It was not Steven that had ill minds, nor Pearl an easy woman. It was just that Steven rented such a tiny basement, which was estimated to be less than eight square meters. A bed inside it took up most of the space. In a small cabinet at the bedside, there was an old-fashioned 17 inch TV with a bulky case. On the other side of the bed, there was a long table, which was more than a foot wide, with instant noodles, fast food bags and other things on it, and it was in a mess.
Therefore, there was no seat, and it couldn't fit a chair. There was no other way, so Steven had to offer a seat on the bed. Pearl had no other choice. She forced herself to sit on the bed, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
"I’m surprised.” Pearl looked around. The small room was dull and depressed. It was much worse than her own small villa. For her, this kind of place was simply not for human beings. She had never thought that there were still people living in such a place.
"Oh, nothing, it's just a simple place to settle down," Steven said indifferently, but he was very depressed. In fact Steven was really rich, he was so rich that he had no idea of the exact number. Anyway, buying more than a dozen Charles Group should not be a problem, but the private account was frozen. Rose Finch, who was managing this account, was one of his team member and also a financial woman. But at that time, he lost his way and couldn't get in touch with her.
"I'll go to work tomorrow. I'll pay you the salary of this month first." Pearl thought for a moment and said.
"Really? That's great. In this way, I can change into a bigger basement," said Steven with a smile.
"Can’t you think of something else?" Pearl rolled her eyes at him and said, "Well, my villa has no one to live in. You can move to it tomorrow."
"That's not good. Forget it, Pearl. I'm used to living alone. It's good to be here." Steven was stunned, but he refused her kindness. He wanted to protect this woman, but he didn't want to step into her life.
Pearl sighed softly and glanced at Steven. "I know, maybe you look down on a woman like me from the bottom of your heart and feel that the money I earn is dirty?"
"No, Pearl, I didn't mean that. I just don't want to trouble you." Steven knew that this woman misunderstood him, so he hurriedly explained.
"In fact, I..." Pearl wanted to say something, but at this time, there was a very disharmonious voice coming from the next room.
"Well, oh, be gentle, they can hear us. Keep it down... ah, ah, ah."
The woman next door said insincerely, yet sounded pleasing, then a cheerful voice came. When Pearl heard the voice, her face suddenly turned red. Of course, she knew what the voice was. Steven also knew that he had been listening to it often these days and he was used to it.
"It's not soundproof here. It's all separated with thin boards. If you push harder, you can knock a hole. They scream every day and night, it's annoying." Steven said with pretentious anger, and secretly glanced at the hidden small hole that was dug on the wooden board yesterday.
"Right! That is annoying!" Pearl's voice was very low, and she nodded gently. The moaning was so loud that it disturbed her and made her feel like she was turned on.
"Come, Sister Payne, at least allow me to offer some beverage." Steven suddenly remembered that he had used up the water for instant noodles last night.
"Wait a minute, I'll get some water," Steven said with a smile.
"No, there's no need. I'm good. I'll leave soon!" Pearl stopped Steven.
The place was too narrow. Steven was sitting in bed. If he wanted to go out, he had to cross over her two thighs.
"Oh..."
There was the woman moaning again next door.
"It's over again? You are such a loser. Hey, it wasn't long enough to take off your pants!" Steven couldn't help laughing in his mind. He glanced at the beautiful woman sitting on his bed. Suddenly, a hot feeling rose in his lower abdomen, and he suddenly felt thirsty.
"Pa" Pearl took out a thing from her Kunkun bag and threw it on the small table. "I'm leaving. I'll go to work on time tomorrow, and then give the car back to me." After that, she opened the door and squeezed out.
"I'm leaving. Remember to come to work tomorrow!" Panic filled Pearl Payne's heart as she hastily ran out of the room.
"Hey, Sister Payne!"
"No need." Pearl ran out.
Steven was speechless. He was planning to show Pearl the legacy of Philip, but was disturbed by the lovers from the next door.
"There's no need to run so fast. I won't eat people!" Steven grinned and turned around to see what was on the small table. It turned out to be a car key.
After running out of the basement, Pearl's face turned red. "Bastard, no wonder you don't want to move. It turns out that you still have this entertainment every night." She angrily went out of the community, raised her hand, and got into a taxi.
Steven was very touched. He played with the key in his hand, and then took out an envelope from a small box under the bed. From it, he took out a photo. In the photo, there was a strong and tall man in camouflage uniforms and a pair of military boots. He was holding a sub-machine gun in one hand. His face was painted with grease. He was grinning at the man who was looking at the picture.
" Philip, your sister is a good woman. Don't worry, I will protect her well. Unless I die, I will not let anyone even lay a finger on her!"
The smile on Steven's face had gone with the memory. His momentum had changed, now full of protective gesture. His eyes were extremely fierce, which made him look like a totally different person. He stretched out his rough fingers and gently stroked the young man's face in the photo, muttering to himself.