Chapter 133: Money Can Solve Anything

After fucking Lasawani, Jacob went back home.

When he arrived and entered the living room, he found Aleena and Seraphina chatting, with Aleena’s eyes occasionally lighting up with dollar signs whenever the conversation turned to money.

The moment she spotted him, she sprang to her feet and practically zoomed towards him, jumping straight into his arms.

Thankfully, he had anticipated this beforehand. Otherwise, he would have fallen over.

“Husband! Thank you for the money! I promise to make good use of it!” she beamed, showering him with rapid kisses until his lips were swollen like sausages.

Then she stopped and climbed out of his arms before putting on a serious expression.

“Why do you smell weird? That scent… It’s familiar,” she muttered, circling him suspiciously.

From the corner of his eye, Jacob noticed Seraphina smiling.

Suddenly, Aleena’s eyes widened.

“Heh. It’s that bitch from the studio! She just won’t leave you alone,” Aleena bellowed with a pout, while Seraphina turned to him for answers.

‘This woman… Why is she so hard to deal with?’

“Whoa, whoa! She’s not that kind of person, okay? I don’t think she’s ever done anything to you. She’s a nice person and always says good things about you. You guys don’t have to treat her like that,” Jacob said, defending Lasawani.

If he kept quiet every time they badmouthed Lasawani, they would only continue to hate her.

Aleena stared at him in surprise before her lips curled into a smile.

“So you can finally speak up for her, huh? But Erin said she’s just using you to quench her lust.”

Jacob shook his head and pulled out his phone, showing her the money Lasawani had sent him.

“She sent me this to support my plans and even offered to help me manage my studio. How could you believe Erin’s bullshit?”

Aleena snatched the phone from his hand and stared at the receipt with intense concentration.

As if she could no longer hold herself back, Seraphina marched forward, grabbed Jacob by the collar, and lifted him slightly off the ground like a puppy, despite him being a head taller than her.

“Didn’t I tell you I was going to support you, jerk? Why did you take money from another woman?” she demanded, folding her arms.

“That was a month before we reunited.”

Seraphina simply shook her head and sighed before dropping him back onto the ground in disappointment.

Jacob thought that was the end of it, but Aleena suddenly glared at him with murderous intent.

“Jacob, care to explain this date? This was just days before our wedding at my parents’ house! So, you’ve been seeing her behind my back even when we went to visit my parents. How could you be such a scumbag?!” Aleena exclaimed in annoyance, punching his chest as he ran around the room to escape her.

Seraphina simply stood there, laughing at his predicament.

“Please, help me!” Jacob begged as the short demon continued chasing him without the slightest intention of stopping.

Thankfully, Aleena grew tired before he did and finally stopped a few meters away, panting for breath.

“That’s enough, Aleena. Don’t overexert yourself because of your condition. You have to accept the fact that he’s a scumbag, but at least he isn’t a deadbeat. Just think about it. Would it have been fair to Lasawani if he dumped her after she’d already supported him?” Seraphina reasoned.

“B-But how could I live with the fact that he cheated on me with some unknown woman just days before our wedding? And she even had the guts to attend the wedding on top of that?!” Aleena pouted.

“Fine. How about I give you one hundred thousand if you let it go?” Seraphina offered with a sigh.

“Gold or silver?!” Aleena’s eyes lit up.

“Gold.”

“Waaah~ I love you, Sister!” Aleena exclaimed, throwing her arms around Seraphina and snuggling against her.

Afterward, she turned towards Jacob.

“You can bring Lasawani over another time, okay?” Aleena said with a smile, as if she hadn’t been badmouthing the woman just moments ago.

“Oh… Alright.” Jacob scratched his head awkwardly, while Seraphina gave him a strange look that made the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end.

“Well, Sister, why don’t you tell me more about that business?!” Aleena exclaimed excitedly, pulling Seraphina along.

However, Seraphina seemed reluctant to leave, as she still wanted to say something to Jacob.

Seizing the opportunity, Jacob slipped away and headed to the dining room. He was hungry, after all.

When he arrived, he was surprised to find Maya sitting at the dining table, completely absorbed in whatever she was eating.

‘Hah, who knew this little runt would be here too?’

Grinning like a maniac, Jacob tiptoed towards her and tried to startle her from behind.

To his utmost surprise, Maya didn’t flinch in the slightest. Instead, she turned to face him with her mouth full of food.

“Oh… You’re back, Brother Jacob!” she beamed, swallowing the food in her mouth in one go.

Jacob was taken aback.

‘Since when did she start calling me Brother Jacob? It’s either she calls me by my name or, at most, calls me brother-in-law.’

He didn’t think much of it and sat opposite her. That’s when he noticed the remains of a huge loaf of bread in her hands, which she was wolfing down with honey.

“What the hell? Why are you eating bread with so much honey? You could’ve just asked the maids to make you something nice,” Jacob suggested.

Maya shook her head and swallowed another mouthful of bread.

“I specifically asked for this because Mom and Sister won’t let me eat honey. They’re always lecturing me about consuming sweet things. I thought Aleena was going to be different, but it turns out she’s just like Mom. Thankfully, I have Sister Seraphina. Hmph!” Maya snorted before taking a huge gulp of honey straight from the jar until there was nothing left.

Then she stuck out her tongue and licked the inside of the jar, cleaning off every last trace of honey until it was completely spotless.

Jacob cringed, imagining himself developing a nasty case of hemorrhoids if he consumed that much honey.

Sighing, he called for Paulina and asked her to serve him some bread alongside broth made from a beast.

While Jacob ate, Maya watched him curiously, resting her chin on her palms as she leaned over the dining table.

Then, out of nowhere, she poured him a drink.

Jacob hesitated to accept it, but after some consideration, he finally took it.

Maya wasn’t done there. She began chatting with him, asking how his day had gone and even popping a few pimples on his face. She also asked why he’d lost some weight.

Anyone who didn’t know better would have assumed she was his girlfriend.

Unable to hold back his curiosity any longer, Jacob finally asked the question that had been bothering him.

“Why are you acting like you’re my girlfriend? Did you fall for me?” he asked with a crooked, predatory smile.

After all, perhaps his little escapades with Maya were finally starting to bear fruit.