Because You Are My Lady novel (Sharon and Stanley) novel Chapter 767

Elaine was amused by Paul's reaction. "Go get some food if you're hungry! Didn't I give you a hundred dollars this morning? Just use it."

One hundred was not a big amount, but surely he could fill his stomach with it.

However, Paul snorted contemptuously, "What can a hundred dollars do nowadays? I've already spent it all."

Surprised, Elaine demanded, "So fast? What did you spend it on?"

"I went to the Internet cafe to play games. Then I bought a pack of cigarettes and some drinks." Paul took out two coins. "Here, I have two pennies left. It's not even enough to buy a bottle of water!"

Frowning in dismay, she asked, "When did you learn to smoke?"

And games.

Every time she called back, her parents always praised Paul, saying that he had good grades, was obedient, didn't like to mess around, and the teachers at school adored him.

But he was totally different from what her parents described him.

He not only started to play games but also learned to smoke.

Seeing Elaine's sulking expression, Paul realized that he had spilled the beans, so he quickly sat up from the bed and coaxed, "It's because I'm bored. I rarely play them. Let's not talk about this. I'm really hungry. Take me to eat something."

Elaine looked at him silently.

Her glance made him feel guilty and annoyed, so he growled, "I came all the way here to see you, but you gave me a hundred dollars as if I was a beggar. You even ditched me and ran back to work! Who is more important? Your brother or some outsider? Yeah, I was bored so I played some games. So what? Now you blame me for spending all the money? It's just a hundred dollars. Do you think it's a lot?"

She looked at him incredulously. "Do you know what you're talking about?"

Impatient, Paul huffed, "You hate that I've spent all the money. You're stingy, that's why!"

Expressionless, she looked at him, but her hands on her knees were trembling faintly. "I'm stingy? If I'm stingy, I wouldn't cover your tuition fee, I wouldn't give Mom and Dad monthly allowance, and I wouldn't pay for Zoe's rent!"

Every penny she earned was sent back to her home.

As for herself, she hesitated to spend money on new clothes and shoes. There were only two sets of clothing in her wardrobe. If they were worn out, she would patch them up and continued to wear them.

But now, the term 'stingy' was like a needle pricking straight at her heart.

There was a flash of shame in Paul's eyes, but he refused to back down because of his pride.

Feeling bitter, she got up, went to the bathroom, and washed her face with cold water to calm herself down. Then, she came out of the bathroom and pulled him up from the bed. "Didn't you say that you're hungry? Let's go to eat."

Paul followed behind her awkwardly.

It was already night, and all kinds of shops were brightly lit along the street. He wanted to have a barbecue, so she took him to a barbecue restaurant.

But she frowned when she saw him order a lot of food and even two bottles of beer.

He was only seventeen years old, yet he had learned to smoke and drink. He was no longer the lovely little boy Elaine always thought of.

As Paul was eating, she kept quiet.

After eating, Paul was in a better mood, so he apologized, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that to you. Please forgive me."

His apology earned her a smile. "It's okay. Have you had enough?"

"Yup."

"Are you sure? Order whatever you want to eat. You'll have to eat more at your age to grow."

"Please order a burger for me then."

She called the waiter over and ordered another burger for him.

"Paul, tell me, how many days do you plan to stay here? Is the school closed now? How can they allow you to take a break to come here? You're in your junior year now. You should focus on your study."