When She Unveils Identities Novel Chapter 196 – Shirley, You Finally Came Back
In the live broadcast room, the other fans were also shocked by Visitor 12358 and left comments.
“Oh my goodness, what a generous tipper. Respect!”
“He really spent a lot of money on a beautiful girl!”
“Could it be a rich man cheering up his girlfriend?”
The room was flooded with comments.
Shirley stared at the profile picture of the top tipper and became even more curious about the
person behind the ID.
She originally thought that it would end here.
Mollie was also excited and said loudly to the camera, “There are only five minutes left before the live broadcast ends. Thank you, my biggest tipper, for giving me a chance to be on the dating reality show. I will also keep my word. I will prepare a romantic candlelight dinner for you and Shirley…”
But suddenly, another mysterious fan crazily sent gifts. He gave out 11,000 Ferraris, making him
replace Visitor 12358 and become the No.1 tipper.
Everyone was wound up. The number of viewers in the live broadcast room continued to rise, reaching 50 million.
“This, umm… Welcome, Shadow, and thank you for the Ferraris. At present, our biggest tipper has changed. That is to say, the person who will have a candlelight dinner with Shirley has changed…”
Mollie stuttered, becoming soft at the knees again.
She wondered why there were so many rich people out there, who could squander hundreds of thousands of dollars without any hesitation. It really stepped out of any norm that she had known.
Surely, Visitor 12358 did not admit defeat. He immediately added another thousand Ferraris to compete with Shadow.
In this way, in a short five minutes, the top tipper had been changing between the two constantly.
Everyone looked at it and didn’t dare to breathe. They only wrote the countdown in the comment
section. “5, 4, 3, 2, 1”
In the end, the position was taken back by Visitor 12358, who sent out Ferraris with a total worth of nearly 5 million dollars‘
Thank you, Visitor 12358, thank you so much. You really are a big fan of Shirley Looking forward.
to seeing you tomorrow night”
Mollie put her hands together and kept thanking the man before the screen. She could not thank
him enough.
Shirley was also a little touched. She looked at the camera and said, “No matter who you are, I will be waiting for you tomorrow night!”
Shirley smiled charmingly and threw a kiss towards the phone screen, which was extremely
tempting.
On the other hand, Braden, who was none other than Visitor 12358 himself, the man that just tipped. 5 million dollars, put on a cold, calm face.
He vaguely thought that he had been tricked by Shirley, and this was not even the first time.
“Damn it!”
Braden wanted to slap himself to death.
He just let his heart and hands go beyond control!
Of course, Braden didn’t really hit himself. Instead, he childishly reached out to his phone, wanting to slap Shirley on the screen.
At this time, Shirley threw a kiss. Braden’s long fingers froze in the air. The gloom between hist eyebrows turned into gentleness.
Like he was stroking a kitten, Braden gently caressed Shirley’s delicate face on the screen. He whispered, “Shirley… You finally came back!”
With a bang, the door to the president’s office was suddenly pushed open.
“Mr. Guerra, please wait. You can’t go in without Mr. Stewart’s permission!”
The secretary opened her arms and looked like she was trying to stop Keith.
In fact, everyone in the company, including her, wanted Keith to burst into the office and see what was happening to their boss.
After all, everyone was watching the exciting live broadcast.
Many people even guessed that the top tipper, who sent gifts worth 5 million dollars, was Braden!
Braden naturally didn’t expect that someone would come in, so he quickly turned off his phone with a guilty look.
If someone found out that he was the sucker who spent 5 million dollars to impress a pretty girl. Braden would lose face!
“Braden, did you watch Shirley’s live broadcast?
Keith rushed to Braden excitedly and asked, “Tell me the truth. You are the No.1 on the donation
list, aren’t you?
Braden looked cold and aloof. He flipped through the documents in his hand and said
expressionlessly, “What live broadcast?”
“Still pretending? I don’t believe you don’t know anything about something so big. Besides… How would you miss Shirley’s live broadcast?”
“I’m very busy,” Braden said without raising his head.
He meant to ask Keith to shut up.
Keith thought that Braden would definitely not admit it. After all, this guy had always been
arrogant.
Therefore, he grabbed the phone that Braden had put aside by surprise.
“The phone is even off. It’s even more suspicious. I’ll check it now!”
Keith said, trying to turn on the phone.
“Give it to me!”
Braden looked up and gave Keith the dagger eyes.
Keith swallowed and got instantly afraid. He put the phone back where it was and whispered, “Braden, you don’t have to be embarrassed to admit that you watched the live broadcast. It’s not something shameful!
“Back then, to find Shirley, you almost toppled the entire earth. In the end, not only couldn’t find her but you were even pranked by her. It was a bit… Ha–ha, it was truly embarrassing
Keith originally wanted to advise Braden.
However, when he remembered that four years ago, Braden had rushed to an island to find Shirley. In the end, he couldn’t find her and was even pranked by Shirley. Braden had to beg over a hundred islanders on his way to escape from the island. Keith couldn’t help but laugh as he thought of it.
The worst thing was when Braden had to say to every person he saw on the island “Shirley is the most beautiful and kind–hearted person in the world. I was blind and wrongly blamed her. I am an idiot“. It was recorded, and the video was shown on the official social media account of the Stewart Group for five long minutes!
Since then, Braden’s friends had to joke about it every now and then.
Four years had passed, and this joke was about to stop being funny.
Now that Shirley had suddenly appeared again, this joke instantly became amusing again.
Keith couldn’t hold it in anymore He pressed his stomach and laughed for a full five minutes!
“Do you want to die? I don’t mind giving you a hand!”
Braden couldn’t take it anymore and put down the documents in his hand. His long fingers crossed
and his knuckles cracked.
“I dare not!”
Keith took a deep breath and tried to refrain from laughing.
“You came to me in the middle of the night just to talk to me about this nonsense?”
Braden asked impatiently.
“How can this be considered nonsense? I am here to advise you to go find your little girlfriend and get back together with her. If you are any later… Look at the situation tonight. How many wolves are chasing after her? Don’t let her fly away again!”
Keith advised sincerely.
Braden said coldly, “There’s no need.”
“Braden, why are you being so stubborn? You clearly are still hung up on her Why can’t you just
admit it?”
“My relationship with her has already ended. If there was any possibility, I would have gone to find her long ago. There is no need to wait until now.”
Braden said seriously.
He knew very well that the end was the end. There was no point in continuing to get involved with
Shirley.
“Well, is there a possibility that you couldn’t find her at all?”
Being stared at, Keith immediately stopped ridiculing and said tentatively, “If it’s really over, then I won’t be holding myself back… To be honest, I am No.3 on the list tonight!”
Braden instantly asked, “If you are No.3, then who is No.2?”
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“Well… How would I know who No. 2 is?”
Keith quickly grasped the key information and asked with a half–smile, “Braden, why didn’t you ask who No. 1 is? Doesn’t that make him you?”
It made much more sense that people should be curious about the first place, instead of the second!
Braden knew that he couldn’t deny it anymore, so he pursed his lips and didn’t say anything. “Don’t mess with me” was written all over his cold and handsome face.
However, Keith was fearless. He continued to tease, “Braden, as the netizens said, you are really willing to spend a lot of money to impress a girl. 5 million dollars for a dinner is definitely going to break the world record. Tomorrow night… You will be there, right?”
Mr.
Braden still didn’t answer. Instead, he started to tease Keith, “How can I compare with you, Guerra, when it comes to spending money on girls? Over the years, to make your girlfriend famous, you probably have spent more than 50 million dollars. You are truly the biggest supporter!”
