Book 2 : She Becomes Glamorous After the Engagement

Chapter 58

Chapter 784: Genius? Slap Her in the Face?

Nora hurriedly drove back home. After getting out of the car hugging the company’s project books, she went straight to the study room.

After placing the books on the table, she picked up her phone and looked around before calling Justin.

This was the first time she had taken the initiative to look for him since the incident.

However, when she dialed the number, the automated tone reminded her, “The number you have dialed is unreachable.”

That made sense. The phone had been destroyed in the explosion. After all, Justin’s belongings had been found beside the corpse.

Therefore, it was reasonable that she could not find him on the other end of the line.

Nora could not help but start to think again. Where did Justin go?

Just as her thoughts were running wild, the door was pushed open. Following that, the heads of the three little fellows appeared at the door. Cherry blinked her large eyes and said in a childish voice, “Mommy, are you thinking of Daddy?”

“I suppose,” replied Nora.

When Pete heard this, he said, “Mommy, didn’t you say Daddy just has something to do? He’ll be back soon.”

Nora held her chin. “But there is so much work. My head hurts too!”

Xander immediately craned his neck to take a look and said, “Is there too much work? It would be good if someone helped you share the burden.”

Cherry immediately said, “Mommy, let Pete and Xander help you!”

Xander took the opportunity to say, “Yes, let Pete help you!”

Pete and Cherry looked at him at the same time, their identical faces filled with confusion.

“Why Pete?”

“Why me?”

Xander scoffed. “Of course it’s because Hunt Corporation will be yours in the future. Don’t think I don’t understand. The tyrant won’t come back. Mommy is helping you work! So, you should be the one doing it!”

Pete: “!!”

However, Cherry was still nodding her head vigorously. “Xander, you’re right!”

“…”

Xander patted Pete’s shoulder. “Go on, don’t be afraid. It’s just like your Math Olympiad questions.”

How could these business matters be the same as the Math Olympiad?!

Were they as difficult as Math Olympiad?!

Pete glanced at Xander in disdain before walking silently to Nora’s side. “Mommy, I’ll do it.”

Nora: “??!”

She was already stunned by the three children’s conversation.

What the heck was this?

Were they really only five years old? After their intelligence and genes were improved, they could be so spectacular?!

Pete climbed into the chair. His small hand grabbed the first project and opened it to read.

Nora could not help but ask, “Pete, do you… understand?”

Pete nodded. “Yes. Actually, Daddy often let me see these in the past. It’s just that these are too dry and boring. I still like the Math Olympiad more.”

“…”

Nora remembered. She had once asked Justin what Pete was good at. Justin’s original words were: “He’s a business genius!”

Now, she finally understood what he meant!

She grimaced and decided to stand up and give him her desk.

Pete counted the projects. “Mommy, you guys should go and rest first. It will probably take six to seven hours to finish reading these.”

Faced with such an impressive and crazy son, Nora felt that she should get used to it.

She sat on the sofa beside him.

Cherry and Xander sat obediently beside her.

This was the scene Mrs. Hunt saw when she entered.

Her little great-grandson was reading some documents.

The woman sat on the sofa and emptied her mind to Cherry and Xander. The scene was simply tragic.

Mrs. Hunt’s expression changed as she asked, “Why did you fire Mr. Livingstone?”

Nora replied, “Did he complain to you?”

Mrs. Hunt frowned. “Mr. Livingstone is the best manager in New York. You don’t know anything about business. If you fire Mr. Livingstone, what will you do next?”

Nora lowered her eyes. “Don’t worry. The company is fine.”

“Are you okay? Why do I hear that Howard is fighting with you? Howard is now spreading the news that you won’t let him throw away the gold futures. He even said that he’ll lose 50 million dollars to the company as soon as he takes over! Although Hunt Corporation doesn’t care about 50 million, if word gets out that you’re acting like this a day after taking over, they’ll only say that you’re incapable!”

