Suddenly, I Am Rich

Gray was bothered by what he saw. They were already back in the apartment, but it still bothered him. He didn’t want to think oddly about it, but the sight was something to behold.

”I wonder who that guy is…” Gray murmured slowly.

His eyes slowly travelled to his phone’s gallery. He hates to admit it, but he took a picture of the two. For what reason? He didn’t know. He still hadn’t thought about whether to say it to Chloe or Emily.

’But I guess, I still have to say it in the end.’ Gray just sighed again.

He already tried searching for the woman on the internet. So far, no one on social media platforms has mentioned her dating Jonathan. He guessed that it was still a secret to the public and a floating rumor to those who knew.

After all, the woman was not that well-known. It must also be the reason why she wasn’t even covering herself earlier.

Aside from that, Jonathan’s image was not one to mess with just because of these things. For the public, he was a loving father to his two daughters and a man who had loved his wife endlessly, even though she died years ago.

For Gray, he was sure that Jonathan wouldn’t want to taint that image of his for a short love, but if he was serious…

”Damn, I can’t imagine that.”

Gray made a face as he realized the age difference between the two. It’s close to 30 years!

He didn’t know if it was Jonathan or the girl that’s lucky, but, oh well.

”At the end of the day… this isn’t my mess to deal with,” he muttered.

Gray’s eyes drifted back to his phone to look at the single photo sitting quietly on his screen. He stared at it for a long moment, weighing his options in his brain.

Sending it directly to Chloe was out of the question for him. She was too emotionally invested, and this kind of information would only hurt her more than help.

Emily, on the other hand, was different. He knew that she would be calmer and Grounded. If anyone could think clearly about what to do with this, it would be her.

”This is the only help I can give them,” Gray said quietly.

But even then, he hesitated about it. Sending something like this directly was reckless. It would certainly leave a trail that could easily circle back to him. Gray had no intention of inserting himself back into Jonathan’s affairs any more than necessary.

That part of his life was already done for him. So thinking of it, he realized that he could only do one thing.

”Yeah… this should be right…” he quickly stood up and walked to his desk.

He powered on his laptop and opened a private browser. In there, with a few clicks and additions, he created a new email without any personal details. He made sure that he was private.

Once the account was ready, he attached the photo and sent it with a simple header. After that, he clocked out.

Once the confirmation popped up on the screen, he didn’t stay any longer. He went back to the setting and deleted his account.

After that, he relaxed and shut down his laptop before going back to his bed.

”I’ve done what I can,” Gray murmured. Whatever happened next would be up to them to act and decide.

With that thought in his mind, Gray closed his eyes and before long, sleep claimed him.

- - -

At a mansion inside a well-gated city, a woman could be seen waking up in her nightgown.

”Ugh… what time is it??” The woman, Emily, annoyingly muttered as she reached out for her phone, which was ringing with an alarm.

After closing her alarm, she lay in her bed for a moment. She stared at the white ceiling as she listened to the familiar silence of her room. Her room felt cold and lonely.

”Another day it is,” She let out a soft breath and pushed herself up from the bed.

She washed up, changed into a simple outfit, and tied her hair back. Since it was no office day, she would just do simple work on their house, which is why she didn’t need to look the best.

After setting herself, she went out of her room and went to the garden. The maids quickly served her breakfast the moment she sat. It was a routine that she does every weekend.

As Emily ate, she opened her laptop and checked her email. Just then, Emails flooded in, even if it’s just a few hours since she last checked it.

She began skimming through them. She just wanted to see what she should focus on later. She deleted unnecessary emails and flagged those she needed to read later.

However, as she was scrolling through her email, a sight bothered her.

She saw a sent email from an unfamiliar sender. It has a random address with no profile photo attached on it. The subject line was also short and oddly plain.

”A picture you might be interested in.”

Emily frowned when she read that.

”Is this another spam?” she muttered.

Her instinct told her to just delete it. She had always received one every now and then, so it wasn’t new. She had learned long ago not to entertain them.

Her cursor hovered over the trash icon, but for some reason, she felt uncomfortable deleting it without seeing what it was.

”As long as I don’t click any links, then I’m fine…” After a brief pause, Emily sighed and clicked the email.

In there, there was only one attachment. She was about to went back when she saw the preview of the image.

”H-Huh? A picture of people?” Her brows knit together.

”What is this supposed to be?” she murmured. She hesitated before opening the file.

The image loaded…

And Emily quickly froze as her breathing hitched.

”No fucking way.”