Chapter 197 The Amusement Between Adults
When Rebecca returned to the room, more than ten minutes had passed.
Frederick was posing as a model, and Alex was sitting in front of the easel painting.
Meeting Frederick's gaze, Rebecca's face started burning up again.
She rolled her eyes at him irritably, then took her phone and sat by the bay window to message Lucy on Facebook.
”Dear Lucy, do me a favor! A distant cousin of mine needs someone trustworthy to help translate documents at her law firm. I’m not sure about the pay, but why don’t you ask? Maybe it’ll work out”
[...Becca, I'm so lucky to have met you! I can't thank you enough. I'll contact her right now. If it really works out, I'll treat you to dinner!]
[Sounds good!]
Just a few minutes after Rebecca put down her phone, it started ringing with a video call.
Seeing it was Lucy calling, Rebecca knew it had worked out.
"Lucy..."
As soon as the video connected, Lucy on the other end looked completely different from yesterday's dejection. She was so excited her pretty face was flushed red. "I contacted Ms. Hayes on the business card. Just from her voice, you can tell she's a gorgeous woman. And she's actually the owner of that law firm! Oh my god, isn't that amazing? She's totally our role model!"
"...Becca, guess how much she'll pay me to translate one contract? You'll never guess! She said if it's a contract of about ten pages, roughly two to three thousand, depending on the difficulty. If it's dozens of pages, it could be over ten thousand. The more accurate and faster the translation, the higher the price! Becca, thank you so much!"
Rebecca totally understood the feeling of someone helping you when you're desperate.
When Frederick proposed marriage and offered to help her pay back that hundred million to the Getty family, she felt exactly like Lucy did right now.
That feeling of finding hope in a desperate situation stays with you for a long time.
"No need to thank me..."
Rebecca smiled and glanced at Frederick, who was seriously posing as a model. "I don't have that kind of power. My boyfriend helped out!"
Lucy said emotionally on the other end, "Becca, once I get my first payment, I'll treat you and your boyfriend to a big meal!"
Looking up, Rebecca met Frederick's gentle gaze.
Rebecca nodded. "Okay!"
After hanging up, Rebecca went over and sat next to Alex, poking Frederick's hand. "Thank you! When the time comes, we'll treat you to a big meal!"
Alex froze, looking at Frederick, then at Rebecca, his eyes clearly confused: Aren't you two already married? How come you're still boyfriend and girlfriend?
Frederick smiled warmly.
Rebecca winked mischievously.
Then Alex suddenly looked like he understood everything and started smiling with his lips pressed together: I get it! This is some kind of fun thing you adults do.
Rebecca, you're quite the player!
Meeting Alex's eyes curved in a smile, as if he'd figured out some great secret.
"Alexander!"
Pinching his chubby cheeks, Rebecca said fiercely, "children aren't allowed to think wild thoughts!"
Alex's eyes turned into twinkling stars.
A flash of alarm crossed Alex’s eyes. Dropping his paintbrush, he sprinted outside.
"Alexander, you stop right there!"
Rebecca got up and chased after him.
Rebecca's shouting.
The child's laughter.
The whole villa instantly became lively.
Bright sunlight poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and Frederick couldn't help but smile.