"Then what did I call you?"
"It's up to you."
Rose bit her finger and asked, "Can I just call you by your name?"
"Sure."
"Caesar." She cautiously called him.
No one'd ever dared to call Caesar by his name. However, when it came out from her mouth, not only was he not angry, but he had a strange feeling.
"Take it as a gift." Caesar didn't care about it. Besides, she gave him something far more valuable.
"No, I have to pay you back," Rose said solemnly.
"Do I look like I need money?" Caesar raised his eyebrow.
"You don't, but 10 grand is a lot. I'll pay you back when I get paid." Rose never liked to owe anyone anything.
"Dummy." Caesar muttered.
"What did you say?" "Nothing, come and have breakfast." Caesar found that this girl was easily distracted.
"Okay." As he expected, she put aside everything and began to eat breakfast.
Breakfast on this luxury cruise ship was quite good. Rose almost drooled at the variety of food. "Wow, so many delicious food."
"Take whatever you like." Seeing her shining eyes, Caesar realized that she might be from an ordinary family.
He was right. Rose's father passed away when she was little, and her mother did not have a stable job.
He wanted to know more about her, but he couldn't make it obvious.
"Rose, you look young. You're still a student, right?"
"Well, it's my third year in college, and I'm currently looking for an internship." Sofia Carrillo asked her out yesterday on the pretext of finding her a job. However, it was actually a trap.
"What's your major?" Caesar already had a plan in his mind.
"Finance."
"Wow, not bad. You have a future." Caesar always thought that girls didn't like anything related to math.
Based on her personality, he was surprised that she majored in Finance.
"Yes, because I need money, a lot of money." Rose clenched her fists. She vowed seriously that she'd make a good life for her mother!
"You're ambitious." They chatted like friends, and it wasn't that awkward.
The point was, Rose didn't remember anything happened last night, so she wasn't so embarrassed when she faced Caesar.
"Caesar, when will this ship land?"
"In two hours."
"What? I have a part-time job later." Rose cradled her face on the windowsill and looked out to sea.
Before she found a real job, she had been doing a variety of part-time jobs to help her mother lighten her load.
"You're working part- time before you even graduate?" Caesar frowned slightly.
"It's not easy for my mother to raise me up. I need to make money so she can have a better life." Rose said seriously.
"What? 50 million? Are you robing me? I don't have to pay that much to sleep with the president!" Rose looked at him with a disgusted expression.
Once again, Caesar felt hurt. He wasn't even worth 50 million?
He took out the receipt and said, "My friend bought you for 50 million last night. I'm not charging interest."
Seeing this, Rose felt so sad. She couldn't believe she was sold as a commodity.
Moreover, she’d have to win the lottery to be able to pay him back.
"Well... I can't afford 50 million. Can I pay it in installments? The deadline could be forever," Rose asked with a long face.
To an ordinary family, fifty million was an astronomical number.
"Fine, forever." Caesar was very satisfied with her answer. Apparently, she didn't know what he was planing.
Once again, she was sold. The difference was, she volunteered for this one.
"Deal. Don't worry, I won't run. I'm a woman of my word." Rose promised very seriously.
Even if she wanted to run, he wouldn't let her.
"Rose, not only did I pay you fifty million, I did you a favor. Will you help me when I need your help?" Caesar set her up step by step.
"Sure. You saved me, and I'll do whatever I can to repay you!" Rose patted her chest.
Caesar was amused by her innocent. She seemed to have no idea what was happening. "So whenever I call you, you have to come to me."
"I will." Rose agreed without hesitation.
She solemnly handed him the IOU, without knowing what it meant.
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