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.

at the hole on

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One Thing

didn’t make

help but

it as a practice, the

curve the corners of his

next

ball steadily passed Pierce and went into the hole

green.

a moment, then

Cruise is not bad, she

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

“Twelve million!”

with a smile, and

“Twenty–four million!”

“Thirty–six million!”

could hardly laugh anymore, even the applause was sparse. They looked

second round was a

increased, the

stood by, squinting his eyes.

One Thing and

first shot, and everyone secretly breathed a

shot also

third pole to the tenth pole, there

lost their ability to laugh.

five–pole hole in the

breezed in

he was almost in stitches

first time that

present had noticed that Sophia

face–saving gesture for everyone else. Otherwise,

left, someone next

the last ball, hold steady!”

worry, I’ll go get the ball for

have Pierce

back

was the one who got

the green, standing tall and upright, a soft glow enveloping him, as if he were coated in a

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he bent down to pick up the ball.

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

in

“Mr. Clement……”

was holding back, gripping his

brief pause, he slowly straightened up again

a sigh of relief.

nervously glanced at Sophia.

were too

her personal grievances in

wronged. It was a moment of

“bully” Pierce

he placed the ball on the ground with

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

up at him, her heart felt as

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your wrist?”

inquiries: “Yeah, Ms. Cruise’s

perhaps we should go to the hospital?”

go take a

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