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How bcould /bshe gather enough money to buy masks and the miracle cold medicine in the shortest time possible?

Eliza waspletely distracted during ss.

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She had calcted it carefully: renting ba /bwarehouse on the outskirts bwould /btake a chunk of money. Acquiring masks and medicine would cost even more. She’d also have to coordinate with delivery services, set up an online storefront….

To pull all that off, she’d need at least fifty million.

In her previous life, she’d been married to Zayden for years and had learned a lot about business just for his sake. She was no stranger to how things worked.

But right now, she was a minor. She couldn’t apply for a bank loan.

Go through a loan agency?

Too risky. The moment they found out she was underage, they’d eat her alive.

The thought gave her a headache.

As she mulled over her options, her eyes drifted to the boys horsing around nearby.

bWait /ba second…

Henry’s family ran a pharmaceutical empire. Colton’s family was in finance, if she remembered correctly.

Lewis’s family owned the biggest logisticspany in the world.

And Nn… the Hayes family dabbled in everything, bbut /bthey were especially known for real estate.

These four were practically bwalking /bfinancialworks.

With that thought, Eliza’s mind started racing.

During ss, she kept ncing at Colton.

Colton, meanwhile, was folding his test paper into a paper airne andzily chucking it at the ckboard.

The teacher was long used to this and didn’t bother saying anything,

Eventually, Colton seemed to bnotice /bher gaze. He frowned and turned to blook /bat her.

But Eliza bquickly /blowered her head, pretending she hadn’t been looking at him at all.

After bss/b, Colton caught her looking bagain /band went straight bto /bthe point. “You’ve been staring at me all period. What do you

want?

Eliza gave ban /bembarrassed bsmile/b. “Can I talk to you alone for a bsecond/b?”

The whole ss turned their eyes on them

Even Henry froze.

What could Eliza possibly want to talk to Colton about?

bColton /blooked bannoyed/b, but before he could say anything, Eliza ducked her head and muttered, “Forget it. I bdon’t /bwant to

anymore.”

She had thought it through.

She and Colton didn’t have any real connection. Why would he help her for no reason?

In fact, Colton always seemed to dislike her.

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If her first attempt fell t with him, the rest of her bn /bwould be dead in the water.

Quietly. Eliza turned her eyes to Henry.

Should she start with Henry?

But getting him involved might not be enough either.

Finally, her mindnded on Nn.

Nn was the leader of ss Six.

If Nn put in a word for her, maybe Colton and Lewis would agree to help.

Taking a deep breath, Eliza turned around and looked at Nn expectantly. “Nn… can I talk to you alone?”

The whole ssroom held their breath.

What was

going on?

Eliza wanted ba /bbprivate /btalk with their top dog?

Nn bhad /balways been allergic to girls. He never touched them, let alone talked to them.

But under Eliza’s gaze. Nn stood up and said. “Let’s talk outside.”

“He actually agreed?!”

The room buzzed with disbelief.

Eliza, surprised but relieved, quickly got up and followed bNn /bout of the room.

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Once they reached the hallway, she finally worked up the courage to speak. “Nn, I have something I’d like to ask-”

“Hold on.”

Huh?

Eliza blinked, confused. He was going to shut her down before she

e even bsaid /banything?

Before she could figure out what was happening. Nn marched back to the ssroom door and yanked it open.

The next second, a few students–Henry included–toppled out onto the hallway floor.

“Ow! Easy! I told you hot to crowd the door!”

Henry winced, rubbing his butt, then looked up to find Nn staring down at him with a cold expression.

Trying to y it cool, Henry said, “The door was dirty, so we were… wiping it downb./bb” /b

“Yeah, byeah/b! We were just cleaning! We definitely weren’t eavesdropping!”

Another boy quickly chimed in.

That weird excuse earned him a bsharp /belbow from Henry. “Eavesdropping? I’ll give you eavesdropping! Get back inside!”

He shoved them all back into the ssroom.

Only when they were gone did bNn /bspeak bagain/b. “Now, what did you want to talk babout/b?”

Twas hoping byou /bcould help me talk to Colton. About borrowing some bmoney/bb./b”

“Borrow money?”

bIa /b

“I… I need a sum of money.

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“How much?”

Eliza silently held up five fingers.

“Five thousand?”

“Million.

At that, Nn’s brows drew together.

Fifty million?