A headache began to brew as multiple thoughts overwhelmed Charlotte’s mind at once. I shouldn’t be thinking about this right now. How I can afford my next meal is more important than men…

She had to figure out a way to earn some quick cash.

A sudden knock at the door snapped her out of her jumbled thoughts. “Miss, you haven’t slept, have you?” Mrs. Berry’s voice resounded from the other side of the door.

“No, I haven’t. Come in, Mrs. Berry,” Charlotte answered promptly.

The door swung open as Mrs. Berry entered with a few papers in her hand. “Miss, the kids will be leaving for the Sunflower Class’ spring trip tomorrow. We’ll have to sign this consent form and invoice, and make the payment at the kindergarten today. Are you going to do this yourself, or should I go instead?”

“You do it, please. My wounds still hurt, I need some more rest…” Charlotte grabbed her phone and was about to transfer money to Mrs. Berry. “How much is it?”

“It’s eight hundred per pax, so the total for all three of them is two thousand four hundred,” Mrs. Berry replied as she handed over the invoice.

Charlotte gaped at the papers before her eyes. What sort of kindergarten is this? Eight hundred per child for a mere school trip? Do they intend to bring the kids on a tour to outer space or something?

as she saw the balance in her phone. “I still have a remainder of three thousand from the furniture expenses you gave me last time. I can make the payment with this money

looked up in

should go to the kindergarten now then. Rest well, Miss. I’ll make dinner once I

she walked away hurriedly and left

as the plump woman’s back waddled off and disappeared from view. She felt guilty for having given only a thousand to Mrs. Berry to

simple bookshelf from the thrift store. She even returned with a balance of

did the extra three

Berry must have sold her own jewelry to help fund the household’s

and the children all these years. In addition to delaying the housekeeper’s salary, she even had to ask Mrs. Berry for help

remorse for much longer. She flipped her laptop open and began searching for

of opportunities out there. As long as

food

own mode of transport. She no longer had a car, and couldn’t even afford a bike with the amount of money she had at the

there any

figure, adept at musical instruments… She scanned through the job requirements eagerly, then saw the last sentence where the salary was stated. Two hundred and

would go to unwind themselves in the music, have

same level as a nightclub as grand and flamboyant as the Sultry

bars would most

shady people like the “Gigolo In Debt” in a bar like

give this a shot! She quickly wrote up a resume and submitted

who had taken piano lessons since young until the highest grade and even won multiple international awards, she was confident that she could pull

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