Glory of the Great Tang

New York suburbs.

New York suburbs.

Racetrack Town.

"What?!"

The wealthy girl at the head of the group froze. After a long moment, she pointed at MAX in disbelief. "Her?"

"That's right, me!"

MAX was a little dazed too, but after Caroline whispered in her ear, "Now you know what Adam-style extravagance means, right?" and she recalled Adam confidently telling her earlier that everything would be fine, she held her head high and snapped back again. "That's right, me!"

True or not, she would snap back first.

"That manor is worth twelve million dollars!"

The wealthy girl at the head of the group looked MAX up and down, taking in her utterly unextravagant clothes and accessories. No matter what, she refused to believe MAX could buy a manor that even she could only dream of owning.

That was right!

When she had learned that Caroline had fallen on hard times, she had desperately wanted to bid on the finest manor in all of Racetrack Town. She had begged and wheedled her parents for it countless times.

But it had been useless.

It was too expensive!

For a vacation home they would only stay in a few times a year, spending such an outrageous sum was something no sane wealthy father would agree to.

If he could afford it so easily,

then as his daughter, how could she possibly have lacked even the qualifications to enter Caroline's notice?

"Yes."

Racetrack manager David smiled warmly at MAX. "Miss Black purchased the manor and is now our racetrack's most distinguished member."

"I don't believe it!"

"How is that possible?!"

"With her poor, tacky look, how could she have that much money?"

The wealthy girls all voiced their doubts.

It was not because MAX was still wearing that tacky mustard-yellow waitress uniform.

Ever since