Keith’s expression immediately changed. His eyes fluttered as he denied, “What nonsense are you talking about? Alice and I only have a working relationship. I support her because I think she has great potential and can bring value to Universe Entertainment. There is no such thing.”
“Is that so?”
Braden smiled and ridiculed, “Since she has potential, why hasn’t she made a splash after four years? Is her value lying in costing Universe Entertainment money?”
Keith was immediately defeated. He touched his nose awkwardly and said, trying to save face, “She’s… Alice’s big break is coming soon. Universe Entertainment has created a few more movies for her. She works so hard, and she will eventually be famous!”
“Fame does not come with just hard work. It still depends on her fate.”
Braden raised his eyebrows. There was an inexplicably playful look on his handsome face. “For example, someone… She disappeared for four years. As soon as she returned, she was at the peak. This kind of success does not come no matter how much money was spent.”
Keith curled his lips and could not help but roll his eyes. “Braden, everyone knows that girlfriend is great. Didn’t you say that you don’t care? What’s with the proud face?”
“Doi look proud?” Braden frowned.
“Proud, very proud.” Keith nodded emphatically
your
Braden realized that he seemed to be too cocky. He immediately put on a serious and cold look and asked seriously, “You just said that you were going to make a move on someone Do you mean it
Keith finally got some response from Braden. He hurriedly said, “Of course I mean it. Although a man shouldn’t date his friend’s girlfriend, she is not really your girlfriend. If I don’t make a move, wouldn’t it be a pity?”
“Okay.”
Braden nodded and said with a straight face, “If that’s the case, then I’ll make a move on Alice as well. Anyway, many years ago, there was also some romantic tension between us… And I think I have a bigger chance now.”
Keith immediately admitted defeat. “Bro, don’t mess around. I was just joking. You win. You really
win.”
Keith originally wanted to provoke Braden so that this proud guy could face his feelings. However, Braden was too good. He really knew how to hit where it hurt the most.
Braden smiled and said calmly, “I didn’t know that you would actually stop playing the field this
time.”
‘No way. How is that possible?”
Keith acted like he didn’t care. “She is not even my type. You know that I don’t like petite women. How would I be committed to her? It’s just… I am just showing concern for my employee. Have you ever seen a player settling down? Besides, she and I aren’t even an item!”
“Is that so?”
Braden raised his phone. “I recorded everything you said just now. Why don’t I send it to her now?”
“No!”
Keith had a serious expression on his face that Braden had never seen before. He was eager to grab
Braden’s phone.
Although Keith was not interested in girls like Alice, she was still his employee and a star that Universe Entertainment had hyped up for several years. How could he let Alice be hurt emotionally?
After the two men childishly argued for a while, Braden said, “In the future, don’t meddle in the things between me and someone. In exchange, I won’t send out the recording either!”
“Okay, okay, okay. You won. I won’t gossip again or talk too much.”
This time, Keith was really tamed by Braden.
“Good boy!”
Braden nodded with satisfaction.
Sure enough, at the critical moment, he had to use Alice as a weapon to deal with Keith, who was
nosey and deserved a beating!
Keith immediately fled in defeat. Before he left, he still didn’t give up and said, “You will go to the dinner date tomorrow, right, Braden?”
Seeing that Braden had turned on his phone and looked like he was about to send the recording, Keith quickly left. “Never mind! I didn’t just say that!”
At the same time, he said in his heart, Braden, Braden, just keep pretending. Let’s see who regrets it
in the end!
After Mollie ended the live broadcast, she was still in great disbelief.
She looked at the earnings backstage and opened her mouth wide.
“Oh my goodness, there’s so much money. Even after the platform has its cut, we still have earned millions… No wonder people say it’s the industry you choose that counts!”
“You silly girl.” Shirley was amused.
“I am a silly girl, and Shirley, you are my money–spinner From now on, I will hold on to you never let you go. Nothing can separate us other than death!”
Mollie said this, held Shirley, and kissed her repeatedly.
“Okay, alright, stop…”
and
With great difficulty, Shirley broke free and sighed, “I didn’t expect that I would be so popular. If I knew that I could earn money by just showing my face, I wouldn’t have been doing R&D in the past
few years!”
“Shirley, you mean, you have been doing research and development in the past few years? What have you developed? You are so amazing!”
“It’s nothing. I am just slightly smarter than average people!”
Shirley revealed a smug smile and then mysteriously said, “As for what I developed, you will soon
know.”
Mollie asked, “Thanks to you today, I was able to get a spot on the dating reality show. I promised the biggest tipper a candlelight dinner with you. Can you cooperate a little?”
Shirley shrugged and said with interest, “I also want to meet this generous man!”
“Then the dinner reservation will be at Red House Restaurant. I am inviting the man now
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After Mollie finished speaking, she opened TikTok and sent a message to Visitor 12358.
“Hi, dinner is at eight o’clock tomorrow night at Red House Restaurant. Our beautiful Shirley is looking forward to seeing you!”
After a long time, the man on the other side slowly replied.
After reading it, Mollie and Shirley almost fainted!
“What’s wrong with him?”
Chapter 198 Let Me Take Care of You
They saw that Visitor 12358 wrote: “Depends on my mood.”
Although they didn’t know what this big tipper looked like, just from the four words, they could. picture an arrogant and cool face.
Mollie opened the profile of Visitor 12358 and stared at it for a long time, but nothing was written
on it.
“This seems to be a newly registered account. The profile picture is automatically generated. There is nothing in the personal information, but the person just spent 5 million dollars just like that… He is obviously going after you, Shirley!”
Mollie boldly guessed, “Do you think he is Mr. Stewart?”
“Maybe. We will know tomorrow.” Shirley looked at the profile picture, which looked like that of a ghost follower, and smiled faintly.
If Shirley really wanted to know, she could track down the IP address in minutes. However, she did not do it. She was looking forward to the meeting tomorrow and wondering whether the big tipper
would keep an appointment.
Late at night, Shirley returned to Nancy’s private apartment.
Ewan had also come to find her unexpectedly.
“Shirley, you’re finally back. If you don’t come back, I might call the police!”
Ewan was worried for the whole night. The moment he saw that Shirley was fine, he finally stopped
worrying as if relieved of a heavy load.
Nancy said happily, “I already said that you were worried about nothing. How can Shirley be
bullied? It’s good enough that she doesn’t bully others. Look at tonight’s live broadcast. Shirley was even prettier than usual. In just two hours, she got money from a lot of men…. How did you do it?
Please write a book about it!”
“Okay, are you two doing stand–up comedy here? Aren’t you tired in the middle of the night?”
Shirley stretched and was a little tired.
“You hadn’t come back. How can we sleep? Don’t go to sleep now. Talk with us for a while
Nancy’s bright eyes were full of curiosity She grabbed Shirley’s arm and asked, “The No 1 on the list, could it be that guy?
“How do I know?”
“You really don’t know?
“I really don’t know!”
“You don’t want to find out?”
Nancy asked, trying to get to the bottom.
“I don’t want to. Anyway, the money is in my hands.”
Then, Shirley looked at Ewan, who was strangely silent.
“Hey, why are you so quiet today, Mr Parker? Don’t tell me you are the No.1 on the list.”
Shirley teased with a smile.
In the past, she had always called Ewan by his first name.
In these four years, with Ewan’s unremitting efforts, he finally advanced from “Ewan” to “Mr.
Parker“, and the two seemed to be in a relationship.
“It wasn’t me!”
Ewan lazily propped up his chin, and his handsome and cool face was now full of melancholy. “You also know that in the past two years, the Parker family has almost run out of money for Korita Group. How could I squander 5 million dollars like that? I have to file an application for just 200
thousand dollars now. It’s so bad.”
