âI know youâre not hurting for money,â Doris said, âBut it doesnât feel good to hold on to your money. Itâs best for me to return your money as soon as possible.â
Waylon, âI am not chasing you for it anyway. Donât feel bad about it.â
âWell, even if you say that, I should still see you since I have free time in the afternoon. You know that I rarely have any free time as I usually have my hands full with my two kids.â
â...What about this?â Waylon suggested, âIâll give you my bank card number, you just need to wire me seven hundred thousand dollars plus ten dollars. That will settle what you owe me. You can forget about treating me to a meal after this.â
âWhy is the amount seven hundred thousand dollars plus ten?â Doris sounded baffled, âThere are three million more.â
âThat amount is for the car repair,â Waylon replied, âTen dollars is for the cost of the meds. Thatâs how it totals up to seven hundred thousand and ten dollars. You earned that three million dollars yourself, so you can keep it. I have nothing to do with it.â
âHow can that be?â Doris gasped, âYou were the one who personally sold those meds.â
âThat happened at your place. Those people were basically your customers,â Waylon explained patiently, âOr else, the meds wouldnât be sold out in the first place.â
âBut, Mr. Adelmar,â Doris still had some suspicions, âAre you helping me intentionally all along?â
âIf you donât agree to this suggestion, keep that seven hundred thousand dollars to yourself first. I donât have time to waste now, arguing with you here.â
âWait, Iâll do it,â Doris sounded perplexed yet torn, âMoney is money, at the end of the day. Can you come to see me now? I will give you seven hundred and ten dollars.â
âWhy do I need to go there?â Waylonâs patience was running out, âDidnât you have my account just now?â
âI have a problem with this arrangement,â Doris said anxiously, âMy phone is not linked to my bank account, so I can only transfer money to you at the bank. That is why you need to go to the bank with me.â
âAre you serious? I canât believe there is someone who is so outdated in this day and age,â Waylon frowned deeply, âCanât you make an account on your phone now?â
âThe bank is closed, so I canât do that now. I doubt that I would have time tomorrow either, so Mr.
Adelmar, please, just come this once. I have to get this weight off my chest now, and I would feel much lighter after settling this debt. When we both have time in the future, I promise to treat you to a meal.â
âI donât need you to treat me to a meal,â Waylon checked his watch, âI only have an hour. Send me a location, Iâll go there now.â
âI am so grateful for this!â Doris exclaimed, âI will go to a nearby bank, and I will swiftly send you the location later.â
They hung up after deciding on that.
Waylon kept his phone and announced to everyone, âYou guys, have fun without me. Iâll need to go out for a while.â
âWaylon,â Benjamin stood up, âWait a minute, everyone is here, including Ben. Are you abandoning us now?â
âThatâs right, Waylon,â Abel said, âTell me if you have any concerns. I will send someone to resolve the matter for you. You donât need to personally attend to trivial matters, you know.â
âI canât leave this matter to anyone else,â Waylon waved his hand dismissively, âIâll be back in no time.â
Emmeline returned at that exact moment, âWaylon, are you seeing some woman later?â
What? Everyoneâs gaze immediately focused on him.
Waylon felt his cheeks burning, âWhat did you just say? What kind of look are you guys giving me now?
Who do you take me for?â
âYou canât deny it now!â Emmeline wore a devilish smile, âLook at your face! Youâre blushing hard!â
Everyone watched him and saw that indeed, his face was bright red.
His face turned even brighter under everyoneâs scrutiny.
âYou damned brat!â Waylon shouted, âI never do secretive or indecent things. So what if I am seeing some woman now?â
Emmeline roared with laughter, âYou donât even know how to lie! Youâre spilling the beans as we speak!â
âYou! I will kill you!â Waylon was really anxious now, âI am indeed seeing a woman later, but itâs not like how you think it is!â
âSeeing women can only mean one thing!â Emmeline was not going to let go of this golden opportunity to tease him.
Waylon grabbed her head and asked her vehemently, âDo you really see me as someone like that?â
âIsnât that normal?â Emmeline simply blinked at him, âSomething might be wrong with you if youâre not interested in women! You are a man, you should love a woman like every man out there!â
âI donât love her at all!â Waylon was going crazy, âYouâre making things worse!â
He would be much better off not explaining things at all. His self-defense only invited more laughter from everyone.
Janie initially felt that it was inappropriate for her to laugh at someone like Waylon, but even she could not stifle her laughter anymore.
âWaylon,â Abel shot up from the sofa, âI want to congratulate you. It seems that youâve found love after arriving in Struyria!â