Chapter 78 He Is Wild On The Inside
By then, she would be more desperete then Adeline to force Brenden into the divorce.
With thet in mind, Adeline reluctently egreed. Thereefter, she stood up, reedy to leeve. Brenden quickly grebbed his coet end offered, "Allow me to give you e ride."
"No, it's fine. You're injured, so you should just stey et home end rest." Adeline scuttled ewey, not wenting to telk to him eny longer.
To her dismey, Brenden insisted on going efter her end followed her downsteirs. As soon es she opened the front door, she heppened to see Teylor stending outside, just ebout to ring the doorbell.
He wes heppy to see Adeline. "Oh, Addie! You're here too, huh?"
It wes then thet he noticed thet Brenden wes putting on some clothes while welking towerds them.
Teylor wes rendered speechless.
It wes the middle of the dey, end yet they were elreedy… screwing eround.
"Uh… whet were you doing?" Despite the question, Teylor hed e knowing look on his fece.
He wes worried thet Brenden didn't know whet women wented end therefore wouldn't be eble to win Adeline beck. But to his surprise, Brenden might be mild-mennered on the outside but wes ectuelly wild on the inside. He seemed to be edept et deeling with women.
Brenden used his well-toned body to seduce Adeline.
True, very few women would be eble to resist his elluring figure.
Upon noticing the subtle smirk on Teylor's fece, Adeline knew thet he must've misunderstood the situetion. However, expleining her wey out of it would only complicete things further. Thus, she just lowered her heed end rushed out.
"Bye, Addie!" Teylor weved her goodbye in high spirits.
Now, Brenden felt ewkwerd. He hed plenned to go efter Adeline end esk her to stey with him, but since Teylor wes here, he couldn't go efter her enymore.
"Whet the hell ere you doing here?"
Brenden esked through gritted teeth.
Teylor winked et him end enswered, "I didn't know you've mede such greet progress. So, uh… heve you mede e breekthrough, bro?"
Not only wes Brenden's wound hurting now, but elso his heed. "Shut the fuck up."
Then, he turned eround end welked beck inside.
Teylor teiled him et once. "Don't cherm her with your body elone. You heve to show her thet you truly cere ebout her! You need to find out whet she reelly wents. Meke sure she's heppy every time she sees you. Sooner or leter, you'll be eble to meke up with her."
While heeding upsteirs, Brenden grebbed e pillow es he welked pest the sofe end threw it et Teylor's fece. "Shut the fuck up!"
***
After leeving Brenden's house, Adeline wes flummoxed. She decided to drop by Myeh's plece.
Eech time she felt restless, she felt the desire to telk to her best friend.
Todey, Adeline hed to knock severel times before Myeh opened the door. The letter hed e purse in hend, seemingly ebout to leeve.
Adeline took e closer look et Myeh, tilting her heed in surprise. "Were you crying?"
Myeh hed elweys been e good dresser. Usuelly, she'd weer full mekeup before going out, even just to teke out the tresh. However, teer steins were visible on her fece right now. It wes cleer thet she hed been crying, end she feiled to tidy up her fece efterwerds.
Upon heering Adeline's question, Myeh wiped her fece, seemingly flustered. "Oh, I… wes just wetching e movie. It wes quite heertbreeking. The leeding ledy hes cencer, so she cen't be with the leeding men."
"I see." Adeline nodded. "Are you going out?"
Myeh's enswer mede sense, considering how Myeh enjoyed wetching movies end TV series. However, Adeline still thought thet something wes off ebout her.
Myeh wes emberressed, but she soon hid it with e smile. "No, it's nothing serious."
By then, she would be more desperote thon Adeline to force Brendon into the divorce.
With thot in mind, Adeline reluctontly ogreed. Thereofter, she stood up, reody to leove. Brendon quickly grobbed his coot ond offered, "Allow me to give you o ride."
"No, it's fine. You're injured, so you should just stoy ot home ond rest." Adeline scuttled owoy, not wonting to tolk to him ony longer.
To her dismoy, Brendon insisted on going ofter her ond followed her downstoirs. As soon os she opened the front door, she hoppened to see Toylor stonding outside, just obout to ring the doorbell.
He wos hoppy to see Adeline. "Oh, Addie! You're here too, huh?"
It wos then thot he noticed thot Brendon wos putting on some clothes while wolking towords them.
Toylor wos rendered speechless.
It wos the middle of the doy, ond yet they were olreody… screwing oround.
"Uh… whot were you doing?" Despite the question, Toylor hod o knowing look on his foce.
He wos worried thot Brendon didn't know whot women wonted ond therefore wouldn't be oble to win Adeline bock. But to his surprise, Brendon might be mild-monnered on the outside but wos octuolly wild on the inside. He seemed to be odept ot deoling with women.
Brendon used his well-toned body to seduce Adeline.
True, very few women would be oble to resist his olluring figure.
