Chapter 5: A Startling Shock

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Seeing so much money laid out was enough to make anyone's eyes blur. "Where did you get this money from? Could it be from begging?" Blake jumped up. Equally stunned, Ximena checked carefully and confirmed it was real money. "Kayden, be honest. Where did you get all this money?" Ximena demanded, her expression stern as she stared at Kayden. "This is all my own money," Kayden mumbled. Blake burst into laughter. "Don't kid me! Your own money? Where else could you get money besides the 3000-dollar-worth of marriage gifts and your monthly allowance?" Kayden answered truthfully, "I have 2 billion dollars." He was telling the truth; he had that amount of money on his card. However, Blake and Ximena didn't believe him. "2 billion? You're full of it!" Blake sneered at him, saying contemptuously, "If you have 2 billion dollars, I'd clean up and let you have your way with me." She assumed that Kayden was delusional. Kayden glanced at the alluring Blake, wishing she'd keep her promise. He said, "Didn't you say before that if I could come up with 30,000 dollars, you'd give me your clothes right there?" He hadn't forgotten Blake's words from yesterday. Her face darkened instantly; she had said it casually, never expecting Kayden, whom she saw as a loser, to come up with 30,000 dollars from nowhere. "Ha! It's not even your own money. What are you so smug about?" Blake glared at Kayden. Kayden couldn't be bothered to argue further and simply asked, "Are you going to keep your promise or not?" "In your dreams!" Blake crossed her arms and smirked. "Who knows if you want my clothes for some sleazy purpose?" "Are you going to give them or not?" "I'm not giving them. What can you do about it?" Blake stubbornly refused to back down, leaving Kayden at a loss. He couldn't possibly just strip her clothes off, could he? "Enough, you two, stop arguing," Ximena interjected, looking worried at Kayden. "Kayden, you haven't done anything illegal, have you?" Otherwise, how could he come up with such a large sum of cash? Kayden was exasperated; Ximena didn't believe him, so he said, "Relax, a friend loaned it to me." She was skeptical about Kayden having such a wealthy friend, but the company crisis was pressing, so she didn't dwell on it. Shortly after, Kayden's phone rang. It was Amelia calling. "Kayden, there's a class reunion tonight. Should we go together?" Kayden was caught off guard. He'd almost forgotten about the class reunion. "Okay, where should we meet?" he峰哥Kayden asked. Amelia gave him a location, and after checking the time, he realized he had plenty of it. "I better get some new clothes first," he thought. After all, it was a class reunion, and dressing well would prevent being looked down upon or mocked. So, amid the amused glances of the security guards and staff, Kayden rode his electric bike to the bank. Brendan harshly reprimanded Judson because of Kayden's situation, with a clear warning that if it happened again, he'd be fired. Meanwhile, Amelia was promoted to manager. When Judson saw that shabby electric bike approaching again, his expression changed, and he quickly smiled to greet Kayden. "Mr. Shaw, you're here again," Judson said, rubbing his hands together with a smile. "Need me to watch your bike?" "No need." Kayden didn't look at him and waved Amelia over. "Get on!" Amelia glanced at the electric bike. She almost mentioned she had a car but climbed on after hesitating. Judson watched them leave, sighing deeply. He had pursued Amelia many times to no avail because she would instead choose a shabby bike over a luxurious BMW. What use was his BMW now? Meanwhile, Kayden took Amelia to a high-end clothing store. "Veil Boutique? Kayden, the clothes here are really expensive," Amelia whispered after seeing the store's name. Amelia had considered shopping there, but her finances didn't allow it. Clothes typically ranged from thousands to tens of thousands, with some priced in the hundreds of thousands. "I know," Kayden said nonchalantly. With 2 billion in his card, buying out the store was easy. Moreover, Veil Boutique was a Shaw family business. Now that the Shaw family urgently needed Kayden's help, he could have the store transferred to his name with a word. At that moment, a Porsche slowly pulled up at the entrance, and the window rolled down to reveal Kylee Dove's face. "Oh! Hey, Kayden. Your electric bike is quite the hit. Any beauty would want a ride," Kylee mocked as she stepped out of the car. In the morning, Kayden had fetched Caroline. Now, another woman was riding with him. "Who's this woman?" Amelia asked, glancing at Kylee. She was all too familiar with that attitude, clearly intending to mock and show off. "Not someone I know well. I don't know why she's talking to me," Kayden answered honestly. He knew Kylee was Caroline's classmate, but they had no interaction, so saying he didn't know her wasn't wrong. Kylee nearly choked. Was she making it look like she was trying to start a conversation? And so, she sneered, "When it comes to reputation, I can't compare to you. Who in Jaston doesn't know you're the live-in son-in-law of the Jenkins family?" Her words were drawn out, dripping with sarcasm. "What's wrong with being a live-in son-in-law? Are you providing for him?" Amelia retorted sharply, angry about hearing Kayden was married or for another reason. "Kylee, what's going on?" A man stepped out, glancing around. His eyes lit up when he saw Amelia, and he approached with an outstretched hand. "Hello, Miss. I'm the owner of Veil Boutique. May I get your name?" "Jonah Looske, what do you mean by this?" Kylee snapped, pinching Jonah's waist hard. "Ouch! Let go!" Jonah's face twisted in pain as he whispered, "I'm just trying to help you out. This guy must have used some trick to attract such a stunning beauty. Wouldn't it be great if I ruined his fun?" Kylee gave Jonah a sidelong glance and turned away. Helping her out? It was more like he was interested in Amelia. "Let's go." Kayden shook his head, ignoring them, and walked into Veil Boutique. Amelia followed closely behind. Kylee and Jonah trailed after them, with Jonah trying to engage Amelia in conversation. In his mind, a woman riding an electric bike couldn't have seen much of the world. Offering her a few outfits would easily win her over.

Chapter 5: A Startling Shock

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