Sebastian suddenly halted his steps. âTheyâre gone?â
âHuh?â Sasha looked up, blinking her eyes in panic. âY-Yes.â
âI can let her join Ianâs preschool, but you should be the one responsible for the fee.â
Sasha was elated as she never thought he would give his consent. Having forgotten about the
awkward moment earlier, she replied, âSure! How much is it? I can pay you right now!â
She waited for Sebastian to tell her the amount she needed to pay.
With the money she saved up during the past few years, she believed it wouldnât be much of a problem
to send her daughter to Ianâs preschool.
However, she couldnât believe her ears when Sebastian told her that the fee was one million.
âWhat? One million?!â
Sashaâs eyes widened in disbelief. The preschool fee is a million? Is he kidding me? Even studying at
the best university overseas wonât cost as much. Thatâs daylight robbery!
She asked harshly, âAre you kidding me? The preschool fee costs a million? Whatâs so special about
this preschool?â
Sebastian sneered, âWell, itâs the best preschool in Avenport funded by me.â
He paused for a while before he added, âA million only covers a semester. If you really want to let your
daughter study there, you need to prepare at least two million. Ms. Wand, are you sure about it?â
This man has indeed lived up to his identity as a cunning and profit-oriented businessman. He is not
satisfied at all with a million that he now doubles the price.
Sasha was so angry until her fingers trembled.
Vivian is your daughter! How could you treat her like that? Wouldnât you worry that your children wonât
take care of you when youâre older?
Right that moment, she wished she could slap that b*stardâs face with her shoe.
But before she could do anything, Sebastian had walked out of the door.
Sashaâs body thudded against the door, her shoulders slouching.
Wendy quickly came up to her and consoled her, âMs. Wand, are you alright? Donât listen to Mr. Hayes.
He was just kidding, and he wonât ask for that much.â
Oh Wendy, I bet youâre wrong this time.
Sasha knew she had always been a thorn in Sebastianâs flesh. Now that he thought Vivian was not his
daughter, it was impossible for that man not to charge her.
Later, Sasha returned to her room to check the balance in her bank account.
She found out there were only four hundred thousand, which was not even close to a million.
What should I do now? I donât have enough money⦠I have to let Vivi go to preschool with her
brothersâ¦
Her heart ached when she recalled Vivian looking at her with anticipatory eyes earlier this morning.
Sitting on her bed, she scrolled through her phone to see if there was any other way she could gather
the remaining six hundred thousand.
In the end, she managed to find a person who could help â Solomon!
Meanwhile, at the Hayes Corporation.
Luke only heard that Sasha had moved into Royal Court One after he came back from a meeting. He
was so shocked that he spat out his water.
âWhat did you say? Ms. Wand moved into Mr. Hayesâs house?â
âArenât you the one who ordered the bodyguards to bring her there? Why are you so surprised?â
The person gossiping with Luke was the clerk who paid Sashaâs hospital charges. Thus, she knew
exactly what happened that day.
Hearing that, Luke once again choked on his water. Bullsh*t! Why would I even do that? Iâm not crazy!
After that, he took a sip of water to calm his nerves.
âHow are they now? Are they alright?â
âTheyâre fine. Mr. Scott, Iâm curious. Is Ms. Wand really Mr. Hayesâs ex-wife? What a shocker! Iâve
never heard that he was married before, but now his ex-wife suddenly appeared. Isnât Ms. Green his
fiancée?â the clerk asked curiously.
Matteoâs kidnapping incident had caused a huge commotion, and the Hayes Corporation had even
deployed snippers and helicopters for the rescue mission. Now, all of the employees were curious
about the identity of Matteo â the boy who looked identical to Ian.
To the clerkâs disappointment, Luke would not quench her curiosity. It was not his place to gossip about
the presidentâs private affairs.
Luke soon dove into his work.
To his surprise, Xandra showed up at the office that afternoon.
âLook! Itâs Ms. Green! Sheâs here!â
âShe hasnât shown up for days. I thought sheâs not coming to the office anymore.â
âDuh! Even though Mr. Hayesâs ex-wife suddenly appeared, sheâs still Mr. Hayesâs fiancée. Only an
idiot will give up the opportunity to become the presidentâs wife.â