Lirael wanted for nothing and asked for nothing in return, so she simply made this one request in the end.
But Matthew was the straightforward type—even if Lirael hadn't said a word, he'd never cut corners in their joint ventures.
Truth be told, Lirael hadn't really asked for anything. She never expected the Nathans to owe her anything, believing she hadn't done much to help.
Eldric was the one who'd healed the old woman. He'd truly done the Nathan family an enormous favor.
Words couldn't express how grateful Matthew was to Eldric.
Naturally, he had to show Eldric his gratitude in a big way. So Matthew wired twenty million straight into Eldric's account.
At first, Eldric refused. When he'd treated the old lady, he'd never expected such a huge reward.
Besides, twenty million was a mi
