With that, Grace kept staring at James, and she expected this could force him to pay her the balance due.
She was confident James couldn't welch on his promise under the watchful eyes of the people, and this calculation, of course, was not a surprise for him.
He said, "Of course, a promise is a promise. But I'll have to ask for Yvonne's permission first she's in charge of our finance now."
With that, he turned to Yvonne, "What do you say, Yvonne?" Yvonne knew what he meant to do and was prepared for that.
She said, "I'll say no. Your money is earned through hard work, and I'm not gonna give it to somebody else just because they want it. Besides, Aunt Grace had imprisoned me for a couple of days before our wedding, and she owes me an explanation."
Brant got startled at that, and he turned to Grace, "Did you, Grace?" Grace's eyes swept Yvonne's face in surprise.
She eventually decided it was better to reveal it now since they'd sooner or later find it out.
