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.

head, aimed the pole at the

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didn’t make

help but

practice, the next

curve

the next

Pierce and went into the

green.

moment, then began

is not bad,

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

“Twelve million!”

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.

was

increased, the distance became further.

squinting

Saying One Thing and

shot, and everyone secretly breathed a

second shot also went in.

to the tenth pole, there were

lost their ability to laugh.

the five–pole hole in

breezed in

hard that he was almost in stitches

for the first time that attracting investment was

that Sophia was deliberately hiding her abilities.

would make a mistake in every game, as a face–saving gesture for everyone else. Otherwise, the deception would be too

more ball was left, someone next to me started laughing

last

worry, I’ll go get

have Pierce

wanted to back out, it was impossible.

the one who got the most money.

upright, a soft glow enveloping him,

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down to pick up the ball.

suddenly lost her grip, and the ball

gasped in

“Mr. Clement……”

gripping his own wrist, and cold sweat had

pause, he slowly straightened up again and walked

slowly breathed a sigh

glanced

were too

thought Sophia was airing her personal grievances in

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

could she possibly “bully”

casual glance at Sophia. With an air of nonchalance, he placed

up for a goal,

at him, her heart felt as if it had been

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your wrist?”

“Yeah, Ms. Cruise’s aim is

Clement, perhaps we should go to

go take a

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