“Alright, alright. I know that you have suffered a lot in the past few years. To support my career, you don’t even have money to pick up girls. Don’t worry… I won’t let you lose.”
Shirley walked to Ewan’s side and rubbed his thick and soft hair like she was coaxing a child. She
also sounded very doting.
Ewan, on the other hand, went with Shirley’s words and said, “That’s right. Now, all the girls know that I have nothing now and can’t get further away from me. Shirley, you have to be responsible for
this!”
“No problem. After we are done with this, we will go and register our marriage. Let me take care of
you!”
Shirley seemed to be joking, but in fact, she meant it.
In the past four years, without the support of the Parker family without concern for return, Shirley would not be able to achieve success so quickly and come back so confidently.
Currently, she was not afraid of anyone The only thing she was afraid of was betraying Ewan s
trust!
“That’s more like it.
Ewan was whiny and jealous for the whole night. Finally, there was a happy look on his handsome
face
Ewan thought about how glorious he used to be. Because he was too cunning, people gave him the nickname “Seatle Slyboots“. No matter how arrogant people were, they would have to take a detour when they saw Ewan, afraid that they would be messed up.
Now, he was completely changed by Shirley.
Every day, Ewan would keep a low profile. He would not be involved in any trouble or bully the weak. When he had nothing to do, he would go out and do good deeds. He was obedient, like a typical good man!
Shirley suddenly got curious. “You are at least No. 2 then. After all, this is not the first time you used this kind of trickery on people
H
In the charity banquet, she and Ewan used this method to play Braden like a fool.
“I really don’t have money. I can’t do it even if I want to.” Ewan shook his head.
“That’s strange. Then who could it be?”
Shirley took a long breath. She was too lazy to think about it anymore. She just thought that she was too charming and had too many rich fans.
After washing up, Shirley returned to her room.
It was an afternoon at Sunflower Island. Shirley could not wait to call May.
“Ms. Wilson, how have you been? I think you are trending. Did that jerk mess with you?”
Although May was old, she was a heavy Internet user and knew that Shirley got famous instantly.
May was not worried about anything else, but that Braden might cause trouble for Shirley.
“I am fine. So far, that guy hasn’t done anything. He probably doesn’t take me seriously anymore.”
“That’s good!”
May gritted her teeth and said, “I hope that jerk doesn’t come to you again or try to get Ben and Ally It’s best for the two of you to forget about each other.”
With a calm expression, Shirley didn’t much and asked, “Where are Ben and Ally anyway?”
“Oh, Ms. Wilson, I was just getting to it…”
May was taking care of two little ones, who could be a handful. She felt overwhelmed.
“After you left, Ben was unhappy. He said that he wanted to learn from you and locked himself in the room to do experiments. No one can disturb him. He will go out when you come back
Shirley couldn’t help but laugh. “He is indeed my son. He also likes fiddling with things since little What a little genius.”
“What about Ally? Is she angry with me?”
“Ally is a bit better. She is not angry with you. She just has to talk about you a few hundred times every day. She made a small phone and told you a lot of secrets every day!”
“May, call the kids over. I want to chat with them for a while.”
Shirley missed her babies so much and wanted to video chat with them long ago.
“Okay, Ms. Wilson, wait a moment….
May said, putting the phone down and shouting the names of Alisha and Bennett.
After a while, Alisha ran over with her cute braids, but Shirley didn’t see Bennett…
Chapter 199 Do Not Lead Him On
Shirley, tired after a long day, relaxed at this moment and felt warm.
“Mommy, are you happy today? I missed you so much!”
Alisha was a sweet girl, with big eyes as round and moist as grapes.
Holding a homemade phone, Alisha aimed one end at the screen and held the other to her ear “Mommy, if you have secrets, you can tell me May won’t hear it!”
Shirley was amused by Alisha’s innocence. She played along and whispered, “Are you a good girl today? Did you pee your pants?”
Alisha’s face was as red as an apple “Bad mommy. I stopped peeing my pants a long time ago. The one that peed his pants is Bennett!”
“Haha, that’s right. I forgot that you have long stopped peeing your pants. But you take a lot of time
to get out of bed.”
‘Mommy, come back quickly. As long as you come back, I will get up quickly. Ben and I miss you so
much!”
Alisha lowered her puppy eyes and said pitifully.
“Don’t worry. Things go well here. I will be back soon.”
Shirley promised her daughter.
After a bit more loving exchanges, Shirley still did not see Bennett, so she said to Alisha, “Where is Bennett? Doesn’t he miss Mommy? Why didn’t he come to the phone?
“Well…”
Alisha blinked her big eyes and said, “Bennett is still angry with Mommy. He said that he doesn’t want to see Mommy before Mommy comes back!”
“For real? Could you get Bennett to the phone, honey
“No!”
Alisha shook her head. She had given Bennett her word. She said, “Bennett said that he is doing experiments. He wants to create something amazing to impress you, so we can’t disturb him. This microphone was made by Bennett for me. He’s amazing!
Shirley shook her head helplessly
Speaking of which, Bennett was just like her
Since he was young, he had been proficient in all kinds of things. He liked to study things and often locked himself up in his lab for days. He was obviously scientist material. So Shirley didn’t want to stop him.
“Alright then. Tell him later that Mommy misses him very much. Tell him not to be angry with Mommy anymore!”
“Okay, Mommy, don’t worry. Just leave it to me
Then they ended the conversation.
Shirley did not think too much about it and went to sleep.
The next morning
Shirley got up early. She was going to the Wilson’s house like she had planned and also signing a contract with the design company to start the plan of renovating the Wilson’s house
Nancy was worried and insisted on going with her
The two made the trip in the red Ferrari again.
Nancy bought exquisite pastries, took a bite herself, and fed Shirley some They attracted a lot of attention along the way
Nancy had held it in for the whole night and finally asked, “Shirley, you said that you are marrying my brother, is it true
“Why would I lie?
“But I feel that you don’t like my brother. He has always been like your servant. How can a princess marry her servant ? ̈
“Marriage isn’t about if we love each other, but if we are suitable for each other”
Shirley made fun of herself. “Take me for an example I used to love that guy so much, but see how i
ended up
“It s hard for me to get close to people, especially to men. Ewan has been by my side all these years. He helped me supported me, and warmed me. This makes me feel peaceful. I don’t think there is anyone more suitable for me than him in this world.
You think he suits you be ause he is suppressing his personality to become more ke your type
wh, thats not fe
Frowning, Nancy thought for a long time about how to put it. Then she said, “He has been hiding his edge for you. In fact, Ewan is very proud. He has ideas, abilities, and ambitions. Otherwise, he
wouldn’t have become the famous devil of Seatle City. He isn’t a submissive and indecisive
dumbass he acts like in front of you.”
“I know that.”
Shirley said, “After all, the Parker family relies on murky business to earn money. How can you
intimidate those bastards if you haven’t got the real deal? Ewan is Mr. Parker’s most valued kid and
will take over the Parker family in the future. Of course he isn’t a dumbass.”
“Since you know, then don’t lead him on….”
Nancy pleaded with rare seriousness, “Ewan really likes you. Although he looks careless and shallow, like a playboy… In fact, he takes relationships very seriously. If he loves someone, he will love her forever. If you are not sure if he is the one, don’t give him false hope I don’t want to see him get heartbroken one day.”
Although she and Ewan often fought since they were young, they were twins and were good at reading each other’s minds.
No one knew better than Nancy how much Ewan loved Shirley.
