“Add me on WhatsApp so we can keep in touch," followed by a phone number. Barbara did not have Maria's number.

She opened WhatsApp on her phone and searched for the phone number given in the email.

Soon enough, the account belonging to that number appeared. The WhatsApp username was Cash-strapped Maria. As for the profile picture, it was a photo of Maria herself.

In it, Maria was pouting while showing the camera an open wallet which was completely empty, without even a single coin inside.

Barbara didn't know the story behind this photo. It was taken by Sophie after she emptied Maria's wallet.

At that time, Maria had been gloomy and casually changed her WhatsApp username to Cash-strapped Maria.

Barbara's face turned unpleasant upon seeing the proof.

She couldn't digest the fact that all those Jeff songs she was addicted to and played on repeat were all written by Maria.

If she was a fan of Jeff, didn't that mean she was also a fan of Maria? “Any more questions?" Maria asked dully. Barbara felt her cheeks burning, as if she had been slapped a dozen times.

Without saying another word, she turned around and fled the scene.

“Bryanna, we.

After Barbara left, Jeff and Alena felt both relieved and a bit awkward. Meeting Bryanna in person had been a joyful surprise.

However, they weren't quite sure how to continue the conversation.

"You can just call me Maria from now on," she smiled and said.

“We appreciate it. But please, let us call you Bryanna to express our gratitude," Alena said a bit shyly.

Jeff nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, Alena's right. Calling you Bryanna would be more comfortable if that's okay with you."

Maria looked a little embarrassed.

She was younger than Jeff and Alena, and their addressing her too politely made her feel a bit awkward.

She shrugged it off and said, "Sure thing. My work has been delivered as planned. You can take a look at it later, If you find the song to your liking, just transfer the payment to my account as soon as possible.”

Jeff was taken aback. He still remembered that her username on WhatsApp was “Cash-strapped Maria."

How could someone who just earned eight hundred million dollars suddenly be concerned about money?

While Jeff was pondering this, Maria‘s phone began to ring.

Because her phone's screen was facing Jeff, he could clearly see it was a bank notification.