Ever since Mrs. Hunt temporarily reconciled with her, Nora knew that she was really doing this for the Hunts'.

After Justin’s funeral, this old woman had visibly lost some weight.

Since she was so sad, Nora could not bear to let her continue to be on tenterhooks for her. She said, “Don’t worry. I have information from a reliable channel here. Gold prices will rise.”

Mrs. Hunt frowned, not trusting her. “What channel?”

King’s existence could not be revealed to the outside world.

Therefore, Nora could only say, “A friend.”

“A friend?”

Mrs. Hunt sighed. “It’s not that I don’t trust you. It’s just that if you had such channels, you would have made a killing long ago, right?”

Nora: “…”

She only cared about sleeping and did not take the opportunity to earn money.

The corners of her mouth twitched. Just as she was about to speak, Mrs. Hunt said again, “Is your friend really reliable? Don’t be fooled. They have a lot of traders in this industry. They invested 80 million this time, it’s not a small sum!”

Nora said calmly, “Don’t worry. He’s reliable.”

Mrs. Hunt still did not believe her.

Mr. Livingstone, who was following behind Mrs. Hunt, said, “Miss Smith, I know you want to establish your power, so you’re anxious, but I have a lot of information here. The gold market has been too turbulent recently. It’s indeed not good. Fighting Howard with the gold market like this is like playing with a knife in a sea of fire. It’s too dangerous! I suggest you listen to Howard and dump your investment. Even if the gold prices really increase later, it’s still Howard’s fault! Why do you do this?”

When Nora heard this, she looked at him. “Your information is not very reliable.”

Mr. Livingstone was instantly furious. “Impossible! Miss Smith, you’ve always been studying in the medical world, so you might not understand the relationship between us businessmen. It’s all built on interests. There are only interests between us. In order to obtain this information, I have paid a big sum! How much did you pay? Or how much did you give?”

Nora: “??”

From her expression, she knew that Nora did not give anything.

Mr. Livingstone sneered. “Why don’t we make a bet?! If you lose, then you have to listen to me from now on! If you win, I’ll resign!”

Chapter 785 Mrs. Hunt’s Spirit

Since Mr. Livingstone had said such harsh words, Mrs. Hunt instantly trusted his judgment more. She stood out and said, “Alright, listen to Mr. Livingstone on this matter. Nora, I know you also want to help the Hunt's and even more so help Pete protect the Hunt's, but you have to keep your eyes open and not let others find any loopholes. It’s best not to trust your so-called friend so easily.”

Mrs. Hunt said to Mr. Livingstone, “Don’t lower yourself to her level. Saying that you want to resign is just an angry remark. Don’t worry, Nora has neglected you this time. I’ll pay you double.”

When Mr. Livingstone heard this, he nodded. “Alright! Then now, Miss Smith, follow Howard’s thoughts and throw out the gold investment. That’s the best choice!”

Nora listened to their conversation and smiled. She knew that Mrs. Hunt had always looked down on her.

Even though she had slapped her face frequently, Mrs. Hunt still felt that Nora had grown up in the countryside and did not know anything

Therefore, as a result, she also looked down on her “friend.”

Nora lowered her head.

After a moment, she looked up with a stern gaze. “No.”

She only said one word, but it showed her displeasure very clearly! Mr. Livingstone frowned tightly. He was so angry that his fingers were trembling as he pointed at Nora.

He had really spent a lot of money to get some information about the global gold price from Wall Street. This was also the capital he planned to use to control Nora this time.

But why was this woman so stubborn?!

He flung his sleeves in anger. “Miss Smith, if you don’t throw it away, then wait to lose! Besides, Roger happened to catch your pigtail. Your future doesn’t look bright!”

Mrs. Hunt was also anxious. She hit the ground with her walking stick and said, “Nora! I trust you because you’re Pete’s biological mother, but don’t be overconfident! I know that you have good medical skills and might have some powerful connections, but you’re not a businessman. You don’t know the twists and turns here at all! I think that so-called friend of yours is also a bad friend! You can’t trust him completely!”

