Veronica didn’t know what had happened. When she left the dormitory and went downstairs to see her sister and Rex, she subconsciously felt uneasy, especially when Jessica approached with a murderous aura—it was terrifying."Come on, what trick did you use? How did you snatch the project leader position from me? I never knew you had such skills after all these years. Have you grown up so much that your wings have hardened?""Sister, I... I don’t know what you’re talking about," Veronica quickly shook her head."You don’t know what I’m talking about? Hah! I can’t believe you’re still pretending in front of me. You’re now the project leader of the Jaymes Family and Graymer Group—don’t you know that?" Jessica sneered, her tone dripping with sarcasm. This girl was a master at acting innocent. How could she not know about such a huge development?"I really don’t know. After I left home, I met Brother Thomas. He sent me to school, and then you called me. How could I possibly know about this?

23The next day, near noon, Thomas called Veronica in advance.To tell the truth, Veronica didn’t want Thomas to spend money, but she didn’t have any money herself. All the money she got from the previous project was with her parents and sister.But Thomas insisted on meeting her, so Veronica came. They agreed to meet at the school gate."Yo? Isn’t this Thomas? Do you think that’s your fiancée over there? Your fiancée seems quite fine with others. Are you still calm?"As soon as Thomas arrived, his classmate Liam Sofyan walked over, his voice full of surprise and mockery.At university, Thomas had a wife, which made him the subject of much gossip. His classmates, and even students from other classes, knew that he was a so-called "door-to-door son-in-law"—a man living off a woman’s family. They often teased him about it, but Thomas never paid attention to their words.However, hearing Liam's remark, he couldn't help but glance toward the school gate.Jessica was dressed very sexily tod

25Now, he could only try his best to make up for it. At the same time, he hoped that the latter adults would have enough money and would not hold a grudge against him for what had happened earlier."Jessica... or..." Rex Xavier said with a smile."No way! We have money. How much do we need? We'll pay it! But we will never give up our position!" Jessica Jaymes refused outright."Yes, how much more do we need? We'll pay for it!" Rex said coldly."It's not just about money. First, the location chosen by the guests cannot be changed at will. Second, the five premium card seats in the central area of the White Swan require ID verification for booking...""You came in and sat down directly. I assumed you knew the rules of our White Swan..." The waiter said, puzzled."ID verification? What kind of identification could those two possibly have? What a joke!" Jessica was furious. She stood up immediately, ready to storm over and confront Thomas Tudor, but the security personnel blocked her pat

"Quickly call the boss back and receive him personally. The big customer is here again!"With that, Zira quickly put down her work and called the boss."Thomas, we don’t have the money to wait. I'm not in a hurry. Let's come back in a few days…" When she arrived at the pawn area, Veronica's palms and back were sweating. She couldn't help slowing down her steps."Who told you I had no money?" Thomas looked back and saw the nervousness in Veronica's eyes. After thinking about it, he decided to reassure her. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a card. "What do you think this is? This is the Diamond Membership Card of Lierre Pavilion.""Diamond card?""You… you're a diamond member here?"Veronica's jaw nearly dropped."Of course. Can you relax now?" Thomas rolled his eyes."But… but how do you have this? I heard that Diamond Membership here requires 300,000 or 500,000 to qualify! That's an astronomical amount!" Although Veronica had never personally interacted with the membership se

"You know you're poor, yet you still spend money indiscriminately? More than one million, huh? Why not buy a house instead? Property prices have skyrocketed over the past two years!" Veronica scolded, stamping her foot in frustration."Ah, let's talk about houses later. Life is long, and I have to take things one step at a time!" Then Thomas took two steps forward, grabbed her small hand, pulled out the jade bracelet, and placed it on her fair wrist. "In the entire Jaymes family, you're the only one who's truly been good to me. For three years, I've seen it all. Sometimes, I can't help but wonder… why you didn't grow up so quickly so I can choose you as my fiancée instead?""Silly you! Three years ago, I was only fifteen! Do you want to break the law?" Veronica blushed, smiling as she playfully scolded him.Looking at her smile, Thomas couldn't help but laugh. Yes, she was only fifteen back then. But this year… she was turning eighteen. In just three days, it would be her eighteenth b