All Chapters of I Refused To Be A Walking ATM Anymore: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

I immediately opened the payment page. My finger hovered over the cancel button. “Hold on.” I looked up. “The yacht, lodge, and alcohol totaled up to 36,800 dollars. There are fifteen of us, so each of us would need to pay 2,400 dollars.”Everyone suddenly became very quiet at the jetty. Ella Reid was stunned for a second before she broke into laughter. “You must be kidding.”“I’m not.” I turned my phone screen toward her. “Transfer the money to me now, and I’ll immediately make the payment.” Her expression froze as she turned to Luke Anderson. Luke walked over with a frown and sounded impatient. “What are you doing now? Everyone is waiting to get onto the yacht. “Are you going to make all of us stand here just because you changed your mind at the last minute?” I looked around. My so-called friends were gossiping among themselves. Some of them were taking photos of me with their phones, and others were whispering. The floating captions appeared again. [What nonsense i

Ella called me, but I hung up on her. Luke sent me text messages, but I blocked him. I pulled up my bank application, cancelled my supplementary card, and revoked all payment authorizations. The floating captions appeared again. [Good job!][Let’s see what these clowns will do next.]I leaned against the couch and shut my eyes. No tears would come. I did not want to cry anyway.I just felt very tired and cold. The friendship and relationship I cherished had materialized through schemes from the very start. The next day, I went to the study in my family home and unlocked the safe. Inside the safe were the trust fund documents, property certificates, and other important documents my parents had left me. I remembered that I had placed all these documents according to chronological order. Yet, they were a mess. A few letters of authorization were missing. My heart sank as I quickly called the trust manager, Rosalind Taylor. “Rosalind, did anyone go to you with my

I did not look back. My phone buzzed in my pocket. It was a text message from Sandra. [Harper, how can you treat Ella like that? She’s crying so hard. Don’t you feel bad at all?]I laughed when I read the text message. Sandra was Ella’s best friend, and she usually followed Ella around so she could get some free meals. She had spent quite a bit of my money, too. Before this, she was the one who claimed that I usually acted generously. I did not answer her. Instead, I blocked her, too. The floating captions returned. [Here we go, all these side characters are making their appearances.][I’m so disgusted by Sandra. She’s using your money, yet she’s scolding you.][Harper, don’t give in. You can’t let any of them off the hook.]After I reached home, my phone started to buzz violently after I had just sat down. My social media account exploded. Sandra had written a long post and attached a photo of Ella crying. She wrote such a touching piece, claiming that I abando

She wanted to barge in, but I stopped her. “Say whatever you want to say here.”“I can’t talk here…” She stared at me with teary eyes. “Luke hit me. He said it’s all my fault. He threatened me… Harper, you’re the only one I have left.” I felt nothing. She had put on a similar act too many times before. “Ella,” I said, “if you’re here to apologize, I’ll accept it. But you have to pay back the money you owe and take legal responsibility.” “I’ll definitely pay you back!” She grabbed my hand. “Let me in, and I’ll tell you everything! Luke also scammed other people, he…”As she spoke, she tried to barge in as she slid her other hand into my pocket. I saw it. She was trying to get hold of my phone. I took a step back, and she missed her target. She almost fell. “What are you trying to do?” I stared at her coldly. Her cheeks were still tear-stained, yet her expression had changed. “Harper, you’d better know your place!” she suddenly screamed, “Do you think you’re all t