Bad friend?

Nora sneered and sat on the sofa behind her. Then, she said, “Mrs. Hunt, I respect you as Justin’s grandmother, so I’m still being polite to you. But actually, I haven’t gotten married to Justin yet. Legally, I have nothing to do with him. I advise you to be more polite!”

Mrs. Hunt was furious. “Polite? If I didn’t support you, how could you be in this position? You’re simply killing the donkey after it’s outlived its usefulness!”

Nora raised her eyebrows. “Say whatever you want, but I’m the one in charge of the company now! So, stop talking nonsense. I won’t throw away this gold! Alright, I’m going to sleep with the three children. Please!”

“Sleep?”

Mrs. Hunt was even more surprised and anxious. She looked at Nora in disbelief. “It has already come to this, but you still want to sleep? How can you sleep? Don’t you care about the Hunt's at all?”

Nora could not be bothered to speak anymore.

It was indeed difficult to change opinions. After all, prejudice was difficult to correct.

With this in mind, she stood up and walked to the door to open it. “Please.”

They were both from wealthy and respectable families. If Nora was so rude, Mr. Livingstone would definitely lose face. He said angrily, “Okay, okay! Miss Smith, don’t blame me for not warning you when you have to compensate me! Don’t cry and beg me to come back! I’m not returning!”

With that, he turned and left.

Mrs. Hunt hurriedly followed behind Mr. Livingstone. “Mr. Livingstone? Mr. Livingstone?”

After the two of them left, Nora closed the door with a bang. Only then did she sigh silently.

It was finally quiet.

She walked straight to the bed and climbed up. She closed her eyes and fell asleep.

In the courtyard.

In the end, Mrs. Hunt caught up to Mr. Livingstone, who had no intention of leaving.

They were all managers, but who could be the manager of such a big company like the Hunt's? This was almost every manager’s dream!

He made such a fuss with Nora just to stay!

Mr. Livingstone deliberately slowed down. Sure enough, he waited until Mrs. Hunt caught up. “Don’t go. Nora is young and insensible. Don’t take her words to heart!”

Mr. Livingstone pretended to be proud. “Mrs. Hunt, it’s not that I don’t want to help. With your order, I resigned from my current job and ran here. But as you can see, I’m really unfortunate to have such an arrogant boss! I really can’t be the special assistant of the Hunt Corporation!”

Mrs. Hunt frowned. “Mr. Livingstone, look. Why don’t I give you five times your salary?”

Mr. Livingstone shook his head. “It’s not about the salary. It’s just that if Miss Smith keeps going against me and doesn’t listen to me, even if I can create a plan to raise the Hunt's to the heavens, she won’t follow it. Sigh!”

Mrs. Hunt sighed. “She’s young and has never held such an important position. There are so many people at home who are eying her covetously…”

After Mrs. Hunt said this, she thought of Hunt Corporation and Justin. Her chest started to hurt.

Her eyes were red. “Don’t fuss about it with her. How about this? I don’t think there’s anything else we can do about the gold. Let her suffer this! At the same time, I’ll let her know how powerful you are. She’ll be obedient in the future!”

Mr. Livingstone frowned. “But if she doesn’t listen to me this time, she’ll have to bear the consequences. At that time, her prestige in the company will drop. How can I help her then?”

Mrs. Hunt lowered her head. “Don’t worry. I’ll make up for the 50 million loss!”

This sentence made Mr. Livingstone’s eyes widen as he said in disbelief, “What?”

“I’ll make it up.” Mrs. Hunt said firmly, “I have 300 million in cash. If the company pursues the matter, I’ll make it up to them. Justin is the one who bought the gold, it has nothing to do with her. Please don’t lower yourself to her level, Mr. Livingstone.”