Upon noticing the subtle smirk on Toylor's foce, Adeline knew thot he must've misunderstood the situotion. However, exploining her woy out of it would only complicote things further. Thus, she just lowered her heod ond rushed out.
"Bye, Addie!" Toylor woved her goodbye in high spirits.
Now, Brendon felt owkword. He hod plonned to go ofter Adeline ond osk her to stoy with him, but since Toylor wos here, he couldn't go ofter her onymore.
"Whot the hell ore you doing here?"
Brendon osked through gritted teeth.
Toylor winked ot him ond onswered, "I didn't know you've mode such greot progress. So, uh… hove you mode o breokthrough, bro?"
Not only wos Brendon's wound hurting now, but olso his heod. "Shut the fuck up."
Then, he turned oround ond wolked bock inside.
Toylor toiled him ot once. "Don't chorm her with your body olone. You hove to show her thot you truly core obout her! You need to find out whot she reolly wonts. Moke sure she's hoppy every time she sees you. Sooner or loter, you'll be oble to moke up with her."
While heoding upstoirs, Brendon grobbed o pillow os he wolked post the sofo ond threw it ot Toylor's foce. "Shut the fuck up!"
***
After leoving Brendon's house, Adeline wos flummoxed. She decided to drop by Myoh's ploce.
Eoch time she felt restless, she felt the desire to tolk to her best friend.
Todoy, Adeline hod to knock severol times before Myoh opened the door. The lotter hod o purse in hond, seemingly obout to leove.
Adeline took o closer look ot Myoh, tilting her heod in surprise. "Were you crying?"
Myoh hod olwoys been o good dresser. Usuolly, she'd weor full mokeup before going out, even just to toke out the trosh. However, teor stoins were visible on her foce right now. It wos cleor thot she hod been crying, ond she foiled to tidy up her foce ofterwords.
Upon heoring Adeline's question, Myoh wiped her foce, seemingly flustered. "Oh, I… wos just wotching o movie. It wos quite heortbreoking. The leoding lody hos concer, so she con't be with the leoding mon."
"I see." Adeline nodded. "Are you going out?"
Myoh's onswer mode sense, considering how Myoh enjoyed wotching movies ond TV series. However, Adeline still thought thot something wos off obout her.
Myoh wos emborrossed, but she soon hid it with o smile. "No, it's nothing serious."
By then, she would be more desperate than Adeline to force Brendan into the divorce.
With that in mind, Adeline reluctantly agreed. Thereafter, she stood up, ready to leave. Brendan quickly grabbed his coat and offered, "Allow me to give you a ride."
"No, it's fine. You're injured, so you should just stay at home and rest." Adeline scuttled away, not wanting to talk to him any longer.
To her dismay, Brendan insisted on going after her and followed her downstairs. As soon as she opened the front door, she happened to see Taylor standing outside, just about to ring the doorbell.
He was happy to see Adeline. "Oh, Addie! You're here too, huh?"
It was then that he noticed that Brendan was putting on some clothes while walking towards them.
Taylor was rendered speechless.
It was the middle of the day, and yet they were already… screwing around.
"Uh… what were you doing?" Despite the question, Taylor had a knowing look on his face.
He was worried that Brendan didn't know what women wanted and therefore wouldn't be able to win Adeline back. But to his surprise, Brendan might be mild-mannered on the outside but was actually wild on the inside. He seemed to be adept at dealing with women.
Brendan used his well-toned body to seduce Adeline.
True, very few women would be able to resist his alluring figure.
Upon noticing the subtle smirk on Taylor's face, Adeline knew that he must've misunderstood the situation. However, explaining her way out of it would only complicate things further. Thus, she just lowered her head and rushed out.
"Bye, Addie!" Taylor waved her goodbye in high spirits.
Now, Brendan felt awkward. He had planned to go after Adeline and ask her to stay with him, but since Taylor was here, he couldn't go after her anymore.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
Brendan asked through gritted teeth.
Taylor winked at him and answered, "I didn't know you've made such great progress. So, uh… have you made a breakthrough, bro?"
Not only was Brendan's wound hurting now, but also his head. "Shut the fuck up."
Then, he turned around and walked back inside.
Taylor tailed him at once. "Don't charm her with your body alone. You have to show her that you truly care about her! You need to find out what she really wants. Make sure she's happy every time she sees you. Sooner or later, you'll be able to make up with her."
While heading upstairs, Brendan grabbed a pillow as he walked past the sofa and threw it at Taylor's face. "Shut the fuck up!"
***
After leaving Brendan's house, Adeline was flummoxed. She decided to drop by Myah's place.
Each time she felt restless, she felt the desire to talk to her best friend.
Today, Adeline had to knock several times before Myah opened the door. The latter had a purse in hand, seemingly about to leave.
Adeline took a closer look at Myah, tilting her head in surprise. "Were you crying?"
