Bride To Be Not Me (Janice and Simon) novel Chapter 158

Janice was applying a face mask, and her tone was unhurried. "Bank transfers tend to be delayed around the end of the year, especially for such a large sum. What's the rush?"

"I need to buy raw materials now. I urgently need the money."

The seamstresses had been bombarding him with calls for the past two days, demanding payment. Today, his phone had nearly exploded from all the calls.

He had promised to pay them before New Year's, but Janice's money still had not arrived.

When she heard about the price increase, she instantly guessed what Edward was up to.

She cooperated and asked, "How about this? Go ahead and place the order. Just sign an IOU with the supplier. The funds I transferred will definitely arrive within three days. Securing the materials is the priority."

Simon hesitated. "Are you sure the money will be here in three days?"

"You don't trust me?"

"It's not that. But even with five million dollars, there might not be enough left to pay the seamstresses after placing the order." Simon hesitated for a moment. "Janice, why don't you lend me another one million dollars?"

The wages would not require a full one million dollars, but he needed the extra to cover his personal expenses. He was completely broke.

His account had been frozen for months. Unless Janice vouched for the legitimacy of his funds, that money would remain locked forever.

Thinking of this, Simon made up his mind and said, "Janice, I'll come find you. Let's talk in person."

He had expected her to refuse. To his surprise, she agreed without hesitation, "Sure. I'll send my location. Come find me."

Helena frowned as she saw him get ready to leave. "Where are you going?"

"Janice wants me to meet her," Simon said, his expression dark.

"What? That little wench actually has the nerve to order you around?" Helena spat angrily.

"Once I get her money and coax her into unfreezing my account, I'll make sure she understands that she can never have the upper hand over me."

Simon felt he was enduring great humiliation, but those who achieved great things had to endure hardship. He saw himself as a man of great responsibility.

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Simon was the first to arrive at the café and waited for more than 40 minutes before Janice finally strolled in.

He had not seen Janice for some time, and she had changed completely. She was stunning and radiant, a far cry from the woman she used to be.

A deep sense of jealousy gnawed at Simon's heart.

Watching Simon's elated expression as he left the bank, Janice quickly returned to the counter. "Please cancel the transfer. I don't need it anymore."

The bank staff member did not question it. After all, it was her money, and it was her decision to make. They processed the request and printed a receipt.

As soon as Janice stepped out of the bank with the receipt, Simon urged impatiently, "Let's head to the courthouse."

"I'll drive myself. You go ahead first."

She had already contacted her lawyer to take care of things on that end.

By the time they both arrived, all Simon needed to do was show his documents and go through the process. A staff member informed him, "The bank will unfreeze your account in approximately seven business days."

"Great. Thank you so much."

Simon was full of gratitude for the staff, yet he did not utter a single word of thanks to Janice.

Not that she cared. Instead, she reminded him, "You should place your order as soon as possible. Raw materials in Solterra are running low. If another company in Greenfield City buys them up, you'll be out of luck."

"You're right."

Prompted by her reminder, Simon immediately called his supplier. He placed an order for 40 million dollars worth of materials in one go.