Chapter 2:Twenty Million Per Month...
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When Amelia Cross had fallen into the water, she’d been holding a bag.
People had only managed to pull her out; no one had retrieved her belongings.
Oliver Bennett quickly directed someone to fetch Amelia's things.
Her bag was a limited edition and couldn’t even handle a sprinkle of rain, let alone being soaked in a swimming pool. It was completely ruined.
Her phone and other items in the bag had been submerged for so long, who knew if they would still work?
Amelia Cross began to check her things.
Luckily, the brands and prices mentioned in the novel were consistent with those from her real life.
Vivian Harlow and her roommates watched Amelia’s actions with confusion.
Vivian knew just how much Ethan Hawthorne meant to Amelia Cross.
Back in high school, Amelia was the "campus queen," even attracting attention from students at other schools.
Vivian herself had been rather plain in high school. Now, she’d completely transformed and even managed to steal the "campus queen’s" beloved, which was likely driving Amelia mad.
Using tactics to provoke Amelia and make her lose her composure in front of Ethan was something Vivian had done many times.
Normally, after an embarrassing fall like that in front of so many people, Amelia would have confronted her.
Vivian, with a hint of smugness, feigned a teary apology. “Amelia, I’m so sorry; it’s all my fault.”
Her roommates quickly pulled her aside, visibly annoyed. “Vivian, don’t apologize to her!”
“It wasn’t even your doing!”
“I just can’t stand people who covet other people’s boyfriends!”
If someone does something, they should take responsibility. We’re the ones who did it, so we’ll admit it.
“...”
Amelia Cross had already calculated the cost in her head.
She smiled faintly. So whoever’s responsible should pay, right? The dress I’m wearing costs 258,000 ￡, my shoes are 45,000, my bag is 470,000, and my phone is 13,000. All of these were ruined after being soaked in water. The total is 786,000. Whoever did it can pay up.
As soon as she finished, Vivian Harlow and her three roommates were stunned.
How much?!
786,000?!
That was enough to buy a house in their hometown.
Vivian and her roommates all came from modest families.
To show she wasn’t materialistic, Vivian never accepted the expensive gifts Ethan Hawthorne had offered her.
So far, she’d only allowed Ethan to find a respectable, well-paying job for her father.
Vivian knew that Amelia’s clothes and accessories were expensive, but she hadn’t realized they were this expensive!
A single dress costs over 200,000!
And a bag costing nearly half a million! What kind of materialism was that?
She knew Ethan’s family was slightly wealthier than Amelia’s, and that the Hawthornes only had one heir, Ethan himself. Once she became Ethan’s wife, she’d undoubtedly outshine Amelia...
Vivian’s three roommates were panicking.
786,000 was a huge amount!
They’d only managed to get jobs at Ethan’s company through Vivian, with salaries of about 10,000 per month—which was already considered good pay. But how could they possibly afford to compensate for this?
Vivian, her eyes glistening with tears, looked up at Ethan. “Ethan, I...”
Seeing the situation escalate, Oliver Bennett quickly stoked the fire. Didn’t you say each person should take responsibility? Ethan, you’re not going to end up footing the bill for Amelia, are you?
One of Vivian’s roommates attempted to downplay the situation. She’s worn those clothes, shoes, and that bag before. There’s no way they’re still worth that much. All those used items combined couldn’t be worth more than 20,000.
Oliver let out a sarcastic chuckle. If anything, Amelia is being generous with the estimate. Her bag alone has a retail price of 470,000. It’s a limited edition, and you’d be hard-pressed to find one even if you paid double. Online, it’s already sold for over a million. And her dress is brand new, from this season’s collection. Today was the first time she wore it.
Ethan Hawthorne stared at Amelia Cross intently.
For some reason, he felt that since she’d fallen into the water, she didn’t seem to look at him the same way...
Vivian glanced at her roommates.
She’d need their help in the future, so she couldn’t alienate them now...
786,000 might be a lot, but Ethan had plenty of money to cover it. She’d just find a way to get that amount from him later on.
Vivian dabbed at her eyes, saying, They’re my invited friends, so I should take responsibility... I only have 10,000 in savings, Amelia. I didn’t realize you cared so much about money. I’ll transfer my savings to you and write an IOU for the rest.
“There’s no need.”
Ethan wrote out a check for a million and handed it to Amelia Cross.
He was fuming inside.
Yet he had no idea where to direct his frustration.
Vivian was so innocent, so clueless. Her friends were just some naive girls who didn’t understand the rules of high society; he couldn’t really blame them.
The only person he could blame was Amelia.
“Amelia, I didn’t realize you loved money so much,” Ethan sneered. Maybe to you, money is what matters most in life. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have left the country back then.
Amelia: “...”
Otherwise, what?
If it weren’t for money, would this brainless CEO even be standing here, pretending to act tough?
Amelia was different from the fictional “moonlit lover.”
She’d experienced hardship in her life.
She knew what truly mattered.
Now, with a million￡ check in her hand, she had no interest in sticking around and arguing with them.
Amelia casually replied, “If I can’t get an apology, then getting some money is fine too.”
Apologies might not be sincere.
But money was tangible.
With that, she walked away.
Oliver gave Ethan a sidelong glance. Ethan, believe them all you want. I think you’ve got water in your brain!
He quickly caught up with Amelia.
“Amelia, let me take you home,” Oliver offered. It’s late, and you can take a hot bath and change your clothes when you get back. Although a million isn’t much, it’s satisfying to see them humbled!
“A million isn’t much?” Amelia responded, taken aback.
She knew the Crosses were wealthy, but she’d heard they’d recently fallen on hard times. They certainly weren’t so rich that a million would mean nothing.
Even as a wealthy heiress, she couldn’t afford to just ignore such a large sum.
Today’s outfit was something she’d carefully chosen to make a statement about.
In the original story, she remembered that the female lead, Vivian Harlow, had a spendthrift father who often begged Ethan Hawthorne for money whenever he needed a few thousand.
The most generous thing the male lead ever did was give her an engagement ring worth 14 million when they got married, which practically made her faint with happiness.
To us, it’s quite a bit, but didn’t you say your convenient husband gave you a black card? And as long as you don’t bother him randomly, you can spend up to 20 million each month without a problem?
Oliver said, Right now, Ethan’s just blinded by Vivian, but one day he’ll realize you’re the one he truly cares about. Once you get divorced, you’ll definitely end up with him.
Amelia: “...”
She had nearly forgotten that the original character was married.
That man had such a low presence in the novel and was supposedly on a level above the male lead.
In the later chapters, when the “moonlit lover” died, he didn’t seem to care at all and even helped the male lead as a sort of mentor figure, a “golden touch” in his business career.
Amelia thought, “Twenty million a month...!!!”
Why would she ever divorce her personal bank account?
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