Honorable Hubby Behind Me novel Chapter 62

At the private room, they drank multiple rounds after the meal. Godfrey and Lydia were slightly tipsy, and Flora took the opportunity to remind her husband of his job. "Lydia, I need your help with something," Ferdinand said.

Lydia waved her hand. "Whatever it is, just tell. I'll definitely help you if I can," she said carelessly.

"My wallet's been a bit tight lately. Since Yvonne is so successful now, I want to borrow some money," he replied.

Flora quickly chimed in, "We wouldn't ask you if we had any other way. You have money now, Lydia.

Surely you'll help us?"

Lydia immediately became more conscious when she heard the words 'borrow some money'. She was well-aware of her brother's characteristics. It was a 99 percent probability that she would not get her money back once she 'lent' it to him.

"How much do you want to borrow?" she asked.

Her brother raised two fingers.

"Two thousand?" she said.

"What are you thinking, Lydia? Would I ask you if it was just two thousand?" Ferdinand said, irritancy in his tone.

"Then how much do you want?" Stubbornness spiked i n her. If he really wanted two thousand, she would lend it to him anyway to save face, teeth-clenched. It had not been easy for her to achieve this status; she had to show what she could do and not make herself a laughingstock.

"Twenty thousand," her brother said, his expression unchanging.

"Twenty thousand!" Lydia immediately sobered up from her drunken stupor as though someone had sloshed cold water all over her. Although she did live a better life now, she did not have that much money o n hand. In addition to that, he asked for twenty thousand right off the bat. Was that not being a little too greedy?

"Your two cars are already over a hundred thousand, and you frequent a five-star hotel for your meals. Isn’t twenty thousand a drop in the bucket for you?" Ferdinand said.

Flora knew that Lydia was a prideful person. She needed to say something flattering to raise the chances of getting the money. "You’re different from before, Lydia," she said. "Surely you can part with twenty thousand. I see you living such a luxurious life now. Your family must have millions." 1

Lydia felt gratified when she heard those words, but she really could not take out twenty thousand.

Yvonne interjected when she saw her mother's conflicted expression. "Uncle, Aunty, why don’t you apply for a loan from the bank, if you really need that much money? But you better see if you have the capability to return the loan as well."

This sentence evidently implied that they had no capacity to return the money—then why should they lend money to them?