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Eliza was extremely displeased and scolded me: “You don’t need to find a job. If you take good care of me and the child, Edward will pay you a salary.”
I pretended to struggle and said: “Since you need to rest in the dorm during your pregnancy, I specifically looked for a high–paying job, wanting to use the salary to help nourish your body. It seems you don’t need it.”
Eliza blinked, then said: “Since you mean well, I can’t refuse. Go ahead and continue looking for work. I can have Lily take care of
me.”
Lily said excitedly: “Yes, Mrs. Paterson. As long as I can work at Paterson Group after graduation, I’ll definitely take very good care of you.”
Eliza was quite satisfied with the titlè “Mrs. Paterson.”
She didn’t like country girls like Lily, but there were only four people in the dorm total. Olivia didn’t want to room with Eliza, so she had already moved out. Besides me, only Lily was left in
the dorm.
That evening, Eliza kept showing off her various expensive skincare products and clothes, making Lily extremely envious.
I also pretended to be envious, constantly expressing
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After a while, Eliza’s phone rang. She went out to take the call, looking rather upset.
Seeing this, I quietly followed behind her.
Eliza lowered her voice and said angrily: “I will definitely pay back the money. Give me a few more days. I’m the future Mrs. Paterson. If you call me again, I’ll make your company go bankrupt.”
I thought: “Looks like it’s debt collectors calling.”
It was indeed time for Eliza to pay back the money, but Edward hadn’t given her a single penny.
After returning to the dorm, Eliza commanded me: “Sophie, you need to get me two hundred thousand dollars.”
I asked in shock: “How much?”
Eliza said impatiently: “Don’t ask so many questions. Are you going to lend me the money or not? By the way, I already asked Edward about you. He doesn’t know you at all, so you don’t need to worry about him investigating you.”
I hadn’t expected her to become smarter in just a few days.
I said with apparent struggle and regret: “Eliza, if you had told
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me earlier, I definitely would have lent you money. But this high–paying job requires a credit check. If they find out I took out loans, how can I work to earn money for you to spend? You have so many designer bags. You could just sell one and turn it into cash, right?”
Eliza said helplessly: “If Edward finds out I sold the bags he gave me, he’ll be unhappy.”
At that moment, Lily brought Eliza a basin of water for soaking her feet, and I winked at Eliza.
She instantly understood what I meant.
In the end, under Eliza’s threats and enticements, Lily took out a two hundred thousand dollar loan for Eliza.
My heart was completely calm as I thought: “In my past life, after I was killed, you and Eliza gave false testimony. In this life, I’ll just give you a simple punishment.”
Eliza spent every day taking Lily around school to show off and cause trouble, while I didn’t want to be resented by others, so I quickly distanced myself from her.
I used earning money as an excuse to go out, but actually, I was learning from many screenwriters, famous directors, and producers.
Before long, a well–known director was impressed by a script I
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After receiving a substantial advance payment, I immediately called Harper: “Grandma, I’ve made money. Once I save enough, we’ll buy a house.”
Harper felt proud of me and gave me a few more words of advice before reluctantly hanging up.
Since that was the case, I needed to speed up the progress on Eliza’s end.
I sent Eliza a picture through an anonymous website, then blocked her.
After doing all this, I returned to school.
That day, Lily found me and said something had happened to
Eliza.
Eliza was hiding in the dorm with disheveled hair, looking like a
madwoman.
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