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

her 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 father came

Emma knew this, however, with her father gone

her rage, Emma cut the

do not worry about it. I have to go

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

herself inside of her

"...this fucker"

...

the room next

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

Amanda nodded her head in satisfaction.

"..Haa"

teddy on the drawer,

seemed to be a regular day like any other turned out into an outing with Emma, Kevin, and

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

It was fun.

Suddenly her phone rang.

-Ring! -Ring!

was Maxwell Benson,

up the

"Yes?"

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

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

"I understand"

for long periods of time, Maxwell kept the conversation short and

that you would like

this is good

understand, I wish you

"mhm"

her head, Amanda

-Tack!

Amanda opened her chat log with Melissa and clicked on a

a card held by two pincers as mana was slowly injected into it. Not long after, a massive flame engulfed the

Melissa, Amanda contacted her

elders and her father were, they would've never have agreed. However, since it was Amanda who proposed the deal,

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

she did not doubt that they would've agreed, she was quite surprised by the fact

as far as a

and realizing who

the genius that she was, there was no doubt that her guild wanted

knew a few things about him. Especially with regards to what had happened a few nights ago when he supposedly aided

doubt the elders and her

rank at

was still shocked. Without a doubt, his talent

Huuu—

-Plack!

a deep breath, Amanda carefully put away her phone in her

eyes, Amanda suddenly thought of

to know him better, her impression of him

had left a deep impression on

eyes devoid of any emotions looking at her. At that time she thought that he was an undercover

interest in him

a few more times, Amanda realized that

he was not the merciless killer that she thought he

like everyone else. Just a regular youth in his

at times, serious

out something odd about him, it was his fashion sense. Recalling

It was frankly terrible.

was so bad that Amanda was left

Emma's face once he got six teddies in

it, the more the corner of

"ku..."

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