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“ This is from my retirement fund . There’s 60 thousand in it . You should take this too . ” Werner handed her the new bank card .
Liora shook her head , refusing , but Werner still placed the bank card on her bedside table .
“Please take it , it’ll ease my conscience , ” he said . “ You need the money now , especially in Shaville where hospital bills are sky – high . Just accept it , please . ”
“ I’m leaving today . I don’t know when I’ll be able to visit you again , or if I’ll ever come back . Take care of yourself , okay ? Let Sanford take good care of you . ” With that , Werner moved to leave , his steps weighed down .
Sanford returned to the hospital room with food , only to find Liora already asleep . He decided not to wake her .
When Liora woke up , she saw Sanford holding the bank card . “ Mom , you’re awake , ” Sanford said . “ Is this from Werner again ? ”
Liora sighed weakly , “ Sanford , when you have time , just give the card back to him , okay ? ”
Sanford asked , “ Mom , why is he giving you money ? Does he have a crush on you , or is there something you two are hiding from me ? ”
Liora sighed exasperatedly . “ Sanford , what nonsense are you talking about ? ”
Sanford said , “ When I got back , he happened to be coming downstairs . I saw him . ”
Liora’s heart tightened , but she kept her expression calm . “ Oh ? ” she responded casually . “ And then ? ”
“ I saw him buying cigarettes , smoking with tears in his eyes . When I asked what was wrong , he just patted my shoulder and told me to take good care of
you . ”
Liora remained silent , her expression unreadable .
Sanford raised an eyebrow at his mom . “ There isn’t really something going on between you two , is there ? ”
“ Don’t be ridiculous , ” Liora chuckled wryly . “ I don’t have feelings for him . ”
“ Oh , okay then . Just stay away from him . That guy’s a two – timing jerk . He’s married but still chasing other women , and now he’s still hung up on you . Trust me , he’s no good . ”
“ He’s seeing other women ? ” Liora asked , her voice full of disbelief .
“ I went back to Nareigh for a bit . He seemed decent enough on the surface , but who knew he was that kind of guy behind the scenes ? ” Sanford shrugged . “ Not our business anyway . ”
Sanford didn’t catch the flicker of unreadable emotion in Liora’s eyes .
The test results for Werner and Liam came back . Liam was HIV – positive , meaning he was infected with HIV . He had absolutely nothing left to smile about .
Werner suddenly realized why Liam had looked so off that day , a chill ran down his spine . Thank goodness he hadn’t drunk with him . His test results were clean , no HIV . Still , Werner couldn’t shake his unease .
Being the coward he was , he immediately went to another hospital for a second test .
While Werner was at the hospital , Cathy went to the bank , hoping to withdraw their retirement fund early , only to be told that Werner had already taken out the entire 60 thousand .
He had withdrawn it just two days before he left for Shaville . At that moment , Cathy’s world came crashing down . Just when she was about to let go of
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her suspicions about Werner , he pulled this stunt .
That 60 thousand in the fund was their agreed – upon retirement nest egg . They’d promised that no one would touch it unless Donald or Cheryl needed
the money .
150 thousand in total . Cathy wasn’t stupid , and she thought , ‘ Who did he suddenly give all that money to ? Was he transferring assets ? Or was it for his
mistress ? ‘
At that moment , her suspicions about him flared anew , reaching an unbearable peak .
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