"How can that work? Didn't you say, take it all? I've already taken the money. If I don't go through the motions, it would be too uncouth. Your mom would think I'm a fraud!"
Sophia Hamilton spoke confidently, leaving Evander Lancaster speechless.
Is going back to her family's home not considered being a fraud?
The little rascal actually tried to pull the wool over his eyes.
Seeing Evander Lancaster gloomily staring at her, Sophia Hamilton licked her lips and suggested, "How about this, I'll just go home and stay for a few days, pretend to ignore you, and then you come to the company entrance every day to wait for me. This way, if your mom finds out, I won't be blamed."
That's what she planned when she accepted the check. After all, future mother-in-law relationships can't be made too strained. If she takes the check but doesn't leave, even if they're accepted later, there would be a rift.
