Chapter 562 Spending Money like Water


    “Gotta tell my wife this good news when I get home. We shall celebrate this!” Mr. Parsons thought to


    himself.


    Max didn’t stay at the party for long. He soon left with Laura.


    As he had had a few drinks, he didn’t drive but sat in the back seat with Laura. The car window was


    half-open. As the night breeze came in, the scent of wine on Max and Laura’s fragrance blended and


    then dispersed with the wind.


    “Thank you for showing me so much respect in front of everyone.”


    Laura meant it. Considering their current rtionship, she knew that Max had really treated her with


    courtesy.


    Max cast a sidelong nce at her. His face blushed slightly under the effect of alcohol. But his dark


    eyes were glinting bewitchingly, as though he could see through one’s soul.


    “That’s it? But I don’t ept the mere words of thanks.”


    Laura was taken aback. She caught sight of the slight mockery in Max’s eyes. An idea popped up in


    her mind.


    Smiling, she swirled her pretty pupils shrewdly and snuggled up to Max. The tip of her smooth fingers


    fiddled with the buttons of Max’s shirt as she bit her red lips.


    “Mr. Nixon, how would you like me to thank you? That pretty Miss Thomson kept eyeing me furtively at


    the party. Her bitter stare even made my hair stand on end.


    “I was thinking if we should call her and exin our rtionship to her. Then, umm…”


    Before she could finish, a passionate kiss struck her lips.


    Laura felt her body was softened by the kiss. She wanted to resist, but her reaction was more like a


    silent invitation.


    A muffled snicker sounded from the front. Suddenly, Laura snapped back to reality.


    “Max Nixon!”


    She pushed Max in anger. It was not until this moment that she found she was lying on the back seat,


    with Max lying upon her.


    She saw from the rearview mirror that the driver was trying to suppress hisughs. Annoyed and


    abashed, she yelled, “You jerk!”


    Max squinted at the front. The driver instantly put on a serious look and pressed a button on the


    dashboard. A baffle dropped, separating the back seat from the front seat.


    “Didn’t you say you wanted to thank me? This is how I like to be thanked.”


    Max looked down at Laura, who was lying on the seat. His breathing quickened. His voice was deep


    and husky, which sounded particrly sexy in this confined space.


    Laura’s cheeks burnt with a blush. Her heart almost jumped out of her throat. She looked away and


    shoved with all her might. “Get up! You’re too heavy!”


    Max smiled and let go of her. He then sat up, straightened his clothes with grace, and said in an


    indolent voice, “Don’t ever thank me with words. If you really wanna thank me, kiss me instead.”


    Laura clenched her teeth and snapped, “Screw you!”


    She then kicked the car door and shouted, “Pull over!”


    The driver parked the car on the roadside. Miffed, Laura got out of the car and mmed the door shut.


    Max lowered the window and reminded her kindly, “This ce is still miles away from your house.”


    “I’ll never ride your car anymore! I’d rather take a cab!”


    After that, Laura stalked off in her high heels.


    Max rested an arm on the car door and watched Laura furiously walk into the evening darkness. A tiny


    smile quietly climbed onto his lips.


    At this moment, his phone suddenly rang. He picked up.


    “Max, when will you bring your girlfriend home? Didn’t you say you’d soon let us see my future


    daughter-inw? Why still haven’t we seen her?”


    “You’ll see her very soon.”


    “Really?”


    “Yeah. You can start to prepare for the wedding.”


    He then hung up.


    The next day, as expected, Laura saw herself in the entertainment news.


    The headline was eye-catching—“Max Nixon Had a Hot Dance with His New Lover, Star


    Entertainment’s Laura Davies.”


    Laura clicked on the headline and saw pictures of her and Max atst night’s party.


    The news was full of groundless spections. It also stated her acting career and her family


    background. Thements below the news were all snarky. Some used her of sleeping with Mr.


    Nixon to gain fame. Some said she was shameless. A few also ridiculed this matter. Thement area


    was really filled with high lights.


    Laura had seen thising. She called Maria and told her to issue an announcement to clear things


    up.


    The good thing was, tidbits about Max had never stopped emerging. Therefore, once the


    announcement was released, everyone was convinced that Laura merely apanied Max to attend


    an event as his friend, and there was no so-called inside story. The discussion on this matter soon


    subsided.


    The indoor variety show Laura decided to go to was about to start shooting. The shooting wouldn’tst


    long. It only took a week. Laura’s partner was a neer in the acting business, who was just


    moderately popr. They had worked together before, so they were well-coordinated during the


    shooting.


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    After the variety show was done, Laura packed up her things and prepared to go home. Just then, a


    crasher came to see her.


    Selina was an experienced agent in the entertainment circle. She had made many artists top stars and


    so had many strong backers. Thus, the artists in the circle all held her in reverence.


    Laura put her baggage down. With neither haughty nor humble attitude, she called, “Hi, Selina.”


    “Come with me. I wanna have a word with you.”


    Laura followed Selina out to a deserted road. A white Porsche was parked there. She pulled the door


    open and saw at a nce that Lily was sitting in the back seat.


    “This is a bullet I can’t dodge,” she thought helplessly.


    Lily was wearing big sunsses and delicate makeup. Her outfit was the luxurious kind designed for


    youngdies of note. In contrast, Laura’s simple shirt and jeans were rather sorry-looking.


    Lily was two years older than her. She entered the entertainment circle earlier. But due to their previous


    grievances, Laura never got on well with her.


    Seeing it was Lily, Laura’s face turned cold.


    “It’s you. What do you need me for?”


    “Laura Davies, did I do anything that upset you?”


    Lily removed her sunsses and said bluntly.


    Laura then noticed that Lily’s eyes were red around the rims. She seemed to have cried before they


    met.


    Laura put on a fake smile and said, “Why would you say so?”


    “Max no longer takes my calls!”


    Laura looked up, astonished. But a secondter, she blinked and lowered her eyes.


    In a voice devoid of emotion, she said, “Why does that have anything to do with me?”


    Seeing her being so cold, Lily gnashed her teeth and said, “Laura Davies, you would suffer in the days


    toe!”


    Laura pressed her lips and retorted, “Whether I would suffer is not up to you.”


    “Humph!” Lilyughed scornfully and said, “You think Max is really into you? He’s had tons of lovers


    over the years. But how many of them are still with him?


    “I and Max have known each other for so long. I’m the one who has had the longest rtionship with


    him. We’re having a falling-out. And he is cold-shouldering me because he’s mad at me.


    But as long as I swallow my pride and apologize, he’lle back to me. When that timees, he’ll


    dump you as if you’re a worn-out shoe. Now you’ve offended me, do you think any man would dare to


    date you ever again?”


    Laura wasn’t sure how much of what Lily said was true. With a slight frown, she said, “I’m just an


    actress with no strong backers. I can’t afford to offend you, nor Mr. Nixon.”


    “However, what would you fear if you had money?”


    Lily reached out. Selina took a check from her purse and put it in Lily’s hand. Lily then handed it to


    Laura.