Alex thought, ‘Come on, the guy’s way younger than you. That alone leaves you bmiles /bahead, okay?

bBut /bfinding out that Mr. Grant actually likes Amber–bthat /bwas a major discovery.

When Amber got home, she saw Vivian and Nathan getting ready to head out. She pouted and let out a cold snort, then walked away

from them

Vivian always took badvantage /bof her sister being out to sneak dates with Nathan.

“bWhen /bSienna gets back. I’m definitely going to tattle on bVivian/b, Amber thought to herself.

And that cheapskate Nathan ate a ton of her candyst time and only bgave /bher back a single lollipop

“Hey, Amber, we’re going out for dinner. You wannae?” Vivian asked.

Amber stopped in her tracks. Vivian’s trying to bribe me. No way am I bgoing /bto help her keep this a secret, she thought.

me into this,” Amber bsaid/b.

“Don’t even think about dragging me into

With that, she stomped upstairs, her footsteps echoing loudly.

Vivian’s mouth twitched. What’s gotten into Amber now? she thought.

“What’s she talking about?” Nathan askedb. /b

Vivian replied, “She’s just acting nuts. Let’s go, just ignore her. If she wants to eat, Elisa’s at home banyway/b”

“Okay,” Nathan replied

Before they knew it. Vivian and Nathan had be the kind of friends who could talk about anything and everything. They were always hanging out, chatting about whatever was on their minds.

“I want bto /bbstart /bmy own business,” bVivian /bsaid, her tone seriousb. /b

Nathan slid his te of steak over to her. “Not a bad idea”

Vivian wiped her mouth and looked at Nathan. “Tm being serious here. Even though Hart Corporation is in my hands now, it was my sister who built it from the ground bup/bb. /b

“She cleared every bobstade /bfor me, so stepping in was a breeze. But I want to ser can start apany from scratch all by myself. If T actually pull it off, I’ll merge it with Hart Corporationb./b”

Nathan paused and shrugged. “I’m not exactly the ambitious type, but honestly? You’ve got the luxury bto /bmake mistakes. Even if you fail. whatever you lose is just a drop in the bucket for the Hart family”

Vivian grabbed his bhand/b. “No! I don’t want Sienna to know. I want to use my own money.”

Nathan’s eyelid twitched. “Why do I have a bad feeling about this? he thought.:

But hernd was so soft. It left him feeling dazed and a little out of it.

“Uh–huh, so then?” he mumbled, still a bit distracted.

Vivian suddenly shed a bright bsmile/b. Tim bjust /ba little short bon /bcash”

That bsnapped /bNathian right out of his daze. He bleaned /bback, eyes wide in shock. “Wait, you’re asking me for money?”

“Im just asking to borrow some money, bokay/b? Nathan, if I try to get a loan, Sienna will find out for bsure/b. But if I bborrow /bfrom you, she’ll never know. Don’t worry, I’m not asking for a handout. I’ll pay you back, bwith /binterest. bDeal/bb?/b” Vivian said.

| pure, gentle look on Vivian’s face was almost hypnotic. Nathan just couldn’t look away.

10:27 AM

Vivian said “thirty million” and gestured the number with her bhands/b.

Nathan could practically hear the sound of his wallet being sliced open and chunks of his money being ripped out.

‘Ugh! bNathan /bwailed in bhis /bheart.

Thirty bmillion/b, he repeated in disbelief.

Vivian batted her eyes at him, looking all pitiful and aggrieved. “Is it okay?”

Nathan’s heart skipped a beat, his mind wentpletely nk, and before he even realized it, he found himself nodding.

bVivian /bcame over and wrapped her barms /baround him:

“Nathan, bthank /byou. I knew I could count on you,” she bsaid/b.

Her scent filled his bsenses/b, and his heart bwas /bpounding in his chest. For a second, he btotally /bblost /bbtrack /bof where he was or what he was supposed to be doing.

bVivian /bwent back to her seat and started bchowing /bdown.

It took bNathan /ba while toe back to his senses. He let out a long breath and said helplessly, Tl wire the money to your bount /bin a bit. Forget the interestb. /b

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