Chapter 385
A Mercedes–Benz rolled to a stop in front of a vi with a great riverside view.
“Dahlia, I won’t go with you. I sshed tea on Madam Gloria yesterday. I bet she won’t be d to see
me.” Dustin chuckled.
“That’s fine. Wait for me here. I’ll be back soon.” Dahlia gave him a firm nod and marched into the vi
alone.
At that time, Gloria was having her tea leisurely, with Dakota seated right beside her, massaging her sh
oulders and legs with great care.
“Madam, Dahlia asks to meet you.” An elderlydy came up and announced respectfully.
“Why is she here? Is she begging for mercy because she knows that she’s incapable?” Dakota sounde
d puzzled.
Gloria put her teacup on the table and replied calmly, “Let her in.”
“Yes, Madam.” The elderly servant shuffled away and led Dahlia into the vi.
“You have something to ask from me?” Gloria looked up at the sudden visitor.
“Madam Gloria, I havepleted your request. Here’s a check for one billion dors. Please take a loo
k.” While speaking, Dahlia handed Gloria the check.
“A check of one billion? Are you joking?” Dakota snatched the check away, but her expression fell when
she saw the figure on it. “T–there’s a billion here!”
“Let me have a look.” Gloria took the check and examined it. Her face scrunched up in displeasure. “Da
hlia, it’s only been a day. Where did you get the money from?”
Gloria had looked into them and knew that Dahlia’s family was incapable of getting a billion dors wort
h of investment in such a short timeframe. There was something fishy going on.
“You don’t have to be concerned about that. I have my connections.” Dahlia refused to offer a detailed
exnation.
“Hmph! The Nicholson Family has always been upright and honest! If your
moneyes from a dirty source, it will not be counted!” Gloria reminded her coldly.
“That’s right! Who knows? The money might havee from a robbery or theft! If you don’t offer a clea
r exnation, we won’t let you off the hook!” Dakota echoed Gloria’s words.
“If you are dying to know, I shall tell you the truth. Dustin borrowed the money.” Dahlia did not bother to
hide the fact from them.
“Dustin?” Dakota was
first perplexed, followed by a look of disdain. “Oh, Dahlia, you have to make up a better lie than that! Th
e good–for–nothing, Dustin Rhys, can never get his hands on a billion’s worth of investments!”
“Believe it or not, it’s up to you. At the end of the day, we got the money you asked for,” Dahlia remarke
d calmly.
“Sure, you did. But it’s not enough,” Gloria suddenly said. After the initial shock from the check,
Florence was practically glowing with a level of enthusiasm unseen before.
“It’s alright. I’m not hungry.” Dustin shook his head. This was the first time he
received such warm treatment from Florence in his three years of marriage, and he wondered if that wa
s the
power of money.
“Mom, you should go get the groceries. I need to go somewhere with Dustin, and we’lle home for
a mealter,” Dahlia suddenly suggested.
“Where are you going?” Florence questioned.
“Of course, we’re on our way to make Madam Gloria fulfill her promise. We now have a billion dors w
orth of investments. They have nothing to say, even if they’re unwilling to make me the chairman!” Dahl
ia smiled brightly.
“Okay! Go now and have that chairman position secured!” Florence urged her daughter to leave with ex
citement.
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Once Dahlia secured the position as the chairman of Cardinal Group, she would be one
step closer to bing the head of the Nicholson Family, and the rest of them would be elevated to a
higher status as a result too.
A Mercedes–Benz rolled to a stop in front of a vi with a great riverside view.
“Dahlia, I won’t go with you. I sshed tea on Madam Gloria yesterday. I bet she won’t be d to see
me.” Dustin chuckled.
“That’s fine. Wait for
me here. I’ll be back soon.” Dahlia gave him a firm nod and marched into the vi alone.
At that time, Gloria was having her tea leisurely, with Dakota seated right beside her, massaging her sh
oulders and legs with great care.
“Madam, Dahlia asks to meet you.” An elderlydy came up and announced respectfully.
“Why is she here? Is she begging for mercy because she knows that she’s incapable?” Dakota sounde
d puzzled.
Gloria put her teacup on the table and replied calmly, “Let her in.”
“Yes, Madam.” The elderly servant shuffled away and led Dahlia into the vi.
“You have something to ask from me?” Gloria looked up at the sudden visitor.
“Madam Gloria, I havepleted your request. Here’s a check for one billion dors. Please take a loo
k.” While speaking, Dahlia handed Gloria the check.
“A check of one billion? Are you joking?” Dakota snatched the check away, but her expression fell when
she saw the figure on it. “T–there’s a billion here!”
“Let me have a look.” Gloria took the check and examined it. Her face scrunched up in displeasure. “Da
hlia, it’s only been a day. Where did you get the money from?”
Gloria had looked into them and knew that Dahlia’s family was incapable of getting a billion dors wort
h of investment in such a short timeframe. There was something fishy going on.
“You don’t have to be concerned about that. I have my connections.” Dahlia refused to offer a detailed
exnation.
“Hmph! The Nicholson Family has always been upright and honest! If your moneyes from a dirty s
ource, it will not be counted!” Gloria reminded her coldly.
“That’s right! Who knows? The money might havee from a robbery or theft! If you don’t offer a clea
r exnation, we won’t let you off the hook!” Dakota echoed Gloria’s words.
“If you are dying to know, I shall tell you the truth. Dustin borrowed the money.” Dahlia did not -
bother to hide the fact from them.
“Dustin?” Dakota was first perplexed, followed by a look of disdain. “Oh, Dahlia, you have to make up a
better lie than that! The good–for–
nothing, Dustin Rhys, can never get his hands on a billion’s worth of investments!”
“Believe it or not, it’s up to you. At the end of the day, we got the money you asked for,” Dahlia remarke
d calmly.
“Sure, you did. But it’s not enough,” Gloria suddenly said. After the initial shock from the check,
she quickly recovered and came up with a n.
“Excuse me?” Dahlia raised a brow. “Madam Gloria, you said you wanted one billion in
investments. Why are you now saying the amount is not enough?”
“I
said that indeed. But the one billion dors that you gave me is not for the investments. It’s forpen
sation,” Gloria went on with confidence.
“Dustin Rhys was rude enough to ssh hot tea in my face. I was scalded because of that. Just think o
f the one billion aspensation for my medical bills.”
“What?” Dahlia’s expression changed when she heard the unreasonable demand. One billion to make
up for scalding her with tea? That was too much!
“Madam Gloria, aren’t you asking for too much?” Frowning, Dahlia had expected Gloria to give her a dif
ficult time, but the way Gloria went about it was ridiculous and shameless.
“Too much?” Gloria scoffed. “That beast, Dustin Rhys, has scalded my face. If we go by the book, I sho
uld have broken his legs. However, I will forgive him if I get that one billion aspensation.” “Yeah!
One billion dors in exchange for his legs. It’s a sweet deal for him!” Dakota agreed. She had been rac
king her
brains to break the promise, but she was surprised that Gloria hade up with a solution in no time.
Gloria was indeed a wily old fox!