Riches in Disguise

Chapter 157

I wasn't going to go easy on Lina this time. If she dared to provoke me, I would return the favor tenfold. She fell silent, her defiance evaporating as she numbly followed the security guards out.

Once she was gone, I turned to the store manager. "If anyone like that shows up again, just handle them the same way. There's no need to hesitate."

The store manager nodded quickly. "Understood, Mr. White. Sorry to have troubled you."

To lighten the mood, I suggested to Felicia that she pick out a couple of bags for herself. She chose two but refused to take more, so I let it go and led her downstairs.

"What do you feel like eating?"

"There's this seafood buffet I've wanted to try. It's 138 dollars per person, but I've been too hesitant to splurge. William, could you... could you take me there?"

"Of course!" I couldn't help but laugh.

about just 138 dollars. How little she understood my financial situation was

I didn't like the idea of a girlfriend constantly asking for money or things, I even disliked her treating me like an outsider, too afraid to say what

balance? Knowing when to ask without overstepping.

laughed and chatted on the way to the mall entrance, ready to

look and saw Lina sitting on the mall's steps, clutching the same pile of clothes she had

be honest,

I muttered, shaking my head. It was hard to

Venet

am. But I desperately need this 90 thousand... Is this small sum of money worth cutting ties with me? I won't marry him. Get that out of your head. I'd rather

up. Her expression hardened into grim determination, and

a lightning bolt. A second later, she

thinking, I dashed after Lina. Just as one of her feet was about to

me! What are you doing?