Spoiled By The CEO: Why The Wife Is Kinda Sweet?

Chapter 561 Just For Money

When the music stopped, Laura panted a little. Max took her to the lounge to rest. In a low voice, he

said, “Stay here. I gotta do something.”

Laura nodded meekly.

Lily, who was not far away, saw their every movement.

Tonight, she also wore a light violet yarn skirt. Light violet was Max’s favorite color.

When they were still dating, he once said that in this dress, she looked like the blooming crape myrtle,

tasteful, independent, and enchanting.

Lily wasn’t sure if Max’s compliment was genuine, but she preferred to believe it was.

It was true that Max had a lot of girlfriends before he was with Laura.

That those girlfriends never stuck around for long. By far, Lily was the one woman who had the longest

relationship with Max.

Because of that, others tacitly thought that no matter how many women Max was seeing, Lily was still

his official another half.

Besides, Lily was from a rich family. Though her family was not top-class like the four most powerful

families, she was still well known in the upper class in Eqitin.

As a female celebrity who had tons of fans, Lily was indeed attractive. She had always taken pride in

her good looks.

But at this moment, Lily saw that another woman had easily earned Max’s care and attention. She felt

that jealousy had twined around her throat like a wild vine, making her unable to breathe.

Selina, Lily’s agent, appeared behind her, gazing coldly at Laura, who was in the lounge.

She sneered and said, “She’s just a second-rate vixen from the bottom of the circle. How dare she be

so pretentious!”

Lily turned around to look at Selina. With the rims of her beautiful eyes a little red, she asked, “Selina,

has Mr. Nixon really left me?”

“No, of course not. You and Max have been together for so long. That woman is nothing but a clown.

You know men. When they get bored with fancy food, they’d like to have some cheap snacks for a

change. But they will feel sick after taking a few bites. So, he will eventually get back together with

you.”

“But… I’m still worried.”

Lily shook her head. Tears streamed down her cheeks. She began to shiver in sorrow, which made her

seem very pitiful.

“There is something you don’t know. Since that day, he’s been rather tepid to me. I have a feeling that

he has completely gotten over me.”

Selina furrowed her brows. She looked around to make sure no one was looking their way. Then, she

said under her breath, “Didn’t you bribe Lanna to play a trick during the shooting? How did your plan

fail? You end up giving Max the chance to rescue Laura. You’ve suffered a great loss!”

Lily bit her lips in bitterness when this subject was broached.

Moments later, she finally said, “Lanna can’t do anything right. Max already found out it was her. But

luckily, I wrote her a very generous check. So, she kept her mouth zipped and didn’t say I put her up to

it.”

After a short pause, Lily added, “But I won’t give up so easily.”

At this, Selina felt there was nothing to say. She just cast a significant look at Lily and asked, “What

else can you do?”

Lily shook her head and said, “Don’t know yet.”

Selina chortled and said, “I’ve just learned about something. But I’m not sure if you’re interested.”

Lily looked up at her in dismay and said, “Tell me about it.”

Selina leaned in and whispered something in Lily’s ear.

Lily immediately showed an incredulous expression, then she even quivered with excitement.

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Selina nodded, “Yeah, absolutely. After I got this piece of information, I sent people to investigate in

case it was false. And it proved that it’s true. Her foster father is a gambler and perhaps a drug user,

who cost most of the money she earned these years. She also has a mother lying in a hospital bed due

to her heart trouble. So, I think she’s dating Max for his money.”

After getting the news, Lily was so thrilled that her hands quivered uncontrollably.

“For his money… Now all she wants is money, things are much simpler.”

Selina nodded in agreement. She cast another look in Laura’s direction, then looked back and patted

Lily on the shoulder.

“Anyway, I’ve tipped you off. How you’ll make use of this tip is up to you. If you can’t stand watching her

and Max being together, just leave. Don’t be too hard on yourself.”

Lily nodded and said, “OK, I see.”

Laura waited in the lounge for a whole hour. During this time, a man came over to flirt with her. Laura

chatted and laughed with him just to kill time.

Those who were at the party were all slick and worldly. This man knew that Laura’s status was

distinguished when he saw her dancing with Max. As Laura was laughing at his joke, he said, “Miss

Davies, it’s my honor to meet you. If there is a chance, please put in some good words for me in front

of Mr. Nixon.”

As he spoke, he whipped out a check and handed it to Laura.

Laura’s beautiful eyes blinked. With a chuckle, she said, “Mr. Parsons, you’re flattering me. I and Mr.

Nixon are just friends. I’m afraid I can’t talk you up in front of him.”

Mr. Parsons was shrewd. Seeing this, he didn’t press Laura. After putting away the check, he raised his

glass toward her and said, “It’s OK. I’m still very glad to have met a smart and pretty lady like you.”

Right at this moment, Max came into the lounge and saw Laura socialize with ease. Her eyes sparkled

in the light. Although her seat was in a remote corner, she outshone all the others in the room as if she

were giving out light herself.

Max walked over and twined his arm around Laura’s waist. Laura smiled brightly at him and said,

“You’re back.”

Her eyes twinkled. Max was a little turned on. He replied, “Yeah.”

“Mr. Nixon, I’m Parson. I’ve heard so much about you. It’s really an honor to meet you here,” Mr.

Parsons greeted Max with enthusiasm.

Arm in arm with Max, Laura said with a smile, “Mr. Parsons is very humorous. I was bored while waiting

for you. Luckily, Mr. Parsons came over and chatted with me.”

Max lowered his head a little and saw a trace of craftiness fleet through Laura’s eyes.

He chortled, caressed her hair, and said, “Sorry. I won’t make you wait for so long next time.”

His tone was very sweet and doting.

It took Laura by surprise. Her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

“Is he… doing this on purpose?” she wondered.

Though Max usually appeared sloppy and unrestrained, he was a completely different person when he

deliberately turned on his charm.

He was enthralling!

At this time, Max and Mr. Parsons were already engaged in a conversation and clicked glasses. Max

said beamingly, “Thank you for taking care of Laura for me. Come to visit me at my company if you

have time. We’re friends now. You don’t need to stand on ceremony.”

Mr. Parsons’s eyes brightened at once. Looking pleasantly surprised, he said, “Thank you, Mr. Nixon.

I’ll definitely visit you someday.”

He knew that a rich and powerful man like Max would never go back on his word. Given his caliber, his

chance of associating with the Nixon Group was zero. But as Max had invited him over, it would be

much easier for him to work his way into the Nixon Group.