Lizzie waited downstairs while Leo and Marie went upstairs to Lydia’s office.
“Lydia, just let me have Leo for one night.” Marie giggled when she entered the office.
Lydia looked up in alarm and scanned Leo and Marie, “You... what are you going to do?”
Leo was embarrassed and coughed, “Marie, rephrase it.”
Marie stuck out her tongue and beamed, “Well, it’s just a dinner. I won’t steal your husband away.”
“Marie!”
Lydia pounded on the table and was shamed into anger, “Watch your language or I will send you back to Valenham!”
Marie immediately dragged Leo out of the office.
“No, let me explain that...”
Leo immediately felt pressured and didn’t know how to handle this situation.
“Leo!”
Marie ran into the elevator and said, “Well, I can see that my sister does care about you and it’s just that she is holding it back.”
Leo twitched his mouth, “So you did that on purpose to annoy your sister?”
“Of course!”
Marie said proudly, “How will we know her feelings for you then?”
“Marie, you can’t...”
“Stop, Leo. Do you really have to lesson me like my sister?”
Marie complained, “The most important thing when we go out is to be happy. Since my sister agreed that you can go out tonight with me, you got to follow my lead.”
While they were chatting, they were downstairs and met Lizzie who had been waiting all this time.
The three got on a cab and went to a business district called BM Plaza which is close to the Emerdale University. There are students everywhere.”
Leo knew what Lizzie was going through on the way to the plaza.
As it turned out, ever since Lizzie dropped out of school for the family, Marie stared paying Lizzie’s tuition.
The school was of course pleased since they had heard Lizzie who ranked first in the city in her college entrance examination and just dropped out of school because of the family reasons which was a regret in the education circle of the Emerdale.
“I don’t know how to ever repay Marie, but I have kept tab of how much Marie paid for me and I will give her back when I got job.” Lizzie said seriously.
“There is no need of that.”
Marie waved her hand and didn’t seem to care, “It’s nothing. It’s equals to the cost of my purse.”
“But as far as know, you don’t have a lot of money now, right?” Leo directly pointed out.
“It’s okay.” Marie stuck her tongue awkwardly.
Leo didn’t say anything and took out a credit card, “Here is two hundred thousand yuan. You can pay Lizzie’s care with the money in this card. But you got to quit your wasteful habit.”
Marie was stunned and Lizzie was also looking at Leo in surprise.
“Leo, are you serious?”
Marie stressed, “This is two hundred thousand yuan and not twenty yuan.”
Leo handed the card over, “Just take it.”
Seeing that Leo was quite firm, Marie got silent.
Then she suddenly shook her head, “No, I can’t take this money.”
Though she knew Leo had a limited Rolls-Royce, it was that powerful woman’s. Leo didn’t really have a job, so how she can take his money?”
“Take it.” Leo repeated.
“No.”
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