Raeleigh andScarlette soon arrived at Aeon Computer Center. They got out of the carand Scarlette immediately led Raeleigh inside.It was almost closing time. Like many other retail shops, Aeon Computer Center closed at nine o’clock at night. It was nearly eight o’clock by the time Raeleigh and Scarlette reached.


    After checking the time several times, Stuart whispered in Jepherson’s ear, “It closes at nine o’clock.”


    Jephersoncontinued reading Raeleigh’s book. He didn’t even raise his head when he heard what Stuart had to say,andmerely said calmly, “Call them and have them dy their closing time.”


    “Right away,” Stuart replied and instantly went to make the call. Just as he was calling theputer center,Scarlette received a message. Then, she brought Raeleigh to the designated store.


    “Here, it’s here.”Scarlettepointed at one of the stores, pulling Raeleigh along. Raeleigh followed obediently. Both of them went into the store, which specialized inptops.


    Before they had even entered, a salesperson was already beckoning them in.Scarlette walked in with Raeleigh and started asking about the features and specifications of the differentptops. Finally, she found one model that she was happy with andreally good value for money.


    “Is your manager here?” Scarlette asked. The salesperson immediately responded by asking,“Do you know our manager?”


    “Yes. Tell him thatScarlette is looking for him.” Scarlette was so convincing that even she herself thought that she should be a professional actress.


    Thesalespersonimmediately went to get the manager, who wasa man in his thirties. When he saw Scarlette, he did a double take and asked,“You came here thiste?Did you sneak out?”


    Scarlette was secretly impressed! This man was a professional!


    “No way.Myptop is broken, so I came here to buy two.Why don’t you rmend some options so that I can see if there’s anything suitable? However, please make sure that they’re not too expensive. I don’t have much money,”Scarletteexined the situation clearly. Raeleigh gazed at her withadmiration.


    Scarlette seemed to know everyone.


    The manager raised his hand and pattedScarlette’s shoulder. “No problem.Are there any that you like so far?”


    Without hesitation,Scarlettewalked to the front of the counter and pointed to the model that Raeleigh and her had taken a liking to. Raeleigh guessed that it would be at least 10, 000 dors, but the price tag on it said 4, 999 dors.


    Raeleigh even suspected that it was a used one.


    The manager went over and showed Scarlette the price. “This model has the best performance in the market and it’s a new model. The manufacturer is currently doing a promotion; otherwise, it would normally cost more than 8, 000 dors.If you want it, I’ll even give you a 20% discount.”


    “Stop with all this talk of discounts. I don’t have that much money. Why don’t you sell us two for 7, 000 dors?”


    “I can’t do that,” the manager refused at once. Raeleigh made some quick calctions in her head. With the 20% discount, it would meana discount of about 1, 000 dors for twoptops. Although it was still a lot of money to spend, it wasn’t too bad if theptops were new.


    “Scarlette,e over for a while.” Raeleigh gestured at Scarlette to join her outside the store.All content is property ? N?velDrama.Org.


    “What’s wrong?” Scarlette asked.


    “I don’t have any money on me. Don’t you have less than 7, 000 dors? You’re broke too, right?Hmm, 8, 000 dors for two… All right, how about this?Can you get him to guarantee that thoseptops are brand new? If you can, we’ll take him up on his offer. You’ll earn the money back with just one round of gaming.”


    “Okay.” Scarlettewent over to the manager to negotiate further andtold him that she would reward him with some valuable items in the game. Feeling somewhat embarrassed, the manager sold the twoptops to them for 7, 800 dors.


    They were two brand newptops. The manager asked someone to open the boxes up andhanded the twoptops over to Raeleigh and Scarlette after they were done setting them up.


    Scarlette also asked for twoptop bags. They had everything else they needed.


    Raeleigh was very happy. She kept smiling as she held theptop in her arms.Jephersonwas watching Raeleigh from outside the store and hesmiled with satisfaction.


    After Raeleigh and Scarlette left, Stuart took some money out and handed it to the manager. The manager immediately thanked them.Then, Jephersonstood up and left through a different exit.


