Chapter 1021: Chapter 1021: Bringing a Thermos Cup to the Bar? How Bold!
David Locke’s video comnting on Lilian Saxton went viral in just one afternoon, reaching over 100 million views by evening.
These numbers are really quite terrifying!
With this level of attention, all the efforts David Locke had made before went to waste, and because Mary spoke up for him, it also attracted widespread insults and ridicule.
The entire internet rushed to mock this once-famous genius director, eager to bury him in mud with no hope of recovery.
But at this mont, David Locke, reeking of alcohol, leaned against the private booth in the bar. Adam Piers ca over and kicked him, but he didn’t respond. He turned his head to ask Noel Roberts, “What’s up with him?”
“What else could it be? Haven’t you seen the news? This guy’s scandal went viral, and his wife kicked him out!” Noel Roberts said while taking a sip of his drink.
Adam Piers listened, “Wow, is it really that tragic? Director Locke, you’re such a poor thing!”
He talked about others’ misfortunes but couldn’t hide his schadenfreude tone.
David Locke looked up at him, then lowered his head and continued drinking.
Finding it dull, Adam Piers leaned in, “Really that down? Co on, it can’t be that bad, right? I’ve invested over five billion in you; don’t let lose everything!”
“Oh.” David Locke lazily replied with a single “oh,” looking as if he had lost all hope in life.
This made Adam Piers really anxious, “Damn, Locke, is this little setback too much for you? How did you dare be so bold before?”
After Adam Piers said this, David Locke took another gulp, also wondering why he had to run his mouth back then!
“Ha.” Adam Piers, seeing David Locke like this, turned to the others, “Aren’t you going to help him out?”
Adam Piers wasn’t concerned whether David Locke was being blasted online, but he cared about his money and the fact that “The Doctors” had to be made; otherwise, how could he get close to Bertha Swift over ti?
“How to help?” Brandon Piers, holding a thermos, looked almost disdainfully at his cousin.
Adam Piers’s body tensed up imdiately upon hearing Brandon Piers’s voice. He looked at the man hidden in the shadows of the booth and whined, “Bro.”
But once he called out, Adam Piers went blank, staring intently at the thermos in Brandon Piers’s hand, “You brought a thermos to the bar? Bro, what’s up with you?”
Brandon Piers glanced disdainfully at Adam Piers’s exaggerated reaction.
Yet Adam Piers was still suspicious, “Don’t tell you have goji berries in there?”
“Why not? It’s the health tea your sister-in-law specially made for .” ntioning Abigail, Brandon Piers’s eyes were full of tenderness.
Upon hearing it was made by Abigail, Adam Piers’s attitude imdiately changed, “Sister-in-law made it? Then it must be good stuff, mind sharing so?”
“You?” Brandon Piers t Adam Piers’s fawning gaze and coldly replied, “No.”
Adam Piers, “…”
“Really heartless, I’ll just go ask sister-in-law later.” Adam Piers muttered indignantly.
Noel Roberts chid in, “Then grab so for too. I heard your sister-in-law is now a disciple of Old Mr. Smith; those health tea bags must be extraordinary.”
Adam Piers scoffed, “I might not even get any; if you want it, go ask yourself.”
The completely ignored David Locke, “…”
Aren’t they supposed to be helping him? How did it turn into a chat about health tea? Are these n under 30 drinking health tea serious?
Brandon Piers finally couldn’t take it anymore, “Abigail’s having a tough ti with the second pregnancy; don’t bother her with unnecessary stuff.”
One sentence crushed the hopes of both Adam Piers and Noel Roberts.
But Noel Roberts wasn’t really interested in health tea to begin with; he felt he didn’t need it at the mont. However, Adam Piers was different; while he didn’t care much about health, he had another reason to bother Abigail. Hearing Brandon Piers, he moved closer ingratiatingly, “Bro, I heard from grandpa that sister-in-law’s doing quite well lately. Forget the health tea, but could she help get so redies for postnatal care? The non-bitter kind.”
“Pfft…”
Noel Roberts was sipping his drink when he heard Adam Piers and couldn’t hold back, spraying it all over Adam Piers.
Furious, Adam Piers stood up and kicked Noel Roberts, “Why’d you spray it on ?”
“Cough, cough, cough, you think I ant to spill it? And you’re wasting bro’s drink!” Noel Roberts was even more righteous, glancing oddly at Adam’s stomach, “Who got pregnant? Don’t tell it’s you!”
“Get out of here; you think I’m like David Locke, going after any woman?” Adam Piers was extrely disdainful.
David Locke was annoyed, “Why drag into this? Besides, who’s going around? I’m very self-disciplined, alright!”
