The fake Carrie remarked, “This money is easy to make. Next time you cause trouble for your eldest sister, I’ll irritate her again and get her to slap me twice. I can make some extra money that way.”
Carrie laughed, “It’s only a few thousand dollars. It’s worth it for you to do this.”
“Miss Newman, you were born into a wealthy family and have always had everything you wanted. You’ve never had to worry about food or clothing, and you’ve always had endless money. You can’t understand the struggles of ordinary people like me. Your family has assets over 10 billion. What does 10 billion mean to the poor? My family can’t even come up with 500,000.
My brother wants to get married, and my sister-in-law demands a house, a car, the three golds, and a dowry. My brother has been working for nearly ten years, and his savings aren’t enough to cover the down payment. We’ve had to use up all my parents’ savings, and even my savings are gone.
I paid the down payment for the wedding house, bought a car, and borrowed money for the dowry.”
The stand-in paused and continued, “Ordinary people can remain poor for several years after getting married. My sister-in-law has been married for several years and has two children. She and my brother are still working hard to pay off debts, the mortgage, car loan, and other loans. Isn’t it ironic?
It would’ve been better if they had made fewer demands initially, got married, and worked hard together. Then they wouldn’t be struggling to pay off debts now. My family does have a house; it’s just a bit old and small. It’s not impossible to live in if we squeeze in. You won’t have this kind of difficulty.”
Carrie, feeling superior after the comparison, said, “That’s right, I’ve never worried about money.”
Even at her poorest, someone gave her money to spend. It was just a small price to pay.
“Okay, apply some ice to your face. I’ll go upstairs to change clothes, go shopping, and get some beauty and hair treatments.”
She wanted to spend money!
The money Mr. Labbe gave her monthly for keeping her, along with occasional gifts, was more than many people could earn in a lifetime.
Thinking of this, Carrie felt superior again.
Even if she was just Mr. Labbe’s mistress, it wasn’t something just anyone could become.
The stand-in was really envious.
Watching Carrie’s back as she went upstairs, she murmured enviously, “When will I live a life where I have money to spend as I please?”
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The readers' comments on the novel: Married at First Sight (Serenity and Zachary)
Mr. Writer or interpreter please change the names back to English. It is getting hard to connect with the novel. Seems like reading a new novel with no head and legs…...
Finding it hard to follow up...who are these new characters? Im completely lost. Whats going on? Even tried skipping a few chapters trying to get some sense to no avail...it was good concentrating on this book but now losing intrest...i'm lost please help...
Changing there names makes the reader more difficult to follow up with your novel, I recommend you stop it half way like others usually do here...
HELLO WRITER/ INTERPRETER, USE ENGLISH NAMES PLEASE....
Come on not again. This is getting old fast. Are you not reading the comments? First wrong names, repetitive, hard to follow, missing chapters and now nothing....
Chapters from 4393 to 4412 are missing. Kindly update sooner....
No chapters 4388 to 4412… is this a strategy again (delaying strat…). Kindly provide missing chapters. Thanks...
Thanks Prsk and Shelka for translating in Chinese but I think the concerned people are still not listening to their readers. Hello, interpreter. Kindly update this story and use the English names....
Don’t know what’s happening to the one managing the story, interpreter and story themselves. They keep delaying the updates. Hello, kindly manage your story well and use the English characters. This way you will your readers satisfaction and your good …....
Here we go again with no chapter published. I hope this type the characters will be Zachery, Serenity, Libery, Tatum, Ormond sisters by name, Labbe fam, York fam, Sonny etc. Also not repetitive. These last chapters have been difficult to understand and follow to the point most have lost interest. I don’t even know the name of the baby if there is one...