No one knew if Shirley had really moved on from Braden.
If someday, Shirley got back together with Braden, then Ewan would be devastated!
“Don’t worry. I know your concerns. Those things won’t happen.”
Shirley knew what choice she should make, and her tone was firm. “Maybe Ewan is not my true love, but I’m sure I am willing to walk with him to the end of my life hand in hand. Our relationship is so much more than just romantic feelings.”
“That’s good. Sorry for bitching about it.”
Nancy nodded.
Although Shirley gave her a guarantee, deep down, Nancy still didn’t have much confidence in their relationship. She felt that something bad would happen…
The car soon arrived at the Wilson’s house.
Because this place used to be haunted and was burned down later, all the neighbors had moved, and this place had become deserted and overgrown.
Looking from afar, it was spooky and desolate. It was even cordoned off, looking especially bleak.
“My home that I grew up in has actually become like this!”
Shirley looked at the deserted place in front of her and frowned deeply.
Three generations of the family had lived here, so it was a special place.
Now that she saw the ruins of her home, she felt awful, as if the most precious thing for her had
been spit on.
“Yes, after that fire, this place became a no–go place for people in Seatle City. It has been abandoned for many years. It is quite difficult to rebuild it. You might as well just buy a new
house”
Nancy sighed with a look of wistfulness.
One had to know that this place used to be a famous neighborhood for the rich. But life was full of surprises!
“There are many houses, but there is only one home. The Wilson’s house must be rebuilt, no matter how difficult it is!”
In addition to dealing with some matters of the Korita Group, the biggest reason that she came back was to rebuild the Wilson’s house.
The two removed the cordons and were about to go in to take a look
Suddenly, someone ran over and said fiercely, “Who are you? This is private property; you are not allowed to trespass!”
Chapter 200 No One Can Mess With It
“Private property
Shirley frowned as she observed the other guy with sharp eyes.
saw that this guy was wearing a security guard’s uniform and should be a staff member that
guarded this area
“How dare you? This is het house When did it become your private property
Nancy was famous for her short fuse She shouted at the security guard, “We’re going in now. Get
out of the way!
“I don’t care who this house belongs to. Now, this land is subject to expropriation, so it is private property: Our boss said that without his permission, no one can come in here!”
The security guard straightened his back and said fiercely.
“Hey, you didn’t hear what I said? Do you want me to kick your ass?”
Nancy rolled up her sleeves, looking like she was going to pick a fight with the security guard.
Although she wasn’t a good fighter, Shirley was. With an expert like Shirley protecting her, she was
fearless!
“You can kick my ass. But even if you beat me to death today, I can’t let you in. This is my duty. If you don’t cooperate, I will call someone over.”
As the security guard spoke, he took out his walkie–talkie and shouted to it, “Someone is making.
trouble here Please send more people over immediately
“Damn, you are unreasonable. I’ve told you this house is hers. You’re kicking us out of our own place. Are you serious?”
Nancy couldn’t take it anymore and rushed over angrily. She really wanted to use violence.
Shirley was much calmer. She stopped Nancy and said to the security guard, “Sorry, I’m the owner of this house. I haven’t been back for several years. Can you tell me what happened?”
“So you are the owner that our boss can’t reach…”
The security guard’s face softened. He said, “I’ve told you. This piece of land has been expropriated, and a waste processing station will be built here. The construction will start at the end of the month.
You come back just in time. You’re the only one that hasn’t signed the agreement. Find a time and sign it.”
Shirley’s expression instantly became serious. She asked, “This is a high end residential
neighborhood. Why is it suddenly going to be turned into a waste processing station? Who made the
decision?”
“The government, of course. The waste processing station is the government’s decision. It’s about city planning. This area used to be a residential area, but the residents have all moved away in the past few years. According to the government’s plan for the city’s next ten years, this place’s value will not increase anymore. It’s its honor to be turned into a waste processing station!”
The security guard said with a straight face.
Although he was a nobody, he cared about what was going on in this place. He knew more about national affairs, city planning, and other things than anyone else
Nancy couldn’t stand it anymore and said angrily, “If I understand it correctly, you’re tearing down my friend’s house, which is full of unforgettable memories for her, and building a waste processing
station on it?”
“You’re right.”
The security guard nodded and said, “Now this area has been cordoned off, no one is allowed to enter or leave freely. If you really are the owner, you’d better sign the agreement as soon as possible to get more compensation.”
“What if I refuse to sign it?”
Shirley asked coldly.
“Then we can only treat your house as an illegal building and tear it down.”
The security guard shrugged helplessly.
After all, no matter how powerful the owner was, it could not compare to the government.
“I understand.”
“Then I won’t go in today.” Shirley nodded.
Nancy couldn’t believe it. She grabbed Shirley and asked, “Shirley, you are not leaving just like this, are you? This house means so much to you. Now it is going to be turned into a waste processing station. It’s so insulting! How can you put up with it?”
Shirley took a deep breath and said solemnly, “Of course I can’t, but I don’t want to make things difficult for a guard. He is just doing his job.”
“Then what are you going to do?”
“Find the bad guy that tries to make this place a waste dump and ask him to leave this place alone
“The bad guy?”
Nancy was confused and asked, “The security guard just said that this is the government’s decision. Why are there bad guys?”
“On the surface, it’s the government. But in fact, there must be some capitalists behind it. So to
take care of this thing, we have to take care of the capitalist first.”
Shirley said meaningfully.
She had a bad feeling
She had a hunch that this guy behind the whole thing was not easy to deal with and she was the
reason why he did all this!
Shirley and Nancy returned to the apartment.
Nancy was going on a date with her new boyfriend, so Shirley was left alone at home
She took out her computer and entered the relevant information about the area the Wilson’s house
was in and began to investigate this thing.
This area was decided to be expropriated half a year ago.
It was because too many things had happened in this place, such as the suicide of Shirley’s parents,
the ghosts, and the arson done by some avenger
Back then, after the Wilson’s house was burned to ashes, the couple who set the fire was found hanging at the entrance of the Wilson’s house.
And the couple happened to be the couple whose daughter died mysteriously in Keith’s nightclub
and who later lost the case because Jim was the defense attorney.
Therefore, this area was rumored to be evil, and people living nearby had long moved away. So this
place had been abandoned for years.
Half a year ago, the city government collected people’s opinions on the location of a new large
waste processing station. This place got the most votes, so it was expropriated.
On the surface, there was nothing wrong with this thing. If Shirley refused to accept it, then she was
going against the people. In the end, not only would she lose the house, but she would also receive a
lot of criticism.
In fact, the whole thing was a scheme.
The mastermind behind it was Rocco Warter from the Warter family.
The Warter family was one of the top eight families in Seatle City. Because it was too mysterious, no
one knew how powerful it was.
But rumor had it that Rocco was a pervert. Although he was in his forties, he got himself a
sixteen year–old girl every month and slept with those girls to stay young.
Shirley really couldn’t understand it. She had no enmity with this guy. They were even complete strangers. Why did he want to mess with her?
However, no matter who he was and what his purpose was, no one could mess with the Wilson
family!
Shirley easily got Rocco’s private number and was ready to have a good chat with him.
At this time, her cousin Mollie called. She sounded excited. “Shirley, where are you? The top tipper
has arrived. Geez. He is so handsome that my nose is bleeding. Come quickly!”
Chapter 201 Long Time No See
“Oh, yeah?”
Shirley was instantly intrigued.
When she investigated Rocco, she also checked the IP address of the one who topped the reward list. The address was in the Stewart Group. Who was behind the ID was self–evident.
