Chapter35
She didn’t even blink. Lying had never been difficult for her. She’d pulled far worse tricks on those two lunatics back at the Hendrix family. Compared to that, this was child’s play,
“Dora, you should keep the prize money.” Dewey said sensibly. “If you hadn’t used your quota to participate in the competition, my painting would not have had a chance to win the prize. Besides, this painting was originally to thank you for taking me to Alonzo’s place. If we win the competition, the prize money should be yours.”
Dora was a little dazed and looked at Dewey for a long time, not knowing what to say.
There were so many interpersonal relationships around her that were based on exchanging interests, and the sudden arrival of a few sincere. family members made her feel at a loss.
With Dewey speaking up first, Chris McBride quickly stuffed the envelope back into Dora’s hands, “Yes, Dora, keep the money. We are very grateful to you for helping Dewey get introduced to Alonzo.”
Dora held the envelope, her mind in a mess.
She immediately said, “The painting will be auctioned on campus, with a starting price of five million yuan. The final amount will be donated to at charity in my name to build “Hope Schools“-primary schools for children. in underdeveloped rural areas. I have already earned a reputation, and this money should be kept by Dewey.”
Dewey shook his head. “No, no, Dora, it doesn’t matter whose name the donation is made in. I’m already very happy that my paintings can help other children read. My paintings are not valuable in the first place, but
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you made them valuable, so the prize money should be yours.”
Keith also echoed: “Dora, Dewey is right. It is you who made his paintings valuable. Whether it is five thousand or five million, it is all your credit.”
Dora frowned slightly, not understanding why Dewey’s idea was so unexpected.
It’s different from what I imagined!
What’s going on with this family?
Don’t they understand the idea of a fair trade?
Five thousand yuan has nothing to do with fame, but she wants fame and they are short of money, so it should be a fair exchange of interests.
how..
Dora couldn’t figure it out, so she simply put the envelope and certificate back into her bag. She would buy Dewey a piggy bank tomorrow and stuff all the money in it. He would have to accept it even if he didn’t want.
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After dinner, Keith said he wanted to take Dora for a walk around the neighborhood to get familiar with the area and help digest the food.
The parents took their younger son back to take a bath first.
At around eight or nine in the evening, the streets are brightly lit, and salesmen in
the shops on both sides are shouting slogans.
The brother and sister walked slowly, and Dora found a random topic: “Brother, why are you still in the third year of high school?”
The information the Hendrix family gave her stated that Keith was one year older than her and should have been going to college this year, but
he did not apply for the college entrance examination and instead repented a year.
She felt that given the Acosta family’s current financial situation, no matter what happened, Keith should go to college as soon as possible and graduate and start working, instead of spending money to find connections to repeat his senior year of high school.
When this question was brought up, Keith lowered his eyes and remained silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled with a hint of self–mockery.
There are some things that Dora will know sooner or later, and there is no need for him to hide them. He slowly said: “Do you know why the Acosta family went bankrupt?”
Dora tilted her head. What does this have to do with the bankruptcy of the Acosta family?
Keith rubbed his sister’s head and smiled gently, “When my sister was working at a western restaurant, she offended someone, and the Acosta family went bankrupt because of revenge.”
At that time, the Acosta family was also considered a wealthy family, but they had only been wealthy for more than ten years and could not compare with other large families in Slison who had been engaged in business for generations.
Rhoda has watched her family become rich, and she has never chosen to stay at home to eat, drink and have fun, like a rich girl who has everything handed to her.
Instead, she chose to improve herself. She hoped that even without the help of her family, she would have the ability to support herself, realize her life value, and help the family business to a higher level in the future.
