Chapter 275
Zoe nodded, holding her chopsticks tightly but without any intention of eating. Her state of mind was
already very bad. Although Charlotte''s words gave her some hope, at the same time, they also
added some invisible pressure.
"ording to the market price, you and Peter''s average sries should be 30,000 dors per
month, but ording to Shane and Charlotte''s rates, it should be about 50,000, right?" Avery put
down his chopsticks and looked at the two people in front of him with a faint smile.
"I''ll do it." Peter immediately understood what Avery meant.
Zoe was confused. "Wait, Mr. Hart, what you said is true, but what does it have to do with Peter?"
"If he says he''ll do it, then I have to ask. What do you think of this matter, Ms. Emerson?" Avery
turned towards Charlotte beside him.
His idea was actually very simple. Since Shane and Charlotte had given the two of them this money,
then it would be easy to take the future money away. The money collected would be used to buy
Zoe''s house. It would be like killing two birds with one stone.
In this way, Zoe and Peter both paid the price. At the same time, it made it impossible for them to
leave Shane and Charlotte. Secondly, it did not affect Zoe and Peter''s standard of living, but they
would still get the house.
"I have no problem with that." Charlotte was worried about Peter. After all, Peter was the one who
would lose the most in this matter.
"I have no problem with that either," Peter said.
He didn''tck money or property. His family had already arranged these things for him. The reason
why he followed Shane was that he was the top businessman in this field. It would give his
experience a boost if he worked with Shane. What''s more, he had at least a million dors in his
bank ount, so it was not a big deal to him.
Even if he was asked to give all his wages to Zoe, he had no objection against it.
"If that''s the case, then this matter is settled."
Zoe still did not realize what had happened. It was not until they finished dinner and Peter sent her
home and she saw a crowd there that she came back to her senses.
"Peter, I''m sorry. I might not be able to get into my house now. I forgot to tell you..." She said with
regret.
"Then do you want to stay at my house? I can''t leave you to go to a hotel yourself." Peter leaned
over the steering wheel and smiled at her. "You can stay at my house and I''ll stay at a hotel. That
would be safer."
"You don''t have to go to so much trouble. I have a suite..."
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"Zoe, don''t you get it? I like you. Unless you don''t want my help, then I can''t try to impress you.
Since you have asked for my help, you should know that I will be worried about you." Peter was
very sincere and serious.
Zoe lowered her head and felt a little uneasy.
Things had happened so suddenly. No matter how strong she was, her feelings were still in a mess
at the moment. She could not tell if Peter was being sincere.
"If you think it''s too much, my house is very big, anyway. We might not bump into each other at all.
I can just hide in my room and note out." Peter reached out his hand and held her hand gently.
His grip was very strong. Although his hand looked white and slender, it still covered her hand
easily.
Zoe looked at his hand in a daze. The hand was very beautiful, just like Peter himself. It was very
attractive.
"I have been bothering you with a lot of things. Now I even have to bum out in your house..." Zoe
still wanted to refuse.
"I heard Ms. Emerson mention the chairman of the Jane Corporation before. His name is Rick. He''s
gentle and kind, just like me, but he''s quite ruthless. He knows that Ms. Emerson can''t leave him, so
he keeps letting Ms. Emerson bother him so that he can keep Ms. Emerson by his side."
"Did Ms. Emerson tell you this?" Zoe frowned.
Charlotte was not the kind of person who gossiped. Not to mention that the person in question was
Rick.
"No, I came to this conclusion myself. You said that Rick is very smart. Wouldn''t he realize that all of
his efforts would look very embarrassing to Charlotte?" Peter asked her with a smile.
"You''re right."
"So I knew you would refuse, but I still put forward it to you to make you feel guilty about your
feelings for me. But I don''t want to do that. I think you like me, and really like me, not just because I
am good to you." Peter let go of her hand. "Where is your suite? I will send you there."
Zoe breathed a sigh of relief and told him the address.
Peter turned the car around and headed in the direction of the address Zoe gave.
Soon, the car stopped at the gate of a hotel chain.
He helped Zoe get her room and gave her the card to the secondary room. He kept the main room
card in his hand. "I''ll take you up first, and then I''ll help you buy some necessities. I''ll give you the
main room card before I leave."
"Sorry to trouble you." Zoe was very tired now. She was yawning constantly, and she had no time to
make a fuss.
Peter gently supported her and worriedly held her shoulder. "If I had known that you were no
different from other women when you were weak, I would have insisted on taking you home. After
all, a hotel is not asfortable as a home."
Zoe shook her head.
"But Zoe, you can sleep in the hotel tonight, and you can also sleep here tomorrow. But before the
problem is solved, you n to live in the hotel indefinitely?" Peter took her to the elevator.
"I''ll live here for now. I can''t even go back to get my luggage, and myptop is also at home." Zoe
sighed.
"Alright, I''ll buy you some necessities first, and then I''ll go back to help you take your luggage. You
can go to bed if you''re sleepy, okay?" Peter softly coaxed her.
Zoe had always thought of Peter as a younger brother.
In fact, he was indeed a younger brother. His way of doing things was very youthful, and he spoke
very naively. When he smiled, he had barely noticeable dimples. Whether in appearance or
behavior, he was very child-like.
But at this crucial moment, he was more reliable than anyone else.
Zoe''s nose twitched, and she hugged him. "Sometimes I wish I had a younger brother. That way,
they wouldn''t have had a divorce."
Peter was stunned.
He smiled bitterly and held her tightly. "In your heart, I am just a younger brother to you. Can''t I be
my own man?"
"I''m not thinking about all that. I don''t want to be in a rtionship either."
"Alright, I''ll take it. Compared to the others, being your brother means I''m closer to you."
"Peter, about Mr. Hart telling Ms. Emerson about deducting your money too, I think it''s too unfair to
you. Let me give it back to you."
"Then how will you afford to survive?" Peter nced at the room card and pressed the button for the
25th floor.
The 25th floor was very high so the view should be quite good. There were many rivers here in
River City. It would be particrly beautiful in the evening.
If the view was good, she would get into a good mood, right?
Peter was lost in his wild flights of fancy.
"My monthly sry is 50,000 dors. Plus the year-end bonus, my yearly pay is about 700,000
dors. I have been with Mr. Fuller for three years, so I have saved a lot of money. I still have
enough to survive, but if I want to buy a house, then..." Zoe''s eyes turned red. Of course she
wanted to solve the problem by herself.
However, she didn''t have money nor connections. When she had met Shane and be his
secretary, she had already spent all of her luck.
She couldn''t even have gotten herself more luck if she had been able to get closer to Christopher.
Peter chuckled. "I thought that you wanted to say that you would give me your sry and let me
take care of you. That''s fine too. It''s only right for a brother to take care of his sister."
For a brother to take care of his sister.
For some reason, Zoe was moved.
She could not treat a person like Peter as her boyfriend, but it was fine to regard him as her
younger brother.
"Brother..." She muttered.
Peter knew that she wanted someone to rely on. He made a soothing sound and sped her
shoulder with his long fingers.
She could rely on him.
But he would never view her as his older sister.
He didn''t just want to be her younger brother.