âJust a âsorryâ? Thatâs all you can say?â Avril sneered. While staring down at the woman in front of her, she remembered who she was. She had come here once to look for Levant the other day.
âOh, itâs you⦠Are you here to see Levant again? What is it this time?â
Tiffanyâs heart skipped a beat at her interrogative tone.
She seems so wary of me looking for Levant. She might be his wife then.
Should I tell her about the money I owe him? Will she misunderstand anything?
âIâ¦â she stammered.
âWhat is it? Say it properly! I wonât believe if you try pulling nonsense like youâre here to apply for a waitressâ position,â Avril snapped impatiently.
Tiffany drew a deep breath. She looked at Avril and asked carefully, âAre you related to Mr. Levant in any way?â
Avril was taken aback for a second. âLevant and I? Weâre family.â
Tiffany went silent again.
They are family. Does she mean to say that sheâs his wife?
âWhatâs wrong with you?â Avril rolled her eyes. âJust tell me now. Whyâre you looking for Levant?â
âHe helped me once. Iâm here to thank him.â
âHe helped you?â Avril narrowed her eyes in disbelief.
Levant would actually lend a hand to another woman? Since when had her brother become such a kindhearted person?
She had always thought that Levant took after Murphy. Both of them had always been the kind of people who would only do something that served their self-interests. In fact, they would use any possible method under the sky to achieve their personal goals.
This woman had now piqued her interest. What on earth could Levant had done for her, so much so that she would purposely come here repeatedly just to express her gratitude?
Curious, she raised an eyebrow. âWhat did he help you with? What did he do?â
After a secondâs hesitation, Tiffany replied, âHe had lent me some money when I was in trouble.â
âHow much did he give to you?â
âTen million.â
âWhat?â Avril gasped in complete shock.
Ten million wasnât a small amount to be given to someone they barely knew. She observed Tiffany with scrutinizing eyes. Why would Levant be so generous towards this random woman? Could he be interested in her by any chance?
Tiffany felt uneasy at Avrilâs surprised reactions and how she had been staring at her.
Oh no, has she misunderstood what is going on?
She was unsure if she should explain further. She carefully observed Avrilâs reactions as she hesitated.
Avril noticed the anxious look on her face.
She smiled. âCan we have a talk?â
Since Levant had found out about the incident of her attempting to seduce Stephen earlier, itâs likely that he would use it to manipulate or threaten her whenever he would need to.
Therefore, she decided that this would be a good opportunity to dig into some of his personal secrets as well. She could use this information in her own defense against him.
There wouldnât be a need for her to worry about him reporting the incident earlier to their father as well.
Tiffany had no idea what was actually going on in Avrilâs mind. Her only worry was if the latter had misunderstood the type of relationship between Levant and herself.
âPlease donât misunderstand. I was really in deep trouble that day that I even thought of dying. Heâd only wanted to save me, hence he offered the money. I believe he wouldâve helped either way even if it were someone else,â she explained.
Avril gave an indifferent smirk. âNonsense! I donât think he wouldâve even bothered if it were someone else. He must have helped you because heâs interested in a woman like you.â
Interested in me?
Tiffany could tell that Avril had only blurted these words out casually without meaning them. But for some reason, her heart leaped for a moment. She felt an odd sense of joy, albeit it was short-lived and quickly replaced with a feeling of melancholy.
She was well aware of her own status. She knew about Levantâs identity too.
They were from two different worlds.
She was a divorced woman, not to mention she had a child tagging along. Even if she were to be an unmarried virgin, she would still be very far from being a suitable match for someone like him.
If she could ever describe the difference between Levant and herself, it would be like the sky and the dirt ground. She would never dare to have any ambitious desires towards him.
âYouâve misunderstood. Heâs a good person. With his status, he can easily ask for any type of woman he wishes for. Someone like me is way too far from being qualified in any way. Itâs impossible for him to have any interest in me at all.â
Avril was amused.
This woman was unexpectedly well aware of her own limits. Itâs rare to see such a self-conscious and well-behaved woman like her these days.
âLevant isnât lacking in money, but unfortunately he couldnât just get any woman he wanted like you saidâ¦â Avril sighed. âIn fact, he just got dumped by someone he likes! Heâs been head over heels for her, but sadly she didnât reciprocate.â