“Fine, I accept your watch as your wager," Tanner declared.Elio smirked. "Unfortunately, your watch is the one that isn’t up to par. Considering the difference in value, I’d be at a disadvantage if I accepted the bet like this.”Jenny and May looked at each other. Elio was really arrogant. How could he say that Patek Philippe was not good enough? He was out of his mind!"Don’t act like you’re so great! I know you’re Yvonne’s little boy toy. How shameless must you be to show off the watch that woman bought for you?" May was about to go crazy with envy and hatred.Elio frowned. "Watch your mouth and stop spouting nonsense. I can walk with my head held high, it's none of your business who bought me the watch. If you can afford to match the stakes, then do it. If you can't, then forget it. Don't slander me."Tanner's face darkened. He pushed his car keys forward and said coldly, "There's nothing I can't afford. The Patek Philippe watch and a Mercedes G63 worth over two hundred thousa
Back in the private room, Tanner was livid. He drained his glass of red wine and slammed it onto the table. "Bastard, just you wait! I'll teach you to challenge me!"May hurriedly comforted him. "Honey, don't lower yourself to his level. Once you land the project, just make him fulfill his promise."Jenny giggled. "Exactly! I can’t wait to make him run around Cloudsea Square naked. It’ll be the talk of the town!”Meanwhile, the BMW X5 was speeding along the street. Evelyn's face was dark with rage. "It's all your fault. Mr. Foster wanted to collaborate with my advertising company! He has a huge project to rebuild the slums, but now his offer might fall through because of you!”"Can't you tell that he has ulterior motives?" Elio frowned. A man's intuition was very accurate. He would not allow anyone to covet his wife."Business is business. I don't care what his motives are, but your actions have affected my company's interests! I told you not to come over, but you never listen." E
“Yes, that's exactly it. Looks like we feel the same way." Elio muttered almost to himself, "Evelyn has always been so cold to me, like an iceberg that will never melt. However, I just can't let go of her. It’s so strange."Sunny listened quietly, finding it difficult to understand. Why didn’t Evelyn cherish Elio? Her boss was the best man in the world!"I don’t think you should worry too much, sir. The madam was just confused for a moment. I’m sure she’ll come to understand you in time.”His assistant’s gentle words of comfort lightened Elio's mood considerably. He finally managed to smile again. "I hope so. Ahh, let’s leave it up to fate and not think too much about it. Sorry to make you come all the way here in the middle of the night. Why don’t I treat you to supper to return the favor?"Sunny blushed. "It’s the least I should do. There’s no need to thank me. I’ll always be here when you need me."Elio was very touched by her simple words. He nodded with a smile and pointed at
How could Elio let these insolent fools off so easily? He grabbed the thin man's hand with a vice-like grip before dislocating the man’s wrist.The thin man cried out in pain, his face contorted as he fell back. The burly man and the others were all shocked by Elio’s ruthlessness. The next second, they cursed and rushed at him in unison."Everyone, we gotta teach that insolent punk a lesson!”"Beat his teeth out! Let’s all get him together!"These spoilsports had completely ruined the nice mood they had going at the barbeque. Elio frowned and lunged at the crowd, kicking the burly man in the lead.The burly man cried out in pain, falling onto a table behind him. The table crashed to the ground, and two of the man’s ribs were broken. He grimaced in pain.The other ruffians were equally unlucky. Elio beat them to the ground in no time at all, leaving them bruised or injured. All of them groaned in pain.Elio looked at them coldly. "Get lost, or I'll kill you.""Shut your mouth, p
Stunned, Fatso cried out, "Bryson, why did you hit me?""Shut up!" Bryson roared, shutting Fatso up. The latter could not understand what was going on.The onlookers were also stunned. What happened? Why would Bryson slap Fatso? Shouldn't he have attacked the kid instead?Bryson approached Elio and bowed to him, saying in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Master Rinz. I didn't know it was you. My foolish subordinates offended you, and for that, they deserve to die. You can punish them however you want."Everyone was flabbergasted. Bryson ruled over swathes of Southshire with a machete, yet here he was kowtowing to a young man! What was going on?Only Bryson himself knew that Elio was the devil incarnate. If he dared to offend him, he would probably end up in a worse state than Tiger. In order to maintain all his limbs, he did not dare to disrespect Elio for even a second. Elio smiled and nodded. "A wise man knows when to lower his head. Not bad. Have a drink on me. Excuse me, another lar
Fatso and the others knelt outside the barbecue shop for the entire night. When the sun came up, they struggled to get up, but all of them fell without exception. Their legs were jelly, and they took ages to get up. Ignoring the whispering onlookers, they hurriedly got into their car and left.The next morning, Elio specially put on a snow-white shirt, a smart pair of trousers, and branded leather shoes. He brought Sunny and Ron to the signing ceremony, where they would officially take charge of the Cloudsea shanty town renovation project.The participants at the ceremony were all heavyweights. Other than the official representatives, there was also the chairman of the Xever Group, Shaw Maine. Uncle Shaw was the guarantor, so he would take joint responsibility if the Evamor Group could not complete the project on time or up to the required standards.Elio wore sunglasses the entire time, hiding his identity. Ron signed the deal as the representative of the Evamor Group. After the ce
When Evelyn thought about what happened, she was so mad she could hardly speak. Her face was icy with anger as she said, "I can't believe you have the guts to bring that up. Just yesterday, Mr. Foster said he'd work with us on a huge project, but you ruined everything. Mom's right to call you bad luck; you're always messing things up."Elio just smirked and said, "You really think he was being nice? He just wanted to get to know you better. And anyway, that project's already been taken care of, and it's got nothing to do with Luxe Land Properties."Evelyn's eyes widened in surprise. "Are you just making this up? That can't be true.""It's the honest truth. My boss, the big boss of Evamor Group, and my best friend got the project. I'm here to help you two work together. Opportunities like this don't come around twice, so think about it," Elio said, trying to sound serious."Is that for real?" Evelyn's heart skipped a beat. That was a golden chance for Skybound Advertising. The proje
Oh no, Elio thought to himself, sneaking a peek at his wife. Yvonne was talking so loud without a care; Evelyn definitely heard her!Just as he feared, Evelyn looked at him like she could see right through him. The smile on her pretty face was gone, replaced by a look so icy it could freeze him solid. She looked like she wanted to kick him right out of the car.He had a beautiful wife at home, and yet he was out causing trouble. This was really bad!"Why are you telling me this?" Elio asked, his voice full of worry."Aren't you coming to check on me? What's keeping you so busy? It's been so hard even to see you," Yvonne complained. It had been days since they last saw each other at the Orchid Harmony Club."We'll talk later when I'm not so busy. I've got to go now," Elio said quickly, afraid she might say something else embarrassing, and hung up the phone."Well, I'm done waiting for you. Hurry up, don't waste any more time. I'll drive you there," Evelyn said with an icy tone."