Chapter 35

Me? Worried about money? I had earned a heap of money from Aaron's business order. Hence, I didn't really care about my job at the moment. "Did something happen?" It wasn't like Ryan to say such ambiguous things. That was why I had a feeling that something else must have happened. "You didn't know?" Ryan looked shocked. "Know what?" I was very sure that Ryan was hiding something from me. But why did he think that I should know about whatever that was? Ryan hesitated for a moment after seeing my reaction. Still, he pulled out his phone and showed it to me. I saw a news article featuring the Jakeman Group. Apparently, its decision to stop funding Sourthwort Orphanage—the orphanage I came from—evoked waves of criticism from the masses. The comment section of the article chided Jakeman Group for being an ingrate. But there were also people who speculated that Jakeman Group must've been forced to terminate their funding due to financial issues. When I first saw the news, I was very