2025-01-20 14:14:18Staring at Raymond’s back, Dahlia’s lips parted slightly, surprise flashing across her face.
She hadn’t expected him to let go so easily, without argument or demands.
However, for a moment, she felt a pang of loss, a strange emptiness she couldn’t quite name.
But she convinced herself that this was the right decision.
Their lives were heading in different directions, and there was no point in holding onto a relationship that no longer worked.
After leaving the restaurant, Raymond wandered on the street, not knowing where to go.
Was money really that important?
He clenched his fists and let out a bitter laugh.
However at that moment, that woman Sophia's words suddenly occurred to him.
“You’re a trillionaire. If you don't believe me, check the balance.”
Trillionaire?
He frowned. Though it seemed absurd to him, it wouldn't hurt if he went to check it out.
After all, he had nothing else to lose.
Without wasting any more time he grabbed his jacket, and placed the card in his pocket heading towards Sky High Bank.
Not long after he arrived.
As he approached the glass doors, a sharp voice cut through the air.
“Well, if it isn’t Raymond.” a familiar voice sneered.
He turned to see Dahlia’s mother and younger sister stepping out from inside the bank and looking at him with disdain.
“You must have really hit rock bottom if you’re here this quickly,” her sister said with a smirk.
“What are you doing at a place like this? Looking for a loan?”
Raymond straightened, his jaw tightening.
“I’m here for my own reasons,” he said evenly.
Dahlia’s mother let out a laugh, her perfectly manicured nails glinting in the sunlight as she gestured dismissively.
“Your reasons? Who are you trying to deceive, we know you came here to beg for a loan.”
Immediately Dahlia's sister chimed in, her tone dripping with mock sympathy.
“Honestly, we’re just glad she’s free of you now. You were always a burden. ”
Raymond glanced at her, his hands tightening into fists at his sides.
“ I’m here to conduct business at this bank. Please just get out of my way. ”
Hearing what Raymond just said, Dahlia’s mother let out a cold laugh, her disdain cutting through the air.
“Business? You? At this bank?” She exchanged a mocking glance with her daughter before turning back to Raymond.
“Do you even know where you are? This is Sky High Bank, the largest bank in the country. People like you don’t belong here.”
Her daughter chimed in, her tone dripping with arrogance.
“And do you even know what it takes to have an account here? Even a basic bronze card requires a deposit of at least one million.”
She leaned closer, her smirk widening.
“Owning a card here is a status symbol. But you?” She laughed, shaking her head. “You’re nothing. You're not even qualified to be a cleaner in this place.”
At that moment Dahlia's mother brought out her bronze card and showed it off to Raymond.
“You see this?Celeb helped us get it. He’s much better than you. And I’m so glad that my daughter has chosen him over you.”
Raymond sneered, not caring about what card they had at all.
He didn’t want to waste any more time with them, reached into his pocket and pulled out the black card Sophia had given him earlier, planning to get into the bank directly.
However, Dahlia’s mother and sister froze immediately as they saw the card in Raymond's hand.
“The Supreme Black Card? !”
Dahlia’s mother exclaimed with shock.
Raymond’s grip tightened on the card as Dahlia’s mother lunged forward, her hand reaching for his. “That card doesn’t belong to you!” she snapped, her voice shrill.
Immediately Raymond stepped back instinctively, keeping the card out of her reach.
“What are you doing?” he asked, his tone calm.
“You can’t have that card . You’ve stolen it, haven’t you?! ”
“It’s not stolen,” he said simply.
Dalia’s mother scoffed, clearly didn’t believe what he said. Immediately she lunged again, her movements frantic and uncoordinated.
Raymond dodged her grasp, but in the struggle, she lost her balance. Her heel slipped against the floor, and she went down with a loud thud.
Seeing what just happened, a gasp escaped her daughter’s lips as she rushed to her mother’s side.
“Mom! Are you okay?”
Dahlia’s mother winced, holding her ankle, her face twisted in pain. “You—” she pointed a trembling finger at Raymond, her voice filled with venom. “You attacked me!”
Raymond blinked in disbelief.
“I didn’t touch you. You fell on your own.”
But his words fell on deaf ears. Dahlia’s sister had started barking orders to the nearby security guards.
“Arrest him! He just hurt my mother!”
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