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Lothario looks so stupid, finding it hard to believe that Thomas, who he often insults as the son of a farmer, would have that much cash in his pocket.

“Dude! Where did you get that much money?”

“I’m working at Saunders Properties Trust now!” Thomas pats his shoulder a few times, and gets back inside to look for Naomi, leaving Lothario with his confusion.

Now Lothario is haunted by guilt. He didn't lie about his mother being hospitalized. He just feels so despicable, accepting money from Thomas after all the insults he threw at him.

He takes out the stacked money from his pocket, just to do a double check in case Thomas was just playing a prank on him. But no, the money looks so real.

A moment later…

“Ting!”

The elevator doors are opened. Not wanting to be accused of accepting a bribe, he quickly hides the money back in his pocket and rushes to his working desk.

The fact is, the people who come out of that elevator are just outsiders. They come to Lothario’s desk to make a report regar