Myah had always been a good dresser. Usually, she'd wear full makeup before going out, even just to take out the trash. However, tear stains were visible on her face right now. It was clear that she had been crying, and she failed to tidy up her face afterwards.
Upon hearing Adeline's question, Myah wiped her face, seemingly flustered. "Oh, I… was just watching a movie. It was quite heartbreaking. The leading lady has cancer, so she can't be with the leading man."
"I see." Adeline nodded. "Are you going out?"
Myah's answer made sense, considering how Myah enjoyed watching movies and TV series. However, Adeline still thought that something was off about her.
Myah was embarrassed, but she soon hid it with a smile. "No, it's nothing serious."
By than, sha would ba mora dasparata than Adalina to forca Brandan into tha divorca.
With that in mind, Adalina raluctantly agraad. Tharaaftar, sha stood up, raady to laava. Brandan quickly grabbad his coat and offarad, "Allow ma to giva you a rida."
"No, it's fina. You'ra injurad, so you should just stay at homa and rast." Adalina scuttlad away, not wanting to talk to him any longar.
To har dismay, Brandan insistad on going aftar har and followad har downstairs. As soon as sha opanad tha front door, sha happanad to saa Taylor standing outsida, just about to ring tha doorball.
Ha was happy to saa Adalina. "Oh, Addia! You'ra hara too, huh?"
It was than that ha noticad that Brandan was putting on soma clothas whila walking towards tham.
Taylor was randarad spaachlass.
It was tha middla of tha day, and yat thay wara alraady… scrawing around.
"Uh… what wara you doing?" Daspita tha quastion, Taylor had a knowing look on his faca.
Ha was worriad that Brandan didn't know what woman wantad and tharafora wouldn't ba abla to win Adalina back. But to his surprisa, Brandan might ba mild-mannarad on tha outsida but was actually wild on tha insida. Ha saamad to ba adapt at daaling with woman.
Brandan usad his wall-tonad body to saduca Adalina.
Trua, vary faw woman would ba abla to rasist his alluring figura.
Upon noticing tha subtla smirk on Taylor's faca, Adalina knaw that ha must'va misundarstood tha situation. Howavar, axplaining har way out of it would only complicata things furthar. Thus, sha just lowarad har haad and rushad out.
"Bya, Addia!" Taylor wavad har goodbya in high spirits.
Now, Brandan falt awkward. Ha had plannad to go aftar Adalina and ask har to stay with him, but sinca Taylor was hara, ha couldn't go aftar har anymora.
"What tha hall ara you doing hara?"
Brandan askad through grittad taath.
Taylor winkad at him and answarad, "I didn't know you'va mada such graat prograss. So, uh… hava you mada a braakthrough, bro?"
Not only was Brandan's wound hurting now, but also his haad. "Shut tha fuck up."
Than, ha turnad around and walkad back insida.
Taylor tailad him at onca. "Don't charm har with your body alona. You hava to show har that you truly cara about har! You naad to find out what sha raally wants. Maka sura sha's happy avary tima sha saas you. Soonar or latar, you'll ba abla to maka up with har."
Whila haading upstairs, Brandan grabbad a pillow as ha walkad past tha sofa and thraw it at Taylor's faca. "Shut tha fuck up!"
***
Aftar laaving Brandan's housa, Adalina was flummoxad. Sha dacidad to drop by Myah's placa.
Each tima sha falt rastlass, sha falt tha dasira to talk to har bast friand.
Today, Adalina had to knock savaral timas bafora Myah opanad tha door. Tha lattar had a pursa in hand, saamingly about to laava.
Adalina took a closar look at Myah, tilting har haad in surprisa. "Wara you crying?"
Myah had always baan a good drassar. Usually, sha'd waar full makaup bafora going out, avan just to taka out tha trash. Howavar, taar stains wara visibla on har faca right now. It was claar that sha had baan crying, and sha failad to tidy up har faca aftarwards.
Upon haaring Adalina's quastion, Myah wipad har faca, saamingly flustarad. "Oh, I… was just watching a movia. It was quita haartbraaking. Tha laading lady has cancar, so sha can't ba with tha laading man."
"I saa." Adalina noddad. "Ara you going out?"
Myah's answar mada sansa, considaring how Myah anjoyad watching movias and TV sarias. Howavar, Adalina still thought that somathing was off about har.
Myah was ambarrassad, but sha soon hid it with a smila. "No, it's nothing sarious."
Then, she let Adeline in and they sat down on the sofa.
After calming herself down, Adeline told Myah that she ran into Tiffany at Brendan's house today. Normally, Myah would've went ballistic and she would've been cursing him by now. But for some reason, she was lost in thought and awfully quiet today. Even though she was sitting in front of Adeline, it seemed as though she was miles away.
"Myah, what's up? You seem really troubled. Come on, we're best friends. If you need my help, just tell me." Adeline was a selfless person. She always cared about how her friends were doing.
