Chapter 692
Oscar took Amelia out for a meal. Derrick had also contacted his friends on that side, but coincidentally,
everyone was away on business trips. They would only be back two dayster.
Derrick smiled bitterly at Tiffany and said, “Tiff, I''m sorry. They are all not avable at the moment. But,
don''t worry. I have already told them toe back as soon as possible.”
Tiffany adjusted his coat before reassuring him, “Don''t apologize. It''s Jayden''s fault. I should be the one
apologizing.”
Derrick pulled her into his arms. “All we can do now is to wait for Mr. Clinton''s news. I realize that I am
nowhere as capable as Mr. Clinton when dealing with emergencies.”
“You''re also very outstandingpared to others. My husband is not a good-for-nothing.”
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When Derrick heard thepliment, he caressed her hair with a smile on his face.
Oscar took Amelia to a high-end Chanaen restaurant where the hostess brought them to their private
dining room on the second floor. The hostess knocked on the door and only opened it when she
received approval to do so.
She gestured to them before saying, “Mr. and Mrs. Clinton, this way please.”
When Oscar and Amelia went in, a middle-aged man of around forty walked toward them. He was well-
built and good-looking. His confident demeanor told Amelia that he was someone of great importance.
Just as Amelia was studying the man, he walked up to Oscar and gave him a fist bump before
embracing Oscar warmly.
After their brotherly greeting, the man noticed Amelia and asked, “Is this your wife?”
Oscar nodded and introduced the two of them, “Yes, this is my wife, Amelia. We have been married for
nearly eight years now.” Oscar then turned to Amelia and said, “Amelia, this is Crosby, and he''s into
real estate. If you like to read financial publications, you should know him. That''s because he has been
featured in the country''s most popr financial newspapers before, and can be considered one of the
big yers in the city. He''s a few years older than us.”
Amelia extended her hand gracefully and said, “Hi, Crosby. It''s a pleasure to meet you. When I was
twenty years old, I had already read about you in financial publications. Unfortunately, I didn''t have the
good fortune to meet you until now. I didn''t expect you to look even more handsome in person. Your
wife must be a very lucky woman to have someone as distinguished as you are as her husband.”
Crosby epted her handshake and smiled. “Thank you for your kind words. But, you are just as
exceptional. Oscar is lucky to be able to marry you.”
After exchanging pleasantries, they finally got seated.
Crosby handed Amelia the menu before saying, “Go ahead and order what you like. Both of you hardly
come by. You must allow me to be the host and give you a treat.”
Amelia went through the menu before ordering three dishes. She then handed the menu back to
Crosby and said, “We are done with the order.”
In one go, Crosby ordered six dishes and a bowl of soup. After handing the waiter the menu, he asked
them to serve the food as soon as possible.
Very soon, the food arrived, and the three of them started eating. Crosby asked, “Oscar, which one of
your friends has gotten into such serious trouble that even you need my help to resolve it? I thought
you have forgotten about me.”
Oscar exined to him what had happened briefly.
After listening to Oscar, Crosby said, “All the loan sharks want is their money. Why don''t you just pay
them off?”
“I don''t want anyone in our city to ever loan him money again because I don''t want to have any loose
ends. His sister and Amelia are best friends. If something happens to him, there''s no way his sister will
sit back and do nothing. That will also worry and implicate Amelia. Do you understand what I mean?”
exined Oscar.
Crosby gave him a long and meaningful smile before saying, “I thought you have be a more
helpful person. It turns out that you are worried that your wife may be implicated. You are truly a doting
husband. Well, I''ll help you out on this ount.”
“If you can resolve this issue, take it that I owe you a huge favor,” said Oscar.
Crosby took out a cigar, but he kept it away when he recalled that a woman was around.
“We are brothers. Let''s not talk about such things. You have hardly ever asked me for any favor. If I
can''t even do anything to help you out, what good am I? I promise you that I will settle this issue,”
Crosby assured him.
“Then, let me thank you in advance. Just let me know how much they want.”
“Don''t worry about the money. As your host, I should help you out. Unless you look down on me.”
Oscarughed. “Crosby, don''t tease me. Even biological brothers should keep money matters
separated. It''s bad enough that I need your help. How can I still ask you to fork out money?”
“Amelia, look at him. We have known each other for more than a decade, but he is still acting distant
from me. How am I supposed to be brothers with him?” said Crosby in an ambiguous manner.
“Crosby, Oscar treats you as a real brother. That''s why he wants to draw the line where money is
concerned.” With that, Amelia got up and poured a ss of wine. “Crosby, let me drink to you. It''s our
destiny to meet one another. I''m very happy to know a generous brother like you. I shall drink up first.”
Crosbyughed out loud when he saw Amelia down the drink in one go without any pretense.
“Good. I like your attitude.” Crosby also finished the wine in his ss. He then said, “Oscar, your wife is
really something. No wonder she is able to win a picky man like yours.”
Oscar agreed with him, “In my eyes, she''s the most perfect woman. There may be women who are
prettier than she is. But, not many will understand me the way she does.”
Crosby was amused. “Oscar, your promation of love is too much for me. I''m getting goosebumps.”
Oscar continued eating with a straight face. “Crosby, when can we meet your other half? When you got
married, you didn''t even invite me. What kind of brother are you?”
“Both of us only got registered and received our marriage certificate. We didn''t even hold a wedding.
She doesn''t seem to be from this world. All day long, she will be talking to me about the need for
women''s freedom and not to be bound by such matters. In the end, we didn''t even hold a wedding.
She''s mischievous and full of nonsense. Even I can''t handle her. Perhaps, once Amelia meets her, they
may be friends.” It sounded like Crosby wasining about his wife. However, the love he had
for his wife was apparent in his eyes.
Amelia smiled and teased, “It looks like you love her very much.”
“She''s my one and only wife. It''s not easy to meet someone who cares dearly for me. If I don''t love her,
then who should I love? Those indecent women out there?” Crosby raised his ss. “Come, let''s drink
up.”
Both Amelia and Oscar clinked sses with him, and they too finished their drinks in one go.
After a few drinks, Amelia''s impression of Crosby had improved. She found that he was an
unpretentious and straightforward person that she could be friends with.
The three of them only parted ways after two hourster. Crosby smiled and said, “I''m very happy to
have dinner with both of you today. When youe by here again, give me a call. I will settle that issue
for you the minute I got home. If you are free, stay here for another couple of days and have some fun.
I can ask my wife toe along. She has been wanting to go mountain climbing for quite some time
now.”
“Sure! Crosby, you''re the host. We''ll leave the arrangement to you.”
“All right then. It''s settled.”
After bidding goodbye to Crosby, Amelia and Oscar got into the car. Amelia said, “Oscar, I did not
expect Crosby to be such a straightforward person. I recalled one of the financial magazines saying
that he is a charismatic man who is cold and decisive in his work. I certainly didn''t expect him to be so
easy-going. How did the two of you meet?”
“We have worked together in the past and also met up a few times in private. Both of us seem to get
along well, so we start to contact each other more often. He is very generous with friends. Although
there is a bit of a gap in our ages, we don''t feel the difference. It will be nice for you to befriend his wife.
An extra friend won''t hurt. In fact, it might be helpful in the future,” said Oscar.
Amelia nodded. Even without any benefits, she was still very interested in meeting the quirky wife of
Crosby. Amelia wanted to know what kind of woman she was that she could win the heart of such an
exceptional man.
She was really looking forward to it.