The Billionaire Alpha’s Contract Lover by Caesar Erickson novel Chapter 1397

Chapter 1397
Harper’s hand holding the knife and fork stiffened slightly. She was about to deny it, but Jayden interrupted, “Mom, let’s not talk about the past anymore. It was all my wishful thinking. If you bring it up too much, it’ll just be embarrassing.”
Natalie looked at Jayden and smiled affectionately, “Alright, I won’t bring it up anymore. I’ll give you some face.”
Jayden’s furrowed brows relaxed and he cut some foie gras for Harper, placing it on her plate with caring gestures.
Harper had intended to just focus on eating, but after only a few bites, she heard Natalie ask, “Miss Duke, you and my son were planning to get mated, right? There are some things I wanted to clarify in advance, I hope you don’t mind…”
Harper put down her utensils and looked up at Natalie, “Auntie, you can ask whatever you want, I won’t mind.”
She was quite polite to her elders, which pleased Natalie. She nodded and said, “I heard that you grew up in an orphanage without parents. How have you been these years?”
Harper didn’t hesitate, “When I was young, I relied on the orphanage, and as I grew up, I worked in convenience stores
or small restaurants wherever they needed help.”
Natalie’s gaze flickered, “That must have been tough. But
just working in a small restaurant, you can barely make ends meet. How did you become the owner of an entertainment
venue at such a young age?”
From these two questions in a row, Harper understood that Natalie was questioning where her money came from.
With her background, she would indeed face doubts. Harper didn’t blame Natalie and replied honestly, “After graduating from high school, I worked in a bar selling alcohol and saved some money. Later, my two relatives had some trouble and before they left, they left me some property. I took some of the money and bought a bar. After making enough money to pay back my friends, that’s how I got my start.”
After listening, Natalie seemed thoughtful and nodded, “I see. But as a young girl, you could find a stable job and live a comfortable life. Why did you have to get into this line of work? Is there some special hidden reason?”
Her words were quite cryptic, something other girls wouldn’t have picked up on, but Harper was different. “There’s no special hidden reason. I just wanted to establish myself in Arcadia. To survive in this expensive place, you need money. I don’t engage in illicit activities, so I can only save money by drinking with customers. At first, I thought buying an
apartment would be satisfying enough, but then I was bullied by rich and influential people. I realized that a stable job couldn’t give me much.”
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