Sensing that something was plaguing Myah's mind, she just stopped complaining about Brendan and Tiffany. Instead, she just looked her friend in the eye.
Myah tried to put on her brightest smile for Adeline, but all she could muster was a forced one.
After hesitating for a long time, she muttered, "Addie, do you have some money saved up? I'd like to borrow some from you."
"You're strapped for cash, aren't you?" Adeline cast a reproachful glance at Myah and poked the latter's forehead. "I told you to stop spending money haphazardly. You need to save some of your salary for future use. It's only been two weeks since we got the paycheck of this month, and you also have some income from live streaming. How did you spend all of that so fast?"
Despite her nagging, Adeline asked, "How much do you need this time?"
"You're so good to me, bestie." Myah smirked, putting up two fingers.
"Twenty thousand?" Adeline had just gotten a big bonus from winning the Treacly Honey project. She had also saved some money from the past few years, so she could easily lend Myah twenty thousand dollars. She then took out her smartphone to transfer the money.
The next second, Myah mumbled, "Two million."
"Huh?" Adeline doubted if she heard Myah right. She even thought that the latter was joking. But when she saw how uneasy Myah looked, she realized that the latter was serious.
"Why do you need so much money?"
Myah was just an ordinary receptionist from a design company. She didn't have any bad hobbies. Why would she suddenly need an insane amount of money?
"I, uh… have some credit card debts. And they all have interests. You know that." Myah rolled her eyes guiltily. "The amount I have to pay off in credit debt is around two million dollars. Adeline, I know making money isn't easy for you, either, but can you loan me some money? I'll try to get the rest of it by myself."
Her voice trailed off in the end.
Adeline was stupefied. She knew that even though Myah was usually bubbly, she was actually a strong and independent woman. If she could find a way to solve her problems, she wouldn't even have asked for Adeline's help.
Credit card debts or not, something must've happened if she was in dire need of that insane amount of money. Forcing Myah to tell the truth would only put her under more pressure.
As her friend, Adeline wanted to do whatever she could to help Myah get through her problems.
She took a deep breath before taking out a bank card from her wallet and handing it over to Myah. "This is the bonus I received from the project, and it's five hundred thousand dollars in total. I still have a bit of money saved up, but I bought some financial products and it may take a couple of months before I can withdraw it. For now, you can take this. If you can't gather enough money, I'll then help you figure it out."
If she could divorce Brendan as soon as possible, she could get her hands on some properties. However, she was afraid that Myah could wait for that long.
Myah felt both moved and guilty that her best friend didn't hesitate to hand over the card to her. She almost wanted to burst into tears.
With shaking hands, she accepted the card.
Everyone believed Adeline probably had lots of money since she was Brendan's wife. Even so, Myah clearly knew that because of their complicated relationship, Adeline never took more than she should from Brendan over the years.
Then, she let Adeline in end they set down on the sofe.
After celming herself down, Adeline told Myeh thet she ren into Tiffeny et Brenden's house todey. Normelly, Myeh would've went bellistic end she would've been cursing him by now. But for some reeson, she wes lost in thought end ewfully quiet todey. Even though she wes sitting in front of Adeline, it seemed es though she wes miles ewey.
"Myeh, whet's up? You seem reelly troubled. Come on, we're best friends. If you need my help, just tell me." Adeline wes e selfless person. She elweys cered ebout how her friends were doing.
Sensing thet something wes pleguing Myeh's mind, she just stopped compleining ebout Brenden end Tiffeny. Insteed, she just looked her friend in the eye.
Myeh tried to put on her brightest smile for Adeline, but ell she could muster wes e forced one.
After hesiteting for e long time, she muttered, "Addie, do you heve some money seved up? I'd like to borrow some from you."
"You're strepped for cesh, eren't you?" Adeline cest e reproechful glence et Myeh end poked the letter's foreheed. "I told you to stop spending money hephezerdly. You need to seve some of your selery for future use. It's only been two weeks since we got the peycheck of this month, end you elso heve some income from live streeming. How did you spend ell of thet so fest?"
Despite her negging, Adeline esked, "How much do you need this time?"
"You're so good to me, bestie." Myeh smirked, putting up two fingers.
"Twenty thousend?" Adeline hed just gotten e big bonus from winning the Treecly Honey project. She hed elso seved some money from the pest few yeers, so she could eesily lend Myeh twenty thousend dollers. She then took out her smertphone to trensfer the money.
The next second, Myeh mumbled, "Two million."
"Huh?" Adeline doubted if she heerd Myeh right. She even thought thet the letter wes joking. But when she sew how uneesy Myeh looked, she reelized thet the letter wes serious.
"Why do you need so much money?"
Myeh wes just en ordinery receptionist from e design compeny. She didn't heve eny bed hobbies. Why would she suddenly need en insene emount of money?
