From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 23

Five hundred dollars? That was so expensive!

The pharmacist chuckled, “Madam, there are a couple of high–end supplements in this prescription. Your cost is already a discounted rate.”

Discounted? That still seemed like highway robbery!

Carole was taken aback and quickly tugged at Anthea’s sleeve. “Ann, let’s bail on this. I’m doing. alright and don’t need this stuff. With a couple of days of rest, I’ll be as good as new.”

“If you’re not interested, no skin off my nose,” the pharmacist said, taking back the medicine.

Anthea patted Carole’s hand with a reassuring smile and faced the pharmacist, “We’ll take them. Here’s the cash.” As she spoke, Anthea pulled out the exact amount from her pocket and handed it over.

The pharmacist fed the bills into the cash counter, exactly five hundred dollars.

Carole was heartbroken, “Ann, I’m really fine!”

“Mom, money comes and goes, but you only live once,” Anthea said earnestly.

“Your daughter is right. How could five hundred dollars compared to your health?” the

pharmacist handed the supplements over to Carole. “Madam, you’ve raised a fine daughter!”

Carole said, accepting the bag.

pharmacy, Anthea then headed

fish and

Morris family.

had been a heiress in her past life, so she adapted to the lavish lifestyle of the wealthy

was the absence of Anthea, that infuriating bitch, from the

in

notification beep

quickly accessed the invisible

appeared on the screen.

Robinson: a 28–year–old male, and the eldest son and heir to one of Capital City’s top ten families, the Robinson family, with a net worth in the

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of Daniel?” Rebecca

screen shifted, revealing the image of a young man with striking features and an

her eyes, Rebecca commanded, “Pull

displaying a detailed

the schedule, Rebecca sat at her vanity to get dolled up.

Daniel was prestigious, he wasn’t Rebecca’s ultimate

and Mr. Christensen were