Can‘t Be Paid Off By A Glass Of Beer

Derek seemed amused by how shocked I was. The smile on his face behind the smoke was quite beguiling.

'I don't want to sleep with you, either, missy. Not every woman gets the chance to sleep with me. Besides, do you even think you're worth that much?"

I was delighted to see how dejected Vivien looked right now.

In the past, she belittled everyone else in the hospital, because her father was the hospital's director. She had always thought of herself as the prettiest among the women, and was always showing off her charms by all means. Not once did I see her button up her doctor's gown. Perhaps she wanted to reveal her cleavage. Many staff of the hospital had secretly said that some men would take her bait sooner or later, but I never imagined that Shane would be the fool to take the temptation.

As the daughter of Virtue Hospital's director and the most beautiful employee in the hospital, she used to be so confident. But now, she couldn't even utter a word.

Even if they were to force Shane to pay, he would never be able to pay for three million dollars. I wondered if he would have to cut off one of his limbs just to settle the debt. I suddenly thought of the means to deal with gamblers who couldn't afford to pay for their wagers in TV series, and it left me shocked to my core.

Truthfully, I wasn't sure if Derek would do something so awful.

It was then I turned my head towards him, wanting to speak. But before I could utter a word, Derek suddenly said to Felix, "Take them downstairs and give them something to eat."

Understanding what he meant, Felix got up and stretched his limbs. "You know what? I'm hungry, too. Come on, pretty ladies.

Let's go get something to eat.

"Sure! I'm starving." Louise immediately stood up and pulled me with her.

She dragged me to the elevator. As we stood in front of it, I turned around and saw Derek say something to Shane. Not long after, the latter stared at Derek in horror. After a while, Derek walked towards a private room, followed by Shane, leaving Vivien all alone at the table.

"Eve, can you stop that? Why do you still hold onto hope for a scum like Shane?" Louise shouted at me.

In truth, I was not hoping anything from him, nor did I sympathize with that fool. From the bottom of my heart, I loathed him. But it saddened me to know that a young man like him, who had gone through so many hardships just to gain a foothold in the city, would lose everything he worked hard for just because of one impulsive gambling decision.

"Look, I'm not expecting anything from him. I just know that he can't afford to pay three million dollars," I told Louise.

"Yeah, so? What does that have to do with you?"

When the elevator door opened, Louise dragged me into it.

Felix followed us in. He had one of his hands inside his pocket, and then he pressed the elevator button with the other.

"She's right. If he can't pay the wager, Derek has other ways to deal with him," he echoed.

"Other ways, you say? What do you mean?" Sensing something ominous, I turned my attention to Felix. It frightened me that Derek would violate the law just to avenge me.

Sadly, Felix did not answer my question. He just smiled at me in silence.

Soon, we went back to the bar on the second floor. He led us to a booth and asked a waiter to bring over some food.

After a while, all sorts of food and beverages were served on the table.

Louise and Felix chatted happily while eating. It was as if they had known each other for a lifetime.

But, I, on the other hand, did not eat anything. I just waited, feeling uneasy. About half an hour later, Derek finally showed up.

My eyes followed him until he sat next to me. I could not find any clues from his expression.

"Where is he?" I asked.

"He left," he said.

Shane had left? It was impossible for him to pay three million dollars. And it had been made clear to me that Derek would not let him go unless he had settled all accounts. After all, it was not a small amount of money.

"How did you settle the debt?" I asked again.

Felix opened a bottle of stout beer and put it in front of Derek.

The latter did not respond to my question. As if extremely thirsty, he picked up the beer bottle and gulped down most of its contents before putting it down. Then, he slowly lit a cigarette while unbuttoning the top button of his shirt and leaning down on the sofa to look at me.

His expression was nigh unreadable. He looked as though he was confused and angry altogether. His lips were curled, but to me, he didn't seem to be smiling.

"You know, Eveline, I'm curious about something. What were you going to do if you hadn't run into me in Tonyin that night?" he asked me.

I didn't know if it was just my illusion, but I could sense that Derek was angry by how soft-hearted I was.

"Oh, so that was you, huh? At the time, I didn't think you'd be this beautiful." It seemed that Felix only recognized me just now, and it appeared as though he had only understood what had happened to me.

I didn't respond to Felix, nor could I answer Derek's question. Truthfully, I had no idea what I would've done if I hadn't met Derek that night.

He wasn't responsible for helping me out, but he did it anyway. In my opinion, he was an upright and responsible man. If it were possible, { would thank him for the rest of my natural life.

"Of course, that situation is just hypothetical, isn't it? I met you. You were a blessing in my misfortune. So, thank you from the bottom of my heart." I poured myself a glass of beer and raised my glass to him with a straight face.

Derek seemed dazed for a moment before he picked up his bottle of beer and clinked it with my glass.

He then drank the remaining beer in his bottle, and said, "Honestly, Eveline, sometimes blessings and misfortunes could change depending on how you make a choice."

After drinking the whole glass of beer, I put it down. I had no idea what he meant.

I paid his statement no mind, for I was more curious how Shane managed to settle the three million dollars.

"Oh, come on! Don't make such puzzling remarks. I'm too stupid to understand such things. Be more considerate when you speak, bro!" Felix interrupted us abruptly.

"Oh, that's right. You've already hugged each other and even kissed. Why do you have fo say thanks as if you're still strangers?" Louise seemed to be stirring up trouble as well.

This time, Derek didn't explain himself. He just took a drag of his cigarette and smiled at me.

"Eveline, what you owe me can never be paid off by a glass of beer."