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.

the pharmacy, Anthea then headed to the

some fresh fish and meat. Carole needed to build

the Morris

so she adapted

the absence of Anthea, that

life, Rebecca found some perverse pleasure in tormenting Anthea when boredom

a system notification beep echoed in

quickly accessed the invisible

appeared on the

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

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of Daniel?” Rebecca

young man with striking features and

eyes, Rebecca commanded, “Pull up

system obliged, displaying a

schedule, Rebecca sat at her

he wasn’t Rebecca’s ultimate goal but Mr.

to the information, Daniel and Mr. Christensen