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.

craves anything, just let me

meals covered!”

before, serving Elijah simple fare, heavy on the

boy, that wasn’t cutting it nutritionally.

she could whip up something way more

Tarquin added suddenly.

“Huh?”

didn’t miss a beat,

it when I join him

not after your cooking; I just want to dine with

and paused before

fifty million you owe me–it’s now

as she asked,

today,

slashing the

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have to pay you

“Yes.”

in debt

“Yes.”

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

and

it! I never

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