Chapter 122

Chapter 122

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Upon hearing the words, everyone looked at Bianca. Her expression turned serious, and after a moment, she focused on the waiter and said, “I’ll take care of it.”

The waiter replied, “Alright. Your total comes to one thousand. Will that be cash or card?”

Bianca paused; she definitely didn’t have that much in her card. Plus, she had no cash on her, leaving her in a tight spot.

“Cash or card?” the waiter asked again, noticing her silence.

“Please hold on.” Bianca said, turning to her friends. “Do any of you have a thousand in your card?”

At her question, they all quickly replied, “None.”

An awkward silence filled the air until her friends spoke up again. “Bianca, I only have two hundred left, and that’s my whole week’s allowance. Even that won’t cover this meal.”

“I only have one hundred left. If I give that to you, I won’t be able to get by for the next couple of days.”

“I only have one hundred too. Weren’t you the one who insisted on treating us? What’s going on now?”

The last girl’s words voiced the thoughts of the group; it had indeed been Bianca’s idea to have this meal, yet now she seemed to expect them to pay the bill.

The waiter smirked inside, thinking their situation was a bit sad–if they didn’t have the money, they shouldn’t have eaten

here.

How foolish to try to look good when they clearly couldn’t afford it. Just look at them, avoiding the bill like it was contagious. Bianca glared at her friends, her eyes growing colder. They had ordered the dishes, and they were the ones who had eaten the most. She merely asked if they had extra money, and now they were scrambling for excuses. How ridiculous.

Seeing the chill in her gaze, they tried to negotiate, “Bianca, you know our families aren’t rich.”

back on your

raised her hand to silence her. “I will pay for this meal, even if my card hasn’t been topped up and may not be

the group, prompting Bianca to add, “I didn’t order these dishes, nor did I eat

“Of course not. I’ll lend you.” Without hesitation, she took out her card.

to the

began swiping cards, while Elysia and her friends, who had finished their meal, happened to walk by. Elysia felt her cheeks heat up as

and as they passed Bianca’s table, leaned in and whispered, “Elysia, they look kind of sad. A bunch of cards

“Do you really think everyone has your money situation as a rich girl?” It was Alice who

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earlier meal–two thousand without breaking

Ava is so angry.” Alice pouted.

smile. In that respect, I see Ava’s point; not everyone has a

*Really?”

“Absolutely.”

thought of a way you could get

why she would want wealth when she was already

the plan? Tell me. Maybe it could make me as

shook her head. “You might want

smile faded. “Are you saying I’m

that; it’s just that my uncle wouldn’t be

“This embarrassment is

No, please. Alice is already quite grown–how old could her uncle be? What if he

don’t act foolishly; your uncle

why isn’t he right?” Alice shot back, indignant. “Sure, he may be older, but don’t adults say that with age comes wisdom in

such ideas. Alice tried to speak, but Elysia shot her a glare. “Who taught you such phrases?” She finally let go of Alice’s

Alice said, “TV”

eyebrow, surprised that such ideas could come from television. It reminded her of matchmakers who used to justify age

kind of shows is she watching? It is funny to hear that idea from a little

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