Chapter 1989

Early the next morning, Perseus was woken up by Ramona; they didn't sleep in the same room last night. After the conversation with Perseus, Ramona was now more guarded against Fred. While they were about to head downstairs, Fred came up with a pleasing smile on his face. "You're awake, Perseus. Come on, let's have breakfast downstairs." "Aren't you going to invite Melinda along?" Perseus swept his gaze over Melinda's room next door. "Oh, she already left the mountain." A wry smile spread across Fred's face at the mention of Melinda, and he shook his head helplessly. "Did she leave without even having breakfast?" Perseus was surprised at Melinda's temper and that she was still mad. "That's not all." Shrugging helplessly, Fred fished out a wad of cash from his pocket. There were big and small notes, and it was less than 500 dollars altogether. "Here, look at this. She even left money for the room and a note saying that she'll pay the remaining amount once she gets paid. She doesn'