Sky's blood froze in his veins.
His mind went blank for two seconds before he heard himself say, "No... I cleaned up the kitchen last night and went to bed. Why, was there something going on upstairs last night?"
Dray didn't respond for a long time on the other end.
It was so long that Sky kept his head down, afraid to look up at his expression.
The pain on both sides of his cheeks had already numbed, and he felt like he was about to faint from lack of oxygen.
Then suddenly, a low, cold voice came from above her head.
"No."
"But remember, the second floor is not where you belong. If I catch you sneaking up there, you better get out of here."
With that, the door slammed shut in front of his eyes.
This time, Dray had really left.
"Phew..." Sky breathed heavily, feeling his whole body go limp.
Just now, his heart had almost jumped out of his throat.
Luckily, he didn't give himself away.
"Hey, Sky, how's your 200,000 coming along? Don't blame me for not telling you in advance, my mom just made a deal with the pawnshop. If you don't come up with the money before six o'clock this afternoon, the ring will be gone."
Just then, Bella's call came in.
Sky: "I'm still trying to raise the money, 200,000 is just too much. Bella, can't you talk to your aunt and..."
"No! What's our relationship? Do you really think I'm going to help you just because you used to be my spoiled little cousin?"
"I'm telling you, two hundred thousand, not a penny less! As soon as six o'clock hits, my mom will take the ring to the pawn shop. It's up to you whether you want it or not!" Bella hung up the phone with a snap.
Sky's temples throbbed. He wanted nothing more than to forget about the ring altogether. But something inside him told him he had to get it back.
He thought and thought. He didn't want to trouble the Diane siblings anymore, so he tried to borrow money from people he used to know.
"Get out of here! Our boss is not in the country, if you want to borrow money, go somewhere else. We don't do charity here!" This was already the umpteenth time today that Sky had been ruthlessly kicked out of a company.
The other person was rough, and he was pushed so hard that he stumbled and fell down several flights of stairs.
"Ah!" He fell straight down, his forehead hitting the handrail hard.
His vision went black, and blood gushed from his forehead.
"It's not my fault! You didn't stand steady!" The security guard who kicked him out panicked and quickly left.
Sky sprained his ankle and lay on the steps for a long time, unable to get up.
Finally, the dizziness subsided, and he endured the pain and stood up with the help of the handrail.
It was almost six o'clock, and he still didn't have enough money.
Just then, his phone vibrated.
Sky picked up his phone and a bank notification popped up on the screen. His bank account had just received a cash deposit of two hundred thousand yuan.
Sky: !!!
Two hundred thousand!
How could he have received so much money?
Who could have sent him this much money!?
Just then, the phone rang.
"Hey Sky, did the two hundred thousand transfer go through?"
"Xia Bo...no, Grandpa...is that you? You're the one who sent the money to my account!" Sky held his phone, hardly able to believe it.
"Yes, why didn't you tell Grandpa if you needed money? If it wasn't for Eli who happened to overhear someone talking about you needing money, I wouldn't have known that my grandson's husband needed to borrow money from outsiders."
"No...that's not it, Grandpa. I'm not borrowing money from anyone, I'm just raising investments." Sky panicked for a second, quickly coming up with a reasonable excuse. He couldn't let the old man get suspicious.
"Raising investments? You shouldn't be looking for outsiders to invest. My grandson's husband should have thought of his grandpa first when starting a business. Good grandson-in-law, no matter what you do, consider this two hundred thousand as Grandpa's support for you."
"But Grandpa, I can't use your money. I'll transfer the money back to you right away..." Sky protested.
The old master interrupted him, "No, you can't do that. Whatever you do, consider this two hundred thousand as Grandpa's support for you."
Old Master Xander said, "Okay, if you don't want your grandfather's money, then I'll call Dray and ask him how he's been taking care of his husband! Dray didn't even give you a black card and made you borrow money from others. It makes me so angry! I have to talk to him about this!"
Sky's heart was in his throat at Old Master Xander's words. He couldn't let Dray find out about this. The cold, disdainful look Dray had given him before he left today lingered in his mind, almost constantly pricking at his nerves. He couldn't let Dray underestimate him.
"Please...grandfather, don't call Dray," Sky said. "I'll...I'll take the money. Please don't disturb him at work."
In the end, Sky obediently accepted the 200,000 yuan from Old Master Xander, but insisted that it was just a loan and promised to pay it back in installments after he received his salary. Old Master Xander eventually relented and promised not to tell Dray about this.
Meanwhile, at the sanatorium, Old Master Xander's face, which had been full of smiles just moments ago, suddenly turned cold after he hung up the phone.
"Eli," he called his most loyal subordinate.
"Are you sure that when you saw Sky today, he was pleading with someone instead of discussing business?" Old Master Xander asked.
In fact, Old Master Xander had deceived Sky. Eli, his subordinate, had seen Sky being kicked out of a building by someone from a certain company today. He didn't mention it on the phone just to save his face.
"Yes, I saw Young Master being kicked out of that construction company today with my own eyes. I even asked the person in charge of the company, who said that Young Master went there to borrow money," Eli replied.