Chapter 914



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Nora: “?”

What was up with the looks in the eyes of these people in front of her?

Even Queenie, who was next to her, frowned.

Wrapping paper with a bird print?

What was wrong with Justin’s subordinate, was he cursing Nora with the fate of being cuckolded?

Regardless, Nora took the gift from him. She was about to hand it to someone next to her when the Queen, who was all smiles, said, “Aren’t you going to open it and take a look at it, Miss Smith? Mr. King must have put a lot of thought into choosing a gift for you.”

The Queen expected some drama.

Nora looked at her, “At the Schmidt’s, we prefer to open our gifts in private.”

The Queen looked at King. “I don’t think Mr. King would mind, Miss Smith, why don’t you let me have a look?”

Now that King had a close friend, he definitely wouldn’t put so much stock in his gift to her.

The Queen was waiting to laugh at Nora.

Hearing what he said, Nora looked at Justin. Seeing that he didn’t object, she was a little curious as well. She opened the box, revealing a piece of jade inside.

A piece of white jade lay quietly in the box. She hadn’t picked it up yet, but it seemed to her that she could already feel the warmth it gave off.

Nora’s hypersomnia was due to anemia; her hands and feet were often cold. Jade was said to have healing properties, so carrying some on her was a great idea.

In addition, the jade piece also appeared to be of very high quality….

Next door, Lawrence explained, “The Chief spent millions on the raw gemstone, even cut and polished it himself. He kept it on himself all the time after that.”

So, after buying the rough gemstone, he had cut and polished it himself, and even carried it with him everywhere….

Although it was not a well-known gem, it was the thought that counted, and he had certainly put a lot of effort into it.

Nora’s lips curved into a smile. She placed the jade pendant on a chain and put it around her neck. “I love it, thank you.”

“You’re welcome.” King’s deep voice was also tinged with joy. The two looked at each other.

The people around: “?”

Why did they suddenly feel full to the brim when they hadn’t even eaten yet?

The Queen was so angry that she couldn’t even keep her expression serious. She looked at Justin sarcastically and sneered, “Lord King sure is thoughtful, though I can’t help but wonder how many jade pendants he could have made from a single rough gemstone. After all, don’t forget you have another intimate friend elsewhere, Mr. King.”

Lawrence looked at Nora eagerly when he heard her.

He hadn’t taken the hint from the bird-print wrapping paper. As a loyal simp… ah, ptooey, loyal subordinate to his boss, he couldn’t betray his boss either, so it wasn’t appropriate for him to be so explicit about it. Now that the Queen had said so, Lawrence mentally shouted excitedly, ‘Miss Smith, do you understand now? Do something about the Chief quickly’.

Unexpectedly…

Nora stayed where she was and merely looked at King with a smile. “Oh? Do you have a close friend?”

King laughed and replied, “Well, I guess you could say that. I fell in love with her at first sight.”

The Queen: “?”

Wait a minute, is it really okay for me to be so blunt, King?

Isn’t the person in front of you your fiancée!!!! However, when he looked back at Nora, did he see a small smile on her usually cold face?

The couple’s actions left the Queen and Lawrence completely dumbfounded.

After much analysis of the situation, the two finally came to a conclusion: Nora didn’t know who King was at all!

That had to be it.

There was no other explanation!

It was no wonder King had brought Black Cat to the Schmidt’s house so openly. He was practically bullying Nora.

Suddenly, the Queen didn’t feel so hostile toward Nora anymore. In fact, she even found her a little embarrassing.

So what if she had given birth to three children? Anyway, he had abandoned her so soon and had even taken her for a fool.

The Queen’s eyes suddenly became kind, and she even looked at Nora with a slightly sympathetic look. At the sight of her, a look of bewilderment appeared on Nora’s face.

But she had never been one to think too much about such things.

The group then changed the subject and started talking about the current world economic situation and its future trends.

Regarding those topics, the people in front of Justin at the time were all business partners, so he spoke freely.

Like King, he had a very clear idea of future trends; in fact, he could even steer things in any direction on his own…. His suggestions and ideas were of infinite help in the development of a company.

The Queen was absorbed in what he was saying.

The British Royal Family also had its own treasure. She also wanted to make money. On the other hand, the Queen was a bit clueless and didn’t show much interest.

Justin’s eyes darkened as he spoke.

For Queenie to run NTT and turn it into the powerful company it was today in Switzerland, she must have been very perceptive to changes in the economy in the past. So why did it seem that she was no longer very motivated? Were those NTT policies really made for her?

Next door, Nora was also falling asleep.

The Queen still felt she was missing something, but King didn’t usually give her a crash course. You could say that the one he was giving today was all thanks to Queenie.

Obviously, King was trying to lend Queenie a hand so she could join the Imperial League when her business reached greater heights. Queenie did her best to memorize the few development trends that King felt were the most likely to make money in the future. How she wished she could pull out a small notebook and write it all down. Although she kept feeling that something was missing and not quite right, King simply spoke so well that she couldn’t help but be completely absorbed in what he was saying.

This continued until Justin finally stopped. Even then, the Queen hadn’t had enough, and she looked at him with admiration in her eyes. Adoring someone was the basis of love.

The Queen had fallen in love with Justin precisely because of his keen insight into economics. Many years ago, after hearing a few words from him, the Queen had started a small company and made millions of dollars.

Noon was slowly approaching.

Nora suggested: “Shall we have lunch?”.

After speaking, she said to the butler, “Uncle John, why don’t you go and prepare a sumptuous lunch for the bodyguards, too?”

John, the butler, looked at Barbarian and the others immediately. He said, “Please, all of you come with me.”

Barbarian stood still.

The Captain of the Royal Guards looked at the Queen.

The Queen gestured and said, “Go ahead. We are at the Schmidts; no one would dare harm me here.”

You could tell by saying that she was showing courtesy to Queenie.

Only then did the Captain of the Royal Guard leave.

Barbarian, however, remained motionless.

Nora looked at him, “Aren’t you going to eat?”.

Queenie smiled and replied, “He is stubborn. Since he has pledged to protect me, he won’t stop until he returns to the hotel.”

After speaking, she looked at Barbarian and said, “You can go ahead too! There are many skilled people today, you don’t need to be here.”

If it had been earlier, Barbarian would definitely not leave.

After all, the fire incident had just happened. But today… he looked at Nora and then bowed respectfully to the Queen. Then, he turned around and followed the guards.

Nora and Justin exchanged a glance.

V16 was here, at the Schmidt’s house. They had asked the Queen to bring Barbarian here just so they could set a trap and trap him.

If Barbarian wasn’t leaving, but staying here to keep an eye on the Queen, how could he steal the V16?

Now that he was gone, Nora turned around and led the remaining people to the dining room.

However, as the Queen looked at Barbarian and the bodyguards from behind, she finally realized what she had overlooked. Suddenly she looked at Queenie and asked, “Madame Schmidt, how many bathrooms do you have here?”

“…Is something wrong?” asked Queenie.

“I have a bodyguard named Black Cat. She said she was going to the bathroom, but why isn’t she back yet? Surely she didn’t fall in the potty, did she? I’ll go get her.” The Queen made a move to leave after speaking. Black Cat hadn’t been killed, had she? If not, why had she been in the bathroom for over an hour?

Nora’s legs went limp and she almost tripped.

Nora: “????”

No, seriously, why was the Queen constantly paying attention to a little bodyguard? This didn’t make any sense .

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