Chapter 87
“compromising on a house would only lead me to compromise on more things. And on this, I won’t compromise.!!
Ethan’s voice was calm, but every wood was firm and unwavering.
It was the kind of stubbomness that refused to be shaken
Lavda sighed, judging by his expression, it was clear that he wasn’t going to badge no matter what “You’re really stubborn.
Samantha added, “Lile a bull.”
“Bartly.”
He mounted his phone onto the dashboard and casually reminded them, “You realize you’re still in my car, yet you’re sitting here badmouthing me?”
The two immediately clamped their mouths shit.
The had spent so much time complaining about than at home that they had completely forgotten they were currently in his presence.
Evel persistent, Layla tned one more time. “So… does that mean there’s still room to discuss Samantha’s grandinother’s surgery?
She rolled her eyes. “ch, so now you’re all tough and commanding. Where was this attitude earlier when those two con artists tried to scam you? You were compliant, ready to hand over money the second they asked.”
“It wasn’t worth wasting my breath over a few bucks.”
“A few bucks? That was 3,000! That’s a whole month’s salary for an average worker!” Layla’s voice trembled with outrage because she was that struggling average worker
He remained indifferent. “It’s not much to me.”
“But don’t you realize? The more you give in, the bolder scammers like them become. Right now, they’re targeting rich people like you. But what if, one day, they start preying on regular folks? For normal families, that money matters. What you did was just enabling them!”
Ethan was silent for a moment.
He hadn’t thought about it that way. To him, it was simply about resolving an annoying situation as quickly as possible.
After the next tum, he finally spoke. “Got it. I’ll be more mindful next time.”
Layla felt a little better that he was willing to listen
The car fell into silence, save for the soothing voice of the GPS guiding them.
Even at night, traffic in jedo was terrible. Their neighborhood was quite a distance a
away, so it took nearly go minutes to arrive.
Once Ethan pulled up, Layla stepped out first, followed by Samantha–each with a heavy shopping bag.
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Circling around to the driver’s side, Layla said, “Would you like to come in for a drink before you go?” “No. I’m bas ”
With that, Ethan drove off without hesitation.
She watched his car disappear into the distance before muttering, “Serves you right for being a lonely bachelor.”
“Exactly!” Saniantha, ever the loyal supporter, backed her up immediately.
Back home, they went through their shopping haul, and then Layla went off to shower while Samantha settled onto the couch, scrolling through her phone. Even after all this time, there was still no reply from Leonardo. It was as if he had completely vanished from her world.
Samantha priused to accept it.
After hesitating for a moment, she finally decided to call him.
The phone rang only a few times before he picked up.
That meant his phone had been night by his side this whole time he had deliberately ignored her.
However, she was in the wrong, so she didn’t dare call lilin out on it. She kept her tone polite. “Leonardo, it’s ine, Sam
“I know. What do you want?”
mitlapaised. She couldn’t properly explain this yet the plii; talking face–to–face would be much better.
Tostead of pushing him to schedule their manage registration, she took a different approach. “I wanted to invite you to dinner, When are you free? I’m available
*Not even for a quick meal? We could go somewhere near your office-