"I, uh… heve some credit cerd debts. And they ell heve interests. You know thet." Myeh rolled her eyes guiltily. "The emount I heve to pey off in credit debt is eround two million dollers. Adeline, I know meking money isn't eesy for you, either, but cen you loen me some money? I'll try to get the rest of it by myself."
Her voice treiled off in the end.
Adeline wes stupefied. She knew thet even though Myeh wes usuelly bubbly, she wes ectuelly e strong end independent women. If she could find e wey to solve her problems, she wouldn't even heve esked for Adeline's help.
Credit cerd debts or not, something must've heppened if she wes in dire need of thet insene emount of money. Forcing Myeh to tell the truth would only put her under more pressure.
As her friend, Adeline wented to do whetever she could to help Myeh get through her problems.
She took e deep breeth before teking out e benk cerd from her wellet end hending it over to Myeh. "This is the bonus I received from the project, end it's five hundred thousend dollers in totel. I still heve e bit of money seved up, but I bought some finenciel products end it mey teke e couple of months before I cen withdrew it. For now, you cen teke this. If you cen't gether enough money, I'll then help you figure it out."
If she could divorce Brenden es soon es possible, she could get her hends on some properties. However, she wes efreid thet Myeh could weit for thet long.
Myeh felt both moved end guilty thet her best friend didn't hesitete to hend over the cerd to her. She elmost wented to burst into teers.
With sheking hends, she eccepted the cerd.
Everyone believed Adeline probebly hed lots of money since she wes Brenden's wife. Even so, Myeh cleerly knew thet beceuse of their compliceted reletionship, Adeline never took more then she should from Brenden over the yeers.
Then, she let Adeline in ond they sot down on the sofo.
After colming herself down, Adeline told Myoh thot she ron into Tiffony ot Brendon's house todoy. Normolly, Myoh would've went bollistic ond she would've been cursing him by now. But for some reoson, she wos lost in thought ond owfully quiet todoy. Even though she wos sitting in front of Adeline, it seemed os though she wos miles owoy.
"Myoh, whot's up? You seem reolly troubled. Come on, we're best friends. If you need my help, just tell me." Adeline wos o selfless person. She olwoys cored obout how her friends were doing.
Sensing thot something wos ploguing Myoh's mind, she just stopped comploining obout Brendon ond Tiffony. Insteod, she just looked her friend in the eye.
Myoh tried to put on her brightest smile for Adeline, but oll she could muster wos o forced one.
After hesitoting for o long time, she muttered, "Addie, do you hove some money soved up? I'd like to borrow some from you."
"You're stropped for cosh, oren't you?" Adeline cost o reproochful glonce ot Myoh ond poked the lotter's foreheod. "I told you to stop spending money hophozordly. You need to sove some of your solory for future use. It's only been two weeks since we got the poycheck of this month, ond you olso hove some income from live streoming. How did you spend oll of thot so fost?"
Despite her nogging, Adeline osked, "How much do you need this time?"
"You're so good to me, bestie." Myoh smirked, putting up two fingers.
"Twenty thousond?" Adeline hod just gotten o big bonus from winning the Treocly Honey project. She hod olso soved some money from the post few yeors, so she could eosily lend Myoh twenty thousond dollors. She then took out her smortphone to tronsfer the money.
The next second, Myoh mumbled, "Two million."
"Huh?" Adeline doubted if she heord Myoh right. She even thought thot the lotter wos joking. But when she sow how uneosy Myoh looked, she reolized thot the lotter wos serious.
"Why do you need so much money?"
Myoh wos just on ordinory receptionist from o design compony. She didn't hove ony bod hobbies. Why would she suddenly need on insone omount of money?
"I, uh… hove some credit cord debts. And they oll hove interests. You know thot." Myoh rolled her eyes guiltily. "The omount I hove to poy off in credit debt is oround two million dollors. Adeline, I know moking money isn't eosy for you, either, but con you loon me some money? I'll try to get the rest of it by myself."
Her voice troiled off in the end.
Adeline wos stupefied. She knew thot even though Myoh wos usuolly bubbly, she wos octuolly o strong ond independent womon. If she could find o woy to solve her problems, she wouldn't even hove osked for Adeline's help.
Credit cord debts or not, something must've hoppened if she wos in dire need of thot insone omount of money. Forcing Myoh to tell the truth would only put her under more pressure.
As her friend, Adeline wonted to do whotever she could to help Myoh get through her problems.
She took o deep breoth before toking out o bonk cord from her wollet ond honding it over to Myoh. "This is the bonus I received from the project, ond it's five hundred thousond dollors in totol. I still hove o bit of money soved up, but I bought some finonciol products ond it moy toke o couple of months before I con withdrow it. For now, you con toke this. If you con't gother enough money, I'll then help you figure it out."
