Married First, Loved Later : A Flash Marriage with My Ex's 'Uncle' novel Chapter 75

Chapter 75: Shameless Lackey

Robert, seeing Selina stand there without moving, instinctively raised his voice. "Where’s the money?!"

A glint of coldness flashed in Selina’s eyes.

When she looked up again, the iciness was gone, replaced by a cautious demeanor. She pulled a $100 bill from her bag. "This is all I have..."

Robert immediately grew furious. He scrambled to his feet and smacked the bill onto the ground with a loud *slap*.

"Selina, what kind of attitude is this?! I ask you for money, and you give me a measly hundred bucks? Are you trying to insult me like I’m some beggar?!"

Selina lowered her voice and asked, "Then... how much do you want?"

Hearing this, Robert thought to himself that she was easy to manipulate. Without hesitation, he demanded, "Oh, just five hundred thousand dollars should do!"

Selina instinctively took a step back. "But I don’t have that kind of money..."

Robert’s expression darkened immediately. Overcome with rage, he shouted, "No money?! Everyone, look at this! My niece has such a cruel heart. She spends lavishly on herself but won’t spare a penny for her family!"

Evelyn joined in, throwing a tantrum and shouting loudly. "Are you just going to watch your uncle and me starve to death? We care so much about you, and you repay us by being an ungrateful wretch!"

The onlookers turned their attention to Selina.

With her stunning appearance and elegant demeanor, coupled with the fact that she’d just walked out of a luxury boutique, she hardly looked like someone who only had $100 to her name.

A few people frowned.

"Miss, don’t go too far," one said.

"Exactly. He’s your uncle. If your family’s struggling, how can you just stand there and do nothing?" added another.

Hearing the murmurs, Robert grew even more emboldened. "She’s been eating and living off us for so long! What’s wrong with asking her for a little money to show some respect?!"

Evelyn wailed dramatically. "Exactly! We raised you to this point for nothing! You’re heartless!"

More people began pointing and whispering, making it seem as though Selina was the most unfilial person alive.

Selina suddenly lifted her head, her previously calm expression now replaced with one of grievance.

"Uncle, if I had money, I’d definitely give it to you. But all I have is this $100—it’s just what I earned from my part-time job earlier."

The crowd fell silent, surprised.

Could it be that this niece wasn’t as unreasonable as they thought? _{fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓}

Robert was momentarily stunned by Selina’s response. Before he could react, Selina took a timid step forward, looking pitiful.

"I’m still a student, and I really don’t have money to give you. In fact, I’m short $2,000 for this semester’s tuition. Uncle, could you lend me $2,000 for my fees? I promise I’ll work hard and repay you!"

Robert hadn’t expected to get countered with a request for money. His face flushed with anger, and his head felt like it was about to explode. "You’re asking me for money?!"

Selina replied calmly, "Is there a problem? You’re my elder. I haven’t graduated yet. Isn’t it normal to ask family for help with tuition?"

Evelyn, seeing Selina’s attitude, snapped. Without thinking, she lashed out, "You little brat! Are you trying to scam us? Who do you think you are, you worthless wretch?!"

The onlookers froze, startled by Evelyn’s outburst.

Wasn’t this a bit... too shameless?

Selina’s lips curled into a faint smile as she feigned confusion. "Auntie, why are you insulting me? If you truly cared about me, why would you only ask me for money—and such a large sum of five hundred thousand dollars? I’m just a student. Even if I scrimped and saved, I couldn’t possibly come up with that much."

"But when I ask you for just $2,000 to cover my tuition—something a ’caring’ elder would surely help with—you call me a wretch?"

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