Eric watched his phone motionlessly.
He was still waiting for Selena to spend a bigger sum, but that was it.
He waited for two minutes, but nothing happened.
Eric’s face turned dark.
With his unlimited black card, Selena only spent less than $100.
To be precise, it was $87.50.
Eric let out a deep breath.
Mitchell heard the notification and did not think that it was from WhatsApp. However, Eric’s phone screen was stuck on the spending notification.
“Mr. Ferguson, is your card stolen? Do you want me to contact the bank to deal with it?”
Eric pursed his lips. He really hoped that it was stolen.
He would not be so concerned even if Selena spent tens of millions of dollars.
This $87.50 made him depressed.
Did Selena think the card was fake?
Eric raised his hand and motioned for Mitchell to leave. Then, he called Selena.
Selena did not hang up and answered the call.
“What do you want?”
“What are you doing?”
Eric had to say something.
“I’m shopping!”
Eric was silent for a few seconds.
“What did you buy that you need to swipe my card for something less than $10?”
The card was delivered from the bank. Eric probably did not expect that he would still have the opportunity to use the card for something worth $2.50.
Selena paused.
“Grilled sausage, manicure, milk tea, roasted sweet potato… Why are you questioning me? Can I not buy anything that costs more than $10? I knew that you were petty. Now, you’re calculating such a small sum with me? Fine! I’ll pay you back right away, miser!”
Selena hung up the phone.
In less than ten seconds, she transferred $90 to Eric.
“The extra $2.50 is your interest!”
She was always so sharp-tongued.
Eric sighed speechlessly.
Selena was mad at him again.
Thus, he explained to her via text.
[I didn’t ask you to pay me back. I just thought that you spent too little. You can use that card to renovate the bar or buy another bar.]
[Get lost! Hypocrite!]
This time, she typed an extra word.
Eric was speechless.
After a while, he called back again.
Selena did not answer.
Eric called again.
Just then, Selena picked it up.
“What?”
She said one word.
Eric rubbed his temples. “I’m informing you that the driver will pick you up later. Don’t run around.”
“Hah! I’m not going with you!”
Eric said, “It might be dangerous recently. Something happened to the Yeagers, so I’m afraid that Cindy might hurt you out of desperation. You’d better be obedient.”
Selena finally fell silent, paused, and then said, “Damn it! If it’s so dangerous, why did you only tell me now?”
Selena helped Eric to put up an act to deceive Cindy back then.
Now, that act became real. Cindy could find trouble with Selena if she wanted to.
There was a bit of joy in Eric’s eyes.
Eric did not tell her that he had arranged for people to watch her.
“So, stop running around. Follow the driver home after you’re done shopping. Oh, pick Chance up from school on the way back. If you want to buy something, you can have it delivered directly to the house.”
Selena was not in the mood to shop anymore.
She hung up the phone in a panic and rushed back to the bar.
She wanted to pack up her things quickly and run for her life.
Chaz was quite relieved to see that Selena was going to live with Eric.
He thought that his boss finally figured it out.
“Go on! Feelings are cultivated. When he can’t do without you, you can call the shots!”
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