Rhea POV
The first thing I did when I woke up the next morning was place the stack of cash in a box under my bed. Mom almost never came into my room when I wasn’t around but who knows this time. I didn’t have time for explaining.
“You’re leaving this early?” Mom said as soon as I stepped out already fully dressed.
“Yeah…” I replied simply, but then my gaze shifted to where she was busy lifting the couch. “What are you doing?” I asked, rushing toward her. “You know you’re not supposed to be lifting heavy things. You shouldn’t be straining yourself.”
“I’m just cleaning,” she said, sounding a bit breathless, and I hurried to help her set the couch down. “A woman from the market came over and lost her bracelet. I told her I would check properly.”
“Since when do you have friends?” I said,
