The Man Who Waited vs. The Man Who Wasted novel Chapter 11

"Is the amount that big? Did your mother ask you for money?"

It was no wonder Sarah was Jocelyn's best friend; she could read her mind. Their bond was truly special.

Jocelyn replied, "Yeah."

Sarah snorted. "I told you, didn't I? Sooner or later, she'd come to you. She wants you to ask Adrian, right?"

Jocelyn said, "You guessed it."

Sarah scoffed, "Hmph. She turns a blind eye to all the crap you've put up with in the Lowell family for years, but the moment there's trouble, she remembers she has a daughter."

Jocelyn said, "My dad has been good to me."

It was just that, faced with Diana's overbearing nature, he often chose silence.

"Besides, she did raise me. I'll consider this my way of settling the score for her raising me."

Sarah nodded in agreement. "True. We should always repay our debts."

And we should always settle our scores.

Sarah was more practical. "Don't even bother asking Adrian. You'll just be setting yourself up for humiliation."

Jocelyn's assessment was even more brutal. "With the little bit of goodwill I have, I might be able to borrow a hundred dollars from Adrian."

Six hundred million? In her dreams.

Sarah spoke with bravado. "You handle what you can. Whatever is left, I'll cover it."

Jocelyn smiled faintly. "You're a lifesaver, Sarah. But I've run the numbers. I think I should be okay."

Sarah came from a family of doctors, but like Jocelyn, she loved the world of coding.

When it was time to choose a major, her family had pressured her to study medicine.

Sarah refused, even going on a hunger strike to make her point.

In the end, her family relented, pinning their hopes of carrying on the medical legacy on her younger brother, who was still in middle school.

Sarah now worked at a tech company. Her salary was decent, but she didn't have much in savings.

Her savings would be a drop in the bucket.

So if Jocelyn did ask, Sarah, out of loyalty, would undoubtedly have to go to her family for help.

And Jocelyn would never put her best friend in that position.

As Marcus said those last words, he was filled with guilt.

He was well aware of Jocelyn's situation in the Lowell family.

But after Diana's constant brainwashing about "a daughter married is a daughter lost," he had given in time and time again.

And with the company's situation worsening, Marcus felt he had even less standing to confront the Lowells.

The Lowell family was now one of the most powerful in Northwood City.

Jocelyn said, "Dad, leave the money to me. I'll find a way."

Marcus asked, "Six hundred million? How are you going to find a way?"

Jocelyn was at a loss for words.

She wanted to tell him the truth, but she worried that if Diana found out, it would lead to endless trouble.

Diana had always harbored a deep-seated fear.

She was terrified that one day, Marcus would hand over the family business to Jocelyn.