"Uhh… how would I know?'
But Ethan quickly latched on to the key point and asked with a strange smile, "Bro, why are you only curious about who the second highest donor is and not the highest? Aren't you exposing yourself?"
Based on normal logic, people would normally be curious about the first place. Who would care about the second place?!
Ace knew he could not deny it anymore, so he pursed his lips and said nothing. His cold, handsome face clearly read "Don't push it".
Unfortunately, Ethan was a guy who had no fear. He continued teasing Ace. "Bro, like the netizens said, you sure are willing to spend to make a woman happy. 4 million dollars for a dinner. That must be a Guinness World Record. You're… going tomorrow evening, right?"
Ace did not answer Ethan's question, but instead mocked him back, "In terms of spending money on women, how can I compare to you? In recent years… in order to make your girl famous, you must have spent more than 40 million dollars. You're the true whale here."
Ethan's expression immediately changed. He looked away as he tried to deny it. 'What are you talking about? There's nothing going on between Shirley and I. We're purely a boss and an employee. I spend money on her because I think she has potential and can bring value to Universal Entertainment."
"Oh, really?"
Ace smiled and mocked, "If she has so much potential, why isn't she famous yet after four years of heavy investment? Does her value lie in losing money for Universal Entertainment?"
Ethan was completely defeated, but he kept arguing while awkwardly rubbing his nose, "Well… these things take time. We're gonna produce a few more movies for her. She works really hard, so she'll definitely make it big one day!"
"A celebrity doesn't become famous just by working hard. Sometimes, it's just not in their destiny."
Ace raised his eyebrows, a hint of playfulness creeping into his perfectly contoured facial features. "For example, a certain someone… vanished for four years, but the moment she returned, she exploded in popularity. You can't achieve this with money."
Ethan pursed his lips and rolled his eyes. "Alright, I get it, your darling wife is soooo amazing. I thought you said you didn't care? Why do you look so proud of her?"
Ace frowned and asked, "Do I look proud?"
Ethan nodded heavily, "Yeah. Very proud."
Ace realized that Ethan was right. He immediately put on a serious face and asked solemnly, "Were you serious when you said that you're gonna make a move on her?"
Seeing that he finally got some reaction from Ace, Ethan quickly said, ' Of course I was serious. You can't touch your bro's woman, but if she's not your woman anymore, then I'm not breaking the code. It would be a pity if she ended up with someone else."
"Fine."
Ace nodded and said expressionlessly, "In that case, I'll make a move on Shirley too. There were sparks between us a long time ago… Honestly, I like my odds."
Ethan almost coughed up blood. He quickly said, "Bro, don't mess around.
I was just kidding. You win, okay?"
He originally wanted to provoke Ace so that the arrogant guy could be honest with his own feelings, but Ace was too clever for him. Now that Ace had a hold on him, he could only give up.
Ace chuckled and said, "So you're gonna settle down for real now and stop fooling around with other girls?"
"Nah, no way."
Ethan looked nonchalant. "Shirley's not my type at all. You know I don't like thin, bony girls like her. How could she possibly make me settle down? I just… care for her like a normal boss caring for an employee. Have you ever seen a shark that stays put for a single fish? Besides, she doesn't even count as a fish in my pond."
"Really?"
Ace raised his phone and said, "I recorded everything you said just now. Should I send the recording to her?"
"No!"
Ethan went after Ace's phone with an extremely serious expression.
Although he was not interested in Shirley White, she was his employee and a starthat Universal Entertainment had invested heavily in for several years. He could not let Shirley suffer psychological trauma!
Anon12358's reply was: 'Til go if I feel like it."
They did not know what he looked like, but from just the reply, they could imagine his smug, cocky face.
Mandy clicked on Anon12358's personal information page. It was completely empty.
'This guy seems to be using a newly registered account. His profile picture is the default one and there's nothing in his personal information page. But the first thing he did was spend 4 million dollars… He obviously came for you, Joan."
She boldly speculated, "Maybe he's Mr. Moran."
Looking at the default profile picture, Joanna's red lips curled up into a faint smile. 'Maybe. We'll find out tomorrow."
If she really wanted to know, she could investigate his IP address any time, but she did not do that. She was curious if he would go to the dinner tomorrow.
Late that night, Joanna returned to Clara Blackwood's apartment.
To her surprise, Liam was there too.
'There you are, Boss. If you had come back any later, I would have called the police."
Liam had been worried sick the whole night. He heaved a sigh of relief the moment he saw Joanna.
Clara said, "I told you, you're getting worried over nothing. How could anyone hurt her? She's the one who would do the hurting. Did you see tonight's stream? Our baby's beauty reached a new height. In
just over two hours, she harvested money from countless men. How did you even do it? You should publish a book to teach other people."
'Yeah, yeah, whatever. Aren't you guys tired?"
Joanna stretched. She was a bit tired.
"We couldn't sleep since you hadn't come back, but now that you're back, don't sleep just yet. Let's have a little chat…"
Clara's big bright eyes shone with the desire to gossip. She grabbed Joanna's arm and asked, 'Is he the top donor?"
"How would I know?"
"Are you sure you don't know?"
"I don't."
"And you're not gonna investigate?"
Clara tried to get to the bottom of things.
Joanna spread her hands and said, "Nope. The only thing that matters is I got the money."
Then, she turned to Liam. He was strangely quiet.
'Why is Master Blackwood so quiet today? You're not the top donor, are you?'
Joanna joked with a smile on her face.
She used to call him just "Liam" before, which was what everyone called him.
But over the past four years, thanks to Liam's relentless efforts, they had become much closer, so she would sometimes jokingly call him "Master Blackwood" now.
"It's not me."
Liam lazily propped up his head. His once carefree face was now filled with sorrow. "As you know, in the last two years, the Blackwood family has poured everything into the Stellar Group. I don't have the financial liberty to spend 4 million dollars on something like that… Even if I want to spend 100,000 dollars nowadays, I have to apply with the finance department."
"Alright, alright, I know how hard life has been for Master Blackwood for the past two years. In order to support my career, you've even run out of funds to fool around with girls. Don't worry, we won't lose… I'll make sure of it."
Joanna walked over to Liam and comforted him while ruffling his soft, thick hair, like she was coaxing a child.
Liam struck while the iron was hot. "That's right. All the girls know I'm broke now, so they all ignore me. I have nothing now, Boss. You have to take responsibility for me!" "No problem. After we deal with everything, we'll get married. I'll take care of you!"