Christopher's eyes were hazy with sleep. When he met Janice's gaze, his gaze darkened slightly. He stood up and asked, "What time is it?"
It seemed that he didn't sleep well last night, and he was frowning slightly.
Janice quickly looked away. "It's... early. I have an interview task later. You can go sleep in the bed."
Christopher's gaze lingered on her face for two seconds. "No, I'll take you to work." As he spoke, he got up from the sofa.
Janice hurriedly said, "No, I have an arrangement with my colleague. She will drive to pick me up."
Christopher nodded faintly.
Thinking that Christopher was not employed yet, Janice hesitated for a moment and comforted him. "I don't see any of your clothes in the wardrobe. Why don't you move your belongings here today? Although it's a little small, there's still room for things. We just got married, so we can take our time with turning this into a proper home. What do you think?"
Christopher looked up at her and nodded. "Okay."
Seeing that he didn't look unhappy, Janice was relieved and said.
"I should go visit your parents and family with you today, but I still have an interview to do later, so I can't spare time. Why don't I go back with you after I finish my work in a few days?"
"There's no rush," Christopher said indifferently.
Janice was very pleased that he could understand her. "Okay, you can explain it to them for me so."
Janice left after she finished her words.
Christopher stretched his stiff limbs. He had been curled up on the sofa last night and felt really uncomfortable. Suddenly, his phone rang. It was Rob.
"Mr. Bateman, are you coming to the office today?
Rob was a little uncertain. After all, it was Christopher's wedding night.
Christopher frowned. "Come and pick me up."
As soon as he hung up the phone, the doorbell rang. He thought it was Rob, so he opened the door.
There were two strange women standing outside the door.
There was a hint of coldness on Christopher's handsome face.
Gladys Roger and Vanessa Gladwell looked at each other in surprise when they saw the man in front of them. Yesterday, after they heard that Janice was married, they came up with a solution.
As a result, they had been lying in ambush nearby since early in the morning. They came up only when they had seen Janice leave.
But they didn't expect that the man who married Janice was so handsome that both of them were almost mesmerized by him.
Gladys was the first to come to her senses and said, "Are you Janice's husband?" Christopher stared coldly at the two women in front of him and didn't say anything.
Gladys was a little embarrassed. She leaned to the side to sneak into the house and walked around. She was secretly surprised. The last time she came here, she remembered that it was shabby. She didn't expect that it was decorated so well. It seemed that it was specially renovated for the marriage.
However, no matter how well-decorated the house was, it was still a rented property. "I didn't expect Janice would be willing to spend so much money for this marriage." Gladys snorted and secretly looked at Christopher, who was standing aside.
Since they didn't even have a decent place after getting married, it seemed that he was rather down on his luck. It was a pity since he had such a pleasing appearance and temperament.
Christopher didn't know who the two women in front of him were, but he didn't like their eyes and tone. They were mildly disgusting.
He said coldly, "Madam, did anyone teach you manners? You need an invitation before you enter someone else's house."
His tone was unusually gloomy, which made Gladys inexplicably feel a little guilty. However, thinking that he was a poor guy with no background, she sneered. "What a joke. Do I need you to invite me into my daughter's house?"
...
Christopher held his tongue on her use of the word "daughter".
Gladys turned around and sat down on the sofa. She winked at Vanessa, who was still smitten with him.
Only then did Vanessa sit in front of Gladys with a red face.
"Sit down. I want to talk to you."
Christopher ignored her with a cold expression. His good manners prevented him from immediately chasing her out.
Seeing that he didn't move, Gladys didn't force the matter further.
"Her father and I don't agree your marriage with Janice. So, you'd better divorce her before we take action."
It was obvious that she was threatening him. Christopher's previously emotionless eyes twitched slightly, but he didn't have any intention of opening his mouth.
He didn't speak, which surprised Gladys. She didn't expect him to be such a taciturn person!
She and Vanessa looked at each other and continued, "I'm not an unreasonable person. As long as you promise to divorce Janice immediately, I'm willing to give you a sum of money."
Hearing money, Christopher's expression changed slightly. He wanted to know how much money she wanted to give him.
"How much?"
"Sure enough, he looks cold on the surface, but he can't resist the temptation of money", Gladys scoffed and thought silently.
"15,000 dollars."
A ridiculous smile appeared in Christopher's eyes. He didn't expect he was worth only fifteen thousand. The world was really deteriorating. The clothes he wore cost more than his apparent value in her eyes.
"What if I don't agree?" Christopher asked coldly.
Gladys was stunned. "You're greedy. How much do you want?"
Giving him fifteen thousand dollars was already too much. If she hadn't been in a hurry to solve this problem, he wouldn't receive a cent.
"Young man, don't overestimate yourself. You've slept with her, and now you can get an extra fifteen thousand dollars. You should know to stop while you are ahead."
Gladys couldn't help but snort in her heart. "What are you pretending for? If you
really have guts, you won't stay here and eat off a woman. You're just greedy and want more."
Gladys sneered silently and said.
"I know you're here for the Gladwell's assets, but I'm telling you, Janice has no status in our family at all. You can't get any money through marrying her. If you know what's good for you, you will divorce her in exchange for these fifteen thousand dollars. Otherwise, when I make a move, you won't receive any money and you won't even be able to stay in Tomaville."
This was the first time Christopher had heard such a thing since he was a child. He found it amusing. He didn't expect that one day someone would come to negotiate with him with money. Wasn't this his usual practice?
"Well, if you give me 200 billion, I can consider it."
Christopher raised his eyebrows and said.
"What? 200 billion?" Gladys stood up and almost scoffed.
She had never seen 200 billion in her life, but he actually opened his mouth and asked for 200 billion.
He was really brazening!
"You can't afford it? Then get lost."
Christopher's eyes suddenly turned cold and he didn't want to waste any more time talking to them.
Gladys was stunned and felt a little scared.
"You... you think too highly of yourself. Just wait. I'll make sure you can't survive in Tomaville."
This was probably the most ridiculous sentence Christopher had heard since he returned to this country.
"Then let's give it a try."
Let's see who could make the other lose his foothold first.
She didn't know why, but Gladys was intimidated by his gaze. He was obviously a poor boy with no background, but his words inexplicably made her panic.
"Okay, let's wait and see."
Gladys was unwilling to show weakness, so she pulled Vanessa, who was still in a daze, and left.
As soon as they left, Rob came. Seeing the door open, he walked in without knocking.
When he saw Christopher's gloomy expression, he quickly understood that the two women had left from this place.
"Mr. Bateman."
"Go and check on the Gladwell family. I want to know every single detail. Also, throw this sofa away and send an identical one over. Plus, disinfect this place."
He did not want such a clean place to be polluted by those dirty people.