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Chapter 2

Author: Manny
last update Last Updated: 2024-12-26 20:44:07
I took a sip of water and slowly said, “It’s not cheap. If we bought a fake bag from the shop, we should file a police report to expose that shop.”

Nova stuttered, “I-It’s just a bag. We don’t have to involve the police.”

I sneered. “It’s not easy to earn money these days. We can’t let scammers off the hook so easily.” I took out my phone and pretended to call the police.

Nova suddenly lurched forward and slapped my phone away.

“It was me! I took your bag! I just saw how nice the bag was and wanted to borrow it for a few days. Why are you so stingy?”

I picked up my phone and noticed a crack on the screen. Nova had really used all her strength to slap my phone away.

“I’m stingy? You didn’t ask me before you switched our bags. That’s called stealing!”

Nova hid herself behind Desmond when she saw how angry I was. “Desmond, I just really like this bag. I couldn’t afford it with my salary. I just wanted to have it for a few days to feel how it’s like to have a branded bag. I didn’t mean to steal the bag for myself.”

Desmond patted her hand to comfort her. He turned around and said to me, “It’s just a bag. Why are you making it a big deal?”

“She only said that she would return it to me after I pointed it out. What if I didn’t realize it was a fake bag? She would’ve basically stolen it!” I retorted in anger.

“Enough, Paige! Can’t you be more generous? Nova has suffered enough in the past. She can’t be triggered anymore.” Desmond grew impatient.

Seeing what had happened, Joe Harris added, “That’s right. Why are you arguing with Nova over this? Desmond received a sixty-thousand-dollar bonus this time. Just ask him to get you a better bag.”

When Joe said that, Desmond’s face turned ashen. However, Nova appeared smug.

“A sixty-thousand-dollar bonus? Desmond, you told me it was only twenty thousand dollars. What’s going on?” My eyes flickered between Desmond and Nova.

Joe realized that he had said something he should not have. He rubbed his nose awkwardly before he stepped back and fell quiet.

After a while, Desmond said, “I’ll explain when we get home.”

“Why do you have to explain at home? You can just talk here.” I refused to let it go.

“That’s right. Why can’t you tell her? You can’t possibly hide it from Paige forever.” Nova took a sip of her drink. She had a new set of manicures, and they were so colorful that they blinded me.

Seeing that Desmond was still quiet, she smiled viciously. “Since he’s too worried to say anything, I’ll do it. His bonus is indeed sixty thousand dollars, but he’s separated it into two portions. You got twenty thousand dollars, and I got forty thousand dollars.”

Nova cupped her face with one hand and nonchalantly brushed her other hand against her neck. It was then that I realized she was wearing a new necklace.

“I bet you didn’t know that every month, he gives me eight thousand dollars from his twelve-thousand-dollar salary. He leaves only four thousand dollars to you. I always get double of what you get.”

“Nova!” Desmond chastised her.

She stopped talking and just stared tauntingly at me.

Her words left me dumbfounded. I felt a little dizzy, as though a bomb had just dropped in my head, and my ears were ringing.

I glared at Desmond. “Is this true?”

Desmond grabbed my hand and frantically explained, “Nova grew up with me, and her mother was my teacher. She asked me to take good care of Nova, so I…”

“So, it’s true? You said that we have to save money to buy a house and get married. But you’ve been giving her your money behind my back. I decided against buying some meat to save money, and I didn’t even change my towel when it had holes in them! But there she is, living her best life and having a branded bag! So, I’m the one who’s been suffering. Am I that worthless in your eyes?

“If you love her that much, just say so! Do you think I’ll beg you to stay?”

“No, no, you’ve misunderstood the whole situation, Paige. I only view her as a younger sister. You’re the one that I love.”

Desmond looked a bit flustered.

However, I no longer wanted to listen to him. I took the fake bag and threw it at him. “You can have this back! Get lost with your fake bag and fake younger sister.”

The bag knocked over a glass on the table, which smashed onto the floor.

Before everyone could process what just happened, I left the private room. Christy chased after me and left with me.

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