Chapter 139 Are You Kidding Me?
Charles parked his car in front of townhouse number 25 and sent a message to Grace. [I'm here!]
[I'm in Number 26, apartment 201. Just come over!] Grace didn't come out to greet him, but Charles didn't mind.
He parked the car, walking towards building 26.
At the door of apartment 201, Charles rang the doorbell three times in total.
After about a minute, the door finally opened.
It was clear that Grace had already checked Charles out through the peephole.
"Are you... Mr. Smoke?" Grace asked, with a hint of surprise in her eyes, as if she didn't expect the legendary Mr. Smoke to be so young and quite handsome.
As soon as Grace opened the door, Charles was greeted by a subtle, elegant fragrance.
Standing before him was a long-haired woman, who looked even more graceful than she appeared on TV.
Charles squinted his eyes with a mischievous smile and said, "That's right. It's me!"
Charles smiled as he pushed the door open and walked in.
Then, with a lecherous look, he sized up Grace, his eyes filled with strong desire and a hint of frivolity.
From the start, Charles had no intention of leaving a good impression on Grace because being a good person was exhausting.
'What if she has a good first impression of me and the system doesn't bind successfully?
'What if I leave a good impression on her and Grace refuses to spend my money?'
'Maintaining the persona of a gentleman is tiring and hypocritical.
'Instead of pretending to be a good person, it's better to disguise myself as a scoundrel who wants her beauty and plans to use money to get her body.
'She can resist, but it won't help.
'If one billion dollars isn't enough, I'll give her ten billion dollars.
'If ten billion dollars isn't enough, I'll give her one hundred billion dollars.
'I can solve all the difficulties she's facing now.
'Just ask, money won't be an issue,' he thought.
Charles defined his persona as a scumbag who toyed with women's emotions and bodies. He wanted Grace's first impression of him to be extremely bad, so that the subsequent increase in favorability would be slow. He could spend more money and ultimately gain greater rewards in this way!
Indeed, Grace's first impression of Charles was quite good.
After all, he was a young and handsome guy, and looked like he was just in his early twenties. He was maybe even younger than her, and completely different from the old man she had initially imagined.
But then she realized Charles was very rude.
She hadn't even invited him in, but he just pushed the door open and walked in, eyeing her with a frivolous and presumptuous look.
She really didn't like that kind of gaze, which made her feel like an object being scrutinized!
"Ms. Anderson, I have a rough idea about your situation," Charles said with a slight smile.
"What do you know? Aren't you here to see the house? My business is none of your concern!" Grace seemed very averse to others discussing her past.
"I am here to see the house, but I'm more interested in you!" Charles added.
[Ding! Task initiated!"
Name: Grace
Age: 22
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Weight: 110 pounds
Appearance: 9.2/10
Grace's favorability toward the host: -35 points
Bind a simp relationship. When her favorability toward the host exceeds 95 points, Role Reversal will be successful, and the roles will switch, making her the host's simp.
Upon completing Role Reversal, 10% of Special Funds spent will be rewarded.
Reward enhancement points: 30 points (Enhancement points can be used to enhance the host's physical attributes, including strength, constitution, agility, and spirit.)
Reward skill: Mastery in Acting.]
The moment the system bound, Grace's impression of Charles plummeted to the extreme.
If you were a normal guy, you wouldn't express your interest in a girl you like the first time you meet, because that would make you seem frivolous and casual!
But then Charles said something even more outrageous. "Ms. Anderson, would you like to be my lover?"
"What do you say?" Grace glared at him, seemingly unable to believe that this seemingly decent guy would dare to say something so crude.
'We have only met for less than two minutes. And you say something so disgusting? Who do you think I am? I was once the Campus Princess of New York Drama Academy, and in 2019, I won first place in the Banana TV variety show called Actor's Cultivation. I then starred in several film and television productions, becoming an internet sensation with the web series "Nine Billion Boys' Dreams." I even collaborating with Hollywood stars. And you want me to be your lover? Who do you think you're insulting? Do you think you can use money to trample on my dignity?' Grace thought and was so angry that she laughed.
"Fine, I've never met someone as direct as you. You want me to be your lover? I'm not saying no, but you have to meet three conditions!" Grace said.
"Go ahead." Charles remained unfazed.
"First, buy me a luxury car worth over two million dollars. Second, buy me a house in downtown Nuw Yark. Third, I want you to invest in two movies with a budget of over one billion dollars each, and I must be the lead actress!" Grace said with a cold smile.
It was clear she was deliberately making things difficult.
A two-million-dollar luxury car wasn't a big deal, but buying a house in downtown Nuw Yark was quite challenging.
Alright, buying a house wasn't a big deal either! But her third condition was even more outrageous. She wanted Charles to invest two billion dollars to make her famous again.
These three conditions would be excessive even for a real tycoon.
No one would spend that much money to promote a scandal-ridden artist.
If you had that much money, it would be better to sign ten new girls from the drama academy.
From a capital perspective, this was a losing business.
Instead of spending a fortune to promote a scandal-ridden artist, it would be better to promote new talent.
Grace was certain that Charles would never agree to her outrageous demands.
But after hearing these three conditions, Charles asked calmly, "That's it?"
"What do you mean, 'that's it'?" Grace asked, a bit dumbfounded.
'Aren't my demands excessive? Why is this guy' so calm?' she thought.
Charles tossed a car key onto the coffee table and said,
"This is a Ferrari LaFerrari, worth three million dollars. Now it's yours. As for the house in downtown Nuw Yark, I think it's a bit too cheap. The most expensive one is just under two billion dollars there. Why don't you buy four houses when summer break starts next week? One for you, one for your brother, one for your dad, and one for your mom. Perfect!
"And about the movies, I don't really understand that stuff. How about this, you register a film company, and I'll invest four billion dollars. You can be the CEO and make whatever movies you want. How does that sound?"
Grace was completely stunned when she heard him say that, asking, "Are you... are you joking?"
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