    When Jepherson exited Aeon Computer Centre, he instructed his driver to stop the car in front of Scarlette and Raeleigh. They were both carrying theirptops as they waited for a taxi. It was already ten o’clock at night.However, since they had used up all their money, Scarlette was arguing that they should take the public transport back. While they were discussing how to get back to the dorm, Jepherson’s car pulled up.


    Raeleigh froze and stared at the car window thatwas being wound down.Jephersonpoked his head out of the window and asked,“What’s wrong with yourptop?”


    “What are you talking about? It’s all because…” Scarlette wanted to spill the beans, but Raeleigh stopped her.Jephersondidn’t seem to catch what she said, but Raeleigh heard it clearly.


    “We came here to buyptop bags.” Raeleigh lowered her head and nced at theptop bag with thebel still on it. Jepherson’s eyes followed her gaze and said,“Youcame toAeon Computer Center just to buy aptop bag at this hour? You could have easily bought it online.”


    “I’ll do that next time,” Raeleigh answered.


    “Get in. I’ll send you back.”Jephersonremained seated inside the car asthe driver quickly got out of the car and opened the door for them. Stuart was standing to one side as well, waiting for Raeleigh to get into the car. “Miss Anson, this way,” said Stuart.


    Raeleigh clutched herptop in her arms. “No need. We’ll take a taxi home.”


    “Get in.” Jepherson’s voice was calm, but his tone meant that she couldn’t reject the offer.


    Scarlette lowered her headand whispered in Raeleigh’s ear, “We don’t have any money now and we’ll need money to take the bus. Furthermore, we’re not even sure if the busses are still running at this hour.”


    Raeleigh nced atScarlette. She was on Jepherson’s side, so of course she would say that.


    Raeleigh suspected that it was Scarlette who askedJephersontoe.


    Clutching herptop firmly, Raeleigh got into the car.After Raeleigh got in, she quickly scooted closer towards Jephersonto make space for Scarlette, worried that Scarlette would be forced to take a separate car. Raeleigh looked pleadingly at Scarlette and said, “Scarlettee in too.”


    Scarlettepeeked at Jepherson, who remained silent. So,Scarlettequickly got into the car. It was rare for her to be driven around in Jepherson’s car.


    Stuart closed the door. Jepherson looked at Raeleigh, who was still holding herptop. When it came to her gaming setup, Scarlettewas particrly good at striking bargains and getting something for cheap. She had deliberately chosen a 15. 6-inchptop and even asked for aptop bag. Raeleigh appeared even smaller than usual with the hugeptop and bag.


    The backseat was made to fit three people, but Raeleigh was pressed up against Jepherson. Jepherson upied half of the backseatwhile Scarlette was used to taking up half of the space, leaving Raeleigh no choice but to sit close to Jepherson.


    Raeleigh dared not lean closer to Jepherson. Her wholebody was tense and she kept shooting nces atScarlette, wanting Scarlette to move over slightly so that she would have more space.


    However,Scarlette appeared not to notice her and kept her gaze fixed on herptop.


    Scarlette was over the moon. Theptop was actually worth 37, 000 dors and she was busy thinking of all the functions it offered.


    Raeleigh nced to the side helplessly.Jephersonslipped his arm behind Raeleigh and gently wrapped it around Raeleigh’s waist, pulling her even closer to him and holding her in his arms. Startled,Raeleigh trembled and turned to look atJepherson. “I’ll sit on the opposite side,” she muttered.


    Raeleigh was about to get up, but Jepherson held onto her and said, “Here’s fine.”


    Raeleigh gave up on it before she could even get up, but she was uneasy all the way.


    When the car stopped, Raeleigh looked out the window at the university campus.Suddenly, Scarlette asked, “Why are we here? We can’t live here anymore.”


    “Scarlette,” Raeleigh said in a low warning tone. She didn’t want Jepherson to interfere because it wasn’t the first time something like this had happened.Ever since she was a child, many ssmates had disliked her and bullied her, but none of them had ever shown it to that extent. This time, she wouldn’t even be able to attend lectures.