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Chapter 156 Will You Give Me Money
Josephine’s fingers clutched his sleeve tightly, and she didn’t respond for a very long time. She didn’t
know how to react to his question, especially when he had such a look in his eyes.
Without warning, Lewis abruptly pushed her off his lap and onto the couch. He rose to his feet, ready to
leave, when she grabbed his sleeve again. Turning back, his gaze softened when he saw the pleading
look in her eyes, but it only lasted for a split second because his phone rang. He took out his phone
from his shirt pocket and answered it in front of her.
“I haven’t seen you in days, Lewi. Where are you?” came Sierra’s voice over the phone.
“At home.”
When she heard those two words, Sierra’s temper flared as usual, but she squashed it down.” I’m back
in Elysium. How about you come and get me?”
He didn’t answer Sierra’s question but instead glanced at Josephine from the corner of his Josephine,
who still held on to his sleeve, slowly released it when she saw his cold gaze. He waited until she had
released her grip before he replied to Sierra. “Where are you?”
eye.
“I just got off the plane. Come pick me up from the airport.”
“Okay.” He then hung up and immediately left without even sparing a glance at Josephine.
Josephine sat dumbfounded on the couch and fixed her gaze on his receding, determined form. She bit
her lower lip and dejectedly lowered her head.
Lewis raced all the way to the airport, but the distance meant he arrived late. On the brink of
impatience after waiting in the parking lot for what felt like an eternity, Sierra finally spotted a Bentley. It
accelerated towards her, coming to a precise stop right in front of her within
moments.
As the window lowered, she leaned forward to peer inside. Upon spotting the familiar figure within, her
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtface lit up, prompting her to swiftly open the car door and climb in. She was accompanied by her
manager, Tom Wright, who loaded her luggage into the trunk before settling into the backseat.
She gave Lewis a big hug when she entered the car and leaned her head against his shoulder. ” I’ve
missed you so much, Lewis. Did you miss me?”
“Fasten your seatbelt.”
His demeanor was as cold as ever. Pouting, she sat back in her seat and did as she was told.
Tom secretly eyed Lewis from the backseat. It was his first time meeting Sierra’s financial backer.
Having heard about his tall and handsome appearance, Tom could now confirm it with his own eyes.
Moreover, he could discern from the reflection of Lewis’ sharp eyes in the rearview mirror that the latter
wasn’t a pushover.
With renewed vigor, Sierra launched into a familiar diatribe, venting about the draining nature of filming,
the perpetual overruns, the lengthy hair and makeup routines, and the overall lack of enjoyment. She
even toyed with the idea of a career shift into singing. Lewis ignored her the entire ride back and left
her to ramble on.
She stopped upon noticing this and asked him, “Why aren’t you saying anything, Lewis? Not in a good
mood today?”
“Took you long enough to notice.” Lewis’ tone was curt, but to her, it sounded as though he was joking
with her.
“Oh, that’s right,” she said as a thought came to mind, “I happened to catch the news a few days ago.
Is the Alvarez family in a bit of trouble?”
“Hmm.”
“Then what about you? Are you affected?”
He kept his eyes on the road and plainly said, “Does resigning count?”
“Re-Resigning?” The ignorant Sierra knew nothing about such matters. All she knew was that being a
company president meant that one was practically untouchable. Hence, who did he give his resignation
to?
“What do you mean? Are you no longer the president of Alvarez Corp?”
“That’s exactly what I mean.”
“Ah, I see…” Her expression changed as she discreetly glanced at her manager’s expression from the
rearview mirror.
She had been boasting to him over the last few days, but now that Lewis had said he was no longer
Alvarez Corp’s president, didn’t that mean that she had just majorly embarrassed herself?
She forced a smile. “You’re just messing with me, right?”
Lewis chuckled. “Are you going to give me money if I am?”
Sierra fell into a stunned silence, her emotions swirling within her. His words had struck her like a bolt
of lightning, shattering the happiness she had been experiencing. She was a materialistic person, but
she also really, really liked him. However, if he wasn’t willing to marry her, and he didn’t have the
means to continue backing her, then why the hell was she still with him?
Perhaps it was because she was silent for too long as Lewis glanced over at her and asked, What’s
wrong?”
Snapping out of her reverie, she kept a smile on her face with much effort. “N-Nothing’s wrong. I’m just
wondering why you resigned out of the blue.”
“I caused the company to lose a few hundred billion,” he stated plainly.
Her eyes widened. “A few hundred billion?”
“Yes.”
She almost slid off her seat from shock, thinking, “How much was a few hundred billion?” She wasn’t
sure as she had never seen such an amount in her life.
“Then…are you now in debt?”
“You can say that.”
Sierra was speechless once again, and the tumultuous feeling inside her grew. Not only did he resign,
but he was also now in debt. Her impression of him immediately plummeted.
“Why have you gone quiet again?” Lewis’ tone was light and didn’t sound anything like a person in
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“What else is there for me to say? Then, have you gotten divorced?”
“I’m not going to,” he stated simply and without hesitation, which pissed her off.
“Then what do you want me to say?” She suddenly recalled that Tom was also in the car with. them
and swallowed her next words, deciding to only bring it up once they had reached home.
Her mind was in utter disarray as a whirlwind of questions consumed her thoughts. It wasn’t like she
would reject him if he was willing to divorce Josephine and marry her. After all, he was a proud man.
Surely, he wouldn’t burden her with his debts, would he? Moreover, marrying him wouldn’t put her at a
disadvantage, as it was still better to be with a former wealthy individual than an ordinary person.
However, what reasons did she have to hold on to when he had already made it unequivocally clear
that divorce was off the table? To suffer as a woman without status and be subjected to denigration?
This thought helped her make her decision.
They soon arrived at Sierra’s residential area. She made Tom hail a cab to his home, leaving
her and Lewis alone in the car once he had left.
Only then did she turn to face him with a serious expression. “Are you really telling me the truth,
Lewis?”
He, too, turned to face her and very seriously replied, “I’m not lying.”
His response made her heart skip a beat. She frowned and couldn’t think of anything to say for some
time. Eventually, she reached out and held his arm. “I don’t look down on you because of this, Lewis,
but there’s something I need to say.”
Taking out a cigarette and lighting it, his fingers rubbed against the steering wheel before he
indifferently said, “Go ahead.”
“I like you a lot. I don’t care whether or not you’re the president of a company or if you’re
rich, but I will only stay with you if you promise to marry me. If you won’t and can’t take care of me,
then…then what’s the point in me staying by your side?”
Lewis smirked in wry amusement at her words.
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