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Under the vague morning light, Max was in plain jeans, a white T-shirt, and a black jacket with a backpack on his back.
“What… What are you doing here?” Eliza was stunned. Once she came to her senses, her pretty face darkened.
“Answer the call yourself.”
After Max took out his phone, he dialed a number and tossed the phone to Eliza.
Mrs. Robbins’ voice sounded. “Ellie, Max said you’re going to Drildool. No way, it’s too dangerous. You can do charity work, but you can’t go there alone. Max told me he can go with you.”
“Mom, I’m just going there ahead of the rest to find out the situation. My team will come over in a few days, and there’ll be people coordinating with me there.”
Eliza did not expect Max to contact her mother, who was her biggest weakness in the world.
“Anyhow, you’re a woman, and it makes me worry. Before you joined the entertainment industry, you told me not to worry. But what happened in the end?” Mrs. Robbins sobbed as she said, “You’ve gone through so many hardships, yet you never told me anything. I had to find out through the Internet. No matter what you say, I’ll approve of it if Max sends you there. If you don’t agree, I’ll come along.”
“Your body is weak, so you shouldn’t leave the house too much. Fine. I’ll allow him to come along.”
Eliza took great pains to comfort Mrs. Robbins.
After that, she glumly tossed the phone at Max. “You’re too impulsive. Since you’ve decided to go all the way there with me, don’t you want your job anymore? Also, do you know how many reporters will be keeping an eye on me during this charity event?”
“I’ve applied for a half-month leave of absence. During this half month, I’ll be your bodyguard.”
Max took out his sunglasses from his bag, put them on, and grinned, showing his white set of teeth. “Look at me. Don’t I look like a qualified bodyguard?”
“Stop joking around.” Eliza’s expression was cold and annoyed. “My affair recently has blown out of proportion. Although many people seem to pity me and stand up for me, any man who gets close to me will become a laughing stock to others, especially you-“
“Charity, what era are we in now?” Max interrupted her, “It’s just that your hymen is torn. There are many women out there whose hymens are torn.”
Eliza’s mouth parted a little in shock.
She could not believe that a cautious person like him would make such a remark.
“Am I wrong in saying that?” Max asked.
“You shouldn’t presume other people think of you the way you do. When my team members talk about you, they’re all full of admiration. It was daring of you to go against Jewell Corporation, and it was kind of you to donate one billion dollars just like that. Even the First Lady praised you in private. How many people in the world do you think can be like you? Honestly, people who laugh at you are evil.”
Eliza was stunned.
Although she knew that Max was comforting her, his words warmed her heart.
“Based on what you said, I suddenly think I’m a good person to be practicing all the traditional virtues.” Eliza laughed at herself.
“Charity, you’ve been a victim all along, yet you’re still willing to help others.
That’s considered amazing. Let’s go.”
Max took all of her luggage. “From now on, I’ll be your bodyguard.”
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Eliza looked at him quietly for a moment before saying helplessly, “Max, you treat me very well, but my heart is dead. I can’t return the favor.”
“I don’t expect you to return any favor. All you need to do is treat me as a friend.
Shouldn’t we help each other as friends? It takes a few days to arrive at Drildool by train, and it’s really unsafe for a girl like you to be traveling alone. Who knows if anyone from the Jewell family will take revenge against you during the journey?”
After Max said frankly, he lifted the luggage and walked forward.
Eliza sighed. She had no choice but to follow him.
In the prison visiting room.
Seated on one side was Shaun holding the phone, while on the other side was Chester, who was in a blue prison uniform. After getting a crew cut, he looked less handsome, but his prominent features made him look a little fiercer and wilder.
“This is unexpected. I can’t believe there’d come a day where I ‘ll be chatting with you like this,” Shaun mocked playfully.
“I didn’t expect this either.” Chester’s lips curled into a self-deprecating smile. “This is indeed the most memorable moment in my life.”
“That’s why you shouldn’t look down on women.” Shaun sighed and said, “With your identity, you could easily get any woman, why did you have to force yourself on her?”
Chester fell quiet.
In fact, he would never do that in the past. Back then, women did it with him for money, and it was consensual.
However, the more Eliza rejected him, the more he wanted her.
“Maybe… it bothered me because I couldn’t get her.”
“But it didn’t seem like you cherished her after you got her.” Shaun shook his head. ” In the end, you even tricked Eliza. Why don’t you guess what she has done with the one billion dollars you gave her?”
“Onebillion dollars is quite attractive.” Chester said nonchalantly, “Doesn’t she hate me or feel upset with me because I didn’t give her money or luxurious cars?”
“You’re wrong.”
Shaun said, “She donated the one billion dollars to the poor. What’s more, she has personally gone to those rural areas to build schools and hospitals to make sure the money is used wisely. Even the international media have reported about it. Every mainstream TV channel is now praising her and setting her as an example. I believe no other movie star or queen can compare to her.”
A dumbfounded look washed over Chester’s handsome face.
He had met a lot of women in his life.
Although they claimed to love him, most only had their eyes on his wealth and power.
Some women even did everything in their power to get their hands on his money.
He was well aware that Eliza, having been in the entertainment industry for so long, might think that the miserly amount of money was nothing. That was why he offered one billion dollars straight away.
Once the netizens knew that Eliza received a compensation of one billion dollars, the media on the Internet would definitely frame the matter in a different way.
By the time Chester was out of jail, he might be able to save his reputation. However, he never thought that Eliza would be more decisive and intelligent than his company’s board of directors.
Now, great. He gave her one billion dollars, and it ended up strengthening Eliza’s image instead.
Besides the passers-by, even the country stood up for her.
Well, how many public figures could be as generous as Eliza?
Chester hated Eliza, but he also sincerely admired her at that moment.
“No wonder I lost.” He suddenly let out a deep laugh. “I really underestimated her. This time, I admit defeat, but I’ll remember her.”
He no longer thought that Eliza had a passing resemblance to Charity.
It was not only because she was pretty.
There was a hint of curiosity in Chester’s eyes.
Not only was he curious, but he was also gritting his teeth in hatred. He wanted to break her pride and make her crawl under his feet.
At the sight of Chester’s behavior, Shaun frowned a little. “Chester, don’t take it too far. This time, your image has been destroyed. If you continue to cause Eliza trouble after you get out of jail, it’ll get Jewell Corporation into trouble too.”
As a man, he knew very well what Chester was thinking.
The harder it was for a man to obtain a smart prey, the more they wanted it.
Chester’s behavior infuriated Shaun. He could not figure out why Chester would do such a thing, which had caused Cate to give Shaun the silent treatment. 1
Nevertheless, when Shaun was at his worst, Chester was always there for him. Being caught in the middle was such a difficult position to be in.
“How’s Jewell Corporation doing?” Chester suddenly snorted. “After I left, the board of directors must be eager to take action, and the relevant department probably wants to suppress Jewell Corporation too.”
“Jewell Corporation is powerful, so many people are naturally afraid of it. Still, you didn’t know how to restrain yourself and ended up in jail…” Shaun sighed. “From now on, some changes might happen in the medical field. Now that Jewell Corporation is under investigation, many from the board of directors are shifting the blame to the Jewell family. So far, Finn has been appointed as the temporary president. However, with a lot of foreign investments coming in and the development of small- and middle-sized hospitals recently, it’s clear that the market structure will change. Jewell Corporation might not be as powerful as it used to be.”
