His fingers, tightly clutching the smartphone, unconsciously tightened.
They had transformed from a broken-up couple to a creditor-debtor relationship. Ironically as it may seem, at least it established some connection between them.
He didn’t reply to her. What good would his disapproval do? She wouldn’t listen to him anyway.
About fifteen minutes later, his phone buzzed again. Opening the message, he saw a bank notification. His personal account, just now, had been credited with one billion dollars. The remark was repayment.
He stared at the meaningless series of numbers, the light in his eyes dimming bit by bit. That was probably all the cash she could muster at the moment.
...
After transferring the money, Violette stared blankly at her phone for a while.
He didn't reply. Could it be that he didn't see it?
Oh well, she had already sent the message,and he would see it sooner or later.
She put her phone back into her handbag, picked it up and walked out of the door. She had contacted a police officer the previous day, hoping the police could investigate who Silver King had met before kidnapping Adrian.
Although Silver King was dead, some of his henchmen were still alive. The police had investigated a few of Silver King's henchmen at her request and obtained a detailed statement. She was heading to the police station now to collect that statement.
Time flew by, and two weeks had passed.
Violette had said that she would return to A country after two weeks, but she didn’t.
Mike felt extremely heavy-hearted after talking to her.
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