Chapter 72 Ninety Million Dollars, Breaking Up with Him
Cold, deep, domineering, and laced with obvious anger.
And also, with a tone that even he himself hadn't noticed the ambiguousness in.
Anna trembled all over, completely unable to comprehend his thoughts. Why was he suddenly so angry and questioning her?
She could only explain reluctantly, "No, Mr. Dalio brought me here. Katherine invited him to have breakfast together."
"Heh, Mr. Dalio?" Giorgio sneered, taking a step forward, pressing her against the wall behind her, and asking:
"Weren't you just calling him Simon affectionately? Now you're calling him Mr. Dalio?"
Of course, she was pretending to be close to him before him! But how could this man be so astute?
If she said that today's intimacy was pretentious, he would definitely ridicule her.
But if she said it was genuine, he would think she was cheap, trying to seduce him, just like before.
Caught in a dilemma, she raised her neck and said, "I will call him whatever I want to call him! If I'm in the mood, I can even call him 'my darling.' What does it have to do with you, Mr. Vittorio? Are you trying to prevent me from being with Mr. Dalio?"
The woman's voice was sharp and clear, like a rose with thorns.
Giorgio couldn't help but recall the enticing scene of her drunk, sitting in his arms like a little kitten. She was much more obedient then. His gaze sharpened:
"Indeed, I don't want that."
Four words, low and hoarse, like the sound of a cello floating in the air, shocking and surprising.
Anna was just casually retorting, never expecting him to actually answer "I don't want it!"
Her heart quickly became chaotic, her long and curled eyelashes fluttered, and her breathing became a bit heated.
Giorgio lifted her face with his hand, leaned in, and stopped his lips at...
Looking at her flickering eyes at such a close distance, he spoke: "The text message I sent last night wasn't a joke. Ninety million dollars, and ending the relationship with Simon."
"With ninety million dollars?" Anna was dumbfounded once again. What does it have to do with her being with Simon? How could he say something like that?
Could it be that he likes her? Is he jealous?
Impossible! He is someone who stands high above, content and desireless. He is Mr. Vittorio, feared by everyone in Crownhaven. He doesn't even like socialites like Katherine, so how could he like an ordinary girl like her?
Anna really doesn't think she has any charm to win his affections. He must be worried that she won't return his nine million dollars if she stays with Simon. After all, he and Simon are friends. It wouldn't be appropriate to be concerned about that amount of money with his good friend's girlfriend.
"Mr. Vittorio, you can rest assured that I will find a way to repay your money, I promise."
At these words, Giorgio's face turned cold, and he tightened his grip on her chin. "So, why won't you break up with Simon?"
His repeated questioning made Anna feel as if he was truly jealous. But she wouldn't make assumptions, and regardless of whether she guessed right or not, it's impossible between them.
"Well, Mr. Dalio is the best man I've met. He likes me and promised to raise Penny with me. I can't break up with him. Not even for nine million dollars from you."
Her tone was firm and powerful, expressing her determination.
Giorgio's grip tightened even more, but the resolute look in the girl's eyes ultimately defeated him.
If he lost control three times because of her, it could be understood, but losing control over a girl who's filled with thoughts of another man is abnormal. Suddenly, his emotions returned to rationality, and he let go of her.
"Mr. Dalio is indeed good. I was just testing you on his behalf, to see if you were worth his affection."
Leaving these words behind, he turned around and left coldly and swiftly.
Anna stood still, stunned. A test for Simon? Damn it! Did he really have to test her like this?
She had a strong illusion that he liked her just now!
But it's also understandable. Both he and Simon are giants in the mafia world, and their collaboration is going well. He might be worried that she's with Simon for the money, so testing her can be justified.
She was overthinking things!
Anna calmed her nerves, unaware of the emptiness she felt deep inside. She went upstairs to find Charlie.
"Charlie, what are you doing?"
"I'm making a gift for you and Mr. Dalio." Charlie was focused, tinkering with something in his hands.
Anna couldn't help but smile, a hint of sadness in her heart.
If she really ends up with Simon, she naturally won't have much contact with Giorgio and it would be impossible to come to the villa every day. It would be difficult to spend time with Charlie like this.
"Thank you, Charlie. Can you promise me one thing?"
"I'm not sure if I'll be with you in the future, but you must always be optimistic, cheerful, and talk to your dad and others. Don't isolate yourself; isolation is a very bad demon. You have to defeat it, understand?"
"If you do that, I will give you a great reward."
Charlie's eyes lit up, looking at her with great curiosity. "What reward?"
Immediately, his little face dimmed again. "The most desired reward is for you to always be with me, even if Penny calls my dad her future dad, I don't mind. There is no better reward than this."
With that sentence, Charlie hit the softest spot in her heart.
Last night, Penny also said she preferred the future dad. Although Charlie didn't explicitly say he didn't like Simon, he was emotionally tuned enough to subconsciously hope that she would stay in the villa with them.
Are children's thoughts always this direct and sharp?
Unfortunately, she and Giorgio were too far apart, their relationship too complicated, and they could never be together.
"There are better gifts, but I promise you won't be disappointed."
"Hmph." Charlie huffed with arrogance, clearly not believing her.
Anna sighed; it was not easy to fool kids these days.
At six in the afternoon, Simon called and said he had already picked up Penny but needed to arrange tomorrow's work in advance. He would take Penny to the company first and join them for dinner later. He also invited Giorgio and Charlie to join them.
"Great, the gift I made will come in handy," Charlie said happily.
Coincidentally, Giorgio came back at that moment, and Charlie rushed over excitedly, "Dad, Mr. Dalio invited us to dinner to celebrate his first day with Anna."
Celebrate being together?
Giorgio's gaze dimmed slightly.
Anna quickly spoke up, "Maybe it's Penny's request for a romantic formality. Mr. Vittorio, you don't have to go if you're busy. Penny still has school tomorrow, and I'll just have a casual dinner with Mr. Dalio and go home."
Giorgio raised an eyebrow, "What? Don't want me to go?"
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