Spending A Fortune For My Wife’s Substitute - Chapter 20

Chapter 20: A Coincidental Meeting of Old Acquaintances

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Karl! Please behave yourself!” Shannon pushed him away with all her strength.

Karl immediately got so angry that his chubby cheeks twitched.

“I don’t believe that I can’t get the woman I want…”

“You better leave quickly. Don’t make me angry. Look carefully, there’s a camera in my house. If anything happens to me, the video just now will be broadcast online.” Shannon pointed at the camera in the room with a firm tone and a calm expression.

When Karl looked up and saw the camera, he instantly returned to his senses, glared furiously at the camera, then left Shannon’s house.

She quickly opened the doors and windows, dispersing Karl’s smell.

But even so, she still felt extremely vexed.

Shannon sat on the sofa, tears welling up in her eyes. She had never expected to see him just four days after returning… and it was under such circumstances. She wondered how he felt when he saw her.

He probably thought she was one of those women who would do anything for money. This was a good thing. This way, they wouldn’t have any ties anymore.

However, even if she hadn’t contacted him for the past three years, Janice still didn’t let her off.

Shannon was extremely depressed. Actually, she didn’t know why she did that either. Was it purely for revenge?

What she didn’t know was that Jake was driving towards her residence. Although he didn’t get Max’s approval, he instinctively felt that Max wanted to see Shannon.

“President, look, Karl seems to have left Miss Zanders.” Jake spotted Karl the moment he parked the car outside Shannon’s neighborhood.

Max frowned and glanced coldly at his assistant. He actually dared to make the decision for him!

“President, wait for me. I’ll go and ask which is Miss Zanders’s apartment.” Afraid that Max would lose his temper, Jake immediately ran out of the car.

Max opened the door and Shannon’s gaze appeared in his mind. Had she been acting just now?

“President, shall we go up? Miss Zanders is staying in apartment number 803. Don’t worry, I’ve already made arrangements. No one will know that you’ve been here.” Jake was extremely clever and had already arranged everything.

Max took two steps out of the car. His deep eyes made it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

Jake stood at the side, perplexed about what Max was thinking. He didn’t dare to go forward and say anything else.

Max suddenly strode into the building.

“Casey, are you alright? Casey?” Pete’s voice from outside the door pulled Shannon back to reality.

She stood up to open the door for Pete. When she saw that he was drunk, she felt a little guilty about the incident that had just taken place.

She wondered if LG would terminate their collaboration when they got back. This was the first case that Pete had come to work on. If it was ruined because of her, their law firm would have a hard time in the future.

“Why did you drink so much again?” Shannon immediately reached out to support him.

There was a tinge of heartache in his eyes. If it weren’t for her, he wouldn’t have been in such a situation where he had to drink so much hard liquor, even though he wasn’t good at drinking.

“Why are you crying? Who bullied you? How dare anyone bully you?! Don’t be sad, I will definitely get revenge for you!” When Pete saw Shannon’s swollen eyes, he immediately consoled her.

Shannon supported his swaying body, but pushed his hand away.

“Casey, let me protect you, alright?” Pete suddenly hugged Shannon.

Hearing this, Shannon felt a little touched and at that moment, she forgot to push him away.

But after a while, she regained her senses. There was probably no one in this world who could protect her.

Coincidentally, Max was met with the scene of them embracing.

His cold gaze was filled with anger. Was she really that desperate for money? One had left, and now another had come?

“President, this, this, I…” Jake was terrified when he saw the same scene. Whoever knew that this would happen?

Max turned around and walked downstairs with a sneer on his face. He actually thought that she was just acting at the restaurant. What a joke!

And he actually had such thoughts about a woman!

“In the future, if you dare to do anything without my permission again, you can find another job.” Max walked into the elevator, his tone extremely cold.

Jake pressed the elevator button and he didn’t even dare to breathe loudly. He didn’t know that Miss Zanders had become like this after leaving the country for a few years!

“President, I won’t do it again next time. I’ll definitely investigate the relationship between this foreigner and Miss Zanders tomorrow.” Jake walked out of the elevator and held the door for Max.

Max glanced coldly at Jake. Investigate her?

“Did I allow you to do that?” Max had his hands in his pockets, his expression indifferent.

Before Jake could react, Max had already walked out.

He quickly followed Max and drove him home.

Shannon had no idea that Max had been by the elevator just now. She had spent a lot of effort to send Pete back into his own house, as he continued confessing to her in his drunkenness.

Shannon smiled bitterly when she heard this. She was going to let him down in this lifetime.

After settling Pete, Shannon returned home, and prepared to sleep after showering.

Out of habit, she picked up the medicine bottle, only to realize that there was not a single pill left in it. She immediately slapped her forehead.

She had planned to refill the medicine today, but she had completely forgotten about it.

However, tomorrow was an important day. After today’s incident, it was unclear whether she would still have the LG case, so she had a lot of things to do tomorrow.

Shannon had no choice but to change and leave her house. Fortunately, it wasn’t too late yet, so she should be able to buy her sleeping pills.

“No, we can’t sell sleeping pills to you without a prescription.” This was the answer Shannon got when she arrived at the pharmacy.

She suddenly felt extremely depressed. Did she have to find a psychiatrist here too?

“Can you just sell me two pills first? Just two. If I can’t sleep tonight, my work tomorrow will be delayed.” Shannon begged the shop assistant sincerely.

However, the pharmacist didn’t dare to sell it to her. It was already late at night. If she used this drug to do anything bad, he would be held responsible.

“Shannon? Is that really you?” Shannon gave up on trying to persuade the pharmacist and left. Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded beside her.

She looked up slowly, surprise creeping up her face.

“Matthew, why are you here?” Shannon heard the shakiness in his voice.

Matthew stood opposite her with a look of disbelief on his face. He had actually met her. He had just stopped his car by the pavement earlier on, when he saw a figure that he thought looked a little like her.

He didn’t expect to really meet her again after three years..