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

Anthea then headed to the market.

buy some fresh fish and meat. Carole needed to build her

the Morris

so she adapted to the lavish lifestyle of the wealthy quite easily.

used to was the absence of Anthea, that infuriating bitch, from the Morris family.

previous life, Rebecca found some perverse pleasure in tormenting Anthea

system notification beep echoed

quickly accessed the invisible control

on the screen.

one of Capital City’s top ten families, the Robinson family, with a net worth in

Chapter 23

a photo of Daniel?” Rebecca squinted her eyes.

of a young man with striking features and an air of distinction.

Rebecca commanded, “Pull up Daniel’s recent

displaying

the schedule, Rebecca sat at her vanity to get dolled

Daniel was prestigious, he wasn’t Rebecca’s

Daniel and Mr. Christensen