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 pharmacy, Anthea then headed to the market.

buy some fresh fish and meat. Carole

Morris family.

so she

absence of Anthea, that infuriating

perverse pleasure in tormenting Anthea when boredom struck.

notification beep echoed in her

quickly accessed the

appeared on the

one of Capital City’s

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a photo of Daniel?” Rebecca

of a young man with striking features

commanded, “Pull up Daniel’s recent schedule.”

system obliged, displaying a detailed

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

Daniel was prestigious, he wasn’t Rebecca’s ultimate goal but Mr. Christensen was.

information, Daniel and Mr. Christensen were close friends.