Mrs. Lewis sighed, "It was my job to take you off the street and into the orphanage, but you don't have the obligation to take care of me and pay for the expensive medical bills. Besides, I know very well how

your life in the Wilson family is..." 5

Then, she continued, "Don't worry, Charlie, I'll find a way to pay you back."

Charlie was moved. Mrs. Lewis had really treated him as her own son and cared so much about him.

He said in a sincere tone, "Mrs. Lewis, you don't have to worry about the money nor pay me back either." 1

"No, I can't do that! It is a lot of money, I have to repay you!"

"No, Mrs. Lewis. I'll always remember your kindness towards me. It's my duty to spend money on your treatment. If you still insist on paying me back, you're treating me as a stranger and I might not want to see you again!" 1

Mrs. Lewis smiled warmly at his remark, but she knew that she couldn't accept his money just like that. She would return the money to him no matter what he said. 7

But, she said on the phone, "Since you're an adult now, I'll listen to you. By the way, how are you and Claire doing?"

Lewis was quite concerned about them as she remembered how delicate and unusual their relationship was.

didn't seem to be very intimate

feelings towards each other, have a child together, and live

fine. When you

pregnant! You guys aren't young anymore, it's time for you to have a baby. Listen to me,

other hand, sighed dejectedly. He couldn't even sleep in the same bed with Claire yet,

he couldn't be truthful about it, so he smiled and said instead, "Yes, I

good! Hey, I can't talk now, the nurse is urging me to hang up

"I will!

They ended the call.

***

branch. She went straight to the

to do the transaction over the counter. She could simply do the transaction on the

black card into the machine and the interface immediately prompted, "Hello, honorable Citibank Supreme VIP member, it is a great honor

2

VIP my a*s! When I had two million in my card, the Industrial and

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