Lauren stared at the check from Finn, her eyes struggling to focus as if they were on the verge of crossing from repeatedly scanning the numbers scrawled upon it. Finn's generosity knew no bounds, to the extent that he could effortlessly erase Lauren's presence from his sight as if it were a trivial expense.
Carefully, she stashed it inside her jewelry box, hiding it away in a drawer before finding solace by the window, wrapping her arms around her knees.
At that moment, she couldn't bring herself to use Finn's money for a simple reason: she didn't want it to mark their final interaction. She refused to be seen as someone merely after financial gain. If only given the chance, she would willingly work tirelessly for years to accumulate thirty million. But cashing that check would only f
