Chapter 875 All The Aces


    Sue rushed to reach the underground car park as Laura followed her.


    Seeing Sueing from the exit of the building, Sheryl opened the car door but shut it quickly the


    moment she saw Laura appear from behind.


    Despite the fact that she had cleared everything between Anthony and her, Sheryl made up her mind


    that she didn''t want to have any association with his mother, Laura.


    "Sue, wait a second…" Laura hastily ran. As soon as she reached Sue, she pulled her by the arm and


    asked, "Tell me exactly what happened. I will help you resolve it."


    "Aunt Laura…" Sue stepped back a couple of steps where she felt safe. She shook her hand off and


    then looked at Laura briefly while saying ndly, "We broke up simply because we felt that we couldn''t


    make a good couple. There was nothing else aside from that."


    Staring coldly into Laura''s eyes, she hesitated but continued, "Moreover... I''m indeed not good enough


    for him, right?"


    "No, please don''t say that Sue," Laura rebutted with a frown. It was not far from her knowledge that


    Sue was ming her. "I admit that I thought of a better girl for Anthony than you. But, after knowing you


    more, I began to understand that you are indeed a nice girl for my son. Having decency and having a


    clean family background are the two criteria for my daughter-inw. I believe you have those. As for the


    financial aspect, I don''t care much about that."


    Laura smiled wryly and defended, "If not, why would I stop Sheryl and Anthony?"


    A trace of an uncertain smile appeared on Sue''s face at the mention of Sheryl. Without directly


    answering Laura''s question, she switched the topic back to her interest. "Aunt Laura, it is now


    impossible for Anthony and me to get back together. I believe that Anthony can find a better girl for


    himself. And, I know you''ll like her. Aunt Laura, I am busy now, so I have to go."


    She didn''t wait for Laura''s response. Instead, she turned around the moment she finished her


    sentence. Turning a deaf ear while Laura was calling her, she didn''t bother looking back.


    "Let''s go," Sue said to Sheryl when she got into the car. Shooting a nce at Laura, Sheryl asked,


    "She is still standing there. Should we just leave?"


    "Yes," Sue replied. She was so tired of Anthony and his mother so she didn''t want to involve herself


    with their family anymore. "Anthony and I havee to an end. I won''t bother myself talking to his


    mother."


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    Sheryl nodded and drove out without giving Laura a glimpse.


    Meanwhile, just as Sue left, Anthony received a call from the receptionist. The reception girl was


    hesitating to speak, "Mr. Xiao, someone is looking for you downstairs."


    Anthony frowned and didn''t say anything so she continued, "She doesn''t have an appointment with


    you. I told her to leave, but… but she said…"


    "What? What did she say?" Annoyed by the situation, he questioned her, "Do you think I am free to


    meet anyone who just pops up in my ce? It''s your job to solve that. Why are you not doing your


    job?"


    "No, I…" the receptionist stammered.


    "Tell her to just return when she already has an appointment. I don''t have much time to meet her."


    Normally, Anthony would patiently wait for the receptionist''s exnation. However, today was not a


    good day for him. He was not in the mood to meet anyone because of Sue. He just wanted to be alone.


    As he was about to hang up the phone, the receptionist hurried to add, "But she said… She said she is


    your mother-inw. Also, she mentioned that if you don''t meet her, she will announce some matter to


    all the people in thepany."


    "My mother-inw?" Anthony was startled as he heard those words. Soon, he realized who that person


    might be after thinking about the reason for Sue''s appearance in his office a moment ago. Afterward,


    he gave his consent, "Okay, bring her up then."


    "Okay," the receptionist agreed. She hung up the call and led Peggy to Anthony''s office.


    Anthony was standing inside his office while impatiently waiting at the door. Upon seeing his guest, he


    smiled at Peggy before he ordered his secretary to get her a cup of hot tea. He then asked, "Aunt


    Peggy, what brought you here?"


    "You may have forgotten, thatst time I asked you about the location of yourpany. I noted that


    down and took a taxi here. This ce was not easy to find. In fact, it took me some time to locate this


    ce." While Peggy was saying those words, her eyes were all over the ce, inspecting the office


    tantly. "This… This office is really big." The structure and the office setting caught Peggy in awe.


    "Hmm, kind of," Anthony replied inly. Before he had a chance to continue, Peggy raised another


    question, "Then… are you the owner of this bigpany?"


    "Yes," Anthony confirmed.


    "You must be earning a lot of money as the boss of a bigpany. Is that right?" Peggy''s eyes


    suddenly widened and lighted up at the mention of money.


    "Aunt Peggy." Anthony didn''t address her question and switched to the topic on her visit. "Why are you


    here? Is there anything I can do for you?"


    ncing at Peggy, he showed his impatience even though she was Sue''s mother. "If there is nothing


    urgent for us to discuss, you can leave now. I still have work to do."


    "Oh yes! We do have something urgent to discuss," Peggy quickly answered.


    Settling her eyes back to Anthony, strangely she couldn''t find any words to say.


    "Aunt Peggy, is there anything bothering you? Don''t hesitate to tell me anything. Besides, it''s just the


    two of us here," Anthony persuaded her.


    "Then... Then I will tell you everything now." Peggy put on a smile and started, "Here is the thing. You


    know that Allen is going to marry Doris soon, right? However, we are short of money. I havee here


    to ask you, whether… it is possible for you to support us financially with your money." Peggy delivered


    this inappropriate favor from Anthony.


    "So the money… Is it considered as lending? Or donating?" Anthony asked directly.


    Peggy was stunned upon hearing his question. She thought that, since Anthony had some affection for


    Sue, he would not hesitate to give her the money she wanted. As such, she didn''t expect that kind


    question from Anthony.


    Shameless, Peggy still continued with augh, "We are a family now. What''s the difference between


    lending and donating?"


    "I''m sorry? Did you say, ''a family''?" Anthony asked in confusion. "Then... is Sue aware of the fact… that


    you havee today?"


    "Oh, Sue?" Peggy sneered, "Why would I let her know? If ever she learns about it, she will definitely do


    everything she can to prevent me froming here."


    Anthony looked at Peggy unemotionally and asked, "Aunt Peggy, how… How much do you want?"


    "Two million. I want two million," Peggy stated without any hesitation as if she were asking for only a


    small favor.


    She certainly would not let the chance of exploiting Anthony for money slip by. She had to be fast.


    Otherwise, she wouldn''t be able to get even a cent after Sue told everything to Anthony.


    ''That disobedient girl thought that she could outy me with the help of Sheryl, '' she thought. ''How


    naive she is!''


    "Two million?!" Anthony was astonished by this huge number. Staring at Peggy skeptically, he asked,


    "Aunt Peggy, are you kidding me?"


    "Of course not," answered Peggy. She now had all the aces in hand, so she continued in a very firm


    and confident tone, "I have thought about it. Two million is a quite reasonable number. If you want to


    marry Sue, isn''t your duty to treat your mother-inw as your own mother? What are you stunned


    about giving me two million? Plus, I have observed yourpany. Being the owner of such a big


    That''s not even half of your earnings."