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Chapter 103 The Real Price
Zayden stayed silent.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to take responsibility.
He just had no memory at all of what happened last night.
He rarely drank, and his alcohol tolerance wasn’t even that bad.
But somehow, he ended up in the same bed as Naomi last night.
Anyone would find that suspicious.
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Seeing that Zayden wasn’t saying anything, Naomi said, “Zayden, Eliza is already with Nolan. Can’t we just focus on living our own lives? Didn’t you used to really like me?”
Zayden opened his mouth.
But for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.
He used to like Naomi?
That’s what everyone in their class used to say. Even people at school thought he and Naomi were a couple.
So was that what Eliza had overheard? Is that why she gave up on him?
“Zayden, if we’re together like we used to be, we can walk to and from school, hang out like before—”
“I’ve always thought of you as a little sister.”
Zayden didn’t deny he had a fondness for Naomi, but it definitely wasn’t love.
Hearing that, Naomi froze.
A sister?
“I like Eliza. I always have.”
Zayden finally said the words he’d buried deep inside.
He liked Eliza because she’d always been by his side.
He always knew she was there, quietly following behind, hiding in the bushes just to listen to him vent about all the crap he had to deal with from his controlling mother.
Eliza had always loved him in her own way.
But because he didn’t want to drag her into his mess, he never confessed how he felt.
Getting engaged to him wasn’t a blessing–it was a burden.
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“Zayden! That’s not truc, right? You never liked her! You’re just saying that to hurt me!”
Naomi grabbed onto Zayden’s arm, panicked.
Zayden didn’t respond. Instead, he said, “Get in the car. I’ll take you home.”
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Naomi had only gotten out of the car earlier to put on a show for Zayden. Now that there were no taxis around, she didn’t dare wander off.
Back at the Rivers family home-
Zayden left as soon as he dropped her off.
Evelyn was sitting in the living room. Naomi, looking at her mother, didn’t dare mention that Zayden wanted to call off the engagement. She forced down her emotions and said, “Mom… I’m home.”
“Naomi, how did you get back? Oh, sweetie, come on, get sanitized and have some hot tea. You better not catch a cold!”
Evelyn doted on her as she fussed over her, muttering, “Just today, your dad and I were talking about how that ungrateful brat Eliza turned out!”
At the mention of Eliza, Naomi felt a sudden twinge of discomfort.
“Eliza? What about her?”
“All because we tried to buy medicine from her. She had the nerve to ask for ten thousand bucks for rent! Total extortion. No way we were giving her that chance.”
After sanitizing Naomi, Evelyn let her settle down.
But Naomi couldn’t shake the unease in her heart whenever Eliza was brought up.
She asked, “Mom, Eliza really has access to medicine and masks right now?”
“She sure does. A lot of it! Probably working in some factory somewhere.”
Evelyn snorted. “She thinks just because she landed a job with good access, she’s hot stuff? What a smug little rat.”
Hearing that, Naomi suddenly remembered how those classmates of hers had practically begged her to talk to Eliza.
If she could get her hands on medicine and masks too, wouldn’t those same people come crawling to her?
Maybe even Zayden would see her differently.
The thought lit a fire in Naomi’s eyes. She turned to Evelyn and said, “Mom, do you have a supplier for the medicine and masks?”
“Me?”
Evelyn blinked. “Why are you asking that?”
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“I was thinking, with how scarce everything is right now, if we can get our hands on a source, we could make some serious money.”
Out there, a single box of medicine probably went for a hundred or two. If they had wholesale prices, they could flip it for a nice profit.
Evelyn’s eyes lit up. “That’s right! My daughter’s so smart!”
She immediately remembered the WhatsApp contact she’d added earlier that day and said, “Don’t worry about it. I’ve already got a supplier. I’ll go ask them.”
Then she added, “Oh, and don’t mention this to your dad. He’s way too stingy with business stuff. Has no sense of flexibility. If you tell him, he’ll definitely say no! Let’s just make a little money ourselves first. That way, he can’t say a word.”
“Okay.”
Naomi agreed quickly.
As long as she had the goods, she wouldn’t have to worry about making money.
Meanwhile-
Just as Eliza was about to wrap up for the day, she received another message from Evelyn.
Evelyn: “What’s the wholesale price on your end?”
Seeing the message, Eliza raised an eyebrow slightly.
Looks like Evelyn wants to flip the medicine and masks for a profit.
Eliza: “Our wholesale orders start at a thousand cases. Four thousand per case. Might be a bit too much for us to handle.”
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