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!”

said,

the pharmacy, Anthea then headed to the market.

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

Morris

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

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

perverse pleasure in tormenting Anthea when

a system notification beep

the invisible control

appeared on the

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

Chapter 23

a photo of Daniel?” Rebecca squinted her eyes.

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

her eyes, Rebecca commanded, “Pull up Daniel’s recent

system obliged, displaying a detailed

sat at

was prestigious, he wasn’t Rebecca’s

and Mr. Christensen