ire stepped out of the bedroom, stretching her waist as she asked Charlie, “Do you have any ns today?”
Charlie responded, “I’m attending a friend’s birthday partyter at noon.”
Curious, Charlie then inquired, “Wife, do you need anything?”
With a slight nod, ire said, “Yes, I wanted to go shopping. But if you’re busy, I can just ask Loreen to join me instead!”
Charlie replied, “I’m sorry, dear. You should go shopping with Loreen today. I’ll join you another time.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">
ire smiled gently and said, “Okay, then.”
At that moment, Charlie’s mother-inw, ine, entered with a scowl and remarked, “Oh, Charlie, you’re off to your friend’s birthday party? Is he old?”
Charlie nodded, saying, “Yes, he’s turning eighty.”
ine scoffed and retorted, “Are you nning to use your ridiculous tricks to con those old men out of their money?”<fn217f> The source of th?s content is F?nd-Novel</fn217f>
Charlie calmly replied, “I haven’t deceived anyone.”
ine shot back, “Still pretending, I see? Are there any wealthy influential people in Aurous Hill you haven’t duped yet? Let me tell you, I can foresee your future. You’ll either end up in prison or meet a tragic end!”
ine’s recent anger towards Charlie stemmed from the fact that he had donated all the money she lost to Linda and Hannah to the Hope Foundation. Now, her finances were in disarray, and with her beauty salon card depleted, she had no means to replenish it. She dreaded the thought of exining her financial troubles to her husband or daughter if they discovered she had squandered all their money.
In her mind, Charlie was the root of her problems, fueling her resentment towards him.
As ine targeted Charlie again, Jacob quickly stood up to defend him, saying, “Why do you keep attacking him? What has Charlie done to you? Don’t you see how well he’s handled thingstely?”
“What nonsense!” ine was oblivious to the fact that Jacob had saved face at a recent gathering thanks to Charlie.
Seeing her husband defend Charlie, ine exploded, “Jacob, don’t let him manipte you! Otherwise, you won’t even realize when he’s sold you out!”
Jacob, uninterested in ine’s tirade, tossed his BMW car keys to Charlie and exined, “Charlie, Dad has booked a room at The Heaven Springs for dinner tonight. I’ll be dining with the leaders of the Calligraphy and Painting Association. I’ll likely have a few drinks, so I won’t be able to drive hometer. Can you hold onto my keys and pick me up from The Heaven Springs?”
Charlie nodded and asked, “Dad, what time should Ie?”
Jacob replied, “We’re set to meet for dinner at seven. We should be done by around eight-thirty to nine. You cane to The Heaven Springs around eight-thirty tonight.”
“Got it.”
As soon as Charlie agreed to pick Jacob up, ine interjected anxiously, “Jacob! Are you really treating your guests at The Heaven Springs tonight? Where did you get that kind of money?”
Not wanting to reveal that Charlie had funded it, Jacob snapped, “Why are you so concerned about where my moneyes from? I’m not spending your money!”
ine shot back, “Do you have any idea how much it costs to book a room at The Heaven Springs? It’s at least twenty to thirty thousand dors! Do you even have that kind of cash?”
Jacob retorted, “I told you before that I’mpeting for the standing director position. What’s twenty or thirty thousand for a meal? And again, I’m not using your money!”
ine was furious and eximed, “With twenty thousand dors, I could have multiple beauty treatments! Why waste that much on a dinner?”
Jacob fired back, “I’ve never stopped you from spending ten to twenty thousand a month at the beauty salon! You’ve got over two million in savings in your ount. You spend your money how you want, and I’ll do the same!”
ine was taken aback when Jacob mentioned their family savings. The two million dors she had held was now gone, donated to the Hope Foundation. She didn’t even have enough left to visit the beauty salon for facials anymore!
How wonderful it would be to use the twenty thousand Jacob was spending on dinner for her beauty treatments instead!