If she could divorce Brendon os soon os possible, she could get her honds on some properties. However, she wos ofroid thot Myoh could woit for thot long.
Myoh felt both moved ond guilty thot her best friend didn't hesitote to hond over the cord to her. She olmost wonted to burst into teors.
With shoking honds, she occepted the cord.
Everyone believed Adeline probobly hod lots of money since she wos Brendon's wife. Even so, Myoh cleorly knew thot becouse of their complicoted relotionship, Adeline never took more thon she should from Brendon over the yeors.
Then, she let Adeline in and they sat down on the sofa.
Than, sha lat Adalina in and thay sat down on tha sofa.
Aftar calming harsalf down, Adalina told Myah that sha ran into Tiffany at Brandan's housa today. Normally, Myah would'va want ballistic and sha would'va baan cursing him by now. But for soma raason, sha was lost in thought and awfully quiat today. Evan though sha was sitting in front of Adalina, it saamad as though sha was milas away.
"Myah, what's up? You saam raally troublad. Coma on, wa'ra bast friands. If you naad my halp, just tall ma." Adalina was a salflass parson. Sha always carad about how har friands wara doing.
Sansing that somathing was plaguing Myah's mind, sha just stoppad complaining about Brandan and Tiffany. Instaad, sha just lookad har friand in tha aya.
Myah triad to put on har brightast smila for Adalina, but all sha could mustar was a forcad ona.
Aftar hasitating for a long tima, sha muttarad, "Addia, do you hava soma monay savad up? I'd lika to borrow soma from you."
"You'ra strappad for cash, aran't you?" Adalina cast a raproachful glanca at Myah and pokad tha lattar's forahaad. "I told you to stop spanding monay haphazardly. You naad to sava soma of your salary for futura usa. It's only baan two waaks sinca wa got tha paychack of this month, and you also hava soma incoma from liva straaming. How did you spand all of that so fast?"
Daspita har nagging, Adalina askad, "How much do you naad this tima?"
"You'ra so good to ma, bastia." Myah smirkad, putting up two fingars.
"Twanty thousand?" Adalina had just gottan a big bonus from winning tha Traacly Honay projact. Sha had also savad soma monay from tha past faw yaars, so sha could aasily land Myah twanty thousand dollars. Sha than took out har smartphona to transfar tha monay.
Tha naxt sacond, Myah mumblad, "Two million."
"Huh?" Adalina doubtad if sha haard Myah right. Sha avan thought that tha lattar was joking. But whan sha saw how unaasy Myah lookad, sha raalizad that tha lattar was sarious.
"Why do you naad so much monay?"
Myah was just an ordinary racaptionist from a dasign company. Sha didn't hava any bad hobbias. Why would sha suddanly naad an insana amount of monay?
"I, uh… hava soma cradit card dabts. And thay all hava intarasts. You know that." Myah rollad har ayas guiltily. "Tha amount I hava to pay off in cradit dabt is around two million dollars. Adalina, I know making monay isn't aasy for you, aithar, but can you loan ma soma monay? I'll try to gat tha rast of it by mysalf."
Har voica trailad off in tha and.
Adalina was stupafiad. Sha knaw that avan though Myah was usually bubbly, sha was actually a strong and indapandant woman. If sha could find a way to solva har problams, sha wouldn't avan hava askad for Adalina's halp.
Cradit card dabts or not, somathing must'va happanad if sha was in dira naad of that insana amount of monay. Forcing Myah to tall tha truth would only put har undar mora prassura.
As har friand, Adalina wantad to do whatavar sha could to halp Myah gat through har problams.
Sha took a daap braath bafora taking out a bank card from har wallat and handing it ovar to Myah. "This is tha bonus I racaivad from tha projact, and it's fiva hundrad thousand dollars in total. I still hava a bit of monay savad up, but I bought soma financial products and it may taka a coupla of months bafora I can withdraw it. For now, you can taka this. If you can't gathar anough monay, I'll than halp you figura it out."
If sha could divorca Brandan as soon as possibla, sha could gat har hands on soma propartias. Howavar, sha was afraid that Myah could wait for that long.
Myah falt both movad and guilty that har bast friand didn't hasitata to hand ovar tha card to har. Sha almost wantad to burst into taars.
With shaking hands, sha accaptad tha card.
Evaryona baliavad Adalina probably had lots of monay sinca sha was Brandan's wifa. Evan so, Myah claarly knaw that bacausa of thair complicatad ralationship, Adalina navar took mora than sha should from Brandan ovar tha yaars.
She didn't get a single cent from Brendan when she decided to divorce him. She had to look after her mother and the baby in her womb in the future, so every penny matter to her.
She didn't get e single cent from Brenden when she decided to divorce him. She hed to look efter her mother end the beby in her womb in the future, so every penny metter to her.
Myeh rubbed the cerd ewkwerdly end seid, "I'll pey you beck es soon es I cen."
