Scarfed down a couple of bites, Yolanda's phone buzzed to life. She snatched her motorcycle helmet from the chair beside her.

"Hey Carol, it's not that I don't wanna hang, but I'm slammed. I'll catch up with you after the race, okay? Bye."

Yolanda was always a whirlwind - in fast, out faster.

The spread on the table was barely touched.

Carol felt a wave of boredom. Maja was tied up, Yolanda was in a rush, and there she was, the picture of a trust fund baby, without

a care in the world.

She'd toyed with the idea of a career once, but after blowing through $10 million of Abner's money in just two months, she had to

reconsider.

Abner had a rare heart-to-heart with her.

"Did you know, our Miller family fortune is so vast, you could hire a gigolo every day and not dent it. But if you try your hand at

business, you won't last many years."

His words stung, and with zero talent for commerce, Carol threw in the towel.

She'd thought about interning somewhere, but the interns' pay was a measly $500 a month - not enough to cover even a day of

her meals.

As Abner put it, "The interest you earn daily on your bank balance could easily cover a month of those money you'd make."

Dismayed, Carol resigned herself to a life of leisure.

She'd majored in foreign language at university, and since Abner expected so little from her, he never tried to box her in with

expectations.

wealthy families were endowing buildings and sending their kids abroad, Carol contentedly stayed

classes with Maja.

major of foreign language was no biggie for her, but also not particularly

going to

staring at the untouched food, Carol suddenly remembered

to dither once she'd made up

Felix brought over the last course, she

sit down and join me?" she said, nodding at his

policy to dine with

a shame. Such pricey food going to

peeved, but

almost my break time. I can sit for a

though it was rare to find a college guy

his good looks, but Carol's mood

"I'm Carol."

"Felix."

noticed you don't smile much," she teased. "Doesn't that lose you

really. We aim to

"Including a night out?"

question was a bit cheeky. Felix didn't respond, his lips pressed together, maybe a

I'm broke anyway. This meal's on someone else's tab. It'd be a real

here is

expensive," he

found him interesting. He'd been humiliated at BlueSky Bar but kept

felt playful and started spinning a

right? She's a well-off relative who struck it rich

not used to fancy stuff like steak - tastes like chewing fat to me. But I

toss this stuff."

she said it, she chucked

It was subtle, but Carol caught

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