Before Xeno could stop him, Gerald had opened the door to see a very anxious Sienna.
“Oh, don’t worry about it! I need to use the money!” said Xeno as he smiled.
“What are you using it for? And what are you holding in your hand? Oh god, what are you doing with such a big cheque?!”
The anxiety in Sienna’s voice only seemed to grow even worse.
“The money’s for Gerald! How could we possibly purchase an almost brand new car for just a hundred thousand dollars? What more, it’s a Mercedes Benz G500!” replied Xeno.
“And why would it be impossible? What’s wrong with earning some of his money? Xeno, you can’t cheat anyone else of their cash but you can definitely cheat him! Give me the cheque!” yelled Sienna as she snatched the cheque from his hand.
“Pfft, we’ve sold the car for a grand total of two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. We already gave Gerald one hundred thousand dollars and we also have to give your friend fifteen thousand dollars for introducing a buyer to us!”
Hearing this, Sienna looked at the cheque and gasped in horror at the amount written on it.
“One hundred and seventy thousand dollars…? Xeno, what’s the meaning of this? Are you telling me you used our own fifteen thousand dollars for Gerald? We would be losing fifteen thousand dollars in this huge transaction then! Have you gone mad?!”
Quivering, Sienna immediately picked up a wine bottle before tossing it toward Xeno. Though it didn’t hit anyone, it fell right in front of Gerald.
Xeno had grown anxious himself, looking at her actions. Both of them looked like they were getting ready to fight.
The truth was, the car had not been sold for two hundred and eighty thousand dollars. Xeno had spent his own money to look for a buyer. In the end, the transaction landed him zero profit. He did all this because he could sense that Gerald was very upset the night before. Xeno had assumed that it was due to monetary issues.
Because of that, he wanted to help Gerald get some money as soon as possible. Xeno, for one, was more than willing to do so for his best friend.
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