Shirley just did not expect that Braden, such a proud person, would adopt such a despicable method to meet her, which completely destroyed his ruthless and cold image.
So, she couldn’t wait to laugh at him.
“Tell him to wait there I’ll be right there!”
Shirley got up and turned off the computer She stretched comfortably and went directly to the
restaurant.
“Shirley, I’m here!”
Mollie stood at the entrance of the restaurant and waved to Shirley from afar
Because that live broadcast program earned her a big fortune, she directly reserved the whole top
restaurant in Seatle City
After Shirley parked the car, she got out of the car
Shirley’s wavy hair was placed to one side and fixed with a delicate diamond hairpin. She was wearing a Klein blue chiffon blouse, a pair of sky–white wide–leg trousers, and silver high heels. She looked tall and dashing, showing an attractive and imposing air
“Wow, Shirley, you are so beautiful today. I feel that you’re just like a model. So pleasant to the
eyes!”
Due to Shirley’s imposing manner, Mollie didn’t dare to get close. She could only sigh from afar
“Haha, you’re so sweet. You talk so nicely.”
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Shirley naturally held Mollie’s arm and asked, “How long has Braden been here? Do you think he has any conspiracy?”
“Mr Stewart?”
Mollie shook her head in confusion. “The person who came is not Mr. Stewart
“Isn’t it him?–
“No, it isn’t him, but a handsome guy. The handsome guy doesn’t look inferior to Mr Stewart
and he is more approachable than Mr Stewart. However he’s just a bit wild. I just feel he is not that reliable!”
Mollie seriously commented.
At her age, she had no resistance to handsome guys.
So far, Braden had been ranked first among all the handsome men she liked. No one could exceed
him.
However, when she saw this handsome man today, she passed her affection over instantly.
However, even though Mollie was a boy crazy, she was still very rational. She rubbed her chin and analyzed seriously, “I think that it must be fun dating this handsome guy, but he can’t be as reliable a husband as Mr Stewart!”
“You little girl, if you put this effort into studying, your good–for–nothing father might even wake up from laughing in his dreams.”
Shirley chuckled as she pinched Mollie’s chubby face.
Knowing that the person who came was not Braden, her mood was not affected, but she was more curious about who the person was.
The reason why this restaurant was famous was that it was located at the highest point of the entire Sea City, the TV tower One needed to take the 15–minute elevator across 1,700 feet to reach there.
Many people could confess their love here, so the TV tower was also hailed as Love Tower It was said that only when a man and a woman were truly in love, they would encounter each other here.
The two stepped into the rising panoramic elevator. The design of 360–degree transparent glass enabled Shirley to get the whole view of the city.
“Shirley, do you know that this place is called True Love Tower? If you miss someone to the extreme, you will definitely meet him. Isn’t it romantic?”
Mollie was lying on the elevator wall. She was amazed by the beautiful night scene and said
dreamily
Shirley naturally scoffed at this kind of stupid legend. She smiled and said, “Then will I encounter a whole elevator of bills if I miss cash to the extreme?”
“Ah, Shirley, be serious. You are not romantic at all. You don’t expect sweet love at all. How can you meet true love?”
“Mollie, as an experienced person, I’ll give you some advice. If you wanna live well, true love can’t work. Only money works best. Love will only become the weapon others use against you!”
Shirley held Mollie and said seriously She wasn’t joking at all.
Although these words were too cruel for an 18–year–old girl who had just known about love, the sooner she got this, the less likely she would be hurt.
Mollie shook her head. “Shirley, I don’t agree with you. True love is good medicine to cure pain. How can it bring pain? I think you are just once bitten twice shy. You look brave and dashing, but in
fact, very timid. You don’t dare to love anymore.”
“Well…”
Shirley was speechless for a moment.
She just felt that nowadays, the young were so precocious.
The elevator finally reached the top floor
The restaurant was freshly and elegantly furnished, and there were flowers everywhere. Some people were playing the violin. The atmosphere was very beautiful and romantic
“Shirley, the man is waiting for you. It’s your candlelight dinner today. I won’t be a third wheel. I’ll
leave now!”
After Mollie finished speaking, she took the elevator on the opposite side and left the restaurant.
“Welcome, our only female guest. Please come in.”
The waiter bowed to Shirley and ushered her into the restaurant.
The man standing in front of the floor–to–ceiling window had a tall and straight back. He was wearing an elegant black casual suit. The appropriate cutting made his figure stand out. He displayed a noble temperament, making him look like a king of medieval times.
Needless to say, given his height and temperament, he was definitely enchanting. No wonder
Mollie was attracted to him.
Shirley quickened her pace and walked behind the man. She asked, “Who are you?”
The man slowly turned around. An evil smile was shown on his exquisite face. “Long time no see,
my dear.”
“Uh!”
Shirley almost collapsed on the spot.
Within just a few short steps, she had guessed countless people. She even guessed it could be Keith, but she had never guessed that it was actually him!
“Why do I feel that you’re a little disappointed?”
Kaza smiled and teased calmly.
It had been four years, and he had tried all kinds of methods to find out Shirley’s whereabouts, but
he had found nothing.
As he continuously decrypted the defenses she had set up, she continued to establish even more delicate technical defenses. It was like a game of the cat catching the mouse. Every time he conquered the defense, he would feel thrilled.
So, when he learned about Shirley’s appearance, he was so excited and immediately confronted.
Braden in the live broadcast room. In the end, he got Braden to lose 5 million dollars while he himself sat aside and pocketed the profits.
“Kaza, what have you been through? We haven’t seen each other for a few years. Why did you become so different?”
Shirley was still in shock.
Because in her memory, Kaza was a laid–back person, always wearing a black cap, a black T–shirt, and black pants… But now, he was wearing a black suit, pretending to be an adult. No wonder she didn’t recognize him!
Kaza slowly approached Shirley, his deep eyes glistening affectionately. “We haven’t met for four years. Is that what you want to say to me?”
Chapter 202 Have Designs on You
“Stop it!”
Shirley reached out and placed her hand between the two of them. She said with a forced smile,
“Don’t be so flirtatious. We are just friends. It’s better to maintain a safe distance.”
“You treat me as a friend, but I have designs on you..
Kaza’s handsome and unruly face revealed an evil smile. Not only did he not keep his distance from
Shirley, but he also held her thin wrist. He tried to drag her into his arms. Of course, the
consequences were very serious!
Instantly, Shirley acted fast and pressed Kaza’s arm against his back easily with a reversed
handgrip. Kaza, who was 6 feet 3 inches tall, was utterly subdued by her
“Humph, how dare you make fun of me? Are you full? Do you admit your mistake?”
Shirley continuously exerted strength, clearly wanting to teach Kaza a lesson.
Kaza’s arm was almost broken. He gritted his teeth in pain, but he did not beg for mercy. Instead, he revealed a happy smile. “How dare you ask me if I admit my mistake? Is it against the law that I have feelings for you? You disappeared for four years. I’ve missed you for four years. Shall I be sentenced?”
“You!”
Shirley instantly blushed.
They hadn’t met for four years. How could Kaza be so good at flirting? He was talking so sweetly. No, he seemed to be quite good at flirting four years ago!
Unlike Braden, who was arrogant, proud, and short–spoken, Kaza was direct and passionate enough. This was their biggest difference!
When Kaza fell in love with a woman, he would show his love explicitly.
On the contrary, even if that man fell in love, he wouldn’t show it to the girl at all.
Evidently, men were really different!
“Danny, I think you don’t want your arm today. Then I will satisfy you today and remove it for you!”
Shirley didn’t want this guy to see that she had been seduced, so she could only teach him a lesson in a more violent way.
