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 the green, swung,

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Thing

didn’t make it in.

couldn’t help

practice, the next shot

help but curve the

next second.

passed Pierce and went into

green.

silent for a moment, then began to applaud

not bad, she has

the number of people on the side, adding Pierce’s

“Twelve million!”

her third stick with a smile, and unsurprisingly, she

“Twenty–four million!”

“Thirty–six million!”

applause was sparse. They

round was

the distance

squinting his

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shot, and everyone secretly breathed a sigh

shot also went in.

tenth pole, there were even fewer mistakes.

completely lost their ability to laugh.

of the five–pole hole in the third round was

breezed in

hard that he was

the first time that attracting investment was so easy!

that Sophia

game, as a face–saving gesture for everyone else. Otherwise,

left, someone next to me

Cruise, it’s the last

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

small feat for Sophia to have Pierce stoop to pick up the ball.

everyone wanted to back out,

all, Pierce was the one who got the

tall and upright, a soft glow enveloping

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down to pick up the ball.

suddenly lost her grip, and the ball shot straight towards Pierce’s

gasped in

“Mr. Clement……”

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

straightened up again

breathed a

glanced at

were too accurate.”

thought Sophia was airing her personal

sinking in her heart, she was truly wronged. It was a moment of distraction that caused her to lose

she possibly “bully” Pierce in public?

a casual glance at Sophia. With an air of nonchalance, he placed the ball on the ground with his other hand, his voice rich

up for a goal, the previous one didn’t count.”

she looked up at him, her heart felt as

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99 Saying One Thing and Meaning Another

your wrist?”

“Yeah, Ms. Cruise’s

perhaps we should go to

let’s go take

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