Larissa stared at the money in his hand, and her eyes grew as round as saucers. This was the first time in her life to receive cash as a gift. As a kid, she envied Lana every New Year because she received stacks of money. Just the money she got from Xavier and Yvette was already worth thousands, whereas Larissa had nothing.

Larissa felt like taking the money but suppressed her urge in the end. "I'm already an adult. Why are you still giving me money?" She smiled slightly and pushed Kevan's hand away. "Give it back to your grandpa."

"Give it to him yourself if you want to." Kevan stuffed the money into her hand and said, "I don't run errands for other people." With that, he went back into his room. Old Mr. Rogers had given her a very thick roll of money. Just by feeling it, Larissa guessed that there was at least a few thousand dollars. However, she couldn't accept it, so she did not unbind it to check. She just left it on the coffee table.

Time gradually ticked away until it was alm