Chapter 549

"Oh…" Lucille dragged it out. Then, she laughed and said, "I didn't expect you to be so poor, Ethan. You don't even have a billion dollars."

She turned to Spencer. "Don't you think you should help him out, honey?"

He said, "No. He won't starve."

Lucille looked at Ethan again. "Or are you just a scrooge, Ethan? Are you unwilling to reimburse such a small sum?"

Ethan stared at her. She and Spencer had rendered him speechless. After a while, he said, "You two are better off keeping your mouths shut."

…

Meanwhile, Ruben was in the presidential suite at Ivory Hotel.

Phoenix entered the room, wearing a purple coat and black low-heeled boots. "Ms. Lucy is out of the hospital and back at Sparrow Residence, Mr. Gale."

She looked at Ruben lying on the bed with a hand underneath his head. He looked relaxed, but there was fatigue written all over his face. He'd gone without sleep for four consecutive nights.

He'd originally wanted to come to Whiteloop City five days ago, but they'd receiv