Honorable Hubby Behind Me

Chapter 62

At the private room, they drank multiple rounds after the meal. Godfrey and Lydia were slightly tipsy, and Flora took the opportunity to remind her husband of his job. "Lydia, I need your help with something," Ferdinand said.

Lydia waved her hand. "Whatever it is, just tell. I'll definitely help you if I can," she said carelessly.

"My wallet's been a bit tight lately. Since Yvonne is so successful now, I want to borrow some money," he replied.

Flora quickly chimed in, "We wouldn't ask you if we had any other way. You have money now, Lydia.

Surely you'll help us?"

Lydia immediately became more conscious when she heard the words 'borrow some money'. She was well-aware of her brother's characteristics. It was a 99 percent probability that she would not get her money back once she 'lent' it to him.

"How much do you want to borrow?" she asked.

Her brother raised two fingers.

"Two thousand?" she said.

"What are you thinking, Lydia? Would I ask you if it was just two thousand?" Ferdinand said, irritancy in his tone.

he really wanted two thousand, she would lend it to him anyway to save face, teeth-clenched. It had not been easy for her to achieve this status; she had to show what she could do and not

thousand," her brother said,

cold water all over her. Although she did live a better life now, she

are already over a hundred thousand, and you frequent a five-star hotel for your meals. Isn't twenty thousand a drop in the bucket

was a prideful person. She needed to say something flattering to raise the chances of getting the money. "You're different from before, Lydia," she said. "Surely you can part with twenty

those words, but she really could

conflicted expression. "Uncle, Aunty, why don't you apply for a loan from the bank, if you really need that much money? But you better see if you have the

capacity to return the money- then why should they lend

mother," she

were still unmarried, Lydia. So many relatives said that you married into a faux-rich family. If the relatives know about you lending

wanted very much to fight for her reputation among her relatives, but the price of twenty thousand was too much. Besides, she had no way

tell me you rented those cars to show off in front of us?"

visit your family home with pride this year?" he

about how she would go back to her family home,

she agreed.

panicked. They did not have twenty thousand to lend to Ferdinand. The only way they could get it was

"Mom..."