"Aunt, please don't have the secretary write a check for now. That piece of land is worth twenty million. I'm afraid of carrying such a large check; it might get lost."

At this point, Charlotte had already opened her handbag and took out a check. The amount on the check was only one million. This was the price of that piece of land twenty years ago, and she didn't intend to redeem it at its current market value.

Isabella's words caused a slight crack in Charlotte's perfect smile. She awkwardly ...