The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 998 - 978: Couples Mahjong

Chapter 998: Chapter 978: Couples Mahjong

Uh?

After a moment of distraction, Nicole Thompson suddenly screamed in realization, "That’s fantastic, leave it to me, Brother Moriya, just remember to treat me to popsicles!"

Oliver Thompson had always kept a tight rein on Nicole, considering things like popsicles junk food that he wouldn’t allow her to eat. But the little girl loved them. Once, when Lucas Sandy brought his son Moriya to Corda City, and Nicole met Moriya for the first time, she asked him, "Brother Moriya, do you like ice pops?"

At that time, Moriya didn’t quite get what she was saying, he just thought the little girl in front of him was cute and innocent, so he carelessly replied, "I like them!"

As you can imagine!

Nicole was thrilled to say she loved them too, and even confided to him that her dad wouldn’t let her eat them, she was so craving them. Seeing the little girl practically drooling, Moriya secretly took her out for popsicles. From then on, she was especially happy to see Brother Moriya come to visit, because whenever he came, she could sneakily enjoy popsicles!

Over time, Nicole began to associate Moriya with the three words ’ice pops’!

"Okay, as long as you get the girl I like!" Moriya gave her a meaningful glance and patted the girl’s shoulder in a very buddy-like manner, "I’ll treat you to popsicles for a lifetime, no problem!"

Nicole Thompson: "..."

"A lifetime, Brother Moriya, I could eat you out of house and home!"

"No worries. Not to mention eating me poor, even if it starves me to death, I still need to find a wife!"

Moriya glanced indifferently at the girl who was still calculating how many popsicles she could eat in a day and spoke casually, "So, I’m counting on you, after all, it’s your turf!"

"No problem!"

For a lifetime supply of popsicles, such a trivial matter was nothing, "Leave it to me, and if I fail, you can test me on it!"

"I think, Nicole, if you can’t manage it, just use yourself to repay the debt and offer yourself as Moriya’s girlfriend. That way, you can still enjoy his popsicles for a lifetime!"

Upon hearing Moriya’s words, Chani Gordon bent over with laughter. The naive little girl, even when things had reached this point, was still completely clueless and happily jumped into the trap laid out for her. With that kind of smarts, she was bound to end up as a bride of the Sandy family sooner or later, "Oh, but that’s wrong. If you marry Moriya, you could open an ice pops shop at home, and no one would care!"

Nicole Thompson: "..."

Moriya seemed quite pleased with Chani Gordon’s idea but didn’t voice the obvious. The little girl was too young to understand what liking someone meant. It was clearly too early to make such candid jokes.

"Cough cough, Chani, don’t pick on Nicole. Be careful or your little god might make you sell popsicles someday!"

Uh?

So he’s defending her now?

It seems that Moriya, usually so cold, isn’t so cold to everyone after all. Well, it looks like the kid has taken a liking to his sister-in-law’s Nicole. If he really does marry Nicole in the future, becoming his sister’s brother-in-law, well, that’s practically family. So, Chani Gordon decided to let him off the hook.

But as much as I let him off the hook, just now, there was another boy talking about a girl he liked, who is still out there.

"Ahem, to ensure I don’t end up selling popsicles in the future, I’ve decided to let Moriya go. However, John, you, I have no intention of letting you off!" Chani Gordon said with a smile as she wrapped an arm around Nana Jensen, who was sitting next to her in her bridesmaid dress. "Sister Nora, do you want to know who John likes? Just now, John and Moriya both said they have girls they like!"

After finishing her sentence, Chani Gordon also tossed Willy Smith a knowing look.

"Um, Chani, I don’t think it’s very nice of us to pick on John like this. Everyone has a little secret in their heart, and it doesn’t seem right to dig it out like this!"

Who doesn’t have a secret crush?

This kind of thing is better kept to yourself. If it ever comes out, it would be so embarrassing, like her for instance. She once secretly liked Brother Thompson but never voiced it. Today, as Brother Thompson and Sister Bianca are getting married, she is their bridesmaid and isn’t sad about it. On the contrary, she’s relieved. The secret she kept didn’t disrupt anyone else’s life.

So, Nana Jensen thinks that some secrets are not necessarily bad, especially when there’s a chance the person you like might not like you back.

"Oh, Sister Nora, are you defending your own turf?" Chani Gordon teased as she winked at Willy Smith, "I might think you two have something going on. One’s talking about having someone they like, and the other wants to keep it a secret. I thought the girl John likes was Sister Nora!"

Nana Jensen: "..."

Could she say that was not the case?

Willy Smith: "..."

Why did Chani need to speak such blunt truth?

Though he was grateful, he dared not express it. After all, he knew what she felt. If she were to know he had even the slightest inappropriate thoughts about her, it probably wouldn’t be easy to even be friends afterward, let alone meet without avoiding each other!

That wasn’t what he wanted. To like someone is to wish them well, not to add pressure of the five elements to them. Just like her, who liked Brother Thompson but still happily and joyfully served as a bridesmaid at their wedding, watching them be happy!

He should do the same!

"Okay, Chani, stop talking nonsense. The person I like is fine staying in my heart, there’s no need for wild guesses!"

After that, he gave Nana Jensen a deep look, but his ears turned red involuntarily. Chani understood everything in a flash; John indeed liked Sister Nora.

"Ahem, John, what you said just isn’t right. If you like someone, you should shout it out loud! Otherwise, how would anyone know?"

Chani looked at Nana, then raised her voice, "My dad always told me from a young age, if you love someone, shout it out loud, tell him you like him, you love him. Secret crushes, what’s that? If you don’t say it, how would you know? Maybe he is secretly liking you too!"

Confession is the best solution to a secret crush!

"Sister Nora, if John likes you, would you give him a chance to confess?"

In times like this, Chani naturally loved stirring things up, not waiting for Nana to suggest anything, the girl immediately came up with another idea, "How about this, let’s play mahjong. Let’s not play poker. I’ll team up with my brother, John with Sister Nora, Moriya with Nicole, and we’ll call my sister and brother-in-law down to be the fourth team. If the girls win, they get the money. If the boys lose, in addition to paying up, they also have to accept any punishment the others come up with. What do you say, is this a good idea?"