Back to the Past: Breaking the Love Spell

Chapter 35

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“What’s 30 thousand dollars? Last year, a player sold a piece of equipment for over 200 thousand dollars! That was equivalent to a luxury mansion!”

“Wow, are things in the game really worth that much?” Gordon felt like his worldview was about to

collapse

“They’re valuable, but it’s like playing the lottery. I’ve been playing since 2001 and haven’t made any money. Gordon, you’d better forget about making money in the game while you can!”

“I was just asking casually. I’m almost 40 years old. Where would I find the time to play games?” Gordon laughed.

“Oh, Gordon, where are you working now? Are they still hiring? I think I might be laid off soon!”

Gordon pretended to cough. “Let’s discuss that later, I have something to attend to. I’ll hang up now!” With that, he promptly ended the call.

Gordon didn’t want Hilda to know about his layoff until he found another stable job.

Hilda stared suspiciously at Gordon and asked, “What’s with this ‘talk about it later? Do you have a

mistress outside?”

Gordon didn’t react as explosively as Hilda had earlier. Instead, he grinned and replied, “Seems like you still have high expectations of me. Do you think I’m capable enough to find a mistress?

Hilda scoffed, “You’re hopeless. You’re not even as capable as our son. Can you earn these 20 thousand.

dollars?”

if my son

the table and said solemnly, “Like father, like

it only proves his old man

as thick as armor,” Hilda scolded, albeit with a smile.

woke Carlisle up for

table, Gordon received a

come to the county at the end of the month for his

SATs results come out already?”

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Shouldn’t the results take longer to come out?” Gordon asked,

hard to check the results!” Gerard’s

her score?” Gordon asked with a

points shy of making it into

Chapte 35

the surface, it seemed disappointing. But, in reality, this

Tier 2 universities. It could

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a shame! Only

Gerard, Kelly

help but, feel a tad sorry for her

interpreted Gordon’s reaction as gloating. He remarked, “We’ll have plenty of summer job openings at my construction site

turned grim instantly. “No need. My son’s scores won’t

good to be confident. But you know Carlisle’s grades better than anyone. Listen to me. Don’t push him to retake

on talent. Without talent, even three years of repeating won’t help. It’s better

business, I’m hanging up!” Gordon

the call.

Gerard to use his connections to check Carlisle’s scores. However, after hearing Gerard’s words, he felt too embarrassed to request

“Hold on…”

anything