Chapter 494: When Will Dad Come Home?


    Winfred ignores her and looks at the rest of his clients in the booths. "Sorry, guys. She is called away.


    But she will be back in a second. Just a second."


    Left in the dark, Eunice is dragged to the second floor by Winfred. The doors of the private rooms here


    are designed to face the wall. She is brought to one in the middle, which should be the most exclusive


    one of the bar and she is usually not allowed to visit.


    "Why do you bring me here?" Eunice is confused.


    Winfred pushes her inside and whispers, "This is your chance to earn some cash. Seize it!"


    With that, Winfred retreats and closes the ss door. Everything outside goes silent and misty. Having


    cold feet, Eunice watches as a man gets up and slowly walks towards her under the dim light,


    aristocratic as she remembers.


    His pungent smell of perfume nearly renders her breathless.


    Ryan looks down at the woman''s flustered face, which looks innocentpared with her revealing


    outfit.


    Moving his eyes, he suddenly stretches out for her chest. Eunice nches with shock. "What are you


    doing?"


    Ryan pretends not to hear her. Lifting his hand again, he procures a small square box. He looks at her


    with contempt and says, "Are you selling condoms here?"


    Like a cat that is stepped on the tail, Eunice snatches the condom box and says, "Don''t touch my


    things!"


    "Didn''t you hear your manager just now? I want your stuff."


    Eunice has been selling adult goods at the bar for months, and she hopes that someone would buy


    them as soon as possible every night. However, when her wish is about toe true, she feels her


    cheeks burning hot.


    She tells herself that it is not the time to be shy. Taking a deep breath, she hands him the basket. "30


    boxes. 2,400 yuan. Do you want to pay in cash or by credit card?"


    Ryan snorts, taking out a stack of money from his wallet. Without counting it, he throws it into her


    basket. "Keep your goods, and no need for the change."


    Eunice''s gaze falls on the bill notes scattered on the products, and she feels the urge to argue.


    However, with the hospital feesing into mind, she lowers her eyes and forces an unnatural and


    unsightly smile, saying, "Thank you."


    Life has tied her hands and taught her to bow to money, because it matters more than anything else.


    This girl reminds Ryan of Lily who looks obedient but is actually tougher than most men.


    He is suddenly in the mood for fun. Silently waiting for her to put away the money, he takes out another


    stack and says, "Go over and finish that ss of wine on the table, and this will be yours."


    The man''s clear voice rings in her ears. Eunice is shocked. ncing at the ss, she discovers that


    the wine in it is neat Whisky, and she might pass out from drinking it.


    She withdraws the nce and keeps her wits about herself. "Thank you very much, sir, for helping me


    out just now. I just want to earn a few bucks. I have to apologize for being a bummer, but I am not a


    good drinker."


    Ryan does not expect her to refuse. Curling his lips, he teases, "Aren''t you looking for money here?"


    Eunice''s expression stiffens when she hears her heart''s desire out loud. "I do need money, but I really


    can''t drink this."


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    "Do you think you can walk out of here without doing that?"


    Unable to breathe freely, Eunice stares at Ryan with a dazed expression.


    This is clearly a threat.


    "Sir...."


    "Drink it," Ryanmands, impatiently. "Then you can take the money and go."


    Eunice sees the man''s firm eyes, and realizes that she is doomed to have this devilish drink. The


    money in her pocket feels scalding now. She knew it couldn''t be that simple....


    Outside the private room, the buzz goes on; inside, there is only this oppressive silence.


    Taking a deep breath, she walks to the table under Rex''s overwhelming gaze, turning around slightly


    before asking, "Can you keep your promise?"


    "Of course."


    The ss is full, and the yellow liquid in it is emitting a pungent smell. Raising the ss and putting it


    beside her lips, she hesitates for a few seconds, but then she closes her eyes and finishes it in one


    gulp.


    The spicy liquid enters her stomach through the esophagus, and it barely touches her mouth. Her


    tongue goes numb, and she feels a pang in the stomach.


    She rarely drinks, much less drinks so much at once. The feeling of nausea and dizziness ovees


    her, but she struggles to wave the empty ss and says, "It''s done."


    Ryan throws the money into the basket and walks to her side. There is only half a meter between them.


    Casually lighting the cigar on the table and holding it by his mouth, he whispers in a fiendish manner,


    "You can go."


    That takes him half a minute to say. And then he looks away.


    Eunice finally feels relieved and rushes out of the room without looking back with the basket.


    The door opens and closes. Ryan spots a thin bank card on the ground, bends down, and picks it up. It


    is just an ordinary card.


    Ryan nces at the tightly shut door again, and his eyes reveal an enigmatic look.


    ...


    The fifth month after Rex left, Adair''s first semester ends. Lily makes some time for a parents'' meeting.


    She usually drives a ck Mercedes-Benz. This time, she switches to a Bentley, not for showing off,


    but to avoid gossip in the school, because a Bentley is obviously a better choice here.


    When she arrives at the school, some teachers are weing the parents. Lily parks the car in a


    parking lot, and follows a teacher into Adair''s ss with her purse.


    Adair is thrilled to see his mom. He keeps chattering, shows her everything in his drawer.


    After the teacher gives a brief speech, she talks with the parents privately about their children.


    "Miss Lily, Adair is a good kid, polite and diligent. It is just that he is not interested in extracurricr


    activities. Although it is nothing serious, I still think children at such a young age should develop their


    social andmunicative skills," Adair’s ss teacher, Ms. Wong, exins.


    Lily is a little surprised. "Is that so?"


    "You see, Adair wasn''t like that untilter this semester. I assume he is working out his emotions, which


    is normal at his age. You need to talk with him."


    As far as Lily remembers, Adair has always been blithe and social. She could also see that when they


    were in London. After they came home, he even suggested to invite his friends over. So, Lily is


    shocked to hear this news about him.


    After the parents'' meeting, Lily takes Adair to a children''s restaurant for dinner. He has been longing to


    come here, so she booked a seat.


    Over dinner, Lily pretends to ask Adair casually, "Baby, the teacher told me that you weren''t interested


    in the extracurricr activities recently. Is it true?"


    Adair is ying with a mini chicken leg on the te, and he replies somewhat inartictely, "No."


    The child is obviously unwilling to tell the truth. Lily realizes the seriousness of the problem and guides


    him patiently, "Then why didn''t you participate? Are you unhappy around your ssmates?"


    Adair still shakes his head. "No."


    Just as Lily is having difficulty finding the right words, Adair suddenly asks, "Mom, when will Dade


    home?"