“I totally believe you.” Adam Piers retorted unceremoniously, as if he wasn’t the one who previously told Mary that David Locke was just playing cards at the hotel.
Frustrated, David Locke scratched his head, “I swear I didn’t touch those won!”
“You took them to the hotel and didn’t touch? Why comnt on their bodies then?” Noel Roberts countered without rcy.
David Locke was extrely distressed, “I was just picking a role for ‘The Geisha’! I was comparing them to the character requirents, no other intention!”
“Oh, oh, oh.” Adam Piers wickedly uttered a few ohs, refusing to accept David Locke’s explanation.
Seeing this, David Locke felt like he was drowning in a river, cleaned but still couldn’t prove his innocence, and finally looked dejectedly at Brandon Piers, “Second Young Master, when is your guy going to restore my original video?”
Brandon Piers glanced at the utterly dejected David Locke, “Depends on his mood.”
David Locke, “…”
It’s hopeless; let him die!
Seeing this, Adam Piers guessed that the person helping David Locke was Hughes, who ranked on the hacker list. He didn’t know how this monster Brandon Piers had roped him in, but thinking about his over five billion, he reluctantly pleaded, “Bro, please, let that guy hurry up; otherwise, I lose that money and have to mooch off you.”
“Hmm, just co back to work.” Brandon Piers replied nonchalantly, sipping his health tea.
Adam Piers, “…”
It’s hopeless, why was he so blunt!
Fortunately, Brandon Piers had so conscience; seeing David Locke and Adam Piers so dispirited, he finally spoke so sense, “At most, two days. In the anti, let those rumors fernt a bit more and check what else the people behind them have. Otherwise, even if you clear your na, your reputation might still not recover.”
“Alright, then I’ll thank the Second Young Master in advance.” David Locke, hearing Brandon Piers specify a ti, knew things would be okay, and raised his glass to him, “I’ll drink this round; feel free to do as you please.”
With that, David Locke downed another glass.
Adam watched him drink and kicked him lightly, “Since there’s a way to solve things, why make yourself look so tragic?”
“Can’t I be happy?” David retorted Adam, his mind full of the disappointed and pained little face of Mary Scott.
Adam clicked his tongue, ignoring David’s masochistic tendencies, and reached out to pour himself a drink, but as soon as he touched the bottle, Brandon Piers kicked it away.
“Ow, why’d you kick , bro?” Adam hissed in pain, his shoulder injury still healing.
“Don’t you know your own condition and still want to drink?” Brandon replied bluntly.
Adam looked at the bandages on his hand, chuckled, and leaned next to Brandon, “Since you’re so concerned about , how about asking my sister-in-law to make a health recipe?”
“For that Swift girl?” Brandon seed to understand Adam’s affairs.
Adam thought of the past between Brandon and Bertha Swift and chuckled awkwardly before nodding.
“Are you sure she’s right for you? Didn’t she already abort the child? Such a ruthless woman isn’t worth it.” Brandon, who had a poor impression of Bertha Swift, especially after she conspired against him with his mother and aborted Adam’s four-month-old child, was even more displeased.
“Bro, you don’t know the truth, Bertha isn’t that bad. She had no choice but to abort the child.” Adam explained softly.
Brandon was not inclined to ddle in Adam’s affairs, nor did he believe Bertha Swift was any good. But when it cos to emotions, the person involved must experience it firsthand. Others ddling too much is pointless, and he had no interest in interfering in Adam’s love life. But since Adam persistently begged him, if he didn’t agree, who knows if this fool would go bother Abigail himself. So he reluctantly nodded, “I’ll talk to your sister-in-law about it, see how she feels physically and emotionally.”
“Thanks, bro, I just love you to death!” Adam was so excited that he pounced on Brandon, but the next mont was pushed away and kicked onto the side sofa by Brandon.
Adam was already covered in injuries; his handso face wrinkled in pain, but it didn’t affect his good mood. Unlike others, he knew Abigail’s dical skill very well.
With Brandon’s promise, Adam believed his sister-in-law would surely give him a recipe. He planned to bring it to Bertha Swift to condition her body, sparing her the need to drink those bitter dicines.
Adam’s good mood was evident.
David glanced at Adam, muttered “idiot” under his breath, then felt a pang in his chest, wondering what that stupid woman was doing now.
Noel Roberts watched the two of them and clicked his tongue, then sat next to Brandon. With peripheral vision, he noticed Adam teasing David and said in a low voice, “Soone saw Joshua Piers in Gills City. Is he going to cause trouble again?”
