Chapter 114 Stealing Crabs?
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Ruth’s eyes lit up. She turned to Wren and said, “Mom, why don’t you stop working and let Maia take over for you? Don’t worry, I’ll give you a few thousand dollars every month; more than enough to cover your expenses.”
After giving her mother 3,000 dollars a month, she would still have some leftover.
Why didn’t she think of this earlier?
Wren looked a little concerned. “You’re asking Maia to work as a maid with no pay? Do you really think she’ll go for that?”
Ruth responded confidently, “Don’t worry about it. She wouldn’t dare say no.”
After dropping out of junior high, Maia started working at a local factory, barely making 2,000 to 3,000 dollars a month.
Thankfully, that stubborn girl was at least obedient. Every payday, she’d transfer her entire salary to Ruth without fail.
“In that case, we’ll go with your plan,” Wren said happily. This was a good deal for her.
No more work and still bringing in a few hundred a month; this was what she had always dreamed of.
Ruth turned to Alaina and said, “All right, we’ll do it your way. I’ll talk to Maia later and have her come over to start work first thing tomorrow morning.”
Alaina smiled knowingly. “Perfect.”
She knew Ruth would jump at the offer.
Because she knew Ruth too well.
If there was a way to benefit off her daughter, Ruth would find it without a second thought for how Maia felt.
That was the one thing Alaina could never understand about Ruth.
She just couldn’t wrap her head around how a mother could be so indifferent to her own daughter.
Meanwhile, Caroline was riding with Blake back to Galaxy Bay Residences.
Blake helped her bring everything inside, then got a call.
After he hung up, he turned to Caroline and said, “I’ve got something to take care of, so I’ll head out now.”
Caroline nodded, her eyes gleaming with gratitude. “Thanks again for everything today. What time will you be back later? I can cook, and we’ll have lunch together.”
Seeing how eager she was to return the favor made Blake smile. She always repaid kindness with food, and the thought amused him.
“Around five,” he said.
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He wasn’t someone who smiled often, but when he did it was incredibly charming.
And really, everyone liked seeing something pleasant.
Caroline stared at his smiling face, completely caught up in the moment.
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“I’m off then,” Blake said again, his deep voice snapping her out of it. She quickly looked away and nodded with a soft, “Mm.”
After he left, Caroline gave herself a little smack on the head.
What was I thinking just now? Did 1 come off too flustered? Hopefully he didn’t get the wrong idea.
Looking at her suitcase, she shook it off and headed into the room.
She unpacked, made the bed, and noticed it was nearly lunchtime.
Luckily, she had already messaged the company’s delivery coordinator last night to request a day off.
So she didn’t have to deliver meals today.
She whipped up a quick bowl of bolognese spaghetti in the kitchen. After eating, she decided to head to the seafood market for a walk.
She wanted to see if there were any fresh catches to whip up a seafood feast for dinner.
The seafood market was about six miles away, and Caroline took the bus there.
It was the largest seafood market in Kingville, with every kind of seafood imaginable.
This was her first time visiting.
She walked from stall to stall, curiously checking out all kinds of seafood. There were many she had never seen before.
As she was browsing, a vendor suddenly called out to her.
“Hey, Miss, want some crabs? Only got a few left! Selling cheap.”
Caroline walked over and looked into the tank. Only a few crabs were left.
They were big and lively, so definitely fresh.
She looked up. “I’ll take them all. How much?”
The vendor grinned. “One hundred bucks for the lot.”
She did a quick mental calculation. Eight crabs for 100 bucks. That’s a steal!
“All right, pack them up for me.”
The vendor quickly bagged the crabs and handed them over.
Caroline reached out, about to grab the bag when suddenly, another hand snatched it away.
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Both she and the vendor turned to see who had taken it
Caroline’s eyes widened when she saw it was Helen.
She had no idea what Helen was doing here.
She seriously doubted Helen came all this way to shop for groceries and cook.
The vendor didn’t recognize Helen and instantly lost his temper.
“Lady, what the hell are you doing? Broad daylight and you’re stealing my crabs? Hand them over!”
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Helen just smiled and said, “You’re only selling these crabs for a hundred? That’s too low. I’ll give you a 120 dollars. Sell them to me instead, how about that?”
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