Fannie took the coffee cup from Clark and put it under her nose. She was a little suspicious of Clark's sudden generosity. She didn't want to take any risk. So smelled the coffee before sipping and squinted her eyes. The smell seemed legit to her. "Oh, this coffee smells wonderful, Dad. Thank you."
"You don't have to thank me, Fannie. It's fine." Clark took a quick look at the coffee before saying, "Fannie, drink the coffee quickly before it gets cold. It won't taste good if it's cold."
"Yeah, right." Fannie didn't hesitate anymore and drank the coffee without thinking too much.
"If you want some more, I can make it for you." Clark was delighted seeing Jill and her daughter drink the coffee without a fuss.
"No. It's enough for the night. We're going to bed now." Fannie yawned.
"That's right. Clark. You should go to bed too and take rest. Charles might come to our house tomorrow morning. So, let's get a good sleep before we welcome him," Jill said.
Fannie let out a giggle and said proudly, "To be more exact, the three of us should be ready to welcome the money tomorrow morning."
"You're right," Jill agreed.
Noticing the greed in Jill and Fannie's eyes, Clark felt disgusted. He realized how blind he had been in the past. He fell in love with such a snobbish woman like Jill.
How unlucky he was to have a daughter like Fannie whose only interest was based on money!
"Dad, what's wrong?" Fannie asked as she noticed Clark standing there stiffly.
"Uh...it's nothing." Clark returned to his senses hastily. "I was just thinking that what if Charles would give us twenty million. He is rich, isn't he?"
"Dad, you're thinking too much. Although, I like your idea. If we get more money from Charles, I can buy another luxury car." Fannie joined her palms together excitedly and gushed.
"Don't think too much. As we have decided, we can still receive money from Charles in the future. But for now, let's get our hands on the ten million dollars from Charles tomorrow," Jill said lazily. She yawned and added, "I'm feeling sleepy. Clark, go back to your room. Well talk tomorrow."
"Honey, you want me to leave? But, I'm your husband. Don't you want me?" Clark asked with feigned grievance.
"No. Mother will accompany me tonight because we need to guard the household register. Dad, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to get mother back. I'm sorry." Saying so, Fannie took out the household register under her pillow and kissed it hard.
As if she had already got the ten million on her hand.
"Well then, I'll go sleep by myself tonight," Clark said, pretending to be helpless of the arrangement.
"Clark, you can't complain on the matter of whether I'll accompany you or not," Jill chided.
"I..." Clark felt his heart breaking in two by Jill's harsh words. Since he had his stroke, it was difficult for him to satisfy Jill in terms of sex. But he couldn't help it.
Jill was not an obedient woman. It was already a relief for him that Jill didn't betray him given that the Ning family was not as prosperous as before.
But what Clark didn't know was that Jill already did so in secret.
"Well, Dad! Don't talk too much now. Go back to your room and sleep. Let us sleep in peace as well. I'm feeling sleepy." A burst of sleepiness washed over Fannie as she urged impatiently.
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