My Amnesic Ex Married My Sister, So I Married His Uncle-Chapter 126: Do You Think You Can Win Against Your Uncle?

Chapter 126: Chapter 126: Do You Think You Can Win Against Your Uncle?

The moment Zion Shawcross saw the man, a guess formed in his mind.

It wasn’t until Faye Rhodes spoke that he finally confirmed the person before him was indeed the Owen Rhodes he knew of.

As if struck by a thought, Faye Rhodes turned and ran off.

The two men at the door just stood there, staring at each other. For a moment, neither moved.

The afternoon sun in July was no joke.

Liam Hawthorne was in a full suit and began to sweat after just a second in the sun.

But he couldn’t very well complain.

He could only murmur a reminder from behind Owen Rhodes, "President Rhodes, it’s very hot. The cake might melt." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Owen Rhodes spoke. "May I come in?"

Zion Shawcross finally snapped out of it, stepped aside, and invited him in.

Liam Hawthorne’s hands were full as he followed Owen Rhodes into the villa. After setting the items down, his first move was to put the cake in the refrigerator.

Only then did Zion Shawcross say, "President Rhodes."

Owen Rhodes turned to look at him. "Hello. You’re Zion Shawcross, correct?"

The two men locked eyes from a distance.

The air seemed peaceful, yet sparks seemed to fly between them.

’How did Owen Rhodes get here?’

Zion’s mind raced, a thousand theories flashing through his head in an instant.

’Owen Rhodes and Silas Jacobs are good friends. Maybe that big-mouth Silas told him.’

’But I have no connection to Owen Rhodes. What is he doing here?’

’Could he be here to see Faye Rhodes?’

’No, that’s not right either.’

From what he knew of the Rhodes Family, Faye’s relationship with her uncle wasn’t that close.

’Right, this morning Henry Wright mentioned that someone from above had forced a lead actress on us.’

’Was it Owen Rhodes who pushed her in?’

’I already agreed, so what is he still doing here?’

’He couldn’t possibly be here to thank me in person, could he?’

Owen Rhodes stood casually to the side and struck up a natural conversation. "Is the work on the album progressing smoothly?"

Zion Shawcross eyed him suspiciously. "Very smoothly. President Rhodes, you’re such a busy man. What brings you all the way out here? Are you here to see Faye?"

"You could say that."

Just then, Liam Hawthorne finished putting everything away and walked out from the dining room.

Liam politely shook Zion Shawcross’s hand. "Mr. Shawcross, our President Rhodes came to visit the set and bought some afternoon tea. Please feel free to enjoy it with your staff when you have a moment."

Zion found this even stranger.

But he thanked him nonetheless.

At that moment, Owen Rhodes heard familiar footsteps.

Stella Sterling had just washed her hands and couldn’t dry them easily. With water dripping from her fingertips, she walked briskly over to Owen Rhodes.

"Is this a surprise?"

Owen Rhodes’s eyes finally curved into a smile. "Well, are you surprised?"

He handed what was in his hands to Liam Hawthorne and took a handkerchief from his pocket to dry Stella’s hands.

He said, "The muskmelon mille-feuille and buttered green grape milk tea from that shop you love."

Stella Sterling’s eyes instantly lit up, twinkling as she looked at Owen Rhodes. "Thank you!"

Owen Rhodes folded the slightly damp handkerchief, tucked it back into his pocket, and asked Stella, "Do you want to eat now?"

"Okay! It’s a good chance for everyone to take a break."

Maurice and Sutton were both stunned.

’What a lucky day.’

’Not only did we get a king’s breakfast this morning, but now we’re getting a king’s afternoon tea.’

’It’s just...’

’That person sitting with Miss Umi over there... if we’re not mistaken, that’s Owen Rhodes, right?’

’It’s *that* Owen Rhodes, isn’t it?’

Just as they were thinking this, Faye Rhodes blinked at Owen Rhodes. "Little Uncle, are you here to see me, or are you here to see her?"

Maurice and Sutton: ’Well, there goes our last shred of doubt. It really is *that* Owen Rhodes...’

Owen Rhodes glanced up at her. "What’s there to see about you?"

"Alright, then. I guess we have Stella to thank for this delicious afternoon tea." Faye Rhodes flashed Stella a sweet smile.

Stella Sterling’s left arm was still in a sling, making it difficult for her to dig into the cake with a fork. Owen Rhodes reached out and held the bottom of the plate for her, making it easier to eat.

Stella ate happily. Owen even put the straw in her milk tea for her and placed it within her reach.

Maurice and Sutton felt like they’d just stumbled upon some major gossip. The two of them didn’t know where to look.

Maurice pulled out his phone and sent Sutton a message: [There are no cameras in the dining room, right?]

Sutton: [No, why? Maurice, what are you planning?]

[Sigh... Why aren’t there any? If there were, do you think Owen Rhodes would pay us a huge sum of money to buy the footage?]

Sutton stared at his phone, thought about it seriously, and realized it wasn’t entirely impossible.

’Did we just miss our chance to get rich overnight?’

So, when Maurice and Sutton saw Stella Sterling take Owen Rhodes’s hand and lead him into the art studio to see her paintings, they both silently hailed her in their minds: ’Goddess of Wealth!’

Maurice had figured out early on that the man accompanying Owen Rhodes was likely his assistant.

So, while Owen went to look at the paintings, Maurice walked over to Liam Hawthorne.

"Hello, you must be President Rhodes’s assistant, right? Here’s the thing, to document Miss Umi’s paintings, we have a 4K camera recording in the studio during work hours. President Rhodes was filmed. Is that going to be a problem?"

Liam Hawthorne politely clasped his hands in front of him. "It’s not a problem."

"..."

’So much for that plan.’

Meanwhile, not far away, Faye Rhodes, after seeing Zion Shawcross look at Stella Sterling with that heartbroken expression for the umpteenth time, punched him on the arm.

"What are you looking at?"

Zion was caught completely off guard. Faye had hit him hard, and even his well-trained biceps couldn’t quite take it.

His already furrowed brow tightened even more.

Zion turned to look at her. "Your goddess is being stolen away. Aren’t you sad?"

Alarm bells went off in Faye Rhodes’s head. "What do you mean? Have you got your eye on Umi?"

Zion was taken aback. "Idiot."

"You’re the idiot!" Faye glared at him. "Let me tell you, Umi belongs to my little uncle, so don’t you get any funny ideas! Or my uncle won’t let you off the hook!"

Zion looked at her fiery eyes and couldn’t help but curse inwardly again: ’Idiot.’

The issue now wasn’t whether Owen Rhodes would let him off the hook, but the relationship between Umi and Owen Rhodes.

’Does that kid, Ryan Shaw, know that the person he’s been longing for has been snatched away?’

’And from the looks of it, those two seem to be getting along quite well.’

’Should I give Ryan a heads-up?’

’That kid did wake me up in the middle of the night...’

As Zion was secretly scheming, he was caught off guard and got hit on the arm by Faye Rhodes again.

Faye glared at him viciously. "Still looking?!"

’Forget it. I don’t have the energy to worry about Ryan Shaw.’

’I can’t even sort out my own problems right now.’

However, there was at least one thing he could be relieved about.

If Umi was with Owen Rhodes, then she definitely wasn’t interested in Faye Rhodes.

’So, what’s the situation now?’

’Faye has a one-sided crush on Umi?’

’And Umi is her little uncle’s woman.’

’This...’

Zion looked at her with a complicated expression and said grimly, "Faye Rhodes, do you really think you can win against your little uncle?"

Faye Rhodes: ?

’What the hell?’