The Author's POV

Chapter 199

Late night.

After returning from her short shopping trip, Emma laid down on her mattress exhausted. With her short brown hair scattered on the bed, Emma scrolled through her phone.

Thinking of something, Emma opened her bank account and checked her balance.

[Account balance : 7,472,060 U]

Seeing the number, Emma ground her teeth and muttered.

"...what a pig"

During her small trip, she had planned on only spending at most 100,000 U. She had not expected herself to fork out 750,000U. This was way beyond the budget she had set herself. In fact, spending 100,000 was already too much for her at the moment.

Normally, she wouldn't have minded.

...but her current circumstances weren't normal.

Looking at how much money she had in her bank account Emma felt bitter.

"How long will this last me..."

She truly regretted betting with Ren. Had she not bet, none of this would've happened.

-Ring!

At that moment, Emma's phone rang.

Checking who the sender was, Emma's face darkened. It was her uncle.

[Hello Emma, how was your day?]

Clenching her teeth, Emma picked up the phone and replied.

[Everything is fine, thank you, uncle]

[That's great, but Emma...]

[Yes]

[Did you go out today?]

Seeing the message, Emma's face contorted to a frown.

'How is that any of your business'

Forcefully trying to calm herself down, she replied.

[Yes, with two of my friends]

Ren was definitely not her friend.

[That's good, but do you still have enough money? I hope you're still not mad at me for blocking your card. With your dad leaving all responsibilities to me, we have to take precautions]

"Bastard..."

At her father's mention, Emma felt truly enraged. Ever since her father caught wind of a secret plot that the Monolith was brewing in preparations to attack Ashton city, as its city mayor, her father had no other choice but to leave and prevent their plans.

This was four months ago.

Right now, with her father gone, her uncle was the one in charge of the family affairs.

He did not like Emma.

With Emma being the direct inheritor of her Roshfield family, her uncle was jealous. He too had a son. However, he was only ten years old.

Given how young he was, he did not stand a chance at inheriting the family's leading position. He was just like him, stuck in his brother's shadow.

How could he tolerate that?

uncle tried to do his best to

Emma spending too much money on useless stuff,

however, with her father gone she could only

Emma cut

have to go to sleep now

for her Uncle's reply, Emma threw her phone towards the other side of

herself inside of her blankets,

"...this fucker"

...

time, the room

Taking out a stuffed teddy, Amanda carefully

nodded her head in satisfaction. She really liked

"..Haa"

on the drawer, tired, Amanda buried herself on her

to be a regular day like any other

she hated crowds. However, with everything that had happened today, she couldn't

It was fun.

Suddenly her phone rang.

-Ring! -Ring!

ID was Maxwell

up

"Yes?"

Neither hurried nor slow. As Amanda listened to what he wanted to say, a look of understanding appeared

week. They have agreed to your proposal and

"I understand"

not like to talk for long periods

else that you

is good for

understand, I wish you good luck for next

"mhm"

Amanda

-Tack!

Amanda opened her chat log with Melissa and clicked on a

held by two pincers as mana was slowly injected into

from Melissa, Amanda contacted her dad and guild elders

agreed. However, since

what the phone call was about. Her father and the elders of the guild had agreed to listen to

doubt that they would've agreed, she was quite surprised by the fact

far as a couple of months. This came as a bit of

bit of thinking and realizing who the two people in

no doubt

other hand, there was Ren. Given how influential her parent's guild was, without a doubt that they knew a few things about him. Especially with regards to what had happened a few nights ago when he supposedly aided in

doubt the elders and her father wanted to meet

rank at

this somewhat, she was still shocked. Without a doubt, his talent rivaled that of

Huuu—

-Plack!

her phone in her drawer

her eyes, Amanda

getting to know him better, her

had left a

thought that he was an undercover bodyguard that her family had sent to protect her. But after confirming with her

interest in him piqued

him a few more times, Amanda realized that he was completely different

it, but from what Amanda figured, he was not the merciless killer that she thought

Just a regular youth in

at times, serious

out something odd about him, it was his fashion sense. Recalling how proud he was about the clothes he

It was frankly terrible.

bad that

he got six teddies in fifteen tries whilst she didn't even

time Amanda saw Emma so depressed. The more she thought about it, the more the corner of her lips curved upwards. Suddenly

"ku..."

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