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.

her head, aimed the pole at the hole on

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didn’t make it

couldn’t help but

as a practice, the next shot

help but curve the corners

the next second.

ball steadily passed Pierce and went into the hole

green.

fell silent for a moment, then began

bad, she

on the side, adding

“Twelve million!”

her third stick with a smile, and unsurprisingly, she

“Twenty–four million!”

“Thirty–six million!”

hardly laugh anymore, even the applause was sparse. They looked at Sophia in confusion.

second round was a par–four hole.

the

stood by, squinting

One Thing and

shot, and everyone secretly breathed a

second shot also went

the third pole to the tenth

completely lost their ability to laugh.

hole in the third round was the greatest.

breezed in four

was laughing so hard that he was almost in stitches

the first time that attracting investment was so easy!

present had noticed that Sophia

a face–saving gesture for everyone else. Otherwise, the deception would be too

was left, someone next to

it’s the last ball, hold

“Don’t worry, I’ll go get the ball for

to have Pierce stoop to

wanted to back out, it was impossible.

one

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

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bent down to pick up the

suddenly lost her grip, and the ball

in surprise.

“Mr. Clement……”

watched as Pierce’s face suddenly changed color, he was holding back, gripping his own wrist,

a brief pause, he slowly straightened up again and walked towards

breathed a sigh of relief.

also nervously glanced at

were too accurate.”

Sophia was airing her personal grievances

was truly wronged. It was a moment of distraction that caused her

could she possibly “bully”

over, casting a casual glance at Sophia. With an air of nonchalance, he placed the ball on the ground

make up for a goal, the previous

him, her heart felt as if it had been squeezed, very

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was your wrist?”

inquiries: “Yeah, Ms. Cruise’s aim is really good, is your

perhaps we should go to the

let’s go take a

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