Chapter 23: Don’t Run

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Mr. Oak eyed Eve suspiciously and said, “Everyone knows about this now. Even if we’re fine, we’ll still end up being criticized after this. This is going to affect Oak Group.”

At the end of the day, it was still because of money.

It seemed that the price for his son Clarence’s marriage had already been set.

But anything that money could solve was not a problem, seeing that the only thing that she didn’t lack at the moment was probably money!

“Sir, you probably didn’t know about this yet! My husband, cough, President White has given 100 million to break off the engagement!” Luna said slowly. “My dad probably didn’t have the time to tell you yet. Don’t worry about it. My father has been very busy lately.”

Eve’s face became extremely pale at this moment. Was Luna stupid? Why would she tell them about this now?

What was she doing?!

Mr. Oak and Mrs. Oak exchanged a glance. Why hadn’t they gotten wind of this at all?

Because of the blunder during the birthday party, the marriage between the two families naturally had to be called off.

They didn’t expect that Alexander White had paid 100 million to Julius for Luna?

“Eve, is this true?” Mrs. Oak looked at Eve. The loathing in her eyes was even denser.

Eve shook her head and said with an innocent and pitiful tone. “Ma’am, I don’t know anything! I have been locking myself in my room lately…”

When Clarence saw her crying, he immediately showed sympathy for her.

Luna smiled coldly. Truly, a pair of star-crossed lovers!

“Don’t get angry, Ma’am. As long as both of you are willing to accept Eve, I will convince my dad to give 50 million as dowry,” Luna said with a smile. “Or, let my dad invest 50 million into one of your new projects. How does that sound?”

When Mr. Oak heard the word invest, his eyes immediately sharpened. “Can you really convince your father? From what I know, your relationship with your father isn’t that good.”

Luna glanced at Flora and said, “True. But there are no eternal enemies when it comes to profit. Not to mention that at the end of the day, he’s still my dad. When Alexander’s at home, he also said that your new project is very profitable. I believe that you can earn a lot from it. Alexander was also prepared to invest in it, and I believe that my father wouldn’t let this chance slip by.”

Mr. Oak looked at Luna’s face and felt that she was completely different from the girl that they had known earlier.

Since when had she become so confident of herself? Since when could she speak and act in such a logical manner?

What had changed her? What had happened in between?

Mrs. Oak turned and looked at Flora, asking, “What do you think, Mrs. Brooke?”

With their discussion reaching this threshold, Flora was already out of options.

Perhaps, it was better to say that even from the beginning when she had become the madam of the Brooke family from a mistress, she always had less sway over things. Even less than Luna, the current Mrs. White, despite having been kicked out of the Brooke family.

“As Luna said. If both of you agree to it, we will agree either to give you 50 million as Eve’s dowry or to invest 50 million.” Flora held Eve’s hand. “Since what happened between Clarence and Eve was no one’s fault other than them unable to stop themselves from loving each other.”

Clarence looked at Eve’s eyes and her tears, and he felt quite terrible because of it. “Dad, Mom, I want to be together with Eve. I don’t want anyone else.”

After a moment of silence, Mr. Oak nodded. “Good, I hope that you can do as you promised. Invest 50 million into the Oak family’s new project. But before this, I hope that Eve will not appear before Clarence again.”

If she became pregnant during this, then it would be the Oak family’s fault. 

He would not allow such a mistake to happen.

Luna smiled as if she had seen through Mr. Oak’s worries and said, “Don’t worry, Mr. Oak. Eve is a girl that knows her boundaries. She wouldn’t do anything that would step over the line.”

At most, she would meet with Clarence secretly once she couldn’t hold her urges!

“If there’s nothing else, I’m leaving. Goodbye, everyone.”

She felt like puking after praising Eve against her own wishes.

Since everything had been settled, she naturally had to get out of there.

After she left Bliss Hotel and just wanted to drive home, she suddenly received a call from a stranger’s number.

“Ms. Brooke, our boss wants to see you.”

Luna remembered what happened in Golden Paradise. She then asked, “Who’s your boss? Rick?”

The man didn’t answer. He merely gave her an address and said, “If you don’t come, our boss doesn’t mind picking a time and paying you a personal visit.”

With that, the call was cut off with only the engaged tone being played.

Luna frowned. It seemed that trouble had found her!

After a moment of hesitation, she then gave Alexander a call.

It only rang for a few seconds before the other side accepted the call. “Oh, you’re quick.”

Alexander’s low and sexy voice came from the other side, and he said, “Do not call me quick.”

Luna merely smiled at the answer and said, “I just finished the meeting. I need to go to a resort in Corsham. I’m letting you know a bit earlier. “

Alexander then asked, “It’s currently being renovated and is no longer accepting guests. What are you doing over there?”

Luna thought about it for a while and then said, “Oh, about that! I’m going to get a date, tee hee! I’m driving off now! Bye-bye!”

Alexander, “…”

Date? With whom?

“Turn around and go to the resort in Corsham!”

“Yes, Mr. White.”

Forty minutes later, Luna stopped her car in a clearing.

From a forest not far away, a group of men wearing black shirts and pants walked out of there.

Luna pulled her shawl. Wearing black at a time like this, were they not afraid of the heat?!

“Where’s your boss?” Luna scanned them and then said, “Tell him to come out and speak with me!”

She only needed to give the people in front a glance, and she could identify them as just grunts.

The man in front had the face of a pervert, his eyes didn’t move after he saw her chest. “You’re quite pretty! Unfortunately, you made the wrong decision when you angered the wrong person! I’m going to teach you a lesson on how to be a good girl.”

Luna’s expression darkened and she said, “You teach me how to be a good girl? With them?”

“Little D, no need to waste your breath with her. Just do her already!” The people behind him couldn’t wait for it and already began to approach her. “Let’s see if she dared to be so arrogant again!” 

Luna stood her ground with no fear on her face. “I’ll give you three seconds. Tell me your boss’s name now, or none of you will be leaving here today!”

They immediately burst out in laughter and said, “Ahaha! Don’t worry, everyone will stay behind and accompany you today…”

Luna smiled coldly as her shawl slipped into her hand. At the next moment, it was used to whip the face of the man closest to her brutally.

“I hope that none of you are running away, then!”