Becky didn’t want to play the waiting game, but Louisa and Jessie continued to persuade her. In the end, she gave in. After a hurried meal, she went to the restaurant lobby to wait.
This was the first time that Becky was doing such a stupid thing.
Louisa said something to the receptionist. A while later, the receptionist served them hot coffee and desserts as they waited.
“The service here is really good,” Jessie said, impressed.
Becky looked at Louisa and ignoring Jessie’s comment, said, “I’ll only wait for fifteen minutes.”
If Devin didn’t appear in fifteen minutes, Becky would take it as a sign that fate didn’t want her to help Louisa.
Louisa’s expression shifted at the condition Becky placed before her. “Fifteen minutes? Isn’t that too short a time?”
“Maybe I should leave now then?” Becky smiled at her.
Louisa hurriedly took her hand and gripped it tightly. “I think fifteen minutes are enough.”
Becky was amused. She didn’t know when Louisa had become so obsessed with making money. When in school, Louisa’s goal in life had been to marry a rich man from a family of equal social status and live as a housewife for a lifetime.
Becky hadn’t expected her to change so much in just a few years.
Since they were sitting idly, Becky couldn’t help but ask, “Louisa, is everything alright? Why are you suddenly so desperate to make money?”
Louisa choked on the coffee she had just taken. Jessie answered quickly for her, “What’s wrong with that? She has seen what you’ve suffered in your failed marriage. She feels that it is unrealistic to get married just to become a housewife. Others are all unreliable. Making money and retiring early is the best choice.”
Louisa, who had just calmed down, felt embarrassed. “Well, it’s one of the reasons…”
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