Thinking of that, she rolled her eyes, pushed this matter to the back of her head, and began to focus on her work.

At noon, she received a call from Shawn. She promptly went out and withdrew three hundred thousand dollars from the bank. When she handed Shawn the money, he promised, "You have my word, Melissa! I'm sure of it this time. In two weeks, I'll have doubled the money, and I'll pay you back as soon as possible. Then I'll pay off all my debts, get Janet back, and live happily ever after!"

Melissa looked at him calmly and said, “I'm trusting you one last time, Shawn.”

Shawn nodded vigorously and left with a spring in his step, money in tow. When Melissa returned in the evening and shared the news with Julie, she expressed her happiness but pretended to be upset, asking, “Why did you Lend him money again? You've helped him countless times already. You think I don't know that? You really don't have to do this. Alas, how could I have such a useless child?"

Of course, Melissa knew Julie was just worried about Shawn.