Casper picked up his phone to find a notification of a bank deposit, and he felt his mind go nk.


    Another message from Jessica followed. "I''ve transferred the money. Can you check if you''ve received it?"


    Casper replied instantly, "Got it."


    His heart raced. Was Jessica not bluffing? Did she truly care for him? Surely, she wouldn''t have transferred the money if she didn''t have feelings for him.


    Casper''s emotions were in turmoil, but he decided to focus on the project for now. As for Jessica''s money, he''d treat it as an investment in the project. Once it started generating revenue, he''d share the profits with her proportionally. He nced at his bnce again, still in disbelief. Initially, he thought Jessica was just talking big and wanted to call her bluff. But she hadpletely surprised him, leaving him unsure how to respond.


    Jessica stared at her phone screen for a long time. After transferring such arge sum, all he said was, "Got it".


    ...


    She had transferred the money, thinking Casper was just joking and wouldn''t actually ept it. Even if he did, surely he''d return it right away!


    She felt utterly foolish!


    Jessica wanted to ask Casper to return the money, but she hesitated. Asking for it back so soon might make him think she never truly intended to give it to him in the first ce. It would seem like she was just toying with his feelings.


    Jessica gently tapped her forehead. How could she have been so naive?


    But if Jessica didn''t ask for the money back, she would just be giving Casper a significant sum of money. The more she thought about it, the more she felt she had made a huge mistake.


    Jessica slumped over her desk, her


    expression clouded with


    displeasure. Even if she didn''t maintain a good rtionship with Casper and if he didn''t be wealthy, that money would have been enough for her own needs if she had kept it.


    What should she do?


    Jessica stared nkly ahead, desperately trying to convince herself that Casper''s project might be a sess. Even if she couldn''t rely on Zane or if Steven left her, she''d still be well taken care of.


    But what if Casper''s project failed? Wouldn''t all her money go down the drain?


    The thought made Jessica''s heart ache. All that money she had painstakingly acquired by ying the pitiful damsel in front of men. If it all disappeared like this, she''d regret it for the rest of her life!


    Jessica pounded the desk in frustration. She shouldn''t have asked Casper in the first ce!


    Her phone chimed with a new message. It was from Casper.


    Perhaps they had spent so much time together, and he had loved her enough to understand her well. So, he asked, "Do you regret it?"


    Jessica quickly typed "Yes" on the keyboard but dared not send it. She deleted it just as quickly.


    Throughout their marriage, Jessica had always been pampered by Casper. She had never bothered to truly understand him and was simply contented to enjoy his affection. Now, looking at his message, she couldn''t tell if he genuinely wanted her to take the money back or if he was simply testing her.