"You got a deal?" Sadie asked excitedly. "A one-time deal or for the whole night? How much?"

"You're quite a player, aren't you?" Micah sneered. "You must be a regular."

"Not true. You're the only one," Sadie blurted out.

She then coughed a few times before saying seriously, "Don't change the subject. Answer my question. How much?"

Micah raised an eyebrow. "1,500 dollars for a night!"

He, the ruler in the business world, the one at the top of his game, had long lost interest in everything. Yet now, the seemingly silly woman somehow brought color to his insipid life.

Andrew was completely confused. He wondered, 'Sounds like Mr. Clemens is discussing business with a new partner. What for a night? And what costs 1,500 dollars? Are they talking in code?' "Great! Transfer me 750 dollars!"

Thrilled, Sadie thought, 'I'm getting rich! Yay!'

"You're not supposed to get paid before you keep your end up. Everything can wait till the morning," Micah said and hung up.

Upon hearing the busy tone, Sadie was annoyed. 'He hung up just like that? What is he, a bilk?

'Wait. That can't be it. He has signed already, and he picked up. Besides, he reported to me about how he's doing in business. I don't think he's a bilk.

'Maybe I should be patient. Might as well go back to sleep. Who knows? Perhaps the money will turn up by the time I wake up.'

***

Sadie tossed and turned that night, unable to sleep. From time to time, she took out her phone to check. Yet to her disappointment, she didn't receive any transfer notice at all. She comforted herself, 'It's just two in the morning. Be patient...'

At 6 a.m., she had just fallen asleep when her phone suddenly rang. She immediately grabbed her phone from under the pillow and checked.

She received 750 dollars!

She sprang up in excitement. 'Awesome! Finally, I received my first payment!'

After calming down, she texted Micah right away.

Sadie: [Money received. Well done. Keep up the good work tonight!]

Micah: [I closed a deal worth 30 thousand dollars last night. You promised that you'd take it out of what I owed you. Remember?]

Sadie: [I'm just trying to stop you from being a big spender. You ought to save some for a rainy day. You know what? Just make sure you give me the money every day in time. I'll deduct the 30 thousand dollars for sure. Promise.] Micah: [OK.]

Sadie: [Keep bringing out your best tonight. If I'm satisfied, I'll get you some nutritious supplements.]

This time, Micah only sent her an emoji showing how speechless he was.

Sadie didn't care, as she was so thrilled with the money. Right now, she wasn't sleepy at all.

She had just moved from the countryside along with her kids and Brenda, and of course, they needed a lot of necessities. It happened to be the weekend, and she wanted to take the chance to take them to the mall. Life went on in a mysterious way. Edmond doted on her ever since she was a little girl, wanting her to be his precious princess forever. Yet fate treated them cruelly.

Things went south, and Sadie was no longer that pampered princess. Now, she was the mother of three.

Women always turned tough when they became mothers, and Sadie was no exception. The current she always had a keen eye for malls with promotions as well as cost-effective products for her babies' sake.

She took Brenda and the kids to Ruby Plaza.

Wearing a casual denim outfit, Sadie put her phone in her fanny pack and rolled up her sleeves, all geared up for the upcoming "battle".

"Noah, Nathan, Mia, I'm going shopping. Stay at the children's playing area with Brenda. Don't go anywhere. I'll come pick you up after I'm done shopping. Got it?"

"Yeah!" the triplets said in unison.

At the same time, some passersby took out their phones to take photos and record videos of the triplets.

A few young women discussed excitedly.

"My, my! Are they triplets? They're so cute!"

"They make my heart melt! See their curly hair and shiny eyes? They're like fairy tales come true! I've never seen such beautiful kids..."

"See the yawning parrot on that little princess' shoulder? Gosh! How sweet..."

The triplets always caught everyone's eye wherever they went. Therefore, Sadie always put masks and hats on them especially when they went to crowded places like the train station.

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