I felt a secret thrill inside—serves him right, he must be getting anxious.

In a casual tone, I replied, "To renew it."

Mark's brow furrowed, "Renew?"

I nodded and walked into the living room, turning on our vintage record player. I placed a vinyl record of Liam Steele's songs on it and said, "A few days ago, I saw their advertisement saying the annual yield increased by a point, and it ends at the end of the month. I remembered that the financial products I bought last ...