Chapter 234


    rissa was a very proud person. The sess of her career over the years had somehow nurtured


    her cold and narcissistic character. It was not until she met Tom that she realized that she was just an


    ordinary person. In front of a real big shot, she was not worth mentioning.


    This strong contrast made her unable to ept it for a short time.


    She knew that under such circumstances, she could not show any aggrievances, but she really could


    not control it. Her eyes suddenly turned red. She knew that she could not hold it in anymore. If she


    stayed, she would continue to make a fool of herself.


    So she stood up again and said, "I''m sorry. I''ll have to use the bathroom. You guys keep talking."


    After that, she left without waiting for Tom''s answer.


    Nash was a little embarrassed by her departure and quickly exined, "Mr. Howard, rissa is thin-


    skinned. You must not get angry with her."


    Tom was also a little surprised. He didn''t expect rissa to leave like this and judging by rissa''s


    expression just now, she seemed to be quite aggrieved? Was it because he was cold to her?


    Shaking his head, Tom didn''t think much and said that he was fine, indicating that he would not be


    offended by rissa.


    Laurel and the others all had some surprises in their eyes, and they were especially happy. Originally,


    rissa was the most outstanding among their group of female stars. Now that rissa left first, it was


    good news for them, at least one strongpetitor was gone.


    Especially for Laurel, she was even more excited. Of all the female stars, rissa was the only one


    who could surpass her in terms of beauty. Now that rissa was gone, she was the mostpetitive


    one. If she could sessfully win Tom over, then she wouldn''t have to worry about it in the


    entertainment industry in the future!


    So, she tried her best to please Tom, and her body was about to stick to Tom.


    Because of his status, Tom was bing more and more pleasing to her eyes. She wished she could


    win Tom''s favor right away.


    To be honest, Tom was a little embarrassed. It was the first time he had been surrounded by so many


    women, and all kinds of temptations made him a little overwhelmed. Although he had been married for


    four years, he was not good at dealing with girls. Facing these mature women like Laurel, he really


    couldn''t bear it.


    So he quickly coughed twice, kept his distance from Laurel and the others, and ate as usual.


    His maintaining physical distance, in the eyes of female stars such as Laurel, became a test and they


    put in more effort.


    During this period, they never stopped flirting with him, which made Tom feel like he had fallen into the


    country of women. Now he regretteding to dinner with Nash tonight. This temptation might be too


    much for him.


    Fortunately, he could really drink. Laurel and the others toasted him continuously, but he was still not


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    drunk. Instead, they got a little drunk themselves.


    Nash asked, "Mr. Howard, I am a little curious. Don''t you need a bodyguard when you go out?"


    This question was indeed troubling Nash. Was a capitalist like Tom not afraid of being kidnapped?


    Laurel and other female stars also looked at Tom curiously when they heard this question.


    Tom smiled and said, "I''m not used to bringing bodyguards."


    "Mr. Howard, forgive me for taking the liberty. A boss like you, who has over ten billion dors, isn''t


    afraid of being targeted by bad people?" Nash asked.


    Tom continued with a smile, "You may find it hard to believe. I''m a martial arts practitioner and I''m


    better than many bodyguards, so there''s no need for me to hire bodyguards."


    "Uh..." Nash was stunned on the spot. Obviously, he did not expect to get such an answer. Among the


    rich people he knew, there were no people who did not hire bodyguards, nor did they say that they


    were martial arts practitioners, that they were better than bodyguards. He carefully observed Tom and


    found that Tom''s body could only be said to be uniform but not strong. He was just an ordinary person.


    He would never believe that Tom was better than a bodyguard physically, so he finally concluded that


    Tom was joking.


    Nash was also a person who was good at dealing with people. He immediately gave a thumbs-up and


    agreed with Tom, "Mr. Howard is really a badass. I didn''t expect you to be a martial arts practitioner. I


    ampletely impressed by Mr. Howard!"


    Other female stars also felt that Tom was joking. They didn''t believe that Tom was a martial arts master.


    How could a rich man like Tom practice martial arts and fight people?


    Tom smiled without further exnation.


    It had been more than ten minutes, but rissa still hadn''te back. A female star brought this up


    and said, "Hey, why did rissa go to the bathroom for so long? Is everything okay?"


    After this female star finished speaking, she was immediately red at by other female stars, ming


    her for talking too much. They wished that rissa would nevere back, so that they would have


    one lesspetitor!


    Tom also noticed this. He had a bad feeling and said to Nash, "Mr. Perez, why don''t you call Miss


    Brown?"


    Nash nodded and made the phone call. However, he waited for quite a while but no one answered it.


    "Strange. Why didn''t rissa answer the phone? She couldn''t have fallen drunk in the bathroom, could


    she?" Nash asked curiously.


    Not long after that, Nash''s phone rang. It was rissa who called back. After Nash answered the


    phone, he immediately heard rissa''s crying, panicked and helpless voice. "Chairman, save me..."


    Nash was stunned. When he hurriedly spoke again, he found that rissa had already hung up.


    Tom''s hearing was very good. He heard rissa''s call and had a bad feeling in his heart.


    "What''s going on?"


    "rissa, something seems to have happened to her. She just called me for help."


    Tom said in a low voice, "Call her back."


    At this moment, Tom was taking control. Nash obeyed him and quickly dialed back, but he couldn''t get


    through.


    The other female stars were all confused and did not understand what had happened.


    Tom immediately stood up and said, "Let''s go find her."


    "Okay!" Nash nodded hard, stood up, and walked out with Tom.


    The other female stars had no choice but to follow them out.


    Logically speaking, this was a five-star hotel and the security must be beyond reproach. There would


    not be any robbers. Plus, rissa was a public figure. As long as it was not someone crazy, no one


    would dare to do anything against rissa in the public.


    rissa''s panic and helplessness on the phone just now didn''t seem to be fake.


    Strictly speaking, Tom and rissa were not even friends, but in any case, rissa''s departure just


    now had something to do with him. If something really happened to rissa, he would still be med


    for it in some ways.


    Aftering out, Tom asked the waiter in the restaurant if he saw rissa.


    The waiter didn''t even know that rissa was eating here because rissa was wearing a mask and


    sunsses when she went out just now.


    Laurel and a few female stars went to thedies'' room to take a look, but they didn''t find her, as if


    rissa had disappeared out of thin air.


    In this case, Tom first thought of checking out the surveince of the restaurant to see where rissa


    had gone.


    At this moment, Tom''s ears moved slightly. He heard a loud voiceing from the box in front of him.


    Vaguely, he seemed to hear rissa''s aggrieved voice.