Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 509 - 508: Dowry

Chapter 509: Chapter 508: Dowry

Ruth Wilcox saw Yusuf Zuck’s frozen face, and she was both annoyed and amused. Of course, the clever Ruth didn’t burst his bubble right then, but instead picked up Yusuf’s teacup and took a sip before saying, "Isn’t the little nurse the old man’s goddaughter? What are you so nervous about?"

"Cough, yeah, yeah, yeah." Yusuf nodded repeatedly, trying to cover his embarrassment.

"I’ve also been chatting with the old man quite often recently. He asked me to take good care of her. Of course, little Liang has proven herself to be excellent, fitting in quickly, and doing everything very well, so I’m considering promoting her exceptionally to be my assistant. Do you have any objections to that?"

"No, that’s your call." Yusuf agreed without hesitation.

"Oh, then let her stay with me for a while. The hotel’s business is about to take off, and her English is quite poor. I’ll tutor her in the evenings," Ruth said lightly.

"Sure... sure." Yusuf agreed mechanically, and Ruth was set on taking little Liang away.

She knew little Liang was living at Yusuf’s house, and now that Yusuf had returned to the capital, it was just him and little Liang at home. It would be strange if nothing happened, so the clever Ruth tethered little Liang to her own side in this manner.

Every woman has a bit of pettiness, and Yusuf was sure that Ruth’s pettiness was acting up.

"Well, if there’s nothing else, Mr. Zuck, you should go back to whatever you were doing," Ruth said with a smile, getting up. She walked away but then suddenly turned back and said, "Oh right, you should tell little Liang about this yourself. If I tell her, I’ll get complained at."

Yusuf nodded with a wry smile. What else could he say? In truth, he was a bit afraid of Ruth too.

Ruth, with her secretary, headed outside, seemingly about to leave.

However, just as they reached the door, Ruth stopped, and then a woman in a vivid cheongsam, made up like a vixen, with a very exquisite leather bag, walked in through the revolving door.

Yusuf saw her—it was Ariel Higgins. But the woman seemed even more like a demoness now, dressed to kill, looking elegant and seductively charming standing by the door—it was an indescribable allure.

Ruth appeared to be quite familiar with Ariel, and the two greeted each other with a cheek-to-cheek touch before starting to chat and laugh together, walking back towards the sofa where Yusuf was sitting.

"What’s going on here? You two are this close now?" Yusuf knew that Ariel and Ruth had met, as he was the one who’d introduced them. However, what had happened between them during their meetings and over the past six months, he had no idea.

"Ariel and I have been doing a bit of business recently, and we started a company together. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have any dowry when I get married!" Ruth said with a sour note in her voice.

"Mr. Zuck has returned from abroad with a bang, effortlessly resolving the New Century crisis. He really stands out from the crowd!" Ariel said with a smile, looking at Yusuf.

"Oh please, why have you two started this double act? One of you complains about not having a dowry, and the other is here to mock me. What’s this all about?" Yusuf said, caught between laughter and tears.

"I wouldn’t dare to mock you, or else she would not let me off the hook." Ariel said, pointing at Ruth.

"What are you talking about?" Ruth’s face reddened slightly. In fact, she was very happy today. Bringing up the lack of a dowry was just a way of playfully whining to Yusuf.

Ruth had seen and taken to heart everything Yusuf had done for her, she just didn’t say it out loud.

"I’m here to pay back the money. I heard you were back, and here I am, rushing to bring the money to Mr. Zuck, or else people will say I don’t keep my promises," Ariel said, as she pulled out a check and pushed it across to Yusuf, whose eyebrows shot up in surprise.

When he lent her the money, it was one billion. Although she had claimed she could make much more from it, Yusuf hadn’t expected her to make so much, and he hadn’t actually planned to ask for it back; if Ariel hadn’t mentioned it, he would never have brought it up.

But now, the check Ariel was pushing over to him was for more than twenty-three billion.

"Why so much?" Yusuf asked, puzzled.

"Didn’t I tell you? One flip and there’d be several times the profit. I actually undercut it a bit, or it would have been even more!"

"Not bad." Yusuf picked up the check, thought for a moment, and then grabbed Ruth’s hand and stuffed it in.

Ruth was startled, almost crumpling the check in surprise.

"What are you doing!" Ruth Wilcox exclaimed anxiously.

"Dowry!" Yusuf Zuck laughed loudly.

"Who wants your dowry," Ruth Wilcox said, her face red as she threw the check onto the table.

"Hehe, just kidding. Keep it for me for now. Aren’t you guys starting a company? Count me in for a share. I’ve got other matters to attend to, so you guys chat. Oh, and Ariel, come over for dinner tonight, bring whoever you think you should bring, it’s a gathering today..." Yusuf Zuck didn’t give Ruth Wilcox any chance to speak further, patted his butt, and ran off, leaving the check on the table.

"Keep it, if you don’t want it, I’ll take it away. It’s a nice dowry, more than enough," Ariel Higgins teased with a smirk.

"Who said I don’t want it," Ruth Wilcox snatched up the check again, fuming, "That guy is crazy now, giving away billions like it’s nothing; tomorrow, I’ll use this money to keep a few handsome men!"

"Hahaha," Ariel Higgins was amused by Ruth Wilcox’s banter and laughed out loud, only to receive another glare from Ruth Wilcox, "You’re laughing at me!"

"Not at all, you’re very fortunate," Ariel Higgins said, shaking her head.

Ruth Wilcox’s face turned red, she carefully put the check into her purse, and slinging an arm through Ariel’s, she said, "Let’s go, keep me company on an errand."

After leaving the hotel, Yusuf Zuck directly got into a pickup truck in the hotel’s parking lot where Fleur Carson was waiting quietly outside.

"Let’s go to the car city to buy some cars; you’ve commandeered this one, and I can’t use it anymore. Also, I’m planning to buy a few more as rewards for some people," Yusuf Zuck pulled out a cigarette and offered one to Fleur Carson.

Fleur Carson just chuckled, "I remember Little Liang got his driving license."

Yusuf Zuck scolded with a laugh, "You know it, so why waste words? Just drive."

"So, you can directly tell me whom to buy for when you’re in my presence, no need to secretly reward anyone, as if nobody would find out?" Fleur Carson laughed heartily.

Yusuf Zuck made a pained face, "You’re in the WeChat group too."

"I’m the group admin."

"Big boss admin, add me to it," Yusuf Zuck said, taking out his iPhone.

"Not adding you, it’ll get boring in there with you in it," Fleur Carson said, tossing her own phone to Yusuf Zuck, "If you want to play, use mine. No one else will know I’m you."

"That’s an idea," Yusuf Zuck immediately opened the WeChat group to see that many were talking, making it lively.

He scrolled and checked the group’s contact list.

Sara Zuck, Dream Morrow, Anna Cooke, Marlon Shepherd’s wife, and so on, everyone who could be there was there, even Mia and Ariel Higgins, and all under their real names.

However, Ruth Wilcox was not.

"Ms. Wilcox came in but asked me to kick her out after two hours," Fleur Carson suddenly said.

"Why?" Yusuf Zuck didn’t understand.

Fleur Carson gave a wry smile, "Because in those two hours after she joined, apart from the first three minutes when everyone greeted you with a ’hello’, for the remaining two hours, not a single person spoke... Because of that, Ms. Wilcox called me to her office and scolded me for two hours, demanding why I kicked her out!"

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