Chapter 959 To Get the Scoop
As Clarissa looked at the ribs on her plate, she smiled. "So, you're not angry anymore?"
Anne blushed with embarrassment, while Anderson glared at her.
"Keep on listening to those nonsense."
Hearing that, Clarissa nudged him in his arm, indicating that he should not scare her. Then she picked up the pork ribs and took a bite.
"Yum, this piece of rib tastes better than the rest, Anne."
When Anne heard that, she laughed happily.
Then she picked up a few more pieces for Clarissa. Because of that, Clarissa was so amused by Anne that it put her in a good mood. She even ate more for dinner.
After dinner, she called Carlos and Matteo to tell them that Anne would not be going there.
However, she didn't tell them the exact reason as she was afraid that they would be worried. Hence, she only said that Anne didn't want to go there, and it was fine for her stay here. If Clarissa couldn't manage, she would hire two more nannies to take care of them.
When Carlos and Matteo heard that, they didn't insist anymore.
The next day, early in the morning, after Clarissa sent Anne for her piano lesson, she heard that Chantel was here again.
Obviously, Clarissa knew why she was here. When she returned to the living room, Chantel was sitting on the sofa as expected, waiting for her with an expectant look on her face.
"Clarissa, you're back. Is Anne in school?"
Clarissa walked over and faked a smile. "Mmm. Aunt Chantel, why are you here today again?"
Upon hearing that, Chantel glared at her reproachfully. "Did you hear what you just said? What do you mean? Is it wrong to visit my nephew's house?"
At the moment, Clarissa's smile slowly faded. "Of course. Please have a seat, Aunt Chantel."
Only then did Chantel sit back down.
After sitting down, she hesitated for a while and uttered. "Erm... Clarissa, I was wrong yesterday. I was acting out of impulse and spoke without thinking. You won't blame me, will you?"
Picking up a cup of tea, Clarissa took a sip, and replied lightly, "You are my aunt. Of course, I won't blame you."
As soon as Chantel heard this, she was relieved.
"As for the money..."
"I have already told Anderson, and he is willing to lend it you."
Subsequently, Clarissa took out a check while she was speaking. "This is one billion. I hope everything goes well with your investment."
Immediately, Chantel took it with a smile and nodded repeatedly.
"Okay, okay. With your blessing, I will definitely reward you when I earn the money."
After that, she stood up. "If there's nothing else, I should get going. I'm quite busy."
With a nod, Clarissa watched as she left.
As soon as she left, Pattie came over to express her dissatisfaction.
"Mrs. Jordan, you are so kind. Ms. Chantel had sow discord between you and Miss Anne, and you are still willing to give her the money."
However, Clarissa explained lightly. "After all, she's a member of the Jordan family. Even though she didn't contribute much to Anderson in the past, she did took care of him. It's just a billion, so let her be."
When Pattie heard the explanation, she thought it was inappropriate to comment further.
Then, she cleaned up the mess and left.
Meanwhile, on the other end.
Chantel finally got the money as she came out of Starbay Villa happily.
As soon as she came out, she received a phone call.
"Hey, Chantel, where are you? Are you going to the Stone-gambling Event today?"
With a smile, Chantel answered immediately, "Of course. Where are you? I'll pick you up."
"Okay, I'll send the address to your phone."
"Alright."
After hanging up the phone, she looked at the address on her phone and drove there.
Half an hour later, she picked the person up outside the International Trade Center.
He was a young and handsome man, who seemed to be around twenty years old.
The moment he saw her, he smiled sweetly. "Dear Chantel, you're finally here. I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Chantel looked around to make sure that no one she knew, then she waved to him. "Then what are you waiting for? Get in the car!"
After getting into the car, the man smiled at her sweetly and said, "Chantel, I heard that the people who will be going to today's Stone-gambling Event are all very powerful. Do you know who they are?"
Upon hearing that, Chantel laughed scornfully. "Who else could it be? Just those people? How powerful can they be?"
The young man loved the her confidence the most as he smiled and replied, "In that case, we must go there and come back with a victory today!"
As he finished his sentence, Chantel paused and turned to look at him.
"Let me tell you before hand. Today we are just going to have a look. I won't be gambling."
Hearing that, the young man was shocked. "Huh? If you're not gambling at the Stone-gambling Event, then what are doing over there?"
In response, Chantel shook her head. "You won't understand, ha! But it doesn't matter. I'm not planning to tell you now. You will know when the time comes."
As they spoke, they soon arrived at the destination.
As Chantel almost lost all her fortune gambling on stones last time, Matteo had told the public that she was not allowed to enter the gambling hall.
Therefore, Chantel had not been to such a place for a long time.
This time, it was said that the person who held the Stone-gambling Event was a foreigner. So they probably didn't know about this rule. Hence, that was how she was able to get two tickets to enter.
However, Chantel was not stupid. She had done stone-gambling before and thought that there was nothing special about it anymore. Now, she was not very interested in this. Instead, she was more interested to know where the stones was mined.
Recently, she had taken a fancy to a mine, but she was still evaluating it. Therefore, she came here today to find out what was going on there.
As soon as the two of them entered the hall, there was a hubbub of voices.
After finding her seat, Chantel sat down and said to the young man next to her, "Micah, help me find out where they brought the stones from."
Upon hearing that, Micha knitted his brows. "How am I going to do that?"
In turn, Chantel glared at him. "Don't you know how to use your eyes and ears? There are so many people here. There will always be a slip of the tongue. Just be more alert."
Only then did Micah muffle. "Okay."
However, this was a Stone-gambling Event. Because today's stones were said to be very expensive, and the criteria for joining the event were also raised accordingly.
It wasn't easy for everyone to get a ticket. Hence, they were definitely not going to sit around and waste it.
Therefore, the two of them sat at the rest area for quite a long time, and no one came over.
Looking at the stone-gambling area nearby, Micah pulled her sleeve. "Chantel, look. There are so many people there. If you want to get the scoop, shouldn't we go there and have a look instead of sitting here?"
Chantel looked up, then glanced at Micah.
The corners of her mouth curled into a faint smile. "Are you trying to help me find out the news, or do you want to make a bet yourself?"
Knowing that his plan was exposed, Micah pouted and explained. "Chantel, I didn't..."
"Okay." Chantel interrupted and stood up. "Since you want to take a look, I'll go with you. But I'm telling you. You are only allowed to buy one today. I'm short of money recently, and I don't have much money for you to squander."
As soon as he heard that, a happy smile immediately appeared on Micah's face as he got up and took her hand. "I know, thank you, Chantel."
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