But no matter how slim the chances were, we had to try and fight for it.
"Don't worry. If you're really determined and he comes to pester you, both Colin and I as well as our friends here will help you."
Queenie told me many things that she couldn't express over the phone. We chatted until late at night, so much so that when we woke up in the morning, it was almost nine o'clock.
I was thinking about Colin's trip to Lagado and planned to get some ingredients so that I could prepare some food for him.
Just when I wanted to call him after getting ready, I saw the text messages he had sent me.
He had guessed that I would sleep in, so he didn't call to wake me up. Due to a change in plans, his evening flight was changed to the morning, and he boarded at 8:30 am. He told me not to worry and that he would be back soon.
He also said that during his absence, I should stay away from Matthew and other men who always stared at me, or he would deal with me after he returned.
He rambled on in seven to eight minutes of voice messages and transferred ten grand to me, saying that it was my living expenses.
Previously at Lincoln University, I had saved nearly a hundred thousand dollars. After coming here, I participated in two competitions with the professor and collaborated on a project, earning me quite a bit.
Moreover, there were subsidies for graduate students, and my parents were also giving me a monthly living allowance.
Usually, it was Colin who was managing my finances, so I didn't get many opportunities to spend money. Now, I had almost 200 grand in my savings. And I still had a project that I was working on. It looked like I would become a millionaire soon.
Honestly, I didn't lack money. I had originally wanted to return the money to him. But then I realized that if we were going to be a married couple in the future, it wasn't necessary to split everything so clearly.
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