However, Esther felt really sorry for the woman standing on the far side.
She glanced over. The woman in the middle seemed nervous but had a strong look in her eyes.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtBut the woman on the far side was shaking a lot. She looked so scared she might pass out.
"Mister Finnegan, I've always respected you because you work here as the secretary. Please don't act shamelessly!" Finnegan slowly rolled up his sleeves, exposing his muscular arms. He was almost as tall as a door. Nobody dared mess with him, so he could make people listen to him as soon as he arrived in the village.
"I don't get it. Can you say that again?" Finnegan seemed really angry.
The other men with him were skinny and short. When they saw Finnegan getting ready to argue, they let out a sigh. They didn't want to fight.
"Fine, you can take two. But the woman on the far right is mine." Finnegan didn't say anything back.
"But... Mister Finnegan, these two women are quite expensive. Are you sure you can afford it?" Although Reina respected him because he was the secretary, she had to ask about the money.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIt was because... Finnegan didn't look rich. His clothes were simple and faded from washing too many times. His house was also very plain.
But then, he pulled out a card from his pocket and gave it to Reina. "I have 150 thousand here. Is that enough?" "That's a lot!" Reina was very happy and couldn't stop her heart from racing. Mister Finnegan, you're so generous. For that amount, I'll give you the third woman for free not just two!" For her, it was all about the money. It didn't matter who took the women.
Finnegan raised his brow. "In that case, I'll take all three women." Reina kissed the card. "Sure, they're all yours." The other men refused to accept it. "Miss Reina, you said he could only have two. The other one was supposed to be ours!" Suddenly, Reina changed her demeanor. She said harshly, "Yes, I did say that. But money talks. If you have 150 thousand dollars like Mister Finnegan, you can have all three women." The men didn't know what to say. 150 thousand dollars? They couldn't even afford 27 thousand.
They were just farmers. They et couldn't pay so much. They'd have to sell everything they owned to afford a wife like that, and then they'd have nothing left. Content. belongs to englishSo, they looked at each other and left the room, disappointed.
Reina put the card away and walked over to Finnegan. "Mister Finnegan, should I send these three women to your place?"