When Mr. Livingstone heard that 50 million dollars could be taken out by Mrs. Hunt easily, he was even more tempted.

He compromised. “Alright, Miss Smith is really lucky. You’re so good to her, sigh!”

After Mr. Livingstone left, Mrs. Hunt stood there and sighed silently.

Fanny stood behind her and said, “Mrs. Hunt…”

Mrs. Hunt sighed. “In the past, I listened to the old man and placed Justin as the leader. However, after Justin left, I realized that humans still have feelings for each other… The only thing I can do for him is to protect the woman and children he loves the most…”

Chapter 786: No Shortage of Money!

When Fanny heard what she said, her eyes reddened and tears almost fell from her eyes.

She looked at Mrs. Hunt. “Ma’am…”

A faltering Mrs. Hunt continued walking to her residence. She said, “Humans are never content with what they have. When he was around, I not only wanted him to make concessions for the sake of the company but even wanted him to enter a political marriage. He expanded the company step by step into what it is today all because he loved his grandma, but you know what? Justin’s dream wasn’t to become a bossy CEO because he is a romantic at heart. I’m the one who shackled him here with my love for him… During the last two days, I have thought a lot and realized that many things I did were wrong. If I could do it all over again, I’d want him to just be alive and happy… What’s the use of expanding the company into such a big and powerful one when he isn’t even here anymore?”

With a sigh, she left Justin’s villa and slowly walked to her own.

After she entered the villa, she felt rather panicked and short of breath.

Fanny brought her the Zabe Corporation’s Calming Pills. After taking one, she stared at the pills. At last, she sighed and said, “Never mind, I’ll just pay back what I owe Justin to that woman instead!”

After saying that and taking the medicine, the discomfort in Mrs. Hunt’s chest was alleviated and she felt a lot better. Only then did she lie down and go to sleep.

The next day, Mrs. Hunt woke up with a start.

After she opened her eyes, she looked at Fanny and asked, “What time is it?”

Fanny looked at the time. “It’s only seven o’clock.”

“What time does the stock market open?”

“Nine o’clock.”

Mrs. Hunt breathed a sigh of relief. She got out of bed and slowly started to wash up. Just like that, she slowly passed the time until it was nine o’clock. At nine o’clock, she looked at Fanny, only to see her expression changing greatly when she picked up the phone and took a glance at it.

Mrs. Hunt’s heart sank at once. Sure enough, the next moment, Fanny said, “The gold price yesterday was $45 per gram, but it has dropped to $32 per gram…”

Mrs. Hunt broke into a huge frown.

Justin had acquired the gold at nearly $63 per gram. With this, it had become a 50% loss for them!

In other words, it was a loss of nearly 40 million dollars!

Mrs. Hunt felt as if her heart was being tightly squeezed. Her cell phone rang at this time. When she answered, Mr. Livingstone’s voice reached her.

“Mrs. Hunt, have you seen the gold price? My friend didn’t lie to me! It’s the end of the line for gold futures, we’ve already suffered a loss of 40 million dollars! If this continues, we will really incur a loss of 50 million dollars!”

Mrs. Hunt took a deep breath and looked at Fanny. “What is Nora doing right now?”

Fanny replied weakly, “I just called Mr. Hunt’s villa. The butler said… he said… that Ms. Smith is still asleep, and that she has forbidden them from waking her up unless it’s a matter of life and death.”

Mrs. Hunt: “…”

She felt like her heart condition had gotten even worse. She took a deep breath, yet she felt as if she could neither expel that breath of air nor force it back down. It was stuck in her chest, making it feel terribly stuffy and uncomfortable.

After hanging up Mr. Livingstone’s phone call, Mrs. Hunt got onto her feet with Fanny’s help. She said, “Come on! Let’s go and wake her up!”

“To sell the gold?” Fanny asked.

