"Hmph!" Old Master Xander slammed the mattress hard.
"I knew it, that Dray is fooling me! He married Sky but he can't even come up with 200,000. He's not doing what I asked him to do, which is to take good care of Sky!"
"...Young Master Li's character should not be like that," Eli hesitated to say.
"Hmph, why not? That kid is ruthless when dealing with outsiders, maybe he's playing tricks on me, his grandfather. I must take good care of Sky no matter what." Old Master Xander gave instructions, "I strongly suspect that they are in a fake marriage and are deceiving me! So, move to the apartment. I must confirm that they are a real couple who sleep on the same bed before I can rest assured!"
With that, Old Master Xander called Eli over and gave him detailed instructions.
*
Sky, with money in hand, endured the pain and rushed to the Kin family.
Bella not only demanded 200,000, but also insisted on cash.
He came out of the sanatorium and dragged his lame leg to the bank, barely managing to withdraw 200,000 in cash before the bank closed.
Outside the small garden of the Kin family villa, Sky saw Bella waiting for him.
Seeing Sky limping with blood on his forehead, Bella raised her eyebrows in disgust.
"Hmm, luckily you're on time, at 5:50. If you were ten minutes late, you wouldn't get your stuff back."
Sky clenched his fists tightly and forced himself to stay calm. "Stop talking nonsense, where's the ring?"
"Here it is." Bella took out the ring from his jacket pocket.
The black band was about the width of a finger, studded with many sparkling diamonds.
It was obviously a man's style.
Sky was about to take it, but Bella stepped back.
"Wait, where's the money? I won't give it to you until I see the 200,000."
Sky took a deep breath and opened the zipper of the bag he was holding.
"Here it is, all 200,000. You give me the ring, I give you the money."
Bella didn't trust him.
But he didn't trust Isabella either.
He wouldn't give her the money until the deal was done.
Bella obviously knew what Sky was thinking, but she didn't get angry.
She walked closer and counted the money in the bag Sky was holding.
There were twenty bundles of brand new banknotes, each containing ten thousand yuan. They looked like they had just been withdrawn from the bank.
He even prepared a small counterfeit detector pen.
After confirming that they were all genuine and there was no paper in between, she finally smiled sarcastically.
"Not bad, Sky. You raised 200,000 in just two days. You must have been played by someone to get this money, right? Look at you now, have you been played by several men? Tsk tsk... the dignified Mr. Lan of the Lan family, actually reduced to this by men. If William knew, he would probably hate you even more as his ex-boyfriend."
"Enough talk, give me the ring and the two hundred thousand is yours," Bella said.
Sky knew Bella was deliberately trying to provoke him, but he was feeling dizzy and weak, and didn't have the strength to argue with her. He just wanted to get his things back before he passed out.
Bella, seeing that Sky wasn't falling for it, sneered and reluctantly handed over the ring.
"Hmph, take it...now give me the money."
They exchanged money and goods.
Sky breathed a sigh of relief when he finally got the ring back. He put it on his necklace and vowed never to lose it again.
Bella, on the other hand, felt pleased with herself as she counted the money. She looked at Sky's cautious expression and couldn't help but sneer.
What a foolish man.
The real owner of the ring had already sent someone to find the Kin family, and Bella had found out who it was.
But even if Sky had taken the ring back, what difference would it make? With Sky's status, he would never be able to meet Dray, let alone know that the man he had helped at the club was him!
Rather did Bella know that Dray knew he didn't sleep with a female. She had thought of telling Dray that she had disguised as a man that day.
After retrieving the ring, Sky limped back to his apartment. Despite the injuries on his forehead and ankle, he felt somewhat relieved. Sky had a plan for the next year - taking care of his mother and saving money to pay back Uncle Xander's 200,000 debt as soon as possible. However, as soon as he pushed open the door to his apartment, he felt a sudden drop in temperature. Sky's hand froze on the doorknob as he looked up and met Dray's cold and ominous gaze. He was home!