Chapter 4

Emily frowned, inserted the card again, and entered the password one more time. [Insufficient funds.] Emily tried again. [Insufficient funds.]

The whole place fell silent, and finally someone asked carefully, "Could the system be lagging? Maybe the signal's bad? It's probably because the amount is so huge. Why not split the payment into several charges?"

Emily's face stiffened. Her hand was still resting on the card reader, and her fingertips were trembling. "How is that possible? No way. I know there's money on this card."

Ethan knitted his brows, strode over, and hissed in a low voice, "Claire, did you…