Kaza was so painful that his forehead was covered in a cold sweat. Yet, he still cracked a fascinating smile and said, “Just go ahead. If I become disabled, I will badger you for a lifetime!”
“Yuck!”
Hearing that, Shirley let him go. “You’re so greasy. I’m so speechless about you!”
Kaza swung his arm and found it was a bit dislocated. He kept shaking his head and sighed, “Tsk, tsk, tsk, how unlucky of me to fall in love with a martial girl! Looks like I have to sign up for a martial arts class. Or, I can’t resist your beating.”
Shirley felt speechless and did not reply.
She looked at the romantic and beautiful surroundings, then pulled away the chair by the window, and sat down valiantly.
Kaza also sat opposite her elegantly.
The waiter brought up roses, steak, and red wine. There was also a blue firework show, Everything was even more exquisite than an idol drama, but Shirley was still not intrigued.
“So, you are in second place on the list of who hustled Braden out of 5 million dollars last night? Why is it you who came here tonight?”
Shirley took a sip of red wine and asked curiously.
“What do you mean by hustling him out of 5 million dollars? As the second place on the list, I also tipped 4.84 million dollars, okay?”
Swaying the red wine glass in his hand, Kaza looked into Shirley’s eyes with his attractive eyes, asking, “Are you disappointed that I came here tonight?”
Shirley shrugged and answered honestly, “I’m not disappointed. I’m just a little surprised.”
“What’s there to be surprised about? The first place on the list is not willing to come. As the second place on the list, I became a substitute then.”
“How do you know that he doesn’t want to come?”
“Isn’t this simple? You and I are both great hackers. I only needed to hack into the internal system of the Stewart Group. Then, I just obtained his schedule for tonight.
Kaza took a sip of wine with a faint smile in his eyes.
“Sure enough, the system of the Stewart Group is still as bad as ever“”
Shirley sneered and asked, “Then what is his schedule tonight?”
“Are you sure you want to know?”
Kaza said meaningfully, “If you know it, I’m afraid you’ll be sad..”
Shirley couldn’t help but roll her eyes. She said coldly, “If he could really affect my mood, 1
definitely wouldn’t attend tonight’s dinner. It must be because I’ve moved on completely that I came here tonight.
“That’s great. That way, I will have a chance.”
Kaza’s handsome face was full of excitement.
As long as Shirley really got over Braden, he believed that one day, he would move her with his
sincerity.
“You don’t have a chance When I finish my work, I will remarry then.”
Shirley said calmly as she eagerly picked up a piece of steak.
Kaza’s expression immediately changed. He asked, “Remarry? To whom?”
“I have no obligation to tell you that.”
Kaza’s expression only tensed for a second before he became very calm and confident. “It doesn’t
matter who he is. As long as he is not Braden and you haven’t remarried, I have the confidence to
make you fall in love with me.”
“It’s good to have confidence, but you’d better use it in the right place.”
Shirley lifted her gaze and looked into Kaza’s eyes, asking, “Now, can you tell me what Braden is doing tonight?
“Look at you. You still care about him…”
Kaza sighed and said truthfully, “The itinerary shows that he has a candlelight dinner as you do tonight.”
“Oh?”
Shirley was instantly intrigued. “With whom?”
“With a woman named Amelie. You probably don’t know that during the years you disappeared, he has been living a carefree life. His relationship with Amelie is very stable I assume that… he will remarry soon.”
“That’s great!”
There was a hint of uncontrollable excitement in Shirley’s eyes.
If Braden really married Amelie again, he would definitely not try to take away her two kids.
After all, Amelie wouldn’t suffer any loss. How could she bear to be a stepmother? She could definitely stop Braden.
“Please, let the two of them be together If they get married, I will be at ease
Shirley was quite excited.
“Are you pretending to be strong?” Kaza frowned slightly, studying Shirley’s reaction.
“Do I look like I am pretending to be strong?”
Because Shirley was so happy, she began to eat heartily.
Kaza said, “When you and Braden left the Robinson family as a poor couple four years ago, I suffered a lot. My grandfather, my father, and my mother took turns to punish me and humiliate me. They said that I was too incapable to get you. So, when they learned about your reappearance, they just required me to get you by all means!”
“Is that so? What price is the Robinson family gonna pay?”
Shirley asked with a smile.
‘Nothing but endless money.”
“I don’t need money at the moment.” Shirley raised her eyebrows.
“Don’t be too full of yourself. I know that you and the Korita Group are plotting something big. You
will need money…”
Then, Kaza clinked his glass against Shirley’s. “The Robinson family has already moved some of their businesses to Seatle City. I hope we can cooperate well.”
Shirley was a little confused.
Yet, based on her understanding of this man, he couldn’t be just saying. He meant it for real!
After the meal, the two of them took the sightseeing elevator downstairs.
It was darker, and the night scenery was even more beautiful.
Looking at the slowly descending elevator, Shirley inexplicably thought of the legend Mollie
mentioned.
Would the two people who were in love really meet each other?
It was probably a joke.
With a faint smile, Shirley raised her eyes, and then she was completely stunned!
She saw Braden standing straight with his hands in his pockets in the elevator opposite her His handsome face was always cold and indifferent, and his deep eyes met hers unexpectedly.
Chapter 203 Braden Is Ignored
However, the encounter was too short. It was like two meteors brushing past each other, fleeting
transiently.
One of them went upstairs and the other one downstairs. Neither of them stopped for the other
one…
“Hehe, it seems that the top person on the reward list still can’t get over you. So, he came here for
the dinner”
When the elevator reached the bottom floor, Kaza teased with a playful smile.
“It’s his business that he came What does it have to do with me?”
Shirley walked towards the parking lot in her high heels, as if the encounter just now had never happened at all.
“Aren’t you going upstairs to have a talk with him?”
“The agreed time for dinner is between eight to eleven in the evening. It’s already fifteen past eleven now. He came late. Whose time is not precious? Why should I stay for him?”
Shirley spoke rationally and ruthlessly.
“That’s right. Maybe he is here to meet Amelie. Otherwise, he wouldn’t look so indifferent when he saw you just now, as if you two didn’t know each other!”
Kaza put his hands in his pockets, looked up at the tower, and analyzed it in detail.
Shirley did not reply. She took out the car key of the sports car and got
into the car
“It’s late. We’d better go home respectively. Let’s meet if we are free”
Shirley waved at Kaza. Her beautiful face was as cold as ice, and no emotions could be seen on her
face.
“So you say. Let’s meet again when we are free.”
Kaza reluctantly bid farewell to Shirley.
Well, they only had a meal together after they hadn’t met for four years. Kaza was reluctant to part
from her.
However, Braden and she met for a few seconds only. Kaza felt that he was a lot luckier than Braden.
The red sports car sped through the night and soon disappeared. Just like Shirley, it just never went forward without turning back.
At the same time, Braden stood in front of the floor–to–ceiling window of the restaurant on the top floor He was arrogant and looked out of the window with a cold face.
He felt the short encounter with Shirley just now was rather unreal.
Even though he had already seen her vividly in the video, when they were only one step away from each other, that feeling was completely different….
Braden had to admit that the moment his eyes met the woman, his calm heart was ruffled.
Of course, he also had enough confidence to believe that Shirley felt the same as him. Maybe she was even more emotional than him.
Braden adjusted his posture and stood there, waiting for Shirley to come up.
He even started to think about what to say upon seeing Shirley. “Don’t get me wrong. I’m just passing by,”
However, it seemed to be lame.
“Long time no see. I wonder what kind of meal is worth 5 million dollars.”
