Chapter 198

Elysia’s heart settled a notch, feeling like she was securing a safety net for the future,

Of course, she hoped that day would never come, that the triplets‘ secret would stay just that–a secret,

Her phone chimed–a new message.

Elysia checked the screen and gasped, “No way!”

There was a deposit of ten thousand dollars!

She looked up at Tarquin, who was also on his phone, having just made the transfer,

“You…”

“You saved Elijah. I couldn’t just do nothing–that would weigh on my conscience.”

Tarquin had wanted to send more, but thinking back to how Elysia reacted to getting money from the Denton family, he coolly removed a couple of zeros.

She loved money but was timid; too much would surely scare her off. And sure enough, the ten thousand had already blown her away!

After all, she was just an ordinary gal, and ten thousand was more than she might make in a year.

“I…”

“Take it,” Tarquin said, as if afraid she’d refuse. “Elijah loves your cooking. Consider it a fee for your culinary services.”

Elysia hesitated, then nodded.

me know. As

meals covered!”

serving Elijah simple fare,

a growing boy, that

the ten thousand, she could whip up something way

Tarquin

“Huh?”

miss a beat,

it when I

not after your cooking; I just want to

this request and

you owe me–it’s now just five

widened in shock as she asked,

me,” Tarquin repeated. “From today,

believe it; he was slashing the debt by forty–five

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you’re saying I only have to pay you

“Yes.”

only in debt for

“Yes.”

kidding me, right? This isn’t some kind of joke, is

her with a mix of disdain and amusement.

it! I never said I didn’t!”

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