「Babe, what's yours is mine.」
I turned to Bruno.
「I let the first two slide. This one wasn't even insured yet. How exactly do you plan to pay me back?」
Bruno shrank like a startled fawn, his wide eyes glazing over with tears in an instant.
He hunched his shoulders, fat teardrops rolling down his cheeks.
「Mick, I'm so sorry. I'll sell everything I own to pay you back.」
「The car cost eight million dollars.」
「I, I……」
Bruno was trembling even harder now.
Whitney pulled him behind her in one swift motion, her small frame trying to shield him completely.
「Mick, is this really necessary? It's just a car. I'll cover it for him!」
She fished out a black card and held it out to me.
「Take my card and go buy another one!」
「Even if Bruno wrecked ten more Cullinans, I could still afford it!」
My fingertips had barely grazed the card when Bruno reached out and slapped it to the ground.
「Mick, every cent you spend comes from Ms. Zhuang. How do you have the nerve to ask her for money?」
Whitney let out a soft laugh：「He's always been greedy like that.」
I looked down at my own supplementary card lying on the floor and smiled.
Using my money to reimburse me, then calling me greedy.
The reason I'd chosen to marry Whitney in the first place was because she was obedient.
But now? Hah.
「Whitney, you've stopped being a good girl.」
Whitney froze.
I didn't pick up the card. It was about to become a useless piece of plastic anyway.
I turned and walked out of Whitney's office, dialing my assistant immediately.
「Shut down every Delgado Bank card in the Zhuang family's possession. Now.」
After I hung up, I drove to the dealership and picked up a Rolls-Royce Phantom on the spot, then took it for a long drive through the city.
My phone rang nonstop the entire time. All Whitney. I didn't answer a single call.
That evening, when I got home, the whole Zhuang family was there.
Whitney's parents and her younger brother.
I hadn't even kicked off my shoes before Dolores Zhuang started in on me.
「Mick, sweetie, I'm not trying to scold you, but Whitney's assistant accidentally wrecked your car. Is that really worth freezing the whole family's cards over?」
「For real, bro. I took my buddies to karaoke this afternoon and my card got declined at the register. You have no idea how humiliating that was. I wanted to crawl into a hole!」
Gerald Zhuang snorted：「It's because Whitney's been too good to you. She's spoiled you rotten.」
Whitney wrapped her arms around me, her voice soft：「Honey, stop being stubborn. Just restore everyone's cards. Nobody's going to hold it against you.」
Quincy Zhuang raised his voice：「Bro, since this is your first offense, we'll let it go. But you really handled this badly. Pull something like this again and Mom and Dad won't be so forgiving.」
「Don't say I didn't warn you. Tick off our parents and my sister might just kick you to the curb!」
I let out a quiet laugh：「Whitney, your little assistant told me that every penny I spend comes from you. You didn't correct him. You even called me greedy.」
「Fine then. From now on, we each spend our own money. Nobody freeloads off anyone.」
Ever since I married Whitney, every member of the Zhuang family had been carrying a Delgado Bank black card with no spending limit.
Their combined monthly spending ran into nine figures.
I had never said a word about it.
Now I was going to make Whitney understand that everything I gave, I could take back just as easily.
Whitney's tone softened considerably：「Honey, we're not at the office. At least let me keep a little dignity here.」
I patted his chest lightly：「You can't have it both ways. You were so tough at the office, so go ahead and stay tough.」
