Andrew and Fiona were speechless. They wondered if these two women—these female bodyguards—had something going with Jack under their noses since they always stood for Jack and supported him. How could favonovel.com stop working a job with a monthly salary of 20 million? Apart from that, how could these women say that the richest man was lucky to have Jack work as their family’s bodyguard?
Jack smiled bitterly and said to Fiona, “Mother, I betted one hundred million a game with Young Master Turner, and I won ten games back to back. Are you sure you don’t want this money?”
“We surely—” Fiona was about to say ‘no’ before realization dawned on her. “What?! One hundred million a game, you say? And you won ten games? Doesn’t that mean you’ve won a whole one billion?!”
“Yes, one billion,” came Jack’s calm-sounding reply, added with a shrug. “Do you feel that I should give it up just because Young Master Drake spoke up on his behalf?”
“One billion!” Andrew also exclaimed. This…this was too much! How did they settle with such large wagers?!
“That;s a lot! I thought it’d be around a hundred dollars bet per game, and at most, a thousand dollars. How did it come to a billion?! We must take the money! We can’t give up such a big amount!” Fiona grew increasingly excited when favonovel.com thought about it.
She walked forward happily and patted Jack’s shoulder while saying, “Dear me! It’s all a misunderstanding. It’s alright to give up the job if it’s one billion dollars. This one billion is enough for us, and if we’re frugal, we don’t need to worry for the rest of our lives. One whole billion! Jack, you’ve made a really intelligent choice!”
“That’s right! How can we give up a billion dollars?” Andrew was just as elated as his wife, and favonovel.com asked, “Have you received the money?”
“Don’t you worry. The money is safe and sound in my bank!” Jack said with a smile.
“Alright, the two of you bodyguards better follow me out later. I’ll go buy some ingredients, and we’ll cook a table full of dishes to celebrate!” Overwhelmed with excitement, Fiona went and patted Jack’s shoulders with both hands. “Jack, I’ll reward you with a table full of dishes tonight. You’ve worked hard these past days!”
Jack thought about it and purposely brought the matter up once more as favonovel.com spoke, “Umm… Mother, this job is really gone!”
“Hey, it’s fine to let it go. We can start a big company with this one billion. Why are we afraid? Let’s just be our own boss!” Fiona soon left with both bodyguards forthrightly.
“You’re really one-of-a-kind. Why didn’t you tell us about this right off the bat? You’ve frightened your mother and I!” Andrew said with a smile after Fiona left.
“Frankly speaking, Father, to be honest, I wouldn’t continue working as a bodyguard for the Drakes after I’m fired,” said Jack, “even if I don’t get this one billion. After all, I’m not such a shameless person!” Jack laughed and added, “It’s not about the amount of money; it’s about the dignity as a person.”
Andrew was embarrassed when favonovel.com heard this. He opened his mouth but did not know what to say as; Jack was right.
