“I know you’re not hurting for money,” Doris said, “But it doesn’t feel good to hold on to your money. It’s best for me to return your money as soon as possible.”
Waylon, “I am not chasing you for it anyway. Don’t feel bad about it.”
“Well, even if you say that, I should still see you since I have free time in the afternoon. You know that I rarely have any free time as I usually have my hands full with my two kids.”
“…What about this?” Waylon suggested, “I’ll give you my bank card number, you just need to wire me seven hundred thousand dollars plus ten dollars. That will settle what you owe me. You can forget about treating me to a meal after this.”
“Why is the amount seven hundred thousand dollars plus ten?” Doris sounded baffled, “There are three million more.”
“That amount is for the car repair,” Waylon replied, “Ten dollars is for the cost of the meds. That’s how it totals up to seven hundred thousand and ten dollars. You earned that three million dollars yourself, so you can keep it. I have nothing to do with it.”
“How can that be?” Doris gasped, “You were the one who personally sold those meds.”
“That happened at your place. Those people were basically your customers,” Waylon explained patiently, “Or else, the meds wouldn’t be sold out in the first place.”
“But, Mr. Adelmar,” Doris still had some suspicions, “Are you helping me intentionally all along?”
“If you don’t agree to this suggestion, keep that seven hundred thousand dollars to yourself first. I don’t have time to waste now, arguing with you here.”
“Wait, I’ll do it,” Doris sounded perplexed yet torn, “Money is money, at the end of the day. Can you come to see me now? I will give you seven hundred and ten dollars.”
“Why do I need to go there?” Waylon’s patience was running out, “Didn’t you have my account just now?”
“I have a problem with this arrangement,” Doris said anxiously, “My phone is not linked to my bank account, so I can only transfer money to you at the bank. That is why you need to go to the bank with me.”
“Are you serious? I can’t believe there is someone who is so outdated in this day and age,” Waylon frowned deeply, “Can’t you make an account on your phone now?”
“The bank is closed, so I can’t do that now. I doubt that I would have time tomorrow either, so Mr. Adelmar, please, just come this once. I have to get this weight off my chest now, and I would feel much lighter after settling this debt. When we both have time in the future, I promise to treat you to a meal.”
“I don’t need you to treat me to a meal,” Waylon checked his watch, “I only have an hour. Send me a location, I’ll go there now.”
“I am so grateful for this!” Doris exclaimed, “I will go to a nearby bank, and I will swiftly send you the location later.”
They hung up after deciding on that.
Waylon kept his phone and announced to everyone, “You guys, have fun without me. I’ll need to go out for a while.”
“Waylon,” Benjamin stood up, “Wait a minute, everyone is here, including Ben. Are you abandoning us now?”
“That’s right, Waylon,” Abel said, “Tell me if you have any concerns. I will send someone to resolve the matter for you. You don’t need to personally attend to trivial matters, you know.”
“I can’t leave this matter to anyone else,” Waylon waved his hand dismissively, “I’ll be back in no time.”
Emmeline returned at that exact moment, “Waylon, are you seeing some woman later?”
What? Everyone’s gaze immediately focused on him.
Waylon felt his cheeks burning, “What did you just say? What kind of look are you guys giving me now? Who do you take me for?”
“You can’t deny it now!” Emmeline wore a devilish smile, “Look at your face! You’re blushing hard!”
Everyone watched him and saw that indeed, his face was bright red.
His face turned even brighter under everyone’s scrutiny.
“You damned brat!” Waylon shouted, “I never do secretive or indecent things. So what if I am seeing some woman now?”
Emmeline roared with laughter, “You don’t even know how to lie! You’re spilling the beans as we speak!”
“You! I will kill you!” Waylon was really anxious now, “I am indeed seeing a woman later, but it’s not like how you think it is!”
“Seeing women can only mean one thing!” Emmeline was not going to let go of this golden opportunity to tease him.
Waylon grabbed her head and asked her vehemently, “Do you really see me as someone like that?”
“Isn’t that normal?” Emmeline simply blinked at him, “Something might be wrong with you if you’re not interested in women! You are a man, you should love a woman like every man out there!”
“I don’t love her at all!” Waylon was going crazy, “You’re making things worse!”
He would be much better off not explaining things at all. His self-defense only invited more laughter from everyone.
Janie initially felt that it was inappropriate for her to laugh at someone like Waylon, but even she could not stifle her laughter anymore.
“Waylon,” Abel shot up from the sofa, “I want to congratulate you. It seems that you’ve found love after arriving in Struyria!”
