Chapter 101 No Room for Sympathy
Eliza actually answered the phone.
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On the other end, Nathan relaxed the moment she picked up. He said, “Elizze, how have you been these past few days? We’ve all been thinking about you.”
“Dad, it’s been over a month. You finally remembered you have a daughter?”
Eliza sounded a little resentful.
But Nathan said, “Your mom just got out of prison and came down with the flu. Your sister’s stuck in the suburbs and we don’t know when she’ll be back… I was actually calling to ask if you still had any of that medicine and those masks you’re selling on social media. We’d like to buy some…”
As he spoke, even Nathan sounded unsure of himself.
Eliza, hearing he was indeed calling to buy medicine and masks, deliberately made things difficult. “Dad, I’m struggling too. Rent is expensive, and you know I don’t have much money…”
Seeing that Eliza was asking for money, Nathan’s face fell.
Eliza said, “It’s really not that much. I need to rent a place to stay. Just ten thousand bucks. Can you help me out, Dad?”
This was the first time Eliza had ever asked Nathan for money.
Ten thousand meant nothing to the Rivers family.
Eliza was just testing Nathan’s attitude toward her.
But on the other end, Nathan said, “Elizze, you know things are tough for your mom and me right now. Business hasn’t been good because of the pandemic… Ten thousand’s no small amount. I really can’t come up with that…”
Listening to Nathan, Eliza couldn’t help but sneer inwardly.
Can’t?
Just a few days ago, Eliza had clearly seen Naomi’s social media post–since she was stuck in the suburbs, Nathan had transferred her ten thousand bucks.
Eliza said, “I see. Well, I have work, so I’ll hang up now.”
She was about to end the call.
Seeing this, Nathan quickly changed his tone. “Maybe I don’t have ten thousand, but I do have five! Elizze, everyone’s struggling right now. Try to understand your dad.”
“Dad, if I don’t have ten thousand, I won’t have a place to live. It’s not that I don’t want to understand you, but if you don’t have it, that’s fine. We’ve already cut ties anyway. Thanks for the concern. If you want to buy masks, you can check the shopping platforms–should be some there.”
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Realizing Eliza wasn’t going to help, Nathan’s face darkened. “Elizze, I’m still your father. You can’t just ignore me, can you? Are you really okay watching your whole family get infected?”
“Mr. Nathan, I haven’t even sorted out my own life. Without rent, I’ll be out on the street. I don’t have time to worry about other people’s problems.”
With that, Eliza hung up the phone.
Nathan hadn’t expected her to be so heartless. After getting hung up on, he immediately fumed, “That ungrateful girl!”
“Well? Is she selling it or not?”
Evelyn was getting anxious.
Nathan gritted his teeth. “She said she doesn’t have money for rent and wants ten thousand!”
“Ten thousand?”
Evelyn frowned. “What kind of place costs that much? I say she’s just trying to scam you! You better not give her a cent.”
“But if we don’t, we won’t get the medicine.”
Nathan held his temper.
He hadn’t realized until now that his daughter was this calculating.
“What kind of medicine costs ten thousand? I knew that Eliza was no good–completely ungrateful!”
Fuming, Evelyn said, “Worst case, we’ll find another way. I don’t believe she’s the only source!”
Then she suddenly remembered that top–ranked online store she’d seen earlier.
“Right, that store was just out of stock, wasn’t it? We can just pay more and wait for the next batch!”
The more she thought about it, the more Evelyn liked the idea. She quickly pulled out her phone to contact the shop.
Meanwhile, Eliza had already seen the message right away.
The customer service rep was about to respond that there was no stock available in the short term, but Eliza told them to handle another device while she took over at the main computer.
Evelyn: “Hi, I’d like to pay extra for the medicine. Can I buy from you guys?”
Eliza: “Sorry, we’re not allowed to take extra money for medicine. If you need it, I suggest trying other shops.”
Evelyn: “I understand, I understand. You must have rules here, right? Maybe I can add your boss on WhatsApp? I’ll talk to them privately.”
Seeing how desperate Evelyn was to buy from her-
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