Chapter 648

Blake thought to himself…

It’s summer, and my padded jacket has transformed into a vest! Or maybe a mesh vest!

Is ten thousand dollars more important than Daddy?

At the dining table, Zachary wore an expressionless face and asked, “Why are they all so chaotic this early?”

Lilly was bewildered, asking, “Why is Grandma chasing after Daddy?”

Hannah munched on a delicious fried egg and vaguely replied, “I don’t know! Whatever it is, let’s eat quickly!”

Lilly took a bite.

Feeling somewhat heartless, she realized after a while, wearing a blank expression on her face, “Oh no! Daddy said I shouldn’t mention going to the bar, but I just did!”

Oh, I’m sorry Daddy!!

After hastily devouring two mouthfuls, Lilly grabbed the pet bag and rushed out.

Polly, who was enjoying some yellow millet, uttered, “Eh?”

“Wait for me, wait for me! I haven’t finished eating yet!”

Spreading its two claws, and twisting its tail, Polly dashed wildly…

Josh, Zachary, and Hannah quickly followed, each holding a piece of meat, an egg, and a sandwich.

What a wonderful morning…

Blake sprinted ahead, and an elderly lady chased after him with a frying pan, Lilly closely followed, and behind her was Polly. Trailing behind Polly were three little kids…

Eventually, Lilly got her 10,000 dollars back.

Rain just got out of prison and could barely afford to make a living. If she had a debt, her sewing machine would be smoking.

…

Downtown.

After reclaiming the 10,000 dollars, Lilly sighed, “What a loss!”

Josh asked, “Didn’t you get the money back? Why is it a loss?”

Lilly counted on her fingers, saying, “The monthly interest on 10,000 dollars is 14.50 dollars, and for three months, it’s 43.50 dollars… a whole hundred dollars! It’s gone.”

Josh appeared dazed, questioning, “Is that how it’s calculated?”

Hannah nodded in agreement, saying, “Yes, it comes to a hundred dollars. Well, remember that next time!”

Lilly nodded emphatically, saying, “Yes!”

Blake pondered…

Hey… is that how you calculate your debt?

“Let’s head home,” Blake suggested, “Otherwise, Grandma might scold us again.”

But Lilly held up a lollipop, saying, “Daddy, this is for you!”

Blake pinched her cheek and replied angrily, “You betrayed your father for 10,000 dollars, and now you want to win him over with that? It’s too late.”

Lilly asked pitifully, “Then what can Lilly do to make you forgive me? I didn’t mean it!”

Blake pointed towards a familiar ice cream shop on the street, saying, “An ice cream.”

Lilly nodded happily, saying, “Okay!”

The group arrived at the ice cream shop.

Lilly took out a one-hundred-dollar bill from her purse.

“Miss, I’ll have five ice creams!” she cheerfully exclaimed.

This street-side ice cream shop was a classic, it was 20 dollars per serving.

Lilly had it all figured out. Five ice creams would be exactly one hundred dollars!

However, to her surprise, Blake pointed at the ice cream display and said, “I’ll take this one, this one, and this one. Add two scoops of vanilla and some dried strawberries.”

Lilly raised her hundred-dollar bill, feeling as if lightning had struck her out of the blue.

“Dad, are you planning to eat all five ice cream scoops yourself, and with dried strawberries too?”

Blake asked, “Why not?”

Lilly’s face showed a hint of heartache as she replied, “No, it’s fine!”

She then said to the Ice Cream Vendor, “Miss, I’ll have four, instead of five ice creams!”

In the end, Lilly bought only four ice creams.

She helplessly watched her father and siblings enjoy their treats.

Josh asked, “Lilly, don’t you want to have one?”

He offered his ice cream to Lilly.

Lilly shook her head and said, “I won’t have any more! Grandma said I have cavities, so I should eat fewer sweets!”

Hannah chimed in, “Then you can share with me. We can take turns having a bite, so you won’t eat too much!”

Lilly shook her head again, saying, “No, it’s fine!”

Blake burst into laughter, finding Lilly’s way of saving money amusing.

Is there a child who could be so thrifty over a hundred dollars?

Their family was not lacking in money!

Blake handed her the uneaten ice cream and said, “Just kidding, eat it quickly! Daddy bought it, especially for you.”

Lilly hesitated and said, “You can have it, Daddy…”

Blake simply handed her the ice cream, bought a new one for himself, and got the hundred-dollar bill back from the ice cream vendor.

“Here you go, take it back. How could Daddy let you pay for it?”

Lilly declined, saying, “No, it’s not necessary!”

She took out her purse.

Blake remained silent, while Polly, inside the pet bag, stared wide-eyed, amazed by the situation.

Sitting on the edge of the flower bed, enjoying their ice cream, Blake glanced down and felt a warm feeling in his heart.

In the past, he used to sit alone here and eat ice cream after completing a task, feeling lonely and cold.

But now, with four little kids by his side, their cheerful voices filled the once-empty spaces.

“It’s been a while,” Blake whispered.

Lilly nodded, saying, “Last time we saw Aunty Rebecca over there.”

She and her father also enjoyed the drama. That was the first time Lilly learned the term “drama.”

Blake pursed his lips and looked at the coffee shop that was there before.

To his surprise, he noticed that the coffee shop was now deserted, with no customers inside, but the entrance seemed quite lively.

A person was walking his dog, and several others were using their phones.

“Hey, everyone! This coffee shop is strange… No matter what kind of dog it is, as soon as it enters the door, it suddenly starts barking and refuses to go in!”

A person was trying to lead a dog into the cafe.

The dog resisted, whimpering in protest.

Lilly snorted, asking, “What are they doing?”

Josh eagerly took out his camera and said, “Let’s go, there might be ghosts!”

Lilly was confused but was quickly dragged away by Hannah.

Josh, Zachary, and Hannah, the mischievous trio, immediately formed a team and rushed forward, but soon returned to Lilly’s side, their faces filled with fear.

One of them held onto Lilly’s arm… but Lilly simply “floated” past, with her feet not touching the ground.

At that moment, the person on the leash brought the dog to the coffee shop’s entrance. As expected, the dog stepped inside, let out a yelp, and then struggled to break free, running away in fright.

Josh, who was holding up the camera asked, “Where, where?”