After hearing Ryan's confession, suspicion rose in my heart.
Ever since graduation, Vanessa had never had a proper job. She had always relied on the men around her for money. She spent recklessly, never understood saving, and had no habit of putting money aside.
So where would she get one million dollars?
Seeing my doubt, Ryan added something.
"She's really rich. I remember when she paid me, she used a black card with a name engraved on it. She swiped a hundred-thousand-dollar deposit in one go."
The words "black card" and "engraved name" made a wild thought suddenly flash through my mind.
It sounded absurd, but I still could not stop myself from asking.
"Was the name on that card Annie?"
Ryan nodded.
With trembling hands, I opened my phone and immediately checked the balance on D
