Chapter 125

That afternoon, Manley spent hours glued to his phone, his expression shifting constantly as evening crept in.

He seemed to be waiting for someone's message. For once, he was uncharacteristically quiet, not flying into his usual temper. Even that ever-present cloud of tension that usually hung around him seemed to have lifted, if only a little.

The housekeeper, glancing at Manley as she prepared dinner, couldn't help but remark, "Sir, you seem to be in quite a good mood today."

Manley glanced at the verification message still pending on his screen. The corners of his mouth twitched upward in a faint smile as he replied, "Yes, I suppose I am."

He'd asked a friend at Primus Academy to help him get Citrine's phone number. Really, he only wanted to see if he could find her on social media by searching her number. By pure luck, Citrine's account was linked to her number.

Manley wasn't much of a conversationalist and had no idea what to chat about with his niece.

Then he recalled the look in Citrine's eyes that day, when she'd bet her allowance against Regina-pure longing for money. Without thinking, he decided to send her a generous gift. He moved to wire her a hundred, maybe even two hundred thousand dollars, as a show of goodwill.

But the messaging app had a transfer limit; he could only send twenty thousand. Reluctantly, Manley settled for the smaller amount.

the money right away, he

ahead and accept it. Just a

that, Citrine finally

Manley's smile deepened.

in the kitchen, surprised to see Manley

his temper had only gotten worse, and

the days were growing heavier and

already full-except for the

race.

single girl volunteered. With a resigned sigh, she

striding over

glanced at Citrine's slight frame, even thinner than her own, and looked genuinely worried. "Are you sure? The three-thousand isn't for the faint of heart—

but I can handle

her confident reply, Joyce's relief was almost overwhelming. She grabbed Citrine's hands, her eyes shining with gratitude. "Citrine, you

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