Slumdog Billionaire Husband

Chapter 48

Chapter 48 We May Be Doomed

“Then, are you selling this stuff or not?” Gerald asked after a dry cough.

This question quickly pulled both Audrey and Elliot back to reality. Elliot said with a trembling voice, “Yes, yes, yes!”

Elliot was still in astonishment.

He wondered why an once coolie here had a Diamond Card from New Bank.

Elliot was a client of New Bank too, but his card was a silver one. This was the first time Elliot saw a Diamond Card in reality. Before this, he had seen it in the photos of New Bank.

Elliot quickly took the bank card, handed it to a saleswoman next to him, and said, “Quick, POS terminal!” Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

His hands trembled slightly.

The beautiful saleswoman did not know what this bank card meant. Given her walk of life, she had no connection with New Bank. At most, she had heard that New Bank was a place that only served the rich.

The saleswoman brought a POS terminal over, so Gerald swiped his card successfully. The transaction was completed.

Gerald closed the box, which had little decoration, and then a smile appeared on his face. Gerald looked at Audrey and said, “Do you want to buy anything else? Should we go?”

Audrey nodded mechanically. She was still in shock caused by the fact that Gerald had a Diamond Card.

Audrey swallowed and asked, “Why do you have a Diamond Card from New Bank?”

Gerald scratched his head and said, “I got this from my ancestors. It has been passed down for more than thirty generations, and I just got it.”

“Get lost!” Audrey glared at Gerald and said, “Tell me, where did you get it?”

“Secret.” Gerald smiled mysteriously at Audrey.

Frustrated, Audrey wanted to beat Gerald to death.

However, she could do nothing since Gerald refused to breathe a word of his secret.

Audrey found Gerald more mysterious than before.

Gerald said, “Let’s go.”

Audrey nodded. Elliot said, “By the way, be careful. Donovan is powerful in Los Angeles and may be considered one of the most powerful people here. Gerald, you just mucked his plan up, and he will probably pay a big sum of money as compensation. Now, the reputation of Treasure Store is completely ruined. Given his personality, he will seek revenge for sure.

“Also, he is hot–tempered. He will probably start his revenge the moment you leave my shop,” Elliot said and then glanced at Audrey with concern. “What do you think if I send my men to escort you home? I think he doesn’t have the guts to mess with my men.”

Before Gerald opened his mouth, Audrey said with a sneer, “I dare him to lay a finger on me. I will make him go bankrupt!”

Audrey was confident because her father was the richest man in Los Angeles and had a good relationship with Gideon. In Los Angeles, she could achieve this goal.

As for Gerald, he didn’t take this threat seriously.

Hearing Audrey, Elliot smiled and said, “You are right. He doesn’t dare to hurt you. In short, be careful.”

Gerald nodded. Gerald and Audrey swaggered out of the shop. Donovan was sitting in Treasure Store. He saw Gerald come out and sneered. “Gerald! That brat ruined my plan! I will teach him a lesson.”

“Boss!” Besides Donovan, a man said. “Look at the woman next to him! Is she Bradley’s daughter, Audrey?”

Donovan looked at Audrey and frowned. “Yes. Trail them. Beat Gerald to death after they separate from each other and then bring him to me.”

The man nodded and said, “Got you!”

Donovan exhaled deeply. He took out a cigarette and lit it. Then he narrowed his eyes and looked through the glass window at Gerald and Audrey, who were far away. There was a cold light in his eyes.

This was a modified garage in Los Angeles.

As usual, Fletcher held a gathering with his rich friends and a group of beautiful women in the garage. Henley was there too. He was taking liberties with a beautiful woman in his arms with a smile on his face.

The beautiful woman leaned over and said, “Come, Henley, have some wine. You have caressed me for the whole

morning.”

‘Hahaha…” There was a burst of laughter echoing in the garage.

Fletcher smiled at Henley and said, “Henley, I will take you to one place tonight. I promise that you won’t want to go

home.”

Henley’s eyes lit up slightly. Then, Henley shook his head and said, “No, thanks. I have an appointment tonight. You know Keira from New Bank, don’t you? She was at university with Doreen and me. Apart from traveling, we are here to send her our wedding invitation and attend her birthday party.”

“Will Keira have a birthday party today?” Matthew looked happy but then said with disappointment, “Alas, she didn’t invite me to her party.”

“You will have to be thick–skinned to chase after a girl. She didn’t invite you, but you can go yourself. You have hung around with me for a long time, but why didn’t you improve at all?” Fletcher looked at Matthew with disdain.

Matthew pursed his lips and said, “Mr. McHale, come on, you haven’t won Audrey over after such a long time. To make things worse, both girls got Gerald as their shield!”

Hearing this, Fletcher could not help but cover the scar on his head, and a hint of anger flashed across his face.

Right then, his mobile phone rang.

Fletcher checked his phone, silenced the crowd with one gesture, and then answered the call. “Hello, Dad, what’s the

matter?”

On the other end of the line, a middle–aged male voice sounded with endless exhaustion. “Hello, Fletcher? You are in your garage, aren’t you?”

Fletcher became alert. Before he denied it, his father said, “Sell your garage and ask a trusted friend to keep all the money for you for the time being. Later, you can continue your good life with that sum of money for a period.”

Fletcher became aghast. “Dad, what happened?”

“We … may be doomed.” On the other end of the line, the caller sounded frustrated.

Hearing this, Fletcher shivered violently and then fell on the sofa as if he had been struck by lightning.

Gerald and Audrey dined at the most famous restaurant in All Antiques. This restaurant had a good reputation in All Antiques, but its dishes were far inferior to that of the Marriott Hotel.

During lunch, Audrey kept asking Gerald why he had a Diamond Card.

Gerald insisted that it was his secret.

This girl is nosy. Gerald thought.

Since Gerald refused to share his secret, Audrey got mad at last and stopped talking to him.

Gerald enjoyed this moment of silence. Right then, he received a message from Valery.

“In less than three days, the McHale family will go bankrupt.” It was a short sentence.

A sneer appeared on Gerald’s face.

Putting away his phone, Gerald looked at the angry Audrey and said, “Are we going back to the company after lunch?”

Audrey shot an angry glance at Gerald and said nothing. Gerald didn’t get mad and followed Audrey.

After lunch, Audrey paid the bill and led Gerald out of All Antiques.

Gerald noticed that someone was trailing him. They do nothing. Probably that they don’t dare to mess with Audrey.

Gerald thought. Gerald didn’t pay much attention to his tail. Gerald and Audrey drove out of All Antiques.

Audrey didn’t go back to work. She took Gerald to a shopping mall. After a casual walk in the mall, Audrey went to

watch a movie.

At five o’clock in the afternoon, Gerald and Audrey came out of the mall and drove to Marriott Hotel for Keira’s birthday party.

Keira’s birthday party was held in a banquet hall on the third floor of the Marriott Hotel. When Gerald and Audrey arrived, it was already half past five. Keira was standing at the door in a long dress and looked gloomy.

Keira put on a smiling face at the sight of Gerald and Audrey. She said, “You finally came.”

Audrey ran over and said, “Keira, are you in a bad mood? You didn’t look good just now.”

Keira sighed and then said, “Phillip and Matthew came uninvited.”

Hearing this, Audrey sneered and said, “I will not let them off if they dare to cause trouble at your banquet!”