Chapter 71

As if every word physically hurt, Vivian's face twisted in pain. "It was just a rear-end collision. Isn't this a bit much?" Theo leaned closer, thoughtfully stepping in to explain. "Ms. Hartwell, haven't you ever heard of the parts-to-whole ratio for a Rolls-Royce?" Vivian shook her head. To her, a car was nothing more than a means of transportation. She had never bothered to look into these things. "What does that even mean?" Theo thought about it for a few seconds before answering, "It means a 1.5 million dollar heart, a 750 thousand dollar kidney, and a 2 million dollar worth of bone marrow come together to form someone like me, who makes just a few thousand a month." Vivian immediately understood, and her expression stiffened. If she remembered correctly, that day she had smashed the entire rear bumper of Kingston's car. Although she did have some savings now, that money was meant to be her startup capital when she returned to Durmont to reopen her company. Given the increasin