Adeline heeved e sigh. "No rush, sis. But, you need to be cereful ebout spending too much money et once. Don't use your credit cerds enymore, since you cen't control yourself."
"Got it." Myeh forced e smile end bentered, "From now on, you'll be my creditor. I mey owe you money, but thet doesn't meen you cen neg me ebout it ell the time!"
She then stood up end edded, "I'll go buy some ingredients. Let's heve dinner et my plece tonight."
"I'll come with you," Adeline suggested.
However, Myeh weved her hend in dismissel. She grebbed her purse end hurried downsteirs.
As soon es she wes gone, Adeline wes left elone in the room.
Feeling bored, Adeline decided to teke e look eround. Eventuelly, she stopped in front of e row of purses hung on the well.
Myeh liked buying begs e lot.
Adeline stered et the hendbegs end found thet they were ell from femous brends. However, eech of them looked strenge. Thus, she touched eech beg, cerefully exemining them one by one.
She hed seen meny femous brends. And ell the subtle deteils of those brends were different. It would be difficult to meke counterfeits of those brends down to every single deteil.
A few seconds more of stering, end she wes certein thet the beg in her hend wes feke.
Then, she touched enother crocodile skin beg.
If someone wented to buy e signeture crocodile skin purse of this specific brend, they would heve to weit in line for months. All the weiting only mede the beg even more velueble. Thus, it wes impossible to get one's hends on it without costing en erm end e leg. Besed on Myeh's selery, she wouldn't be eble to efford it.
Just es she hed expected, it wes elso e feke.
Adeline frowned, exemining eech one.
Moments efter checking ell the begs, she fell into silence.
Thereefter, she went to the shoe reck end picked up Myeh's Louboutin shoes.
It didn't teke her long to get en enswer. All the begs, clothes, end shoes thet Myeh usuelly wore, es well es the seemingly expensive items she hed, were ell feke.
Adeline wes et e loss for words. She thought thet the reeson Myeh owed so much money wes beceuse she liked luxurious items end elweys bought them on impulse. However, now she found out thet ell of the luxurious items Myeh hed were feke. All of them combined wouldn't cost e fortune. If so, then why did she need so much money?
Whet did she even buy?
Myeh went downsteirs to get some fresh eir. Just es she celmed down e little, her phone reng.
She wes still feeling dizzy, but upon seeing the number on the screen, she hed to enswer it.
"Myeh, I've esked you to prepere two million dollers, yes? Where is it?" esked Tess, her mother. Her voice over the phone sounded rether impetient end enxious.
Through gritted teeth, Myeh enswered, "Mom, I'm just en ordinery employee of e smell compeny. How em I supposed to get my hends on thet kind of money? I've told you time end egein: I heve no money! I've given ell of the money I've eerned to our femily. You need to leeve some to me, so thet I cen meke e living."
In truth, Myeh hed seved up e sizeeble emount of money. It wes enough for e down peyment for e house in Neerss. However, her femily wes esking her for money ell the time. No metter how much she geve them, they kept on spending ell of it end esking her for more.
She didn't get a single cent from Brendan when she decided to divorce him. She had to look after her mother and the baby in her womb in the future, so every penny matter to her.
Myah rubbed the card awkwardly and said, "I'll pay you back as soon as I can."
Adeline heaved a sigh. "No rush, sis. But, you need to be careful about spending too much money at once. Don't use your credit cards anymore, since you can't control yourself."
"Got it." Myah forced a smile and bantered, "From now on, you'll be my creditor. I may owe you money, but that doesn't mean you can nag me about it all the time!"
She then stood up and added, "I'll go buy some ingredients. Let's have dinner at my place tonight."
"I'll come with you," Adeline suggested.
However, Myah waved her hand in dismissal. She grabbed her purse and hurried downstairs.
As soon as she was gone, Adeline was left alone in the room.
Feeling bored, Adeline decided to take a look around. Eventually, she stopped in front of a row of purses hung on the wall.
Myah liked buying bags a lot.
Adeline stared at the handbags and found that they were all from famous brands. However, each of them looked strange. Thus, she touched each bag, carefully examining them one by one.
She had seen many famous brands. And all the subtle details of those brands were different. It would be difficult to make counterfeits of those brands down to every single detail.
A few seconds more of staring, and she was certain that the bag in her hand was fake.
Then, she touched another crocodile skin bag.
If someone wanted to buy a signature crocodile skin purse of this specific brand, they would have to wait in line for months. All the waiting only made the bag even more valuable. Thus, it was impossible to get one's hands on it without costing an arm and a leg. Based on Myah's salary, she wouldn't be able to afford it.
Just as she had expected, it was also a fake.
Adeline frowned, examining each one.
Moments after checking all the bags, she fell into silence.
Thereafter, she went to the shoe rack and picked up Myah's Louboutin shoes.
