With You Nevermore
"I really don't need it, but thanks."
Serge kept his smile, but the contempt in his eyes was plain to see.
Liana's grip on the check tightened, and she began her sarcasm.
"Just as hopeless as ever. You don't even know how to recognize an opportunity when it comes your way. No wonder you're broke!"
No sooner had she finished than the other classmates swarmed around.
A three-hundred-pound woman even tried to make me drink.
"Ryan, seeing that you're having such a tough time right now… Let's see. Drink a glass, and I'll give you a hundred dollars. If that's not enough, I can sweeten the pot a little more."