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?

Emma's uncle

card. With the excuse of Emma spending too much money on useless stuff, her uncle managed to convince the others to freeze her card until her

her father gone she could only swallow this

Emma cut the

do not worry about it. I have to go to sleep now as classes start early in the morning, good

her phone towards the other

of her

"...this fucker"

...

time, the

drawers. Taking out a stuffed teddy, Amanda carefully placed the teddy on top of

Amanda nodded her head

"..Haa"

teddy on the drawer, tired, Amanda buried herself on

seemed to be a regular day like any other turned

with everything that had happened today, she

It was fun.

Suddenly her phone rang.

-Ring! -Ring!

ID was Maxwell

up

"Yes?"

listened to what he wanted to say, a look of understanding appeared on her

and the elders want to meet you next week. They have agreed to your proposal and are expecting

"I understand"

like to talk for long periods

anything else that you would

is good for

wish you good luck for next

"mhm"

head, Amanda hung

-Tack!

through her phone, Amanda opened her chat log with Melissa and

as mana was slowly injected into it. Not long after, a massive flame

the greenlight from Melissa, Amanda contacted her dad and guild elders regarding a possible business

would've never have agreed. However, since it was Amanda

what the phone call was about. Her father and the elders of

would've agreed, she was quite surprised by the fact that they had agreed to meet

were, she had expected to even wait as far as a couple of months. This came as

and realizing who the two people in

being the genius that she was, there was no doubt that

a doubt that they knew a few things about him. Especially with regards to

how popular he was nowadays, without a doubt the elders and her

rank at age

Without a

Huuu—

-Plack!

Amanda carefully put away her phone in her drawer and closed

eyes, Amanda

better, her impression of

first encounter with him had left a deep impression on

and merciless eyes devoid of any emotions looking at her. At that time she thought that he was an undercover bodyguard that her family had sent to protect her. But after confirming with her father and guild, she knew that this was not

interest in him

realized that he was completely different from how

he was not the merciless killer that she thought he was

just like everyone else. Just a regular youth in his

at times, serious in

point out something odd about him, it was his fashion sense. Recalling how proud he was about the clothes he was wearing, Amanda shook her

It was frankly terrible.

was so bad that Amanda

recalled the look of despair on Emma's face once he got six teddies in fifteen tries whilst

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

"ku..."

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