Chapter 43 A Job for Ten Million\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla really was not afraid of him at all, and she often did things that completely caught him off guard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Like that coat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He thought she would just throw it on for a moment and return it once she got into the car. Instead, she wore it properly, tied the belt, rolled up the sleeves, and treated his coat like it already belonged to her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was not sure if she was bold or just a little slow sometimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven looked annoyed, clearly unhappy about being disturbed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla was not expecting this scene. Because of the height difference, her head only reached Draven\u2019s chin. Her stunned gaze landed right on his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How rude.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She snapped out of it and finally met his eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about the cup. I came up with a compromise. Since James will not take my money, bought a new one and I\u2019m gifting it to you under James\u2019s name as a housewarming present. That way I can return the favor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla did not give him a chance to refuse. She hung the bag on the door handle.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood night, Mr. Storm.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, she turned and left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven was speechless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She ran fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two seconds later, James came out of the study after a phone call and walked into the living room, looking toward the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIs it just me, or did I hear Ayla just now?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He moved forward immediately to take a look.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven removed the shopping bag from the handle and closed the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
1\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
By the time James wanted to chase after her, it was already too late.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He noticed the brand on the bag. \u201cI forgot to bring this over to you. Is this the one you ordered online?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven ignored him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He walked to the bar, picked up scissors, and opened the package. The cup inside was revealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The glass was cut with diamond-like edges. Under the light, it shone brilliantly, like a star.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The cup even had a name: Polaris.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nothing too special, but genuinely beautiful.\u00a0<\/p>\n
James was used to Draven\u2019s silence. Fortunately, James talked enough for both of them. He made a random guess. \u201cDon\u2019t tell me Ayla gave this to you. You looked so suspicious when you rushed to close the door just now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven turned and placed Polaris on the display shelf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That entire wall already had three spots taken by cups he had picked out himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then, he grabbed his phone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A moment later, James\u2019s phone buzzed. He looked down. \u201cYou sent me 38,000? I like it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
They occasionally sent each other money, all in the tens of thousands. Those were considered small change to them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough the specific number is odd. I\u2019ve never seen you do that.\u201d Even though he thought it was strange, his finger already tapped to accept.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once Draven saw that he accepted it, he finally spoke. \u201cAyla asked me to return your money.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
you\u00a0<\/p>\n
James\u2019s finger froze. He lifted his head, eyes narrowing. \u201cWhat do mean?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven said, \u201cShe doesn\u2019t want to owe you anything.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
James opened and closed his mouth, then looked insulted. \u201cDraven, how long have we known each other? Do you think I\u2019m the type of man who would ask a woman to pay me back for a gift? Send that money back to Ayla right now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he spoke, he hurried to transfer the money back to Draven.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019d better send it to her. I mean it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
2\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
This situation almost destroyed James\u2019s worldview. He continued, \u201cIf Herman and the guys ever find out that I asked a woman for money, my reputation will be ruined. They\u2019ll make fun of me for the rest of my life. It\u2019ll be torture.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven did not speak.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He just watched his friend panic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
James finally realized something. His expression froze, then turned pale.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo way, Draven. You did it on purpose? You waited for me to accept the money and then told me it was from Ayla? Fraud. Absolute fraud,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven said, \u201cI just did her a favor.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA favor? This tiny matter? Since when do you do favors for fun? You\u2019re not that free.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven said, \u201cI\u2019m actually very free.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
James stared at his expressionless face and eventually let out a laugh from anger. \u201cYou sly fox. You scheme against your own brother.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven pointed at the door. \u201cKeep yelling.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
James pressed his lips together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the end, James begged and pleaded, using every trick he had, yet Draven still refused to take the money.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Draven finally got so annoyed that he told him to \u201cget out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
James was so angry, he booked a same-day flight back to Zheron that night, cursing the entire about how Southerners were all too clever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
way\u00a0<\/p>\n
Especially Draven, who had half Southern blood. A true menace.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla received a call from Halle. \u201cThere is a job for ten million. Do you want it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla was in the pantry making coffee. \u201cWhat kind of job pays ten million? Sounds like a\u00a0<\/p>\n
scam.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re so funny.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
3\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle immediately sensed that Ayla sounded much livelier than before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The woman she liked really healed fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNorris\u2019s Al lab hit a major bottleneck. The team has been stuck for two months. If they keep going, the cost will be too high. He knows about LugiX, so he reached out through me. If you solve it, the payment is ten million.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
4\/4\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Unwritten Feelings Drift by Austen 43 Chapter 43 A Job for Ten Million\u00a0 Ayla really was not afraid of him […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-retired-from-your-heart-novel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24478\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}