Chapter 124


    At this point , I could n’t pretend I didn’t hear . Henriques raised his voice on purpose , as he


    wanted me to hear it . If I continued like this , not only


    would Carlos be humiliated , but so would I. I did n’t care about Carlos , but Iit was important So I took


    a deep breath and opened the door . “ Mac ” I smiled at my mother-inw . “ Why are you still here ?  _


    “ I ‘m talking business with Mr. _ Ribeiro . ”


    “ Lord . Ribeiro ” I smiled at him awkwardly and pulled her to the side . _ “ Mother ! ” I lowered my voic


    e . “ I thought you were going to see Joana . Hurry up then .  _


    “ Joana is not as important as the business . _ Linda , Mr. _ Ribeiro agreed to return the business to Ca


    rlos . ” She looked ignorantly smug .


    “ Mom , it’s not as simple as you think . Go see Joana . _ Carlos will take care of it himself . I would


    have run away in shame if I could , but I could n’t .


    “ Okay . _ We reached an agreement and I was about to call Carlos . _ She looked for her phone . “ Oh


    , whoops . I didn’t bring my phone . Give me yours . _ I want to make a call .


    “ I broke it by ident yesterday , Mom , so I


    ca n’t make any calls . Why do n’t you make the call downstairs ? _ I needed


    to pull her away to avoid further embarrassment .


    “ What were you doing ? _ You are so careless ! You don’t know how


    much a phone can cost ? If this continues , our family will go bankrupt ! ” my mother-inw grumbled


    I thought she was going to leave , but to my chagrin , she shyly approached Henriques . “ I


    brought the phone , Mr.


    Ribeiro?”


    “ I ‘m sorry , but no , no , Mrs. Morals . ”


    “ This is a disgrace . I ‘ ll make the call downstairs , then . She left quickly .


    I was relieved that she was gone , but when I looked back , Henriques was smiling mysteriously at me .


    For some reason , I felt ashamed and unworthy , so I looked at him awkwardly . “ Lord . Ribeiro , my m


    other-inw came from


    the countryside, so she doesn’t know much about social etiquette . Please do not take this seriously ” .


    _


    “ I do n’t care , so neither should you , Mrs. _ _ Morals . Hmm , her face is red . Do you have a


    fever or are you hot ? Henriques mocked .


    I was in no position to grumble , so I politely replied , “ It must be because of the soup I ate . I’m with


    heat .


    Is it ? What kind of soup is Henriques wasn’t going to let me get away .


    “ Just some m chowder . _ _ _ ”


    “ m chowder , eh ? _ I thought you had drunk a green broth , full of herbs .


    “ Are you kidding , Mr. Ribeiro . ” I forced a smile .


    “ No , I ‘m not . I ‘ve never seen anyone get so red after eating soup . It’s very curious . Are you sure yo


    u had m chowder ? I’ve also taken it a few times , but I’ve never been as red as you


    are now . Yourseafood soup is there anything else ?  _


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