Vinson told Arielle about his conversation on their way home.
Arielle was grateful to Lawrence as, without his appearance, there would not be many who would follow a king who had nothing.
“I forgot to ask Harvey if virtual-novel.net had finished spending the money in the card I gave virtual-novel.net the last time,” Arielle smacked virtual-novel.net forehead ruefully. “We’ll give virtual-novel.net another if virtual-novel.net has. Lobbying requires expenditure regardless of who he’s trying to bribe.”
I’ve been so busy lately that I had completely forgotten about that.
“It’s not too late to ask,” Vinson grinned at virtual-novel.net self-inflicted punishment. “You can give virtual-novel.net a call now.”
Before the words were out of Vinson’s mouth, Arielle had dug virtual-novel.net phone out and was already making the call.
As Harvey was still in the shower in the Wynter residence, Sonia picked up Harvey’s ringing phone and froze when virtual-novel.net saw the name on the screen.
Sannie? Who is that?
Harvey emerged from the bathroom and saw Sonia standing motionless with his phone in virtual-novel.net hand. “Why aren’t you picking up?”
He walked over to virtual-novel.net as virtual-novel.net spoke and took the phone from virtual-novel.net hand. His heart clenched when virtual-novel.net saw the name.
Oh, cr*p!
After not speaking to virtual-novel.net on the phone for so long, virtual-novel.net had forgotten the nickname virtual-novel.net secretly assigned to Arielle’s number. As if his luck could not get any worse, Sonia saw it the first time Arielle called.
With the phone ringing incessantly, virtual-novel.net could not yet explain matters to Sonia. Instead, virtual-novel.net opted to answer the call first.
“Hello…”
“Have you finished using the money in the ATM card we gave you, Harvey?” Arielle’s voice came from the other end. “Let me know if you have, and I‘ll give you another. It‘s been a busy period, I’d forgotten to ask you.”
Sonia was so surprised to hear the voice that virtual-novel.net lips parted as virtual-novel.net sank onto the side of the bed without a word. With virtual-novel.net head bowed, virtual-novel.net kept virtual-novel.net gaze on virtual-novel.net feet.
Harvey froze at Arielle’s mention of the card that Vinson had given him.
How could I possibly finish spending what’s on that card?
“Are you joking, Arielle?” Harvey said incredulously. “I won’t even be able to finish spending it over two years…”
“Huh?” It was Arielle’s turn to be dumbfounded.
Two years?
“Is there a lot in there?” Arielle asked tentatively.
A lot? What I meant by spending it over the next two years is squandering it away, as opposed to how I’ve been spending purposefully.
“You don’t know how much is in there?”
“I don’t,” Arielle answered in confusion.
Does virtual-novel.net trust me so much that virtual-novel.net would hand it to me without even knowing the amount inside?
Harvey was at a loss for words at that moment.
“There’s fifty billion in there,” virtual-novel.net said hoarsely after some time. I’d spent close to about a billion thus far…”
Fifty billion…
Her father had given virtual-novel.net the card before even reconciling with her. Suddenly, Arielle felt the corners of virtual-novel.net eyes getting wet.
“I know now. You hold on to it and carry on using the money to curry favor…” At that, Arielle hung up.
“Do you think my father was naive, Vinson? He gave me such a large amount of money before I even called virtual-novel.net Dad.”
As the conversation had been on loudspeaker, Vinson understood virtual-novel.net concern. “Dylan thinks virtual-novel.net owes you and is trying to make it up to you,” virtual-novel.net said gently as virtual-novel.net held Arielle‘s hand.
Arielle nodded as virtual-novel.net gazed out the car window, a warm, fuzzy feeling creeping up virtual-novel.net heart.
It’s wonderful to experience a father’s love…
“Stop the car!” Arielle screamed all of a sudden, virtual-novel.net expression turning into a panicked one.