Avery finished and headed upstairs. She had been out the entire day, she was exhausted.
Mike saw her go upstairs. He carried Layla and left. They arrived at an ATM. Mike carefully inserted the
card.
The pin was written behind the card. It was Avery’s birthday which was easy to remember.
After inserting the pin, Mike pressed the check balance button. Instantly, countless numbers of zeros
appeared on the screen.
Mike was dazzled and speechless!
Layla exclaimed, “Uncle Mike! How much is that! There are so many zeros! I can’t count Woo!”
This was way beyond Layla’s knowledge.
Mike coughed a little before raising his finger and counting the zeros on the screen.
Layla suddenly pointed at the first number on the screen. She said out loud, “This is one.”
Mike said, “…Babe, you interrupted me! Where was I counting until? Sigh!”
“Stupid Uncle Mike! Just take a picture and go ask my Mommy! My Mommy would surely know how
much it is with just one look! She doesn’t need to count so long as you!” Layla pursed her lips in detest.
“Or go and ask your boyfriend! He must be smarter than you!”
Mike blushed due to the provocation. “Layla, I know how much this is. I don’t need to count. It’s one
billion and fifty million.”
That was the amount Avery still owed Elliot.
Layla was a little lost. She blinked her huge sparkling eyes. “Uncle Mike, how much is that? How many
toys and pretty clothes can I buy?”
Mike did not know how to answer to let her understand how huge this amount was.
“Let’s say that in these four day that you worked you earned one hundred and five thousand dollars.”
Mike fished his phone out and opened the calculator. He started calculating for her.
“On an average, you earn about twenty-six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Let’s say you could
earn this amount every day. In one year, you could earn nine million five hundred and eighty-one
thousand dollars. If you earn this much every year, from today onward, you have to continuously work
for one hundred and ten years.
“You’re five years old this year which means you have to live until one hundred and fifteen years old to
earn that amount of money.”
Layla’s eyes almost popped out. She was in a daze.
“Layla, do you understand?” Mike smiled pleasantly, but his heart was bitter.
Bloody hell! How was Elliot so rich!
He could just come out with so much money at any moment. If Mike was Avery, he might just be
attracted to Elliot’s money!
“Woo, woo, woo!” Layla suddenly cried.
“I’ve lived for so long but I’m only five years old? How long would it take to live until one hundred years
old?”
Mike reached his hand out to wipe away the tears on her face.
“Don’t cry! I’m just telling you that this amount of money is a lot. I didn’t say that you have to earn this
much money. Let’s go get ice cream! Then we’ll head home.”
Layla suddenly stopped crying. “I want chocolate ice cream.”
Mike said, “Of course, as long as you don’t let your mother know.”
In the villa, Avery lay in bed. She wanted to sleep but her head hurt so badly that she could not go to
sleep. Thus, she opened her eyes and looked at a corner of her room without any focus. She thought
back about how she and Elliot ended up fighting that way.
She loved him. She could also feel that he cared for her, so why did they have to hurt each other?
Did they have to hurt each other to prove that their love did not vanish?
Just when her mind was in a mess, the phone by the side of her bed rang. She picked up her phone
and saw a strange series of symbols and numbers!
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