"Seriously, all the kids these days are glued to their phones, right? Let’s have a little wager. See who can last thirty minutes without touching their phone. Winner gets a cool 5 million."
Rosemary’s ears perked up at that. Easy money?
"Just not touch my phone, that’s it?"
"Yup, you can do whatever else you want, just no phone. Can’t even glance at the screen. Wanna give it a shot?"
Though Rosemary thought the ga sounded pretty la, it was Sean’s idea, so she decided to play along.
"Okay, I’m in."
"Great. Check your other ssages on your phone, and after five minutes, we’ll start. I’ll be waiting in the living room."
Watching Sean’s excited figure leave, Rosemary couldn’t quite understand his enthusiasm. She quickly replied to a few ssages on her phone, instructed her team to hold off contacting her for the next half-hour, then powered off her device and headed to the living room.
anwhile, Sean ssaged David, [Rose is in tears tonight.]
David instantly shot back a ssage, [What happened? Who’s ssing with her??]
[Wanna know the deets? Wire 5 million, and I’ll spill.]
[Yeah, right.] Knowing Sean was likely trying to scam him, David texted, [Rose wouldn’t cry even at the end of the world. Plus, if she was upset, I’d just call her.]
Pay him?
[Rose is pretty bumd out; doubt she’ll answer your calls, but feel free to give it a go,] Sean replied,noticing Rosemary descending the stairs. He quickly added, [Gotta go comfort her now.]
Rosemary placed her phone on the coffee table, and Sean did the sa with his.
"Ga on."
They sat opposite each other, and Sean started recounting his adventures over the years in Belloria.
Back on David’s end. He tentatively texted his sister, asking what she was up to. No response. He tried calling her.
Five minutes passed, ten minutes, David was getting anxious, [What’s on earth going on? Don’t fool around. If you want money, I can give you, but was Rose bullied by soone? Did you see it with
your own eyes? How can she be mistreated since you are with her??]
Hearing his phone buzzed, Sean knew David was getting anxious. Sure enough, he bombarded Sean with ssages, and when Sean didn’t reply, he resorted to calling him repeatedly.
"You’re pretty busy?" Rosemary was surprised at the barrage of calls within such a short span, "Why don’t you pick up? It won’t count against the ga."
"That wouldn’t be right," Sean said, glancing at the clock. Only eight minutes to go. He continued to regale Rosemary with the story of how he first suspected sothing fishy about the fire at the health
clinic.
Unable to wait any longer, David transferred the money. Sean’s phone pinged with a notification of the transfer, seven minutes left in the ga.
[Sean, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have taken your money before. Please tell what’s wrong with Rose? Is it bad? I can’t stand the thought of her crying. I wired you the cash, now spill! Sean, my dear Sean, just
reply, please! Just this ti!!]
Sean glanced at his phone screen, and with a sly smile, Rosemary teased, "Sean, you lost."
The rule they had set for their ga was clear: No peeking at the phone, not even once.
"Ahaha, I did! I just couldn’t resist. A bet’s a bet."
When Sean checked his phone, as expected, there was a notification for a deposit of 5 million dollars.
He considered the windfall a reward and without hesitation, he transferred the whole sum to his sister’s number through the mobile banking app.
Then he texted David, [Let’s see if you dare to trick again.]
David hadn’t anticipated that Sean would actually pull a fast one on him. How scheming he was! Did he have to do this to him for 5 million dollars? He almost believed sothing happened to Rose!!
[You...you got good!] David was at a loss for words, but relieved that Rose was fine, the weight in his heart lifted.
Rosemary’s phone chid with the transfer notification as soon as she powered it on. She uttered imdiately, "Sean, it’s just a ga; you really don’t need to send the money."
She hadn’t intended to win Sean’s money; it was all just for having so entertainnt with Sean since there was nothing much to do.
"Don’t you dare send it back. We agreed on the rules, and besides, spending money on you makes happy. Plus, I’ll let you in on a secret: this cash ca easy; I didn’t break a sweat earning it!" Sean’s mood was clearly buoyant as he added, "Get so rest. I’m gonna take a shower."
As Rosemary watched him climb the stairs, her phone buzzed again with a ssage from David asking what she was up to, along with eleven missed calls.
[Needs for sothing? I was just playing a ga with Sean] she texted back.
[What ga?] David had a hunch that this ga was sohow connected to the 5 million he’d just lost.
[Sean bet on who could go without touching their phone for half an hour. The winner got a $5 million prize.]
So that was it! Sean had swindled his money to cheer up his sister! Sneaky dog!
But in the end, it was all going into his sister’s bank account, so David couldn’t really feel bad about it.
As long as she was happy, so was he.
Louisa was strolling through the garden, arm in arm with Kenneth, when a servant abruptly approached with news.
"Mrs. Collins, Mr. Cooper is here. He’s waiting at the gate. He’s concerned because he hasn’t heard from Serena in two days and ca to check on her."
Louisa hadn’t expected such devotion from that young man toward Serena and casually instructed,
"Tell him the girl has made a mistake and we’ve confined her as punishnt."
"Yes, Mrs. Collins," the servant promptly replied and withdrew.
"Martin’s a good kid, too bad." Kenneth couldn’t help but comnt, "If only the girl knew how to cherish him, with Martin doting on her, she’d be living a chard life."
Walking behind them, Eunice, who was holding Bard’s arm, added in a soft voice after hearing what he said, "If she knew how to cherish her luck, she wouldn’t have ended up in this situation. It’s her own
insatiability that’s to bla, not anyone else’s."
After a while, the servant returned, "Mrs. Collins, Mr. Cooper insists on seeing you. He seems even more anxious now."
"I will not see him," Louisa stated, not wanting to waste words.
"Mr. Cooper says he’ll wait outside until you agree to et him."
Kenneth sighed, "The boy always had determination. If we don’t see him, he might indeed wait out there for a night or two."
After all, it was with that sa determination and patience that he had built his successful business at such a young age and won Serena’s heart.
"Fine, bring him to the garden."
If he wanted the truth, she might as well tell him everything and let him see Serena for who she really was.
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