That evening, Isabella sat in the passenger seat of the Audi, tears still glistening in her eyes. Beside her, Daniel was visibly pleased. Noticing Isabella's gloomy mood, worried it might spoil the date, he playfully mentioned the encounter he had at Lovecare Hospital earlier that day.
"Isabella, this morning when I dropped Bonnie off at work, we ran into Ethan. Can you believe Bonnie thinks Ethan is rich? That's just laughable."
"How could he possibly be rich?" Isabella replied, sounding defeated.
"I told her the same thing, but Bonnie wouldn't listen. Isn't that silly?" Daniel scoffed. "I could believe he might have saved up a little, maybe tens of thousands of dollars, but as rich as Bonnie says? That would be the day."
His offhand remark unexpectedly resonated with Isabella