However, it would expose his identity as the top person on the reward list. It was so shameful!
Or he could say, “What are the odds! To what do I owe the pleasure?”
Did it seem to be… a bit sour?
As time passed, Braden had already thought about tens of versions, but Shirley just never came
back.
Was this woman playing hard to get?
Braden finally couldn’t compose himself anymore. He turned around and looked in the direction of
the restaurant entrance
In the end, there was no one but the staff!
Braden raised his expensive watch and looked at the time. He muttered inwardly, I’ll give you
another ten minutes!
Ten minutes passed quickly.
The restaurant manager carefully approached Braden.
“Mr Stewart, well.”
Braden’s handsome face was stern. He said coldly, “She is finally arriving?”
“What? Who are you talking about?”
The restaurant manager was taken aback.
“You tell me.”
“Uh, I’m really sorry, Mr. Stewart. We don’t know whom you are talking about…”
Braden could hardly retain his composure. He suppressed his anger and asked, “You don’t know who she is. Why are you talking to me?”
“We just want to inform you that..
“We are closing for today…”
The restaurant manager lowered his eyes and said fearfully.
In fact, their restaurant had closed half an hour ago.
However, seeing Braden, the big shot was standing here coldly and didn’t mean to leave at all, one dared to go up and remind him.
“Are you waiting for someone here? Do you need us to call and urge her?”
The restaurant manager saw that Braden’s face was as cold as ice, so he braced himself to ask.
“No need!”
Braden’s handsome face was tense and then said coldly.
He had no choice but to accept the fact that… Shirley, this damned woman, actually dared to turn a blind eye to him!
Looking back at his life of more than twenty years, Braden had lived smoothly and barely encountered any obstacles.
The only several experiences where he was frustrated were due to Shirley. His feelings for her became a bit more complicated. He grew a stronger desire to conquer her!
“You don’t want to see me? I will make you beg to see me!”
The man seemed to have a plan in his heart. He walked out of the restaurant and took the elevator
downstairs.
It was getting darker. The street lights were dim and there were almost no pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, there were one or two cars on the road, whistling through the wind.
Braden’s handsome face was cold. He strode straight to the open–air parking lot.
“Beep!”
Suddenly, under the quiet night sky, the sound of a car horn sounded. It was clearly to attract his
attention.
He turned around and at a glance, he saw that at the corner, Shirley was lazily leaning against the red convertible sports car
The woman’s beautiful face was dashing and enchanting. She cracked an attractive smile, “Long time no see, Mr Stewart.”
At that moment, Braden’s heart beat violently. He had never been so excited, but on the surface, he was still calm and his eyes were cold to the extreme.
“Long time no see?”
He approached the woman step by step coldly. “How can you just brush off the past
four years?”
Shirley looked at the man who was constantly approaching her She could feel his suppressed emotions. Once his overwhelming rage was ignited, the consequences would be terrifying.
However, she was not afraid at all. She still wore a faint smile and said in a courteous manner, “Then what do you want to say, Mr. Stewart?”
Braden took a deep breath and slightly tightened his long fingers, trying to make himself look free
and easy.
He snorted coldly, “Didn’t you leave with Danny? Why did you come
“Didn’t you have other plans? Why did you come here then?”
Shirley asked with a smile on her face
back?”
She was really free and easy, which made Braden look like he was trying too hard.
The sense of helplessness made Braden angry. He didn’t like being emotionally affected by others. and was unable to control himself.
“Shirley, enough!”
Braden could no longer restrain himself. He put his arms around her shoulders and pulled her into his arms….
Chapter 204 Neither Love nor Hatred
Braden’s voice was cold and husky. He whispered to Shirley’s ear in agony and anger, “Shirley, you really are the coldest and most heartless woman I have ever seen in this world!”
The feelings that had been accumulated for four years came flooding through uncontrollably at the moment.
The man held her tightly as if he wanted to integrate her into his body… It seemed that only in this way could he make sure he could keep her in his life and not give her another chance to leave!
Shirley felt a bit of pain from his hug, and her brows furrowed slightly.
She could easily flip him over, but she did not resist. Like a little rabbit, she just let him hold her
Shirley used to yearn for his embrace, which was safe, powerful, and warm. However, now she was totally not swayed at all.
It was easy to fall in love with someone, and it was also not difficult to let go of a person. Four years were enough for her to completely move on.
After a short and long hug, Braden also realized that he was a bit overreactive. He slowly let go of her with some reluctance, but still maintained a close distance between them.
“Don’t misunderstand. This hug doesn’t have any meaning.
“I get it.” Shirley nodded.
The woman’s calm and unhurried demeanor made Braden feel inexplicably unhappy. He felt like striking a punch at the cotton. He was rather powerless.
He could control everything effortlessly, but not the woman in front of him.
He couldn’t do it in the past or now, which made him feel rather frustrated!
“Since you are so dissatisfied with me, why didn’t you push me away just now? You obviously could have pushed me away!”
Braden asked coldly.
Shirley shrugged and said lightly, “Mr. Stewart, you got me wrong. I don’t have any dissatisfaction with you. After all, we used to be married. It doesn’t seem to be a big deal for us to have a hug after we haven’t met for a long time.”
“Huh, we used to be married!”
Braden sneered, “I didn’t know that you were so big–hearted… Do you really think that after hiding
like a turtle for four years, you can appear as if nothing had happened without being resp what you did before?”
Shirley knew that Braden wouldn’t let her go so easily. She was very calm and asked, “Then what do you want me to do?”
“Do you know that because of your cold–bloodedness back then, the child was gone, and Amelie’s uterus was removed? She can never be a mother again!”
Braden’s handsome face couldn’t help but reveal a painful expression. His voice trembled slightly.
Over the past four years, he had lived in deep self–blame.
Braden had always felt that it was his mistake that caused his brother to lose his only child and also ruined Amelie’s life.
For these four years, he had deliberately avoided that topic and forbade anyone to mention it. Then, he used work to numb himself as if abusing himself.
Now, as the fuse for the entire tragedy, Shirley finally appeared. He felt it was time for him to end
his misery…
“I don’t care if you did it on purpose or not. The child was indeed gone because of you. Amelie suffered from severe depression as a result. Over the past four years, she has committed suicide countless times… You owe her an apology.”
“So serious?”
The calm expression on Shirley’s face gradually became serious.
She did not expect that the accident four years ago would cause such a serious consequence.
In the past, she was too proud and arrogant. Even if she knew that she was wrong, she would never apologize to someone like Amelie.
Now, as a mother, she knew better than anyone how fatal this kind of mishap was. Of course,
was guilty.
she
“Don’t worry, I know what to do.”
Shirley looked at Braden coldly. She paused for a few seconds and added, “However, this is the grudge between me and Amelie. I hope that you don’t interfere too much. Otherwise, if you get hurt, I won’t be responsible!”
Braden didn’t expect that Shirley would answer so straightforwardly. Deep in his heart, he felt at sense of inexplicable loss….
After all, there seemed to be the only thing that could link them together.
If this matter was completely dealt with, then there would be nothing going on between them.
“Great. I don’t have anything else to say.
Braden had mixed feelings, and his feelings for Shirley were also very complicated.
In fact, he didn’t hate Shirley that much.
Yet, it seemed he lacked sufficient reasons for him to be with her again.
Admittedly, the gap of four years changed a lot of things…
Braden turned around coldly and was about to leave.
“Wait a minute ”
Shirley suddenly stopped him.
“Is there anything else?”
“Thank you.”
Shirley said sincerely.
“What do you mean?”
Braden was confused.
