Chapter 283 An Agreement to Connive with Each Other


    Chapter 283 An Agreement to Connive with Each Other


    Susan went over to greet Miguel and Michelle and then pushed Manuel into the banquet hall.


    She stopped at the refreshments section.


    “Is there anything you want to eat?” Susan asked Manuel while selecting refreshments for herself.


    She did not intend to treat Manuel well. She was just worried that others would use her of


    maltreating him. After all, Manuel was in a wheelchair and it was difficult for him to grab the buffet


    refreshments by himself.


    “Something with cream will be fine.” Manuel answered.


    “Would you like a chocte-vored one?”


    “No, I don’t like chocte. It’s too bitter.” Manuel exined.


    “Chocte tastes bitter?” Susan began to doubt her sense of taste.


    “Yeah.” Manuel nodded.


    Susan did not bother to argue with him, so she just asked, “Do you like more cream or less


    cream?”


    “More cream, please.”


    “You like cream?”


    “I have a sweet tooth.” Manuel said.


    He was indeed suitable to be a bottom, Susan thought.


    Susan chose a cake with a lot of cream and handed it to Manuel.


    “Thank you.”


    “Don’t think too much. I just don’t want people to mistake me as a person who would abuse an invalid.”


    Susan said bluntly.


    Manuel nodded. He knew it. It was just a little difficult for him to ept the word “invalid”.


    Manuel sat in his wheelchair and elegantly ate the cream cake.


    Susan really thought that Manuel was very gentle, innocent, and elegant and that earth was not the


    ce for him.


    “Susan.” A male voice suddenly came from beside them two:


    Susan instantly turned her head. At the same time, Manuel also turned his head and had a look. Then,


    he slowly moved his gaze to the cream cake in front of him.


    “Henry.” Judging from Susan’s voice, she was obviously going through some emotional swings. She


    was probably very excited.


    Manuel put the cream cake on the table in the self-service area, pushed his wheelchair, and


    left. Sometimes he would rather not to see. Then he could deceive himself, saying that this kind of life


    was not bad.


    “How have you been these days?” Susan asked Henry.


    She looked at him and suddenly felt nervous and overwhelmed. They seemed to have be strange


    to each other now. Originally, they were already about to get married. The more Susan thought about it,


    the more upset she got.


    “Not bad. What about you?” Henry asked her gently.


    “Not well.” Susan directly answered.


    Henry opened his mouth, but he seemingly did not know what to say.


    “If I said I’m not happy recently, would you take me away?” Susan questioned.


    Henry chose to remain silent. So, it was not an impulsive decision for Henry to give up on her and just


    let her marry Manuel. He meant to let her be with Manuel.


    Susan smiled sarcastically and said, “If you won’t, don’t ask me if I’m doing well in the future. It’ll


    mislead me into thinking that you want to restart a rtionship with me.”


    After saying those words, Susan walked away. Though her eyes were a little red, she thought she was


    much stronger than she had expected. She had thought that she would burst into tears at the sight of


    Henry. But she even did not shed a single tear.


    Henry looked at Susan’s back. She looked carefree as if she had let go of the past.


    Then, there was suddenly a serious look in his eyes. In the past many years, he had done so many


    things for Susan. He would absolutely not allow his efforts to be in vain. Henry suppressed his


    emotions, turned around, and was about to leave.


    “Henry.” A woman stopped him from behind.


    Henry frowned and looked back. It was Martina.


    Martina stood at a ce that was neither too far away nor too close to him and asked, “Can you ept


    it?”


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    “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Henry was a cautious person. When he dealt with someone


    unfamiliar, he would be very alert.


    “You were supposed to marry Susan. If you did that, the Phillips Bank would have been yours. Now,


    everything’s gone. Can you ept it?”


    “That’s my business. It has nothing to do with you.” Henry clearly refused her.


    “It has something to do with me.” Martina said, “If you hadn’t been dumped by Susan suddenly, I might


    have been the one who married Manuel! In a sense, it’s your inability that causes the separation


    between me and Manuel.”


    Henry’s face darkened. Obviously, Martina was mocking him. This woman was seemingly used to


    having a condescending attitude towards others.


    “It has happened. Even if I me you, it won’t change anything! It would be better for us, the victims, to


    cooperate once. How about that?” Martina took the initiative to extend an invitation.


    “Cooperation?” Henry was obviously interested in it, though he still had a cold look on his face.


    “We can work together and make Susan and Manuel break up.”


    “I’ve never thought of that.” Henry directly refused.


    Martina’s face dropped.


    Her brother was right. She could not underestimate Henry.


    He developed from a man who had nothing to what he was today. No matter what methods. he had


    used, he was definitely not simple.


    Now, he apparently only refused her without hesitation because he was overly cautious.


    “It’s only beneficial for you to cooperate with me.” Martina continued to try to persuade him, “First, I’m a


    youngdy from one of the four strong powers. You’ll definitely need my help in business. Second, my


    brother is now trying to work with an aristocratic family. If you cooperate with me now, I can introduce


    you to him. Once my brother obtains a certain status in the aristocratic family, with his help, it’s even


    not impossible for you to take direct control of the Phillips Bank! Finally, you love Susan and love


    Manuel. Isn’t it great for us to get to be with the people we love?”


    After Martina said so much, Henry was still alert. Though he did not directly reject, he did not agree.


    “Don’t worry. I won’t sell you! With your status, it’s not worthwhile for me to degrade myself to deal with


    you!” Martina still had a condescending attitude towards Henry, “Ie to your only because I think


    there will be value in our cooperation. Otherwise, I even won’t bother to look at people like you.”


    What Martina said did hurt Henry’s self-esteem. But he also lowered his guard against Martina due to


    her words. He had to say that from the perspective of Martina, there was indeed no need for her to deal


    with him since it wouldn’t do her any good.


    She took the initiative toe to him only because they had mutual benefits. It was actually a good


    thing for him. He now had lost Susan. It was simply out of the question for him to get a foothold in


    business by himself and even get the Phillips Bank. Once he got support from someone, things would


    be very different.


    Although Charles did not have a good reputation recently, a lean camel was still bigger than a horse.


    Anyway, Charles was still much powerful than he was.


    In addition, if Charles really got a high status in an aristocratic family, working with Martina did bring


    only benefits and no harm.


    “But,” Henry was stili extremely cautious, “You love Manuel so deeply. How can I guarantee that you’ll


    help me instead of Manuel to get the Phillips Bank after you’re with Manuel?”