t believe he’s just some grunt anymore… Anyone who knows how to play the piano can never be a mindless brute!” she added. “I think he’s a well-versed person as he knows how to fight and play the

become god-like to you now?” Selena chuckled humorously as it seemed this change in attitude

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

Selena assured her. “Besides, I offended Rachel this morning, so her trying

smile before adding, “Consider my offer well when you get back. You can help me out in my company since we

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

sitting next to Matt as she whispered to him, “Do you know how much in total

veteran would be able to fork out that much money. We’ll spend

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 looked like a pure

have been the one 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

is doomed!” Britney chuckled and took a sip of red wine from

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

looking at?” Rachel who had just exited the washroom noticed Britney was staring at blank space in front of her.

the money to actually foot the

Where does his money

spoke without hesitation, “He did it for his

isn’t going to dine and

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

make a much better point!” Britney nodded then swiftly said, “Hey, I heard when those veterans came back, those who stayed for quite some time in their department would be able to

continued, “So that’s why he was so confident when he spoke. Moreover,

should only be a 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

family for nothing!” Rachel chuckled immediately and sneered, “Since people like him loved to pretend, we’ll allow him to. Besides, we’ve spent so much of his money, it might hurt him

to pay our bills tonight?” she fretted. “Also, Selena is Matt’s ex-girlfriend and I just can’t stand that woman. I don’t want them to walk out of Lotus Bar and Lounge today, so we can’t let them

do when they have money?” Rachel sighed. “I too wish to see them struggling to pay the bill then be caught by the boss and, heck, might even get beaten to a pulp,”

bonded through

would those two bottles of red wine be expensive since they’re guarded by

to say?” Rachel seemed to have thought of something as her

approached the display case and asked the waiters, “Is this wine expensive?

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

then concluded, “This bottle costs 6.66 million dollars and only less than 10 bottles

“Perfect!”

gaze as

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

replied, “What are you afraid of? He said it himself: We can order anything we want. Besides, if we didn’t order a

isn’t enough…we’ll take

bottles? That’ll be over 13 million including the 1.3 million earlier. Oh, good lord, it’s too expensive… It’s over 14 million!” Rachel was flabbergasted. She wanted jackie to be in a tough spot and also wanted him to be embarrassed silly, but… Would spending over 14 million not

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 a very

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

“That reminds me… Didn’t he mention he makes 20 million a month? Didn’t he also say he bought two Porsches? Even we don’t have the heart to buy one and he bought the 911 model. This time, he’s in for a world of bad

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

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 arrive, you don’t need to ask a thing; just open

bottles will add up to about 13 million. Are you sure you want to open both bottles at

already startled and wondered if he had misheard them. No guests had ever ordered that wine for the two to three years the bottles were placed

million

bring them in. We were also like that when we ordered plenty of wine bottles previously!” Britney nodded with a

It was jackie’s first time to come to a place like this. It was a one-of-a-kind way to enjoy life and listen to Selena’s sweet voice

be a toast for you defending us and our country in the frontlines. This is my respect to you!” Hugh had a

“Thank you!” jackie smiled.

clinking glasses with him, he chugged down the wine

he also chugged the wine down with a single

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 your wife! Although I hated you this morning, you have my

expect Dylan would say something like that after

you. At least as gratitude to your treat. You’re treating me to

talkative after some drinks. Matt was drinking alone on the other side of the room. He was chugging down wine after

Why are you drinking so much?” Britney spotted him the moment she returned and

just love being pretentious? This wine I’m drinking costs 50 thousand a bottle. F*ck it, I’ll keep asking for more wine after

jackie on the side

leaned to Matt’s ear and whispered everything to

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

beg us to split the bill with him later.” Britney cackled out loud and bragged, “No one will agree to it, especially when Rosa’s pay is only 10 thousand a month and has basically

handing it to her.

too certain. What if his monthly pay turns out to actually be 20 million

a fool would believe him. A mere bodyguard could have a monthly wage of 20 million? Do you take the Drake family

waiter brought in a bucket of ice and two bottles of red wine. After greeting them with a polite smile, the waiter opened both bottles of wine

soon got out. jackie and the others did not notice what had happened as they were busy singing and

them all this time

not take her long to return. Her expression turned bitter after she

bottles of wine. She felt something was amiss when she connected the dots to jackie and Selena being a married couple. However, she dared not approach them to say much. All she could do was stand on the

jackie went out to use the washroom. After some thought, the waitress

I should, but I want to inform you of

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

he quickly recovered with a smile on his face. “Every scheme or plot will be useless in the face of true power! Tell me:

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

you mean 14 million?” jackie’s

no

Those that were claimed as extra orders? I 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 of our establishment. It’s 6.66 million

had to sneak out to ask my colleague, and they claimed they were ordered

frowned and nervously asked, “What are you going to do? You didn’t know about it,

waitress in front of him. “Thank you for telling me this. Don’t you worry.

