Shrouded Affections Winning Back My CEO Wife

Chapter 1351:

“The money has been transferred. You’ve done an excellent job recovering most of the hundreds of thousands owed. Here’s your bonus,” Barry said.

The money Barry handed Milford appeared to be nearly ten thousand dollars.

Milford pushed Barry’s hand away and said, “You don’t have to give me this. Without you, I’d probably be panhandling somewhere.”

He hadn’t had an ID before. He couldn’t return to Wist Land to obtain a new one and had been penniless. Even construction sites had refused to hire him. Although he had rescued Lisa, Barry could have simply given him some cash and dismissed him. But Barry had chosen a different path. He had offered Milford a way to make a living.

“Today’s success is all due to your own effort. Don’t hesitate. Take it!” Barry firmly placed the cash in Milford’s hands. “I’m not sure what you’ve been through, but I know you need money. Take a few days off, buy what you need, and then come back. The construction site will be active again soon, and there are some business deals you’ll need to handle for me.”

connections to retrieve almost all the money owed without straining

a moment, and then tucked it into his pocket. “Thank you, Barry. I will go and buy some

drove away in his

the bus stop and caught a

festooned with holiday decorations. Milford made his way directly

shiny dolls, priced from a

selected the one he felt was the best, priced just over two thousand dollars—a mid-range option among the

realized Eileen and her family weren’t home for Christmas. He placed the doll under the two

branches barely concealed the doll, still in its packaging. Milford paused at the entrance of

note from his pocket, scribbled a few words on it, and affixed it