But now, Finn couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't quite right.
He just couldn't put his finger on it.
"What is it? Did something happen?" Seeing Finn's prolonged silence, Evangeline's shoulders tensed with anxiety.
Finn snapped back to the present.
Not wanting to worry her, he said, "She did contact me yesterday."
"She said she's safe now and told me not to let you worry."
Evangeline breathed a sigh of relief.
She took out her phone. "I'll call Glenn and have him send some money over."
Bank cards were convenient but easily tracked. Cash and checks were much better options.
Finn gently pressed her hand down.
"I'll send someone later."
"After all, the fewer people who know Theresa's whereabouts, the better."
Hearing this, Evangeline had to agree it made sense.
"Don't overthink it. Just focus on getting better," Finn said, pinching her cheek. "She cares about you too much not to come back and see you again."
Evangeline, soothed by his reassurance, didn't dwell on it further.
After dinner, she received another message from Soren, implicitly demanding she bring him some soup.
As if worried she might refuse, a notification for a one-million-dollar transfer popped up on her phone a second later.
[Progress: One million / Five billion.]
[Evangeline, get ready to remarry me.]
Evangeline was speechless.
She pulled out her phone, ordered a random soup online, and had it sent to him.
Remarrying him was out of the question.
But no one says no to money.
With UME's production line starting up, there were many expenses to cover.
Accepting the transfer without a second thought, Evangeline immediately deposited the money into UME's account.
At the hospital.
Soren held the takeout container, staring at the label that priced the soup at less than ten dollars.
He let out a frustrated laugh.
But on second thought, he found a silver lining.

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