“I ran into a friend at the entrance and owe him money. It’s quite far to go home to get it, so can you lend me some? I’ll pay you back tomorrow.”
Raymond joked a bit, “Who do you owe money to that you’re in such a hurry?”
Parker Jace thought about the new coat he was wearing that he hadn’t paid for and decided to borrow a round number from Raymond.
“1000 dollars?”
Raymond smacked his lips; who keeps that much cash at home these days? He had just gotten married, and the couple’s salaries, bonuses, and wedding gifts hadn’t been deposited in the bank yet, but they still had 1000 dollars.
“Harmony, where did we put our money? Today is special; Comrade Parker Jace rarely opens his mouth for money.”
Both of them had money on hand. Parker Jace came from a well-off family and wasn’t the type to borrow money he couldn’t pay back, so they didn’t ask too many questions and handed over 1000 dollars to Parker Jace. The new wife, Harmony, looked at Parker Jace a bit longer, “I thought something was different today; it turns out this coat makes you look impressive. Where did you buy it? I want to get one for Raymond too!”
Parker Jace pocketed the money and left, “I bought it right at the entrance of your family area. I’ll go pay back the money first; wait for me to come back to cook the dumplings.”
Clothes bought at the entrance of the family area?
Harmony chuckled, “Why not say you picked it up on the street?”
Parker Jace had barely worn his new coat for 20 minutes when he came out with the money.
“Scarlett, I’m giving you the money for the coat.”
Whitaker Scarlett guessed that he had probably borrowed it from a friend and thought he was being too hasty.
“I didn’t know you were going to buy it. We’re friends, so I feel bad making a profit off you. Just take 100 dollars.”
Hughes Lawrence had also taken cigarettes from Whitaker Scarlett. Parker Jace had previously introduced business to Whitaker Scarlett as a favor, and aside from the unpleasantness with Caroline, she owed Parker Jace a favor.
It was impossible for a shrewd businessman not to make any profit, and Whitaker Scarlett wouldn’t let outsiders know that the wholesale price of her coat was 70 dollars, so she quoted Parker Jace a selling price of 100 dollars.
“Scarlett, if you sell me the coat at this price, won’t you be losing money?”
With a clear answer, Parker Jace felt reassured. He took out the 1000 dollars he had borrowed from a friend, pulled out 50 dollars, and stuffed the rest into Whitaker Scarlett’s hands:
“Here’s 950 dollars for you to count. 100 dollars is for the coat, and the remaining 850 dollars is what your boyfriend dropped at the hotel last time. I saw you today, so I’m giving it back to you together.”
Whitaker Scarlett was baffled.
Kay dropped it at the hotel?
How did Parker Jace know Kay?
Her brain froze for a few seconds before she suddenly realized that it must have been Kay who went to find Parker Jace!
Parker Jace didn’t explain, just shoved the money into Whitaker Scarlett’s hands and ran back to the residential area. Whitaker Scarlett stood alone in the wind, her mouth twitching, and she could roughly guess the situation—when did Kay go to find Parker Jace? It must have been after Caroline caused a scene, before Kay left Harborfield . Whitaker Scarlett hadn’t seen what Kay had done with her own eyes, but she could guess that he had thrown money at Parker Jace, being wealthy and extravagant.
850 dollars left at the Canvas hotel?
Most likely it was a “tip” for Parker Jace.
Any man with a bit of pride wouldn’t accept that money, no wonder Parker Jace returned it to her as soon as he saw her. At that moment, Whitaker Scarlett couldn’t quite articulate her feelings; she frowned, realizing that Kay seemed a bit different from what she had imagined.
William was adamantly against her being with Kay.
Kay could engage in the big business of smuggling cigarettes while claiming to be an active-duty soldier.
Could a soldier really have such capabilities?
She feared that Kay’s family background was quite extraordinary… Whitaker Scarlett didn’t think about whether her family matched Kay’s; she was more concerned that Kay was too domineering. Right now, he was still warm towards her, so he was obedient in front of her. But turning around to find Parker Jace, this kind of behavior style was something Whitaker Scarlett didn’t quite like.
She wasn’t an ignorant girl who would swoon just because Kay had turned into a domineering CEO.
Being together required more than just passion; it also depended on temperament, and Whitaker Scarlett thought she really needed to assess Kay’s temperament.
“How much are you selling this coat for?”
A young woman walked out of the residential area, and Whitaker Scarlett suppressed her discomfort and quickly introduced:
“140 dollars each, sister, feel how good the fabric is.”
Whether the fabric was good or not could fool others, but could it fool the female workers from the national cotton factory?
