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How could she gather enough money to buy masks and the miracle cold medicine in the shortest time possible?
Eliza was completely distracted during class.
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She had calculated it carefully: renting a warehouse on the outskirts would take a chunk of money. Acquiring masks and medicine would cost even more. She’d also have to coordinate with delivery services, set up an online storefront….
To pull all that off, she’d need at least fifty million.
In her previous life, she’d been married to Zayden for years and had learned a lot about business just for his sake. She was no stranger to how things worked.
But right now, she was a minor. She couldn’t apply for a bank loan.
Go through a loan agency?
Too risky. The moment they found out she was underage, they’d eat her alive.
The thought gave her a headache.
As she mulled over her options, her eyes drifted to the boys horsing around nearby.
Wait a second…
Henry’s family ran a pharmaceutical empire. Colton’s family was in finance, if she remembered correctly.
Lewis’s family owned the biggest logistics company in the world.
And Nolan… the Hayes family dabbled in everything, but they were especially known for real estate.
These four were practically walking financial networks.
With that thought, Eliza’s mind started racing.
During class, she kept glancing at Colton.
Colton, meanwhile, was folding his test paper into a paper airplane and lazily chucking it at the blackboard.
The teacher was long used to this and didn’t bother saying anything,
Eventually, Colton seemed to notice her gaze. He frowned and turned to look at her.
But Eliza quickly lowered her head, pretending she hadn’t been looking at him at all.
After class, Colton caught her looking again and went straight to the point. “You’ve been staring at me all period. What do you
want?
Eliza gave an embarrassed smile. “Can I talk to you alone for a second?”
The whole class turned their eyes on them
Even Henry froze.
What could Eliza possibly want to talk to Colton about?
Colton looked annoyed, but before he could say anything, Eliza ducked her head and muttered, “Forget it. I don’t want to
anymore.”
She had thought it through.
She and Colton didn’t have any real connection. Why would he help her for no reason?
In fact, Colton always seemed to dislike her.
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If her first attempt fell flat with him, the rest of her plan would be dead in the water.
Quietly. Eliza turned her eyes to Henry.
Should she start with Henry?
But getting him involved might not be enough either.
Finally, her mind landed on Nolan.
Nolan was the leader of Class Six.
If Nolan put in a word for her, maybe Colton and Lewis would agree to help.
Taking a deep breath, Eliza turned around and looked at Nolan expectantly. “Nolan… can I talk to you alone?”
The whole classroom held their breath.
What was
going on?
Eliza wanted a private talk with their top dog?
Nolan had always been allergic to girls. He never touched them, let alone talked to them.
But under Eliza’s gaze. Nolan stood up and said. “Let’s talk outside.”
“He actually agreed?!”
The room buzzed with disbelief.
Eliza, surprised but relieved, quickly got up and followed Nolan out of the room.
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Once they reached the hallway, she finally worked up the courage to speak. “Nolan, I have something I’d like to ask-”
“Hold on.”
Huh?
Eliza blinked, confused. He was going to shut her down before she
e even said anything?
Before she could figure out what was happening. Nolan marched back to the classroom door and yanked it open.
The next second, a few students–Henry included–toppled out onto the hallway floor.
“Ow! Easy! I told you hot to crowd the door!”
Henry winced, rubbing his butt, then looked up to find Nolan staring down at him with a cold expression.
Trying to play it cool, Henry said, “The door was dirty, so we were… wiping it down.”
“Yeah, yeah! We were just cleaning! We definitely weren’t eavesdropping!”
Another boy quickly chimed in.
That weird excuse earned him a sharp elbow from Henry. “Eavesdropping? I’ll give you eavesdropping! Get back inside!”
He shoved them all back into the classroom.
Only when they were gone did Nolan speak again. “Now, what did you want to talk about?”
Twas hoping you could help me talk to Colton. About borrowing some money.”
“Borrow money?”
Ia
“I… I need a sum of money.
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“How much?”
Eliza silently held up five fingers.
“Five thousand?”
“Million.
At that, Nolan’s brows drew together.
Fifty million?