“For the past four years, thank you for paying respects to my parents. I once deeply loved you, and I also deeply hated you. But since the past is past, I neither love nor hate you now. I hope when we meet again, we can just move on and live our own lives.”
Shirley said from the bottom of her heart with a smile.
In the past, she had a lot of burdens in her heart. She was really tired.
It was only after she completely moved on that she realized that she could also live so easily!
She talked decently, but Braden’s face turned colder and colder as he listened.
He thought, is this damned woman in such a hurry to cut ties with me?
“I think this amber pendant should be yours. I picked it up four years ago and now I’ll return it to
you.”
Shirley took off the amber pendant she had kept for four years from her neck and handed it to
Braden.
“It’s with you!”
Braden quickly took it. The amber still had the warmth of Shirley.
After checking carefully and confirming that it was a relic left by his brother, Braden was very excited. “It is very important to me. I have been looking for it for a long time, but I didn’t find it.”
“You left it in front of my parents‘ grave. I didn’t expect you to pay your respects to them, so I didn’t Shirley expect it to be your personal item. If there is any inconvenience, please accept my apology,
said politely.
Her tone was full of alienation.
This “politeness” was just what Braden disliked.
It was as if they were just acquaintances, but they clearly used to be a couple!
However, Braden was such a cold and proud person. No matter how he felt, he would not reveal anything on the surface.
“You better pray that this pendant is intact. Otherwise, I won’t let go just due to a simple apology.”
After he said that coldly, he left without looking back.
Shirley leaned against the sports car and watched the man walk away proudly. She couldn’t help smiling, “Well, this guy is still as bad as ever. It seems that it is time for him to suffer a little and have a taste of failure…”
Chapter 205 Invite Her Over
By the time Shirley returned to her apartment, it was already very late.
However, Nancy, Shirley’s best friend, still hadn’t returned. It was a bit unusual.
“Can it be that she has really met the one?”
Shirley was just curious when she saw Nancy push open the door and sneakily walk in. Her fair face was faintly red, showing the shyness of a young girl.
“Ahem! Ahem!”
Shirley coughed lightly and stopped Nancy. She asked like a grim teacher, “Tell me honestly, where did you go? Why did you come back so late?”
Nancy struggled for a while and answered honestly, “Shirley, to tell you the truth, I’ve fallen for him this time. If there are no accidents, I will get the marriage certificate with him at the end of the month. If time permits, we can hold a wedding together!”
“You’re gonna marry him? Is it a little impulsive?”
Although Shirley was happy for Nancy, she still felt a little uneasy in her heart. “You kept talking about not getting married and having babies before. Why are you suddenly willing to get married?”
“That is because I didn’t meet the right person. As long as I meet the one, all the standards won’t matter and there won’t be obstacles!”
Nancy used to be a fangirl. Her biggest hobby was to ship couples. She had no interest in romance.
This time, she finally met the one, so she just went out of control!
Shirley did not ask much. Then, she said to Nancy, “You’re getting married. Aren’t you gonna introduce him to me so that I can see if he fits you?”
“Of course!”
Nancy smiled sweetly “I told him tonight that we would have a meal together tomorrow Just help me see if he is a good person.”
“Okay”
Shurley nodded
How were you doing tomph? Did you go on a date with that top person on the list
Satu ya uldt wait to ank Shirley
I did fit a sally
”
Shirley replied honestly.
Nancy’s eyes immediately lit up. “How was it? Who is the top person on the list? Is he Braden?”
“It’s him.”
Shirley felt that there was no need to hide it.
“Then did you two get back together? Oh no, judging from your face, I knew you two must be together. My poor brother will be dumped then!”
Nancy had already fantasized about a drama.
She had always felt that Shirley and Braden would not end so quickly. Her brother getting between them would only bring disgrace to himself. It was only a matter of time before he was dumped.
Shirley instantly put on a serious look. “Don’t joke around like this. If he and I could get back together, we would have been together again. We wouldn’t have been out of contact for four years. We merely got some closure about the past!”
“That makes sense. The feelings that have been gone are the tumors that have been cut off from the body. Struggling will only make things worse. It’s good to get closure…”
After Nancy finished sighing, she couldn’t help but worry. “It’s just that you two still have two children. Can you two really be over for good?”
In the Stewart’s home.
During the four years that Shirley had disappeared for no reason, Howard had been overly worried and his health condition was getting worse.
In order to make it easier for Braden to take care of Howard, Braden moved back into the Stewart’s
home and lived with Howard.
Today, he returned home late. He felt that Howard had already fallen asleep, so he did not go to greet Howard. Instead, he went to his study to work for a while.
The study was very big and dark. There were rows of books on the shelves.
Fraden turned on the lights with an expressionless face When he saw Howard sitting on the sofa. he was shocked and stepped back
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“Here you go again…”
Braden stroked his forehead and composed himself. Then, he walked up to Howard and squatted down, asking patiently, “Tell me, what happened today to displease you?”
“It’s nothing. I just think I’m old and useless. I can’t even see a person clearly.”
The old man shook his head with a long face.
Back then, he was in high spirits when he fought with Jason on the battlefield.
However, now, he couldn’t walk steadily, speak clearly, or see clearly…
Howard hedged and suddenly took out a mobile phone. He pressed it on the screen with his old fingers and said loudly, “Ah, my eyesight is poor. Braden, come and take a look for me. Who is the woman acting so agilely in this video?”
“Which one?”
Braden hurried over and looked at it seriously.
Only then did he realize that the video that Howard had shown him was the one that made Shirley
famous on the road around the sea.
In an instant, he understood what Howard meant.
Therefore, he narrowed his eyes and pretended to be confused. “Yes, who is this woman? I think she is an online celebrity. These people really have no limits for the sake of clout. You’d better not
watch this. It’s all fake.”
Braden tried to snatch Howard’s phone. Howard, who was previously trembling, suddenly became spirited and energetic. He warned, “Brat, stop playing dumb. Open your eyes wide and see who the
woman in the video is.”
“Alright, I’ll take a good look.”
After Braden finished reading, he said with certainty, “I remember now. It’s the actress whom Keith has recently been trying to make popular. Her name is Alice… There are other photos of hers. Shall I search them for you?”
He did not want Howard to know that Shirley had returned to Seatle City Otherwise, given
Howard sway of doing things, it would definitely cause a stir in the city
Anyw y Alice and Shirley looked so similar It should be fine to fool Howard a bit
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Howard was sent to be ex aged to death. He slagged Braden hard Yodivargonting brat, do you Trally Huckandhind Rash Seally Shirley my granddaughter in law She hasste hack How
can you not tell me? Do you really think I don’t surf the Internet?”
‘Honestly, I not only knew she was back but also watched her live broadcast program. I even rewarded her…”
When Howard said this, his expression was very proud. At the same time, he said with mockery, “I just don’t know which stupid guy actually rewarded more than 5 million dollars in one go. If you could learn from him, I might have got two great–grandchildren!”
Braden was speechless.
Braden never expected that his grandfather, who was close to a hundred years old and rarely interacted with the outside world or used electronic equipment, would surf the Internet. The stupid thing he did was known by his grandfather.
If his identity as the top person on the list was exposed, he would really be disgraced!
“I wanna meet her. Invite her to dinner at home sometime.”
That was why Howard waited for Braden the whole night.
“Invite her over yourself. How can I get to invite such a popular person?”
Braden said sourly with a cold face.
He and Shirley were over now. So… he wouldn’t take the initiative to mess with her. Otherwise, that
would be too shameful!
“I can invite her myself? That’s what you said!”
Howard had an interesting idea, his dark and sharp eyes glistening.
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