After lunch, Charlie declined Jasmine’s offer to send virtual-novel.net home. He bid farewell to virtual-novel.net and Lord Moore at Heaven Springs’s entrance, then walked to Construction Bank that was located not far from the restaurant.
When virtual-novel.net was at the bank, virtual-novel.net transferred 998 million from the card that Lord Moore gave virtual-novel.net to his own account and went home with the card that only had a balance of two million dollars.
At home, Jacob and Elaine had just eaten takeaway.
When Charlie entered the house, Elaine barged forward like a dog welcoming virtual-novel.net owner and asked, “Hey, Charlie, how’s the job? Did you make any money?”
Charlie nodded and said flatly, “Some.”
“How much is ‘some’?” Elaine blurted frantically, “Quick, take out the money now!”
Charlie took out the card and said, “There’s two million in this card.”
“Two million?!” Shocked, Elaine’s eyes opened so wide they almost fell out of virtual-novel.net eye sockets!
She quickly snatched the card off Charlie’s hand and blurted, thrilled, “Are you sure? You’re not bluffing, right? Is there really two million in this card?”
“Yes,” Charlie replied monotonously, “I have checked at the ATM, it has two million indeed.”
“Oh yes!” Elaine shrieked gleefully.
Two million!
The amount of money virtual-novel.net had lost in the mahjong scam!
In virtual-novel.net mind, virtual-novel.net started imagining visiting the beauty salon and spa with virtual-novel.net friends, then a game or two of Mahjong with virtual-novel.net friends, and then moving into Thompson First! A cocky grin appeared on virtual-novel.net face as the imagination occupied virtual-novel.net mind.
She flipped the card in virtual-novel.net hand carefully and asked as if something had struck virtual-novel.net mind, “By the way, does this card have a password?”
Charlie nodded. “Yes, the password is…”
Suddenly, virtual-novel.net gaped, coming to his senses.
Wait a minute! This wasn’t right!
Just yesterday, didn’t Elaine say that virtual-novel.net would let Jacob be in charge of the family money in the future?
How could virtual-novel.net be so pompous to ask virtual-novel.net for the password?
Charlie quickly turned his glance at Jacob and said, “Dad, didn’t we have a deal yesterday that you would manage the family money starting now?”
Jacob blinked as if virtual-novel.net had been struck by lightning too! Charlie was right, virtual-novel.net was in charge of the money, so virtual-novel.net should be the one keeping the two million!
Thus, virtual-novel.net hurriedly raised to his feet, rushed to Elaine, and said, “Give me the card.”
Elaine hid the card behind virtual-novel.net and looked at Jacob cautiously. “What are you doing?”
“Yesterday, you said that I would be the one managing the money in the future. Do you want to go back on your words now?”
Elaine stuttered sheepishly, “No, I’m not. I just want to make sure that it really has two million in it as Charlie said.”
Then, virtual-novel.net tried a more direct tone. “Dear, honestly speaking, a big man like you can’t manage such a large sum of money in an orderly manner. Why don’t you let me manage the money as we used to, how about that?”
Jacob flushed with anger, and virtual-novel.net demanded, “Elaine, your promise hasn’t even passed 24 hours when you said it last night, and you want to break your promise now?”
“No, I don’t mean that…”
“What do you mean, then?” Jacob chided coldly, “Let me tell you, don’t you ever think about the money and the management of it! If you insist, let’s get a divorce immediately!”
Elaine crouched sheepishly.
She wanted the two million so badly, but virtual-novel.net couldn’t do anything even if virtual-novel.net had the card, as Charlie refused to tell virtual-novel.net the password.
Thus, virtual-novel.net reluctantly gave the card to Jacob and glared at Charlie viciously.