When I looked up and saw Isabella waving in the car, I put away my mobile phone and walked toward her.As soon as I got into the car, she asked, "David, you told me this morning that you needed my help. What's it?"I smiled and filled her in on my plan, hoping that she would not tell Kate the truth if Kate asked her whether or not I was truly broke.Isabella readily agreed to do me a favor. After all, the only thing she had to do was keep the secret, which was a piece of cake.Soon, we arrived at the home of the Moraleses. Isabella's parents were waiting for us at the door with bright smiles on their faces.The person in charge of the charity ball had widely publicized the fact that I was wealthy. As a result, almost everybody in Larsburg knew who I was, though I had never met them.I shook my head in dismay at the way Isabella's parents were behaving. I was certain that they would not be so nice to me if I were really a poor guy. Even so, out of courte

I was stunned upon hearing her words, and my eyes moistened.It turned out that I was mistaken. Kate really had feelings for me. She was not with me just for my money as I had thought.There were few people on the subway. After Kate sat me down, she kept frowning, apparently contemplating something. It worried me a little.After a while, she seemed to have come to a decision and turned to look at me."David, no matter what my mother says when we get home, just ignore her and go straight into my room. We can rent a house and live together once I receive all of the funds from my deposit account. We can think of going back after we have a baby. That way, I'm sure my mother will no longer berate you for the sake of her grandchild."I smiled, a wave of feelings washed over me because I realized I almost missed the opportunity of being with the woman I loved the most."It's fine. I can bear it. I've gotten used to it in the past two years."Kate opened h

I returned to the café, the joy evident on my face.Kate asked with a smile, "What makes you so happy?"She knew about my father's illnesses, so I did not hide anything from her and told her that a famous doctor would be visiting the Firenze Hospital.I had thought that I would go back to the villa with Kate today and set off tomorrow. Unexpectedly, she said excitedly, "Great! Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go to the hospital to pick your... our father up. Then we can drive to Firenze."Kate wanted to say we should pick up my father as soon as possible, but later she changed her words, saying that it was our father, which made me think that she was finally regarding herself as my wife, although we had long been married."The doctor will arrive in Firenze tomorrow, there’s no need to hurry, right? How about we set off tomorrow?" I asked hesitantly.Kate rolled her eyes with particular displeasure."Don't be silly. I'm sure

"Hello, who's it?" Zoe's pleasant voice came from the other end of the line."Hello, Miss Jones. I'm David Wayne. Please allow me to be blunt and get straight to the point. If I give you one million dollars, could you help me fire a person and make her unable to stay in Firenze?""Hmm? Mr. Wayne, what do you mean by that? Did someone offend you?" Zoe asked back in a hushed tone, appearing to be confused."Cut the crap! Just tell me whether or not you can do it," I growled impatiently, unable to suppress my anger anymore."Calm down! Mr. Wayne, could you please tell me where you're now? Let's talk about it when we meet," Zoe seemed to feel my wrath and responded in a soft tone.I gave Zoe the name of the store, and then I hung up the phone.Exactly at that moment, a middle-aged, overweight man emerged from a corner of the store. He had been in the middle of doing something nasty but was distracted by the commotion, and it was clear that this infuriated h

Lucas became agitated and growled with his eyes wide open. Then he said, "Who do you not forgive, dude? It is their fault, but they have apologized. If you need money, I can provide it. Don't go too far, please.""Go too far? Did you ever think it was too much when your brother tried to hurt me? I could tell you didn't actually kick your brother right now. Of course, money can be used to solve the problem. Give me twenty million dollars, and I'll let that woman and your brother go.""Twenty million dollars? How about robbing a bank? Let me tell you something. A desperate rabbit also bites. Don't put too much pressure on me." Lucas' eyes reddened, the spiderweb of blood vessels in them plainly visible.Larry and Zoe were both taken aback by my words."Is twenty million dollars a lot of money? Aren't you wealthy? Don't you want to use money to solve the problem? Fuck off if you can't afford twenty million dollars! I've never been afraid of being bitten by a rabbit,