Benjamin was very upset by Selena’s craftiness.

Not only did she up the amount from twenty to twenty-five grand.Now, she also demanded interest for that. He could get that amount from some sources right away if he wanted to, but he didn’t want to do that as wanted to solve this issue which he started with his own hard-earned money. Otherwise, how could he prove himself to his mother-in-law who clearly was trying to prove him that he didn’t deserve to stand next to her daughter.

After Selena left the table, Rebecca came and sat down. She didn’t look to be in a good mood.

“Did something happen?” he asked her.

“It’s not something you can solve, so why are you even asking?” she retorted.

Clearly, she was in a bad mood.

“How would you know that if you don’t even tell me what’s the issue?” he asked her back.

“Huh, it’s about the taxes,” she said. “I earn 895,000 dollars a month. They used to deduct 37 percent of that. Now they’re increasing it to 40 because some new bill has passed it seems