“His insight can’t be formed through training for a day or two. On top of that, his acupuncture skills are god-tier. With such a friend, I may be able to live a few years longer. Perhaps when I have nothing to do, I should follow him around. Get off your high horse. If it wasn’t for him, you would be inheriting my possessions because I would have died.”
In the face of his father’s criticism, he could only silently swallow his words. He didn’t even have the courage to refute him.
When Brucille reached home, it was already late in the morning. There was no one at home.
He placed the suitcase on the table and returned to his room to sleep.
Around noon, he was awakened by a scream. He rushed out of his room to see Tyrion staring at the leather suitcase that he had brought back earlier.
“Dad, what happened?” Brucille questioned.
With surprise written all over his face, Tyrion asked, “Brucille, whose briefcase is this?”
“Oh, I brought it back. You’re talking about the money inside, right? Mr. Pedro insisted on giving me the money before I left last night for my hard work. He wouldn’t be happy unless I accepted it. Hence, I didn’t have a choice.”
Tyrion nodded distractedly. “That’s half a million. He’s so generous.”
Noticing that his father-in-law seemed to be holding onto the money tightly, Brucille decided, “Please take the money and spend it. I don’t have any use for it.”
“Great. I can buy some paintings and artwork with it. Sabrina never let me buy those stuff. But isn’t it a temptation for robbers if we keep so much money at home?”
Just as the two of them were discussing how to resolve the problem, Monique came home unexpectedly.
Tyrion was concerned about his daughter’s job. Therefore, he queried, “Monique, did Donald cause you any trouble?”
“No, I’ve been assigned to the surgical department. It’s my specialization.”
Monique’s attitude was much better, and she even gave Brucille a faint smile.
After she said that, Tyrion muttered, “That’s good. You should become Henric’s assistant in surgery. Although he is not the director of the major surgery department, he is an attending doctor. You two are classmates, so it’ll be easier for you to get along.”
However, there was a bitter taste on Brucille’s tongue after hearing his words.
What the hell was that?
Was Tyrion delivering his wife to the door of his love rival?
A relationship would develop if they spent too much time together. The problem was that he and Monique did not have a concrete relationship with a strong foundation. She could very well have someone else in her heart. If that was the case, the risk was too great.
He looked at Monique, hoping to get some hints from her eyes, but he was disappointed that there were none. Monique merely replied, “Dad, my job has been finalized. Let’s go for lunch.”
Tyrion was in a good mood. He opened the leather suitcase on the table to show her. “Do you see this? Brucille earned all of this.”
A trace of surprise flashed in Monique’s eyes, she then looked at Brucille. “You didn’t rob the bank, did you? If you did, you’d better turn yourself in to the police. The law is fair; it is kind to the honest, but harsh to those who resist. If you turn yourself in now, you may perhaps get lenient treatment.”
The woman standing in front of Brucille was definitely not his wife. Maybe she was his enemy instead.
Perhaps it was because Brucille had committed some unknown crimes in his past life. The threads of destiny seemed to have already doomed them,
Even Tyrion couldn’t bear it no more. He interrupted, “What are you talking about? Mr. Pedro was the one who gave this to him. Do you think robbing a bank is like shooting a movie? Didn’t you say you wanted to get a new car? This will be more than enough.”
It was obvious that Tyrion was speaking for him. Brucille’s impression of him elevated that instant.
However, Monique soon wiped away his short-lived happiness. “I have a pair of legs, a pair of hands, and a smart brain. Do you think that I’m unable to earn money on my own?”
They were out in an awkward situation. Tyrion, who was seated between his daughter and son-in-law, quickly interceded, “All right, since you don’t want it, I’ll buy a few paintings and a few pet birds.”
The discussion about money finally came to an end, and the atmosphere mellowed down.
However, Brucille felt that if he continued to live like that, he might go crazy.
He had heard of Monique wanting to get a divorce previously. Yet, for some reason unbeknownst to him, it was not brought up in the last two days. If she mentioned it again, he would just go for the divorce.
Naturally, they did not have lunch together. Monique had lunch with her best friends before they went for yoga.
Brucille and his father-in-law had spaghetti at a nearby restaurant. After their meal, he received a text message from Monique.
She asked him to pick her up from the police station.
Brucille excused himself from Tyrion and quickly went to the police station.
The police officer asked, “Are you a family member of Monique?”
“Yes, police officer. She is my wife.”
“Great. Your wife just ran over a dog. The owner of the dog said that it is an expensive breed that cost her five hundred thousand. Since there’s also negligence on the owner’s part, both of them are responsible.”
Brucille thought that he had misheard it. Was the dog a Tibetan Mastiff?
“Where is the dog? And, where is the owner? Let me talk to the owner,” he demanded.
The police officer led Brucille into a room where a middle-aged woman was. She was rather large in size, and the necklace hanging around her neck was similar to the dog collar of the Samoyed on the floor.
It was an ordinary Samoyed, yet she demanded five hundred thousand yuan.
“Madam, does this Samoyed actually cost five hundred thousand yuan?” he enquired.
The woman replied with tears in her eyes, “You don’t understand the feelings I have for this little fella. He’s like my son. Without him, I can’t sleep. I’m emotionally damaged, don’t you understand?”
“Hey, isn’t there a rule that you must hold onto a dog’s leash tightly when you go out?” Brucille pressed on. “Your dog has no leash on it. It can be roaming everywhere, and even peeing and pooping everywhere. Is that not causing damage to public property and order?”
“Yes, there is such a rule, but this dog is a registered one. Furthermore, your wife is indeed at fault. As for the value, you can hire a third party to appraise the value.”
Brucille declared with a wave of his hand, “There’s no need for that. There’s no way this kind of breed will cost more than twenty thousand in the market. If it is a Tibetan mastiff, it may be worth five hundred thousand yuan. If you insist on being unreasonable, let’s meet in court.”
Monique felt extremely aggrieved. That woman had been nasty to her earlier, but she quieted down when Brucille dealt with her. The woman had obviously bullied her and exploited her lack of knowledge about dog breeds.
“If you are willing, I will compensate you ten thousand yuan now. If that’s still not enough, you can think about it again. The police can contact me anyway.”
Seeing that Brucille was about to leave, the woman gave in, glaring, “Fine, then I won’t negotiate anymore, but I will remember you.”
After paying ten thousand yuan as compensation, they left the police station.