Chapter 54

If he hadn’t grabbed her collar and abruptly let go, she wouldn’t have lost her balance, and the red wine wouldn’t have shattered. So it was because of money! Jasper finally understood the reason for her tears. He recalled Samantha saying how pitiful Willow was. The latter had to resort to tricks, schemes, and even stealing with the risk of being thrown in jail, only to have her hard-earned money gambled away by her mother. Twenty-thousand dollars was probably a colossal amount for her. No wonder she was crying so hopelessly and helplessly. Jasper took out a black card from his wallet and tossed it at her. “Take this and swipe as much as you need. There’s no password on it!” Willow took the gold-rimmed black card. She wiped her tears away before standing up. After a sniffle, she pouted and said, “I’ll tell the manager that you bought the wine. I’ll go swipe the card now.” It was his fault, to begin with, so there was no reason for Willow to not accept his compensation.