"Jade, you're overthinking this," Alaric said hurriedly. "Probably just a card glitch. I'll be right back."
Montarius, sharp as a tack, immediately played along. "Don't worry ma'am, this won't take long. We won't delay Alaric."
Jade hesitated, her fingers tightening around her purse strap before giving a reluctant nod.
Inside the VIP lounge, Alaric sank into the buttery leather sofa while the bank manager fussed with an expensive tea set. Montarius couldn't hide his astonishment - this kid had a hundred billion just sitting in accounts? The country's richest CEOs barely touched that figure counting all their assets. Yet here was Alaric with that sum in liquid cash. Impossible!
This had to be some old money dynasty heir. Only generational wealth moved like this.
"Mr. Splendor," Montari
