Chapter 99: Saying One Thing and Meaning Another

They were rarely intimate, but their communication at night was exceptionally harmonious.

Pierce’s pupils were pitch black, reflecting her delicate face in his eyes, as if a clear lake was rippling with the deepest secrets.

The palm of my hand was empty.

Sophia snapped back to reality, glaring at him with some annoyance, unwilling to show weakness, she hooked up the corner of her lips in defiance:

“Generally speaking, it’s all lies, utterly terrible.”

She said, and then walked right past him.

Pierce’s face darkened, anyone would be upset to hear such a comment.

Reflecting on their few encounters, her performance should have been considered satisfactory.

Watching her retreating figure, he gritted his teeth in silence:

“Words were not matching the heart.”

Sophia walked over, and/Mike, observing his niece’s expression, immediately made room:

“Come on, you take a turn.”

Sophia laughed, “I’m not good at it.”

Others laughed and chimed in, “Don’t be shy, Ms. Cruise, it’s just a

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game. How about this, for every goal you score, we’ll put in a million. How does that sound?”

Everyone found it interesting: “Alright!”

They had just witnessed Sophia’s ball skills a moment ago, which were really not impressive.

So that’s why they started this gamble so generously.

Anyway, I couldn’t invest much money.

Sophia blinked, watching them:

“Really?”

“Of course, Mr. Clement was there too. Did Mr. Clement agree?”

One of them called out to Pierce, who was standing not far away.

Pierce hooked the corner of his lip:

“I bet five million on scoring a goal.”

He just had to be different from others!

Mike clapped his hands and exclaimed excitedly:

“Alright, it’s settled then, Ms. Cruise. Whether we can attract investment this time is all up to you!”

Sophia, seemingly under great pressure, walked to the middle.

She played ball like a weakling, everyone was waiting to laugh at her.

The first hole was a par three.

aimed the pole at

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make it in.

help but laugh.

as a practice, the next shot

help but curve the corners of his

next second.

passed Pierce and went into the hole

green.

for a moment, then

is not bad, she has improved!”

people on the side, adding Pierce’s five million, and spoke

“Twelve million!”

raised her third stick with a smile, and unsurprisingly,

“Twenty–four million!”

“Thirty–six million!”

even the applause was sparse. They looked at

second round was a

increased, the distance became further.

squinting his

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as usual, performed poorly on her first shot, and everyone secretly breathed a sigh of

shot also went in.

the third pole to the tenth pole,

completely lost their ability to laugh.

five–pole hole in the third

breezed in

was

the first time that

noticed that Sophia was deliberately hiding her

face–saving gesture

ball was left, someone next to me started laughing and

it’s the last

paused, “Don’t worry, I’ll go get the ball for you.”

no small feat for Sophia to have Pierce

back out, it

Pierce was the one who got the

stood on the green, standing tall and upright, a soft glow enveloping him, as

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he bent down to pick up

daze, suddenly lost her grip, and the ball shot straight towards

gasped in surprise.

“Mr. Clement……”

he was holding back, gripping his own wrist, and cold

after a brief pause, he slowly straightened

a sigh of

also nervously glanced

were too accurate.”

thought Sophia was airing her personal grievances in

sinking in her heart, she was truly wronged. It was a moment

“bully” Pierce in public?

an air of nonchalance, he placed the ball on

a goal, the previous one didn’t

complexion changed slightly, she looked up at him, her heart felt

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your wrist?”

Cruise’s aim is really

we should go

take a look

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