Chapter 172
This is Just Unfair
At first, Aniston felt cozy when Eric was combing her hair but these words immediately rendered her pout, “Bah! By no means! I think you were just talking nonsense though I did not quite get your point . Resources, M&A, territory, blah, blah, blah . ”
Eric pretended sadness and covered his chest with his hands, “How badly you are hurting my pride! I shall teach you a good lesson later . ”
“Um……” Aniston lowered her head and blushed slightly and then suddenly looked up, “Don’t do that again! Otherwise, I will never let you go . ”
“Um? Do what?” Eric was left in doubt for the moment .
“You……You are deliberately annoying me,” the lass stamped her feet on the ground . She thought that Eric was playing dumb, thus letting go of his arm angrily and moving forward several steps .
Seeing the lass forward raising her bottom, Eric suddenly realized what had happened and strode along to catch up with a snicker . He patted on the sexy buttocks and said, “Okay . Please forgive me for my slow reaction . ”
“Ah……” The lass was taken by surprise and dodged like a frightened little rabbit . She covered her bottom and glanced around quickly . Not until she found there was no pedestrian walking by did she take a deep breath . Then she glared at Eric, saying, “You……How indecent the action is!”
Eric smiled and stepped forward . Then he cuddled the lass close and pinched her waist, kissing her hard on the face and whispering by her ear, “You will see much more indecency later on . ”
“Humph!” The girl wanted to escape but stopped resisting after being continuously teased by Eric . She had no choice but to enjoy the cuddle .
Very soon, the doorman drove Eric’s car here . After tipping, Eric and Aniston got into the car .
“Shall we get to my place?” The lass asked in a low voice after Eric started the engine .
“Of course,” Eric turned the wheel and drove onto the road . Thinking of what happened several months ago, he could not help laughing, “Drew must have already come back . Do you want to go to my place and have another fight with the little girl?”
“Humph!” The lass turned around angrily . After a while, she thought of something and turned back, “Eric, how is the house you had others build in Malibu? ”
“Considering the time of decoration, it will take altogether two or months . With good luck, we can move in by end of this year . Maybe we can have a fabulous party with great sea view for Christmas . ” Eric stared at the road forward and answered . The flat in Malibu was modeled upon the super seaside villa of Iron Man in Eric’s memory . More than half a year had already passed since the building work started . The inefficiency of American workers was really annoying, showing a stark contrast with the efficiency Eric had witnessed in his previous life . At that time, it only took 10-plus days to construct a building of tens storeys high . However, if Eric’s flat was just built in 10-plus days, he would be too worried to live in . At the very beginning, Eric would often ask Frank Gary about what was going on with the construction . After two or three months, though, he lost the interest in asking . Instead, he just looked through the project reports made by Frank Gary’s firm regularly and comforted himself by trying to believe that soft fire makes sweet malt .
Hearing Eric’s answer, the lass asked in a low voice, “Then……By then, will Drew also move in?”
Eric used his thumb to rub against the wheel and replied, “You know that Drew is just 14 years old . She is still a kid . Legally or personally, I shall by no means leave her alone . At least, we need to wait until she is 16 . At that time, I may ask her to move out . ”
Aniston wrinkled up her little nose and snorted in distaste, “She is not like a little girl at all!”
“Ha-ha, that’s true . However, many things just go like this . To a certain extent, Drew is a public figure . These so-called child protection organizations will always pay more attention to her . If I ask her to move out now, it will surely cause dissatisfaction . ”
“Humph! Why was not the girl born in the slums? In that case, no one will bother to care about her . ”
“Yes,” Eric gave a sigh:“The world is just unfair . Generally speaking, America is still dominated by the elite and its education only serves them . This county can only ensure that the top earners will remain prominent as always . Who will care about the children of the lower class? They might drop out of school at 11 or 12, or give birth when 13 or 14 . No one will bother to care about them . Drew is different and has already climbed to the higher part of the pyramid . This has brought her the benefits that will only be enjoyed by the elite . Those benefits include being cared for by child protection organizations . ”
Leaning one hand against the window, pouting at Eric, “Okay, you have once again successfully changed the topic of our conversation . You always have one million ways to do this . Humph! I can sense your intentions but I just don’t want to get to the bottom of it all . ”
“This time, it is you that have diverged from the original topic,” Eric smiled .
“It is you!”
“Okay, it’s me . ” Eric did not want to argue relentlessly and said, “The flat in Malibu is quite big! Jenny, you can also move in by then . ”
“By no means will I live together with her . Me or her, it is up to you!”
Eric patted on the wheel and said, “Okay, just forget about what I have said . ”
“Um……You are such a jerk! You are always showing more affection for her!” Her eyes wide open, the lass stared at Eric . She looked here and there, seeming to give a bite on Eric somewhere .
Eric glanced at the lass and warned her immediately, “Stop messing around, please . I am driving now . ”
Suddenly, Eric felt his Motorola phone ringing . Then he instantly pulled over and answered the call . The call was from Drew who was talking excitedly . Eric glanced at the lass by his side and immediately got off . Not until he ran under a street lamp did he begin to speak up .
Aniston sensed Eric’s carefulness, feeling angry but somewhat……“Fine . After all, he cares a lot about my feelings,” the lass thought to herself .
After a moment, Eric got back in the car, closed the door and started the engine .
“What happened?” Aniston still could not help asking after a while .
Eric shook head and replied:“I do not know . The little girl kept on talking and tried to persuade me into coming back . She said that she had good news to tell me . Fine, just forget about it and wait until tomorrow . Let’s go to your place first . ”
“Um……” Aniston pinched the skirts and started to speak after a long while, “Well……Maybe you should go back and see what has happened . There might be something important . ”
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