“No, we’re not selling it anymore.” Mrs. Hunt said firmly, “We’ll lose 40 million dollars if we sell it now. Even if we wait a while longer, the most we will lose is just 50 million dollars. After all, it’s not like gold prices will ever fall to zero. There’s no real difference between 40 million and 50 million dollars anyway, so let’s not make her slap herself in the face.”

Fanny held the old lady’s arm and looked at her faltering appearance. “Then you’re going over because…?”

“I’m going to wake her up!”

Mrs. Hunt tapped her walking stick against the floor. “Even if she’s just all form and no function, she still has to behave the way she should be behaving! Which family’s matriarch sleeps in every day? Besides, how can anyone even sleep for twelve hours a day?! Her health will eventually suffer if she stays in bed like that every day!”

Fanny nodded.

To be honest, she’d wanted to bring this up a long time ago-she had never seen anyone as lazy as Nora! She could sleep for more than twelve hours a day? She must be hiding in her room and secretly playing with her cell phone instead, right?!

The pair arrived at Justin’s villa.

Mrs. Hunt walked up to the door and knocked.

Nora was extremely grouchy after being awakened, but when she saw that it was Mrs. Hunt, she didn’t say anything.

Mrs. Hunt stood where she was and reprimand her with gusto. “Can you open your eyes? It’s already nine, yet you’re still asleep?! Do you know that gold prices have reached another new low?!”

Nora yawned. “Oh.”

Mrs. Hunt: “…”

She felt like she was about to suffer a heart attack!

Just how unconcerned about the matter was she?!

Mrs. Hunt took a deep breath. Only then did she speak again. “Nora, I’m really not trying to scold you, but can you stop being so lazy? I have never seen a woman as lazy as you! From now on, you will get up at eight… no, you must get up at six every morning and exercise!”

Nora: “?”

Exercise?

Just as she found herself somewhat puzzled, Mrs. Hunt said, “No matter what, you must make sure you stay alive for a while longer! I don’t have that many years left to keep Pete company, so you’ll have to keep him company for a few more years!”

Nora: “…”

She wanted to say that she would be able to live a few more years if she gave her a few more hours of sleep.

If she slept only eight hours a day, she would totally die right in front of her!

But when she saw how Mrs. Hunt’s chest was heaving up and down intensely, she slowly swallowed the words back down.

She must have been pretty furious with her the day before.

The old lady sure was a pain.

Nora heaved a silent sigh and very reluctantly replied, “Okay, I suppose.”

If she wanted her to get up at 6 AM, then she would just go to sleep at 6 PM.

Just as the thought flashed by her mind, a check appeared in front of her.

Nora looked at Mrs. Hunt in confusion. “This

is?”

“It’s a check for 50 million dollars. If you don’t want to sell the gold, then don’t. If the directors make things difficult for you at the meeting, then just make up for the loss with this money.”

After she spoke, Mrs. Hunt turned and walked off. “Did I owe you something in my last life or what?! Why do I have to pay for your mistake? I really don’t know what kind of sheer dumb luck you have to be able to date Justin and even have three children with him…”

Upon hearing her babbling, Nora lowered her head.

Suddenly, her lips curled into a smile.

The old lady was actually pretty cute.

She looked down at the check in her hand. Originally, she wanted to go after Mrs. Hunt and return it to her, but after a moment’s thought, she decided against it, lest the old lady not only got angry with her but also distrusted her.

In any case, gold prices would be rising in another two days. She would just show her the truth then. Surely that would do, right?

While she was thinking about it, the butler came to report something to her. He said, “Ms. Smith, Mrs. Smith called just now to ask if you are awake.”

Mrs. Smith…?

Nora took a while to realize that he was referring to Tanya, Joel’s wife.

Nora nodded. “Yeah.”

Half an hour later, Tanya came with a check, which she handed to her. She said, “Joel told me to pass this to you. He also said, ’80 million dollars? What’s the big deal? I’ll even take care of the capital and let Nora throw the money onto the table at the board meeting! The Smith's are in no way short of money!”

Nora: “???!”