Chapter 1732:

“Didn’t you leave the Gill family? How… How did you… Did you graduate early and land some high-paying job?”

Ulises knew Harlee was frighteningly intelligent, so the idea of her skipping grades and fast-tracking her way into a lucrative career didn’t seem too farfetched.

Harlee’s gaze softened for a moment as she realized Nyomi must never have mentioned the details of her situation. With a faint sigh, she replied, “Something like that.”

Earning a PhD from Uwhor’s top university by the age of twenty could count as graduating early, right? It wasn’t exactly a lie. Harlee couldn’t quite pinpoint why she hadn’t told Ulises and Virginia the full truth. Maybe it was because Nyomi hadn’t mentioned it, and she didn’t feel the need to explain either.

Harlee noticed the flicker of doubt in Ulises’ eyes and brushed it off with a wave of her hand.

“The men’s section is over there. You’re graduating soon, aren’t you? Go pick out a few outfits for interviews and grab some casual ones while you’re at it.”

Ulises hesitated before stiffly replying, “Okay.”

screen and froze. A deposit of $200,000 had just landed in his

I’ll come over and cover

planned to transfer a million but then decided against it, fearing it might overwhelm him. And that would ruin the whole

his phone as if it were priceless, he awkwardly

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stepped out of the fitting room, two girls were walking past the store entrance. One was Hazel Wallace, Virginia’s aunt’s daughter, and the other

Zora asked, looping her arm through Hazel’s and pointing toward

slightly, her expression momentarily clouded with disdain. How could someone like Virginia, who barely had enough to scrape by, possibly afford to step foot in a high-end store

Hazel followed Zora’s gaze, she froze. It really was her cousin. Her brows knitted

widened with disbelief as she gazed at the garment, unable to quite process the beauty of what she was wearing. Normally, her wardrobe consisted

said, nodding in approval. She gestured toward two more

“Try these on next.”

hesitated, her voice shaky with

“N-no, that’s not necessary.”

a dream come true for Virginia. The thought of trying on more without buying anything made her uneasy. Would they ask her to leave if

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