The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 1000 - 980: Penalty for Forceful Kiss

Chapter 1000: Chapter 980: Penalty for Forceful Kiss

"Then that’s the end of it!"

Even though Graham knew her words were true, he still seemed reluctant to believe them, "Nora, if you don’t like me now, it’s okay, I can wait. Wait until the day you will like me. The past image doesn’t represent the real me!"

Men, before they encounter the woman who truly enters their hearts, think all women are the same. But once they meet her, everything changes. Graham now had lost all interest in playing games. Just a few hours ago, he felt as if he had become possessed!

His mind was filled with the image of that demure young lady, as if she were a fairy who had stepped out of the mountains, untouched by the fireworks of this world. The feeling was like a demon entwining around his soul. Even though it was time to go home, he couldn’t help entering Nicole Thompson’s guest room, knowing he’d be despised, yet unable to resist seeking disdain.

"I’m sorry, Graham, no matter what kind of person you are, I’ll never like you because there’s someone in my heart!" Giving unwanted admirers a chance was, in Nana’s view, no different from wasting their time, tantamount to butchery, "It’s just that my heart belongs to another—it’s not because you’re fickle or have had many girlfriends that I don’t like you. Essentially, it’s not about you, it’s about me!"

"So, Graham, stop wasting your time on me. No matter how long you wait, my answer will always be the same. Impossible means impossible!"

Nana’s words were so definitive, piercing not only Graham’s heart, but Willy’s as well, for he knew whom her heart belonged to. While others might not know, he did. She could never like Graham, and similarly, she could never like him.

Her answer to Graham was also an answer to him. She’d rather memorialize someone impossible and wish them happiness than accept anyone else. This was the Nana he knew. Yet, he was fatally attracted to such a Nana.

Willy felt he was on the brink of madness. There were so many girls at school chasing after him, whom he only found annoying. The only girl his heart didn’t reject might actually reject him!

"Sister Chani, I’ve found people to play mahjong with!"

Graham just stood there, still trying to think of a response, when Nicole Thompson dragged two people in from the door, "Brother Graham, Brother Moriya is looking for you, hurry up and go!"

Her words provided Graham with an opportunity to withdraw. From birth until now, he had never been so embarrassingly unable to find an exit. In front of a woman, no less. To him, there had always been only two types of women: those he wanted and those he didn’t want. No one had ever outright rejected him—let alone so thoroughly—that they might as well not have existed.

Nana was the first girl Graham had truly fallen for. Only at this moment did Graham suddenly understand a hint of Roy Thompson’s feelings—Bella Gordon must have been such a girl in his heart. That’s why, after coming back from America, without even focusing on his career, he rushed to marry the girl first!

However, Graham wasn’t as fortunate and couldn’t follow suit. He had known from the beginning what kind of girl he liked.

After Graham left, the room suddenly fell silent, especially Nana, who was quiet with her head down until Chani Gordon announced the start of the mahjong game. Only then did she snap back to reality as Willy took a seat beside her, ready to partner up. Once the mahjong game started, Nana’s thoughts gradually shifted to the tiles in Willy’s hand.

Being on the same team, naturally, they both had to make an effort. However, what she hadn’t anticipated was that the two partners Nicole had brought along were masters among masters. Coupled with Rio Gordon and Chani Gordon, a pair who never lost a game, it wasn’t long before the only ones losing were Willy and Nana, along with Moriya and Nicole.

Round after round, it was always those two who lost.

No one cared about the amount of money lost, but Chani Gordon, who always won, wouldn’t let these two pairs off so easily, "Alright, we’ve collected enough money. As we just said, the losing pair, the guys especially, have to accept a punishment. As for the content of the punishment, of course, the winners are the ones to decide!"

"Now that we winners are to collect, Willy, Moriya, stand up and accept your punishment!"

Rio Gordon, silent, watched as his sister started to rule the roost. He had always been a spectator in such situations.

"Are you really going to enforce a punishment?"

Nana thought Chani Gordon was just jesting, given they’d already lost a fair amount of money, "Just let the loss be enough. John, this body of mine is really not suited for punishment!"

Willy Smith: "..."

Did she really see him as such a useless man in her eyes?

Besides money, was there nothing else he could afford to lose?

"No problem, Chani, just say it, my body is as sturdy as ever!"

At moments like this, no man could accept his favorite girl saying his physique wasn’t up to par. He had to find an opportunity to prove himself properly. For once, Willy Smith hoped he would be punished.

"Alright, alright, John has said it himself, Sister Nora, even if you feel pity, it’s not going to count!"

Having said that, Chani Gordon glanced again at Nicole Thompson, "Nicole, do you feel sorry for Brother Moriya getting punished?"

Moriya Sandy was even younger than Willy Smith by two years. Who knew that this silly, sweet, young girl wouldn’t show a bit of sympathy, "No worries, no worries, Uncle Lucas is so good at martial arts and can even perform surgery. Moriya is Uncle Lucas’s son, he must be incredibly capable. What harm could a little punishment do to him?"

Chani Gordon: "..."

She felt like Nicole’s popsicle was going to be confiscated, didn’t she?

Moriya Sandy: "..."

Even Nana Jensen would feel sorry for Willy Smith, so why didn’t his little girl show the slightest bit of compassion?

Did he really look so thick-skinned and able to withstand punishment?

"Since Nicole has so much confidence in me, then Chani, go ahead and set the standard for the punishment!"

The two people who were brought in by Nicole Thompson just to make up the numbers naturally wouldn’t get involved in such matters. They were only there to play cards and win money. Clearly, the dirty work of setting up someone fell solely on Chani Gordon.

"Well, since everyone agrees, I’ll lay it out. The punishment will be divided into two rounds. The first round: literary punishment. The second round: martial punishment. Let’s start with the literary punishment!"

As soon as Chani Gordon spoke, everyone was stunned. Playing cards with a punishment that included both literary and martial penalties?

"Hurry and ask the question, Sister Chani, I’m really looking forward to how the literary punishment works!"

Nicole Thompson had no idea she was about to be duped, feeling it was extremely fun and eager to experience it. After all, it was agreed that only boys would be punished, so it had nothing to do with her!

"Cough cough, the literary punishment is, the punishment of the boys’ kisses!"

After clearing her throat and pausing for a moment, Chani Gordon continued, "And how will these kisses be punished? That is, the boys will offer a kiss to their partners. If she accepts, it is considered a success, and this is called ’offering a kiss.’ But if she doesn’t accept, then it is a failure. And what happens if you fail?"