Matilda finally released her furrowed brows and glanced at the people behind her. Given that the bank manager was saying this in front of so many people without mincing words, then maybe she was right. “This card?” She hesitantly asked just to be sure as she raised it for everyone to see. The bank manager nodded. “Yes. It’s a black card ultimatum. Limitless, the identity of its owner isn’t shown to just anyone and if visiting a bank, its owner should never be kept waiting.” Matilda was silent for a moment before she asked again, “So you’re not taking me inside to arrest me?” “Why would I do that, ma’am? You’re the most important customer our bank has had in decades!” The bank manager hurriedly replied. After staring at her face thoughtfully and seeing it didn’t look like she was trying to deceive her, Matilda finally nodded and followed him into the bank. The bank manager led her straight to her office. As soon as Matilda sat down, someone walked into the office carrying a v
Before Matilda could say anything, Angela Carter rushed towards them with her laptop. Unaware that Matilda’s brain temporarily froze as soon as she heard Edward. Then she snapped out of it and lowered her eyes to the floor, cussing Ethan in her heart. That bastard told her he didn’t have a pin. Yet, she was being asked for one. Edward didn’t know what was happening and was getting quite impatient after being left hanging for over one minute that he couldn’t help but call out to her again. “Ms. Brown, pin.” Matilda’s eyes promptly shot up and she casually waved him aside. “You know what? Never mind. I have somewhere i need to be in the next thirty minutes. Just get me the one hundred billion.” Edward grinned widely and nodded. He turned to Angela Carter and whispered something into her ear before they both got up and walked towards the door. He stopped and glanced back at her with a polite smile. “We’ll be gone for at least ten minutes. One hundred billion is a lot to count an
Edward Steven was startled. Then he stared at the middle-aged man over and frowned slightly. The man was dressed in a clean and elegant blue suit. Even without trying, he had an air of authority that Edward couldn’t help, but feel intimidated. Nevertheless, he didn’t know who this man was or why he was kicking down the doors of the bank. So he gritted his teeth in rage and glared at him. “And what are you supposed to be? How dare you barge in here? Those darn security, have they forgotten what their job here is!” The man stared at him sternly before he stepped into the office fully. Only then did Edward notice the briefcase he was holding onto. His eyes swept over the six men who were with him and his eyes bulged fearfully, a thought occurring to him, when he saw they were holding onto the same type of briefcase. On a closer look, he gulped down warily when he recognized the type of briefcase they were holding. These…were they lawyers? Was the bank about to be sued? Edward co
Hearing her sudden outburst took everyone by surprise. Darius Hale snorted loudly after a few seconds. “Your son-in-law gave you the card but you’ve been spending lavishly from it for the past three hours.” “If you were such a poor elderly lady who was being taken advantage of, why did you buy so many expensive things with the card instead of reporting it to the police?” Matilda blinked her eyes innocently and immediately spat back, “How would I have known the card was stolen? He just gave it to me and said to get whatever I want. You’re interrogating the wrong person!”Darius still wasn’t convinced. “Ms. Brown, he may have given you to bank card but he isn’t the one who came to the bank to withdraw a huge amount of money.” “For what it’s worth, you may be making all these up to avoid punishment for what you’ve done. Haven’t you been lying to the bank manager and bank president all these while?” Matilda was slightly taken before she huffed in disbelief, “You shouldn’t be talkin
That was when it suddenly dawned on Edward. This man in the office wasn’t just a nobody. For the second time today, he had judged someone wrongly. He didn’t know exactly what Ethan’s identity was, but to have someone from the minister of finance treat him with so much respect, he was definitely not someone he should’ve spoke so rudely to a few minutes ago. Sensing he had cornered himself, he screamed out defensively, “Everything I did, I did for the bank!” Ethan chuckled and turned around to look at him. “Does that include the 300 million you embezzled every year?” “Wh-what? How do you know that?” Edward shuddered in disbelief, the hairs on the back of his neck standing on its end. The 300 million he embezzled every year was something he did so carefully. He was so careful that he was able to get away with it every year even when an extensive investigation was done by the bank. He didn’t even leave a receipt behind that could trace the transaction back to him. This man, just
Matilda didn’t say a world throughout their drive back to the house. Even when she alighted from the car and walked past a concerned Chloe, she still didn’t bother to say anything. Chloe’s eyes followed her until she disappeared into a a corridor upstairs. Then she turned to Ethan in confusion. “Did something happen to my mother? She looks traumatized.” The man slipped his hands into his pockets and lied through his teeth with a straight face. “I think she was having tea with her friends and had a fight with them over something . She was really upset when she called me to come pick her up.”“Oh,” Chloe mummed and no longer said anything. But after a moment, Ethan suddenly felt someone’s piercing gaze on him and lowered his eyes to find her staring up at him attentively. Fearing she had seen through him, he faked a cough and covered his mouth with his left hand. Then asked in a muffled voice, “Did I do something wrong? Did you send me a message to get you something on my way ba
“Vivian Martell?” Chloe smacked her lips together thoughtfully, finding the name awfully familiar. Claire nodded. “Yes. Do you happen to know anyone by that name?” After racking her brain for several seconds, Chloe shook her head in refusal. “I don’t remember, but I think I’ve heard about her.” “You must’ve. I hear the Martell family are wealthy. They are way above the first tier families we have here in Springdale. It doesn’t surprise me she was able to pay that much to hire a model.” “Either way, congratulations, sister. Just be sure not to treat me out to expensive places like this or your 150 million will disappear in the blink of an eye.”“Too late, I already reserved another spot at Milan Restaurant.” “Milan restaurant? I’ve heard about them. Tsk! It’s really difficult to resist. Fine, let’s eat there.” “The old you would’ve asked me to cancel reservation and save the money. What has happened to my sister?”“After depriving myself of things for 28 years, I’ve come to the
“Ladies, mind if I take a seat?” Chloe and Claire turned their heads to look at the owner of the voice. Chloe didn’t take a careful look at him like Claire did, so she didn’t recognize him. However, Claire did and immediately frowned hard when she saw him. She returned her attention to Chloe and shook her head in refusal. “Sorry, there are only two seats here and they’re already occupied by my sister and I.” The man calmly waved her aside and beckoned onto a waiter to bring him a seat. “That is no problem. I can always have them bring me a seat. Sitting across from you is something I’ve been fantasizing about ever since I saw you walk in here.” He paused and stepped closer to the table with a small smile plastered across his face. “You may not know, but my father is a diamond member here. As his son, I’m naturally given the same treatment as him.” “In fact, you can order whatever it is you want and I’ll take care of it. Damsels like you shouldn’t pay when someone like me is