Protection
“Hello?” said a sweet voice.
“Vivi, it’s me. Did you call this morning?” Sasha asked with concern the moment she heard her
daughter’s voice.
Vivian had always sounded cheerful in their previous calls, but she seemed dejected this time. “Mommy,
it’s nearly Halloween, and my friends are all preparing costumes. I want to prepare them too, but I don’t
have any materials. Mommy, can you give me some money to buy them?”
“Oh.” Sasha felt a little guilty. “Of course, you can have some money. Vivi, I’m sorry for forgetting about it.
You can buy anything you want. Let me transfer some money to your account later. Is five hundred
thousand enough?”
Sasha had come to an agreement with Sebastian about their children’s allowance.
Their children were no longer living with them. Therefore, Sasha and Sebastian decided to limit their
children’s allowances to prevent them from developing extravagant spending habits.
It was vital to teach them wise spending even though the family was wealthy.
Teaching them wise spending and the value of money could help them with their mental growth, allowing
them to become better people.
Vivian was happy to hear that Sasha was giving her so much money. “Yes, it’s enough for me to get
costumes for the three of us. I can buy the materials and make them myself. It’s possible,” Vivian said
confidently.
The three of us?
Sasha frowned suddenly. “Vivi, do you have to pay for Elaine’s costume too?”
“Yes, she doesn’t have any money,” Vivian answered as if it was the most natural thing to do.
Sasha could not speak for a moment as a wave of anger suddenly surged within her.
She knew that Vivian was naïve. Her mind was innocent and pure as freshly fallen snow.
Sasha and Sebastian found this quality precious and wanted to protect her innocence. However, they did
not expect people to take advantage of her kindness and use her for their gains.
Therefore, Sasha asked her daughter to pass the phone to Kurt.
“Kurt, I would like to ask for your help,” Sasha said.
“Sure, how may I help you?” answered a sweet and childish voice. Although asking for Kurt’s help did not
put Sasha fully at ease, Sasha could tell from how he spoke that he was more intelligent than Vivian.
Therefore, Sasha began to instruct him on what to do. “I heard from Vivian that both of you wanted to
prepare costumes for Halloween. I’ll give her five hundred thousand as expenses for both of your
costumes. Please tell her that if she uses this fund to prepare costumes and win a prize during
Halloween, I’ll ask her dad to arrange for her to go to Criss Academy to meet her favorite designer.”
Sasha decided to be tactful. She did not want to expose the viciousness of the adults to them yet.
To her surprise, Kurt understood what she was implying.
“Sure, I understand. Please don’t worry. I’ll buy the materials with Vivian and send the receipts to you,”
Kurt said.
Oh my goodness, he’s so clever.
Sasha was astonished by Kurt’s intelligence.
Then, she hung up and transferred the money into Vivian’s account.
Sasha did not bother to speak to Elaine’s parents about her behavior this time. She felt that it was
pointless explaining to them when they have no self-awareness.
After that, Sasha did not worry about the matter anymore.
Meanwhile, in Yartran, Vivian received the money from Sasha. In the afternoon, she went to the
department store with Elaine and Kurt to buy materials. Kurt managed to control Vivian’s spending this
time.
“Vivian, look. This fabric is so beautiful. You can use this to make Snow White costumes!” Elaine
immediately noticed a roll of luxury fabric. It was white as snow and soft to touch. Her eyes gleamed with
desire when she saw it.
Vivian liked the fabric too and went to ask the store clerk about it.
“Good afternoon, miss. May I know how much is the fabric per foot?” Vivian asked.
“It’s expensive, little girl. How much would you like? I’ll calculate it for you and see whether I can get you
a discount,” the store clerk answered.
“We…” Vivian hesitated.
“We only need enough fabric to make one Snow White costume,” Kurt answered on Vivian’s behalf
before she could say anything.
Only one Snow White Costume?
Elaine turned to Kurt immediately. “Kurt, why only one costume? Vivian and I will be dressing up as
Snow White.”
“Yes, Kurt. I’m making two costumes,” Vivian added.
She did not think much about it. After all, it was common for many people to dress up as the same
character during Halloween. Thus, she did not find it strange that Elaine also wanted to dress up as
Snow White.
However, Kurt glanced at the roll of fabric calmly and said, “You need to have a unique costume to win
the first prize!”
Vivian and Elaine stood stunned for a moment.
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