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,” she explained. “Also, your piano performance earlier was very good. It was my first time listening

at her praise. “Thank you for your kind praises!”

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

any means—register for the challenge. The champion of the ring is just too powerful! He’s from America, and the man is extremely huge and tall. I’m pretty

sigh escaped her lips. “Some people didn’t take the challenge for the free bill. Some did it because he—an outsider—had murdered a few of our best fighters from our Daxia. They were very

nth time and said, “That American is too scummy. Although everyone signed a waiver before each challenge, no one had been killed before. The fight stops when one of

gritted her teeth just by

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

from swearing. “I have to join. I’m pretty sure he did all of

you guys to spectate since you had already spent this much, so you have the right to watch the match on the third

235 “Sir, he’s too powerful

waitress frantically tried to talk him out of it. She was afraid

fine if I’m oblivious to it but since I already know now, that

cold statement before striding back to the room. “It seems our expenses will be saved,” he spoke as his figure retreated back into

“But…he’s really…powerful!’

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

11 o’clock, everyone felt

of both bottles of red wine was amazing as both jackie and Selena

like these two bottles of red wine have an incredibly distinct taste over the rest, and that’s strange. What’s stranger is that Rachel seemed to have come to her senses and helped pour us

“Oh dear… Nothing’s wrong with these two bottles,

felt awkward as he cracked a suppressed laugh. “Honey, I didn’t expect your imagination would be this big, but don’t you worry; they’re not. Though, you’d know

and was about

time. Did everyone

like these. I didn’t expect you,

in the room. He said, “Ladies and gentlemen, since your room happens to be the highest spender tonight and also broke the record of our Lotus Bar and Lounge in the ten years since we’ve opened, our

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

long as realization dawned on her. “That’s impossible though, right? We’ve only spent 1.3 million. Isn’t

things, people who came here were all spending on a million dollars budget, right? We merely spent a little more than that, and we

even after the 8.8 percent discount!” Britney scoffed as

had the money to pay the

have spent is 14.67 million. After the discount, it’d be 12.9 million. Our manager said he can round down the

and took out a few bottles of red wine. “That’s right, these are your gifts,” he spoke. “You guys can

it shouldn’t go past 1.5 million. How could it be this expensive?” Selena was flabbergasted, but the shock slowly sizzled into anger. “I think you’re scamming us; maybe you mixed it up yourselves,”

that much!” Rosa was shaken as well. Based on

The supervisor frowned and added, “You’re not

on the glass table before adding, “You

bottles. They

and said, “You need to realize where you are right now. Listen to what people have to say about

is

red wine when she drank them. She was

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

bottles. After that, she said, “You’ve ordered it, you’ve finished it, so

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

Selena’s worried look, Rachel, Britney, and Matt could

the bottle and took a good look at it. “F*ck, this

manager here and get a few more people; these people drank the signature bottles. I thought I bumped into real billionaires who were willing to splurge with their money, but it looks like they’re playing dumb here,

was serving jackie and the others stood aside with a dark expression. Did jackie

pulled out a cigarette to light it, Britney sneered, “ jackie, why aren’t you saying anything? You told us to order anything we wanted. Rachel and I ordered these bottles.

order such expensive bottles? Aren’t you obviously trying to

that his spouse would do something like this. Despite their altercation with the couple this morning, he had always looked down

that we wanted to taste it?” Rachel scoffed. “If he couldn’t afford it in the first place, don’t pretend

well?” Hugh’s face was dark. Their spending had gone over 10 million dollars, and if Selena and jackie were forced to stay behind, what would happen then?

be offended at all. Even Hugh’s girlfriend was no longer speaking. She did not expect that the others would order

making a scene at

you ordered them and finished them, you’re trying to not pay for it? We were planning to give you

it yourself: we

be someone you’re not in front of us!”

the hosts, we’re just his guests, and this has nothing to do with us. If 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

much money? If only we knew, we wouldn’t have come here tonight. Some of these people are no longer the classmates from way back then. I think they’ve

restaurant was demanding over 10 million dollars at that moment; where would they find that kind of money? If they did