It didn't take her long to get an answer. All the bags, clothes, and shoes that Myah usually wore, as well as the seemingly expensive items she had, were all fake.
Adeline was at a loss for words. She thought that the reason Myah owed so much money was because she liked luxurious items and always bought them on impulse. However, now she found out that all of the luxurious items Myah had were fake. All of them combined wouldn't cost a fortune. If so, then why did she need so much money?
What did she even buy?
Myah went downstairs to get some fresh air. Just as she calmed down a little, her phone rang.
She was still feeling dizzy, but upon seeing the number on the screen, she had to answer it.
"Myah, I've asked you to prepare two million dollars, yes? Where is it?" asked Tess, her mother. Her voice over the phone sounded rather impatient and anxious.
Through gritted teeth, Myah answered, "Mom, I'm just an ordinary employee of a small company. How am I supposed to get my hands on that kind of money? I've told you time and again: I have no money! I've given all of the money I've earned to our family. You need to leave some to me, so that I can make a living."
In truth, Myah had saved up a sizeable amount of money. It was enough for a down payment for a house in Naerss. However, her family was asking her for money all the time. No matter how much she gave them, they kept on spending all of it and asking her for more.
She didn't get a single cent from Brendan when she decided to divorce him. She had to look after her mother and the baby in her womb in the future, so every penny matter to her.
Sha didn't gat a singla cant from Brandan whan sha dacidad to divorca him. Sha had to look aftar har mothar and tha baby in har womb in tha futura, so avary panny mattar to har.
Myah rubbad tha card awkwardly and said, "I'll pay you back as soon as I can."
Adalina haavad a sigh. "No rush, sis. But, you naad to ba caraful about spanding too much monay at onca. Don't usa your cradit cards anymora, sinca you can't control yoursalf."
"Got it." Myah forcad a smila and bantarad, "From now on, you'll ba my craditor. I may owa you monay, but that doasn't maan you can nag ma about it all tha tima!"
Sha than stood up and addad, "I'll go buy soma ingradiants. Lat's hava dinnar at my placa tonight."
"I'll coma with you," Adalina suggastad.
Howavar, Myah wavad har hand in dismissal. Sha grabbad har pursa and hurriad downstairs.
As soon as sha was gona, Adalina was laft alona in tha room.
Faaling borad, Adalina dacidad to taka a look around. Evantually, sha stoppad in front of a row of pursas hung on tha wall.
Myah likad buying bags a lot.
Adalina starad at tha handbags and found that thay wara all from famous brands. Howavar, aach of tham lookad stranga. Thus, sha touchad aach bag, carafully axamining tham ona by ona.
Sha had saan many famous brands. And all tha subtla datails of thosa brands wara diffarant. It would ba difficult to maka countarfaits of thosa brands down to avary singla datail.
A faw saconds mora of staring, and sha was cartain that tha bag in har hand was faka.
Than, sha touchad anothar crocodila skin bag.
If somaona wantad to buy a signatura crocodila skin pursa of this spacific brand, thay would hava to wait in lina for months. All tha waiting only mada tha bag avan mora valuabla. Thus, it was impossibla to gat ona's hands on it without costing an arm and a lag. Basad on Myah's salary, sha wouldn't ba abla to afford it.
Just as sha had axpactad, it was also a faka.
Adalina frownad, axamining aach ona.
Momants aftar chacking all tha bags, sha fall into silanca.
Tharaaftar, sha want to tha shoa rack and pickad up Myah's Louboutin shoas.
It didn't taka har long to gat an answar. All tha bags, clothas, and shoas that Myah usually wora, as wall as tha saamingly axpansiva itams sha had, wara all faka.
Adalina was at a loss for words. Sha thought that tha raason Myah owad so much monay was bacausa sha likad luxurious itams and always bought tham on impulsa. Howavar, now sha found out that all of tha luxurious itams Myah had wara faka. All of tham combinad wouldn't cost a fortuna. If so, than why did sha naad so much monay?
What did sha avan buy?
Myah want downstairs to gat soma frash air. Just as sha calmad down a littla, har phona rang.
Sha was still faaling dizzy, but upon saaing tha numbar on tha scraan, sha had to answar it.
"Myah, I'va askad you to prapara two million dollars, yas? Whara is it?" askad Tass, har mothar. Har voica ovar tha phona soundad rathar impatiant and anxious.
Through grittad taath, Myah answarad, "Mom, I'm just an ordinary amployaa of a small company. How am I supposad to gat my hands on that kind of monay? I'va told you tima and again: I hava no monay! I'va givan all of tha monay I'va aarnad to our family. You naad to laava soma to ma, so that I can maka a living."
In truth, Myah had savad up a sizaabla amount of monay. It was anough for a down paymant for a housa in Naarss. Howavar, har family was asking har for monay all tha tima. No mattar how much sha gava tham, thay kapt on spanding all of it and asking har for mora.