Seraphina pursed her lips and typed back: "I don't want it. Use it to expand the plant."
Zach immediately called her, insisting she keep it, adding that from now on, she would get ten percent of the plant's total profits.
He said it was exactly what she deserved.
Unable to argue with him, Seraphina finally accepted.
Hanging up, she stared at the transfer record on her screen, a blazing warmth filling her chest.
She scrolled further up the transaction history.
Under this card registered to Prima, there were countless deposits of varying amounts.
The card wasn't actually under her real name.
When she first placed in a major jewelry design competition, she had won a massive cash prize.
But the transfer required a real name, and Seraphina was underage at the time, too young to open her own account.
So Clara Sinclair had taken her ID to the bank and opened the account for her.
Since she was so young, her family kept the card safe for her. The moment she turned eighteen, Clara handed it over.
That was when Seraphina discovered that over all those years, the Sinclair family hadn't touched a single cent. In fact, they had been regularly depositing their own money into it.
By the time it was in her hands, the balance was a staggering amount.
And even now, the Sinclair family continued to send her money.
Years ago, they had even gone to a law firm to notarize a document explicitly stating that every dollar in this account belonged solely to Seraphina.
They had also divided their two properties—the old house they currently lived in went to Zach, while a newly purchased apartment was transferred to Seraphina to ensure she always had a safety net.
No matter how hard times got, the Sinclair family never once considered selling her apartment, terrified that if they ever went bankrupt, Seraphina would have nowhere to go.
Remembering all this, tears spilled from Seraphina's eyes.
A silhouette surfaced in his mind.
Outside the restroom, Seraphina in The Starry Feast, hurrying away.
The curve on Gideon's lips deepened.
Over the next few days, Seraphina's life returned to its usual rhythm.
During the day, she went to the institute to analyze data and run experiments.
After work, she still made the detour to Laurel Heights to cook for Beatrice Cole.
Beatrice was in much better spirits lately. Every time she saw Seraphina, she lit up like a little kid.
While Seraphina worked in the kitchen, Yara Lennox watched closely, her notepad practically filled to the brim.
Seraphina didn't hold anything back, teaching her everything she needed to know.

Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Unloved Unwanted Unstoppable (Seraphina and Dominic)
Dominic is an idiot, stupid, foolish and brainless, Cynthia is the worst kind out there always getting saved by stupid Dominic...
Cynthia needs to be dealt with, she has caused too much trouble already!...
Dominic is such a fool, he doesn't seem to be able to think for himself. He believes what other people say without question....