"Leave it. Forget that I even asked that question," Calvin mumbled. "And if you're wondering how you can repay me for the cost of these things, then start working instead of stopping me. Because there is no way I'm going to stop myself from buying everything for you."

"Start working? There is no job that will pay me this much, especially as a woman who has just completed her studies," Ethlyn frowned at his words.

"Then aim higher, Ethlyn. It's your fault that you've made yourself capable of nothing," Calvin taunted. "Or are you one of those women who want a powerful man to become powerful?"

"I'm not a gold-digger,"...