Chapter 771 The Frog In The Well


    Before Miranda left, she even promised Skr and Tobias she would return their capital invested


    along with the interest earned when she received her dividends.


    Skr tried calling out to her mother, but thetter pretended not to hear her.


    With no one else to vent her anger on after her mother left, Skr could only release all her


    frustration and rage on Tobias. No matter how filthy rich he is, he shouldn''t help an evildoer even


    though the person is my mom. It''s precisely this reason that indirectly makes me feel like I owe him


    yet another million.


    The cup of coffee that Tobias brewed had turnedpletely cold, so he poured the remaining cup


    into the sink. “Just let her take the money. Your mom''s personality is exactly like yours; both of you


    will stubbornly insist on your ideas. She won''t give up if I don''t give her the money. It''s not a bad


    thing to spend a million and buy her a life lesson that teaches her money isn''t easy to earn.”


    Finally, Skr understood Tobias'' intention. He wanted to use the situation to teach Miranda a


    lesson. However, she still thought that the lesson was way too expensive.


    She then took out a pen and a piece of paper and said in a serious manner, “Let me write you an


    IOU. I don''t have much money right now, and I don''t know when I can make a million to return to


    you.”


    Once again, Skr was drawing the lines with Tobias. However, he remained calm, having grown


    ustomed to Skr treating him like an outsider.


    Since the very beginning, she did not seem to regard him as a family member. She always liked to


    keep their matters clearly divided, afraid of being seen as taking advantage of him.


    Initially, he was quite upset about it, but over time, he learned to put himself in Skr''s shoes and


    understand her perspective.


    It''s not strange for her to behave like that. After all, we''re two separate entities byw. Since we''re


    not married, why should she treat me like family? She''s not even my legal wife, to begin with.


    After writing the IOU, Skr signed and dated it, then passed it over to Tobias.


    She even devised a detailed installment n outlining how she was going to repay the money,


    putting it down in ck and white. Her goal was to pay back one hundred thousand on a monthly


    basis, but if she could not earn that much, she would dy the payment to the following month.


    Tobias kept the IOU. It''s good to put some pressure on Skr. In this case, she would feel a sense


    of urgency and be more motivated to work.


    Subsequently, he asked her on purpose, “Based on your current pay and poprity, you shouldn''t


    be leading such a shabby life. Where have you spent your money on?”


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    Skr pressed her lips together and fell silent. What else can I say? Is this not embarrassing


    enough?


    With that in mind, she simply came up with an excuse. “I spent it all on food and shopping. We


    should seize the day and live life to the fullest, after all. Yourpany''s contracts are all one-sided,


    exploiting us celebrities. Frankly, the money we received isn''t much at all.”


    Tobias gently flicked her forehead. “Missy, you need to learn the art of contentment, all right? Do


    you truly believe that you''ve been exploited by ourpany? Take some time to converse with


    those around you, and you''lle to see just how kind I''ve been to you. In fact, your contract is the


    most unique one among all.”


    That day, Skr arranged a meet-up at the mall with Macka, who was her closest friend in the


    entirepany. She considered thetter to be a genuinely kind person. With Macka, Skr did


    not need to engage in any deceitful games or pretenses.


    Nowadays, it was hard to discern who one''s true friends are. People who appeared to be good


    friends on the surface could easily turn out to be individuals prone to backstabbing others.


    Macka was not as popr as Skr, but many people could still recognize her in public,


    especially the youngsters in school uniforms.


    Although the younger generation might not know who the superstars were, they were very familiar


    with those who debuted as trainees and could recognize them at a nce.


    Macka wanted to eat Jetroinian cuisine, but Skr was hesitant. On average, it''ll cost about


    three thousand per person to have Jetroinian cuisine here at Raoul Mall.


    Tobias had brought her to the same ce before. Back then, she found the food to be very


    appetizing. When she looked up thements section online, she was shocked to realize that


    people spent an average of three thousand per person for a single meal at the restaurant.


    At that time, she thought she read it wrong, thinking it was only approximately three hundred per


    person. However, she waspletely dumbfounded when Tobias paid for the bill with his credit


    card, proving her assumption to be wrong.


    He spent more than eight thousand even though both of them did not order a lot of things to eat.


    There was also a ten-percent service fee charged to the bill!


    To Skr, it was pure daylight robbery. Admittedly, she had been living frugally and had not seen


    much of the world. There was no way she could behave in the manner of a nouveau riche.