Chapter 10: ‘Curse Arthur’
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"Master, do you see the building ahead on the left?" Barret changed the topic.
"Which one?"
"The Andrew Group."
"I see. What's wrong?" Joe eyed the glass skyscraper which proudly displayed the family name...now his family name as well.
"This is the headquarters of our Andrew Group. My Lord works here."
"Uh, this is quite a tall building... does this all belong to Andrew Group?"
"Yes, 58 stories."
"Wow, 58 stories…, so the Andrew family is very rich...”
"Yes, they are."
"How much is the company worth? More than a billion?"
"Well, I don't know that. But you will learn about the business soon enough."
"Come on. The company will be Nicole’s in the future. What does it have to do with me? I'm just a despised son-in-law."
"What is hers will be yours."
"Well...I do not think so," Joe could never believe that Nicole would allow him to have any part of the Andrew fortune.
"Master, don't look down upon yourself. You are destined to be extraordinary, and you will be rich in the future. I mean it. "
"You are very kind, Barret. Thank you."
"You are welcome."
While they were talking, Joe’s phone rang. It was Nicole.
Shit!
Should he pick up, Joe thought? What if she started bashing him in front of Barret? Ah, hell! What did it matter? He already knew Joe slept on the floor last night.
"Hi, Nicole."
Nicole was very concise. "I’m sending you my current location. Come to see me right away." With that order, she hung up the phone.
"She asked me to come to see her right away."
"Let me take a look at the location,” Barret glanced at Nicole’s message. “Oh, I know this place. It is the private club of the Arthur Family."
"Cruse Arthur?"
"Yes, Master. I have to remind you that Master Cruse has been pursuing Miss Nicole insistently. It may not be a good thing to ask you to meet them at this time. They must be trying to make a fool of you, play a prank perhaps. The young lady is foolish. How could she cooperate with outsiders to make fun of you? I think you'd better not go," Barret glanced over at Joe sadly.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Joe shook his head. "No, I'm going."
"Why?"
"I don't know. I just think I should go, otherwise, I will be underestimated by Cruse Arthur and Nicole will have something to use against me."
Barret smiled with a twinkle in his eye. "Good for you, Master, you are a true member of the Andrew family."
Joe shifted in his seat. "That sounds awkward. My last name is Smith, okay?"
Soon, they arrived at the private club. It was an exclusive club, so they were stopped by security at the entrance.
Barret lowered the car window, and the security nodded and bowed to him immediately. "Oh, it's you, Mr. Barret. I'm so sorry. Please come in. Miss Nicole is waiting inside."
After entering the gate, Joe got out of the car alone.
"Master, I will be waiting for you here. Be careful."
"Don't worry. I’m not afraid of them."
As soon as he entered the hall, shaking anxiously, he saw Nicole standing by the window with a displeased expression.
"Dar... Young lady, you called me?”
Nicole suddenly came up and elbowed him hard in the ribs. "Why are you so late?"
"I...I have tried to be as fast as possible."
She elbowed him once again.
"Calm down. What's going on?" Joe replied a bit loudly. Did she call him here just to assault him in public? Was she insane?
"Noting. I'm just in a bad mood, so I want to hit someone. That’s it."
She should have been discussing with Cruse how to tease Joe, but after she came back from the bathroom, she saw Cruse flirting with one of the other girls there, ignoring her. She overheard her tell Cruse that Nicole was married and should keep him at arm’s length.
Joe was stunned for a moment. So he came here in such a hurry just to serve as a vent to Nicole’s anger?
Damn it! She was f*****g insane!
He was about to say something when Cruse Arthur sauntered over, with a sexy woman clinging onto his arm. Nicole's attitude towards Joe immediately changed. She hugged Joe all of sudden.
"Honey, how come you are so late? I missed you so much."
Joe was dumbfounded. What was wrong with her? She elbowed him twice at first and now she is calling him honey?
"Hey, you’re Joe, right? Let me introduce you to everyone. This is Nicole’s husband, Joe." Cruse yelled loudly at the people in the room.
The crowd immediately started to whisper, which Joe could hear very clearly.
"The fact that Joe wants to be a live-in son-in-law is because Nicole is really beautiful and rich."
"Yes, but I could never do that..."
"Nicole, we are all planning to go for ice cream. Do you want to bring Joe with you? Or are you two lovebirds going to enjoy yourselves alone?"
Nicole managed to squeeze a smile. "No, my husband wants to take me out shopping."
"Wow, Joe, what a gentleman you are. Wanting to go shopping with Nicole! Enjoy, both of you."
The group of people left at once, but not before casting strange looks towards Joe.
"So, are we going shopping?" Joe asked.
Nicole laughed. "You cannot afford me! You probably can’t even buy me a bag!"
"Of course I can. I have $200,000."
"Wow, you are really rich."
"The Chairman gave it to me. As long as you are happy, you can spend it all."
Nicole rolled her eyes and inconspicuously brought her knee up and kneed Joe in the crotch.
"Get out, you homeless trash."
A few minutes later, Barret came in. "Master, are you all right?"
Joe barely managed to stand up. "No, I think have to go to the hospital...I can’t stand,” Joe groaned in pain. f**k! It hurt much more than last night.
"How could the young lady kick you too hard? How could she kick you there? Hold on, let's go to the hospital."
"Hurry up."
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