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 the green,

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Thing

didn’t make

help but laugh.

as a practice, the next shot officially starts.”

but curve the corners of his

the next second.

passed Pierce and went into the hole of

green.

for a moment, then

is not bad, she

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

“Twelve million!”

her third stick with a smile, and unsurprisingly, she scored

“Twenty–four million!”

“Thirty–six million!”

even the applause was sparse. They looked

second round was a par–four hole.

increased, the

by, squinting his

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

the second shot

third pole to the tenth pole, there were

lost their ability

hole in the third round was the

breezed in four

that he was almost in

first time that attracting investment was

present had noticed that Sophia was

would make a mistake in every game, as a face–saving

left, someone next

last ball, hold steady!”

worry, I’ll go get

small feat for Sophia to have

wanted to back

one who got the most

and upright, a soft glow enveloping him, as if he

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bent down to

swung the rod in a daze, suddenly lost her grip, and

gasped in

“Mr. Clement……”

face suddenly changed color, he was holding back, gripping his own wrist, and cold

slowly straightened

a sigh of relief.

glanced

were too accurate.”

Sophia was airing her personal grievances

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

could she possibly “bully” Pierce

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

for a goal, the previous one

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

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your wrist?”

up with inquiries: “Yeah, Ms. Cruise’s aim is really good, is your wrist okay?”

Clement, perhaps we should go to the

take

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