Ririko took out her phone, opened her banking app, and tapped the screen a few times-
Add a bank card, enter the card number, enter the expiration date, enter the security code...
She had been impulse shopping for the past few weeks, and the money she had gotten from Sofia was starting to run short.
She also didn't want to ask Bruce for money so soon. Otherwise, Alfred would grow suspicious and eventually conclude, "This woman is getting close to Master Bruce for his money."
Until she won Alfred over, she needed stronger financial backing.
The best way, of course, was to make this man who owned an iceberg foot her bills.
Oswald stood there, watching Ririko's profile as she worked on her phone with her head lowered.
Her eyelashes fluttered slightly, an suggestive smile lingered on her lips, and the way her fingers slid across the screen looked like she was caressing something precious.
Although he felt wronged, as if she were openly robbing him, he didn't stop her.
It's not like I have anywhere to spend the money I earn anyway... might as well spoil her.
That was all he could tell himself for comfort.
"Did you come to see me just to do this?"
Ririko finished linking the credit card and pressed "Confirm."
A notification reading "Card successfully added" popped up on the screen. She slipped her phone back into her pocket and tucked the credit card into its slot in his wallet.
She returned the wallet to his suit's inner pocket, buttoned his jacket for him, and patted his thin chest as though soothing a frightened little bird.
"Well, you do know how to satisfy me," she whispered in his ear, her warm breath washing over it.
Hearing her praise, Oswald didn't know whether to be