Brandon furrowed his brows, recalling how Joshua used to look at Abigail, “Are you sure?”
“I’m having soone check it out.”
“Mm, let know if there’s news.” Brandon said, then took a sip of his health tea and checked the ti, “I should head back. You guys continue.”
He paused as he was getting up and looked at David, who still seed dispirited, “Watch over him and let him drink less. Those targeting David this ti seem aggressive, not just ordinary capital. I’m afraid there’s more behind it.”
“More behind it?” Noel was puzzled; wasn’t it because this guy acted like a mad dog protecting his wife, stirring up trouble?
Brandon pointed to Adam nearby, “Forget? Adam invested in David.”
“So, those behind it might not just target David, but also Adam and possibly the Piers family?” Noel realized.
Brandon nodded, “It’s just speculation for now. Just keep an eye on them so no one stirs up trouble.”
After speaking, Brandon had no intention of staying and directly pushed the door out of the private room. Pullan was waiting at the door and hurried forward as he erged, “Second Young Master, are we heading back to the manor now?”
“No, go to Imperial Cuisine Pavilion; have them prepare spicy tripe shreds, creamy fish fillets, and Four Happiness atballs.” Brandon instructed.
Pullan quickly called to make arrangents and couldn’t help but mutter, “Second Young Master, didn’t the madam say not to bring her food at night anymore?”
Brandon glanced up at Pullan, then continued to walk out.
Pullan, receiving the disdain in his boss’s eyes, rubbed his simple head, “Wasn’t I right?”
“You’re right, but have you ever seen her leave leftovers at night?” Brandon turned, glancing at Pullan.
Pullan realized, “I don’t think so. I heard from the kitchen she finishes everything each ti…”
Before he could finish, Pullan caught on and silently gave his boss a thumbs-up in his mind.
Brandon shrugged, thinking of his pregnant wife at ho, constantly fretting about weight while unable to control her appetite, and felt cheerful, “Don’t dawdle, hurry up and get the car.”
He hadn’t felt it in the private room, but now Brandon was impatient to return ho.
anwhile, back in the private room, David had stopped drinking, listening to Adam complain about the supposedly hateful woman. Noel, having been advised by Brandon, kept an eye on these two love-struck n as he drank, looking both disdainful and helpless.
Halfway through, Noel’s phone vibrated. Seeing it was an unknown number, he hung up directly. But three seconds later, a text arrived, surprisingly for David.
For so reason, Noel imdiately thought of what Brandon had just said before leaving. When the phone rang again, he finally didn’t hang up but kindly passed it to David, “Your assistant is looking for you.”
David was slightly tipsy and looked bewildered when Noel suddenly handed him the phone, “Looking for ?”
“Did you think your assistant was looking for ?” Noel said, not without annoyance.
David took it reluctantly. Ever since Lilian Saxton released that video, his phone had been bombarded with ssages and calls, vibrating nonstop. He found it annoying and turned off the signal. This was probably Martin Jonah failing to reach him and trying Noel instead.
Answering the call, David was sowhat impatient, “Didn’t we say not to bother with the current news and clarify everything in a couple of days?”
Hearing his boss sounding so calm only frustrated Martin Jonah even more; he silently criticized how big-hearted his boss was.
But the boss was still the boss, so as David’s assistant, Martin knew he had to do his job, “Director Locke, things aren’t looking good. There’s been a won’s rights backlash, accusing you of disrespecting won. The opponent is a Twitter celebrity with a significant influence, and their followers are also won’s rights advocates. If this continues, it could escalate to accusations of insulting won and objectifying them. By then, even if you restore the video to prove nothing happened with Miss Saxton, you won’t shake off the label of despising won!”
Originally intending to interrupt Martin, David paused when he heard this, realizing he forgot this part. The opponent had a two-pronged strategy: if one blow didn’t finish him, they’d co with a second!
After a mont’s contemplation, David recalled Brandon’s earlier suggestion, “Have Mavis Jonah watch their moves and gather evidence of their slander. As for the rest, don’t worry about it for now.”
“But…”
“Relax, I won’t fall that easily,” David interrupted Martin’s attempt to persuade further and suddenly thought of sothing, “Have the housekeeper from the previous villa contact .”
“Huh?” The topic shifted so quickly that Martin couldn’t keep up.
Before he could ask further questions, David had hung up and returned the phone to Noel before standing up, “I’m leaving.”
“Where are you going after being kicked out?” Noel asked from behind.
David didn’t look back, just waved at him.
Noel helplessly signaled soone to follow him, then realized there was still one person left in the room, and imdiately furrowed his brows, “Am I here to drink or play mama bear?”
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