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.

other wealthy families were endowing buildings and sending their kids

classes with Maja.

five languages, the major of foreign language was no biggie for her, but

going to be

untouched food, Carol suddenly remembered the

dither once

Felix brought over the last

don't you sit down and join me?"

policy

Such pricey

was genuinely peeved,

the seat opposite her. "It's almost my break time. I can

were clear, like a college kid's - though it was rare to find

good looks, but Carol's mood lifted instantly,

"I'm Carol."

"Felix."

much," she teased. "Doesn't that lose you tips when

aim to

"Including a night out?"

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

broke anyway. This meal's on someone else's tab. It'd be a real waste not to

meal here

expensive,"

He'd been humiliated at BlueSky Bar but kept smiling. And now, insulted,

felt playful and started spinning

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

used to fancy stuff like steak - tastes like chewing fat to me. But I couldn't show it in front of her. Now I

toss this stuff."

she chucked the priciest sashimi plate into

Felix's face. It was subtle, but Carol

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