Chapter 553

Dim-witted as he was, Shane asked, "Why?" Exhaustion washed over Sasha. She never had trouble getting her point across before, though that was when she conversed with intelligent folk. With Shane, she had to spell things out slowly. "Because Yvonne knows how hard it must be for you to cope without your dad's support and that you'd turn to me when everyone else turns you away. Unfortunately, I'm not getting paid enough to give you an allowance. "But Yvonne's different. Sure, her paycheck isn't huge, but she's generous when it comes to you." She gave Shane a knowing look and added, "She'll be nicer to you than I can ever be, you'll see." "You have a point!" Shane's eyes glittered, but his brows furrowed a beat later. "But I don't remember Yvonne giving me money." "That must be because you never brought it up," Sasha pointed out matter-of-factly, crossing her arms. "If you did, she'd give you the money without question." She might not know Yvonne well enough, but she was willing to