The more Shawn thought about the situation, the more panicked he became. He worried that Noelle had done this in the heat of the moment.
He was afraid she would realize she was short of things when staying at a hotel, and he worried she would find herself lacking her essentials when she was out there alone.
What if she didn't have enough money while she was traveling? With that thought in mind, he sat by the swing and logged in to his bank account to transfer money to her.
He didn't even know exactly how much he transferred. All he knew was that he'd pressed many zeroes—he was genuinely afraid of her getting into trouble out there.
What Shawn didn't realize was that Noelle had never needed to depend on him for survival.
A bank employee soon called him. "Your earlier transactions have all failed, Mr. Pitt."
Shawn, on the verge of a breakdown, lost his usual composure. He asked, "Is it because of the amount and the number of transactions? I can verify that I'm the one who made th
