Goodbye, Ex-husband! I'm Pregnant with Your Uncle's Child!-Chapter 72 - Not Biting Very Hard

Alexander Strong mentioned the matter to Noah Quarter.

Noah Quarter, looking at the document in his hand and without raising his head, responded, “Hmm, send an invitation to the chairman of LB for tomorrow night at seven.”

Alexander Strong acknowledged and then left the office.

Julia Land woke up at six o’clock this morning, feeling refreshed.

It was a rare day for her to get up so early.

James Thompson woke up when Julia Land did, “So early?”

His voice was hoarse from just waking up.

“Yep, I’m going swimming.”

She had wanted to go to the large swimming pool on this floor last night.

James Thompson, propping his head on one hand, chuckled, “Alright, I’ll join you.”

He said he would join, but James Thompson really couldn’t stand Julia Land’s way of swimming.

It wasn’t so much swimming as it was holding onto the edge of the pool and flailing her long legs.

James Thompson swam a couple of laps and returned to stand next to Julia Land, his handsome face drawing near hers, “Actually, you can’t swim, can you?”

Julia Land raised an eyebrow, “Of course, I can swim.

Are you challenging me?”

Her beautiful eyes glistened.

James Thompson couldn’t help but laugh quietly, “You want to race me in swimming?”

Julia Land knew he was underestimating her and she rolled her eyes on the spot, “Do you want to race or not?”

Seeing her spirited determination, James Thompson chuckled and raised an eyebrow, “What’s the reward if I win?”

“What reward do you want?” Julia Land eyed him.

James Thompson pretended to ponder before whispering meaningfully into Julia Land’s ear, “If I win, tonight you’ll use those lips for me.”

His cool fingers brushed against her red lips.

Julia Land, “…No, pick something decent.”

James Thompson expressed regret but didn’t insist, “Then you decide what the reward is.”

Julia Land’s eyes twinkled, “The loser has to eat bitter melon for a whole month straight.”

James Thompson gave her a thumbs-up, “Julia, that’s harsh.

You’ve signed yourself up for a month of bitter melon.”

They got out of the water and started stretching their limbs.

Julia Land giggled, “This month’s bitter melon is all yours, Mr.

Thompson.”

James Thompson silently averted his gaze from her attractive figure, “Thinking you can use your beauty to make me forfeit is out of the question.”

Julia Land stood up straight and smiled, “Let’s start.

One lap back and forth will decide the winner.”

Both of them leaped and plunged into the water.

Julia Land was swimming fast, but James Thompson, not using his full strength, was just a bit faster, so the distance between them was not great.

In a short time, as they swam back and were nearing the finish line, James Thompson heard Julia call out.

He instantly stopped and looked back.

In that very instant, Julia reached the finish line.

Her smile was triumphant, “I win, hehe.”

Julia knew he hadn’t given his all.

James Thompson, “…You really know how to play dirty.”

He was helpless.

“NO!

NO!

NO!

It’s not cheating, it’s called being resourceful in warfare.”

Julia Land held up an index finger and shook it.

James Thompson grabbed that finger and, opening his thin lips, bit down.

He didn’t bite hard.

Julia Land stood with one hand on her hip and laughed.

The very picture of someone delighting in their crafty success.

Assistant Winters finished reporting on the company matters and then mentioned something else.

“BOSS, a message from LB came through.

Director Quarter has invited him to dinner tomorrow night.”

Jasper Winters, looking prim and proper, pushed his glasses up with his index finger.

The BOSS seemed to be in an exceptionally good mood today.

It was as though he carried with him an air of being touched by the spring breeze.

“Let LB make its own decisions.

Don’t divulge anything that shouldn’t be revealed.”

James Thompson was swiftly processing documents.

At this moment, Trevor Sullivan called, “James, it’s been a while since we’ve gone out for a drink.

Are you free tonight?”

James, wearing his Bluetooth, lazily responded while reading the documents, “No, I’m not.”

“You’re that busy?” Trevor couldn’t believe it.

“Yep,” James was about to hang up when something suddenly came to mind, “What gift should you give to make a girl happy?”

He asked with a tone of indifference.

“Oh, that’s rare,” Trevor knew all about these things, “Give diamonds, give designer brands, give a house…”

But before he could finish, James had hung up the phone on the other end.

Trevor, “?”

Was he dissatisfied with the response, or what?

Trevor knew a bit about James’s temperament; he must have disapproved of his suggestion.

Strong Health Technology.

Julia Land just stepped out of the chairman’s office when her phone rang at her desk.

It was a call from the reception downstairs.

“Secretary Land, there’s a Mr.

Winters here with a delivery for you.”

Mr.

Winters?

James’s assistant, Assistant Winters?

Julia responded to the reception, “I’ll come down now, please ask him to wait a moment, thank you.”

She took her phone and rode the elevator down.

Upon exiting the elevator, she indeed saw Assistant Winters standing there, smartly, with a commanding presence.

Assistant Winters handed her a beautifully wrapped box with a smile that seemed a bit stiff, if one looked closely.

“Miss Land, this is a gift from the BOSS for you.”

Julia took the box, surprised; Mr.

Thompson had thought to give her a gift out of the blue, “Thank you.”

Assistant Winters left Strong Health after delivering the gift.

Julia returned to her desk with the gift.

She didn’t immediately open it to see what was inside.

She glanced at her phone; James hadn’t sent a message.

She focused on her work first.

After she had made some progress with her work, Julia finally unpacked the ribbon and opened the box.

Inside the gift, “…..”

It was a bank card and a small note with flamboyant, masculine handwriting.

[Little Pear, this is my salary card.

Use it to buy whatever you want.]

Quite generous.

Julia raised an eyebrow and smiled.

She put the bank card and the note in her wallet and sent James a message.

Julia, [Remember to eat bitter melon for a month.

I’ve ordered it for you, and it will be paid for with your card.]

She had already arranged with the kitchen manager at Noble Grid Hotel to cook a plate of bitter melon for Mr.

Thompson every day.

When James was finished working and saw the message, “…..”

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Stella Langston didn’t go to school today.

She couldn’t understand why her loving father had changed overnight.

“Mom, I’m still so young,” Stella cried sadly, “how can you bear to make me marry a man thirty years older than me!”

She was both angry and resentful.

“The supermarket has been operating at a loss for three years, with a negative revenue of seven billion,” Grace Land also felt heartache for her youngest daughter, her brow furrowed tight, “but, your father is out of options.”

Stella sobbed, “Marrying an old man is the solution?

Mom, please think of something else, I really don’t want to marry an old man, Mom, I beg you.”

Grace couldn’t stand to see her daughter so distressed, frowning, “Let me think, the supermarket needs seven billion to cover its losses unless Julia helps out.”

“Her?” Stella wiped away tears, “Didn’t she get divorced from Mr.

Quarter?

Where would she get so much money?”

“Someone told me that Julia got a hundred billion in the divorce settlement from Noah,” Grace said coldly.

“She’s been keeping quiet, let her temporarily fork out seven billion, she’ll still have thirty billion left, enough for her to live comfortably.”

At this point, Grace wanted to complain, “We’ve gone to her, but she refuses to see us.”

Stella was truly stunned and then overcome with jealousy.

Julia actually got so much property after the divorce?

Wasn’t she driven out destitute by the Quarter Family?

Why did she still get a settlement!

“Mom, go find her again,” Stella’s tear-reddened eyes sparked with hope.