When they arrived at the studio, Jeffery saw that Kara was listless, and he was puzzled.
“Kara, what’s wrong?”
“Jeffery, do you know how to please a man?”
Jeffrey was stunned.
He looked at Kara, who was staring at him with her big eyes. Her delicate face looked a little serious.
Being stared at by such a beautiful woman, no man would refuse her request, right?
“Did you have a fight with James?”
“It’s not a fight. It’s just that we had a small conflict and he won’t talk to me.”
“Men probably want something different from women.”
Jeffery said with a face full of mystery. Then, he asked her to come closer. He whispered something into her ear.
“Jeffery, is this really okay?”
Kara’s face turned red, and she frowned slightly. She didn’t know if his idea would work.
“Jeffery, don’t fool me.”
“Jamya, you are so beautiful. You must have been in love before. Come and teach her.”
Jamya coughed awkwardly, and her cheeks turned slightly red.
Being stared at by them, she did not want to be laughed at. “Since you can participate in the competition, then you will get paid this month. You can buy a gift with the money. If James is happy, he will forgive you.”
“Good idea.” Kara’s eyes lit up as she looked at Jamya gratefully.
“What do you think I should buy?”
Jamya didn’t know what she should buy, so she searched online.
“You can buy cups, a watch, or a tie. It depends on how much money you’ve got.”
“Yes!”
Thinking of this, Kara followed Jamya to Frankie’s office to receive her salary.
She took an envelope from Frankie excitedly. It was a total of 1, 800 yuan.
This was the first income of her life.
She turned to look at Jamya, who got several times more than hers.
“Jamya, how many do you get?”
Jamya didn’t count. She nodded carelessly, “About 8, 000.”
Kara was lost for words.
She shouldn’t have asked.
“Jamya is an official employee, and this is just a part of her salary. Someone bought her work last month. She got 300, 000 last month,” explained Frankie with a smile.
Kara was stunned.
She blinked and stared at Jamya with admiration.
Jamya was embarrassed. She gave her money to Kara.
“Aren’t you going to buy a present for your boyfriend? I’ll lend this to you first.”
“Thank you, Jamya. There’s no need. I have my salary.” Kara laughed and returned the money to her.
Frankie coughed awkwardly and continued to explain with a smile, “Kara, you need to pay for the paper, pen, paint, and electricity fees in the studio.”
“How much do I have to pay?” Kara had a very bad premonition.
“1, 000!”
Kara was speechless.
Kara just got 1, 800, and she had to spend half of the money.
Frankie reached out and took 1, 000 yuan from her.
“Frankie, can I give it to you tomorrow?” She could at least keep the money for one more day.
“You have to pay it today. You should give it to me as soon as possible.” Frankie held the money and pulled it away.
Kara felt sad.
She stared straight at the money in his hand.
Jamya was about to pay 1, 000, but Frankie shook his head with a smile. “You sold a painting last month and this month. I have taken the money away from your commission.”
Kara felt that she received a serious blow.
In the studio, they would get a commission from their work. The higher the price was, the better the commission would be.
Kara left Frankie’s office with 1, 000 yuan and she felt hurt.
“You are still an intern. It is normal for you to have less income. When I came to work for them, I did not get a penny. Moreover, I paid for my living expenses.” Jamya comforted her.
“Really?” Kara was distracted.
Seeing that she was interested, Jamya talked more.
“My parents didn’t allow me to study painting, so they stopped giving me money. I could only do a part-time job to earn tuition fees.
“One time when I handed in my homework, Master Larry felt that my work was not bad, so he asked me if I would like to come to his studio for an internship.
“Even though I didn’t have a salary, I still agreed. So I had to come to the studio during the day and the weekend. Then, I had to make money at night. Every morning, I would be worried that I would starve to death someday.”
Thinking of the life before, Jamya felt emotional.
“Jamya, you are so awesome.”
Jamya looked at her and pursed her lips coldly and proudly.
“There’s nothing awesome about that. I just fought for what I wanted to do. When I prove myself with my work, I can prove to my parents that I made the right choice. At that time, I will be proud of myself.”
“Good luck, Jamya!” Kara encouraged her.
“You should take care of yourself first. You pissed James off. You are so bold!”
Kara’s lips twitched.
Why were the people around her so mean?
After leaving the studio, she went to the shopping mall. The things were either too expensive or too low for James.
She was a little discouraged. When she walked past a counter, she saw a pen in the discount.
The pen was black, and it was very shiny under the light.
The original price was 1, 500 yuan, and now it was only two hundred.
But she only had 800. She scratched the back of her head in distress.
As expected, money was important.
She could get the money from her father’s bank account, but she didn’t want to.
She wanted to use her money to buy James a present.
Walking out of the mall, she was thinking about how she could get 200 yuan. She saw a man who was drawing sketches for the others.
Her eyes lit up, and she came up with an idea.
She immediately went to the supermarket to buy some paper, colored pens, and a few small stools. Then, she ran to the big square with those tools.
She stuck a few pieces of paper together and made a small bulletin board.
“5 minutes. I will give you a wonderful picture of yourself.”
On the bulletin board, she also drew a Q version of herself, which was very cute.
After she was ready, she was waiting for the customers. She recalled that on the TV, they would shout to sell.
She cleared her throat and was just about to shout when someone walked past her. At this moment, she was too embarrassed to shout.
She promised James to go back for dinner, so she had to buy the pen before the mall closed.
She clenched her small fists and secretly encouraged herself.
“Kara, you can do it!”