Chapter 208: Big-Bellied Cricket

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Chapter 208: Chapter 208: Big-Bellied CricketSarah Grandy immediately said proudly: "Yes, my uncle drives a Porsche." Upon hearing this, Lily Johnson laughed uncontrollably and took a while before saying: "Look Charlotte, we’re old classmates, do you really need to brag like that? I’m not going to laugh at you. Let me tell you, in the past two years, I’ve seen a lot. I know all about the wealthy people in YODC City, how many Porsches there are and who owns them, your uncle is definitely not among them." Charlotte felt a pang of insecurity because the Porsche honestly wasn’t James Brown’s, and since Lily Johnson knew so much, she really couldn’t talk tough. Lily Johnson then patted Charlotte’s shoulder, smiling and said: "Charlotte, let me show you what kind of uncle you should look for." She then picked up her phone and dialed. "Darling, I’m at N Fitness Club. Can you come pick me up? ... Right, make sure to drive the Audi Q5, not some plain A6, that would be embarrassing for me... Mhmm, okay, hurry up, I have friends here." After hanging up, Lily Johnson said proudly: "My uncle will be here soon. Just wait and watch." Charlotte pouted and said: "What’s so great about your uncle, he’s just an old man." "You’re still so naïve, you’ll know when you see him. I’m going to change clothes now, you must wait for me." Watching Lily Johnson leave, Charlotte stomped her foot in frustration, murmuring quietly: "Hmph, what kind of uncle is that, just a sponsored sugar daddy, I’m the real mistress." James Brown, amused and resigned, patted Charlotte on the shoulder and said, "Alright, let’s hurry up and change clothes, it’s time to go home." "Mhmm, my uncle is the best uncle in my heart, what do I care about money.", Charlotte said sweetly, holding James Brown’s hand, heading towards the changing room. After changing clothes, James Brown and Charlotte regrouped and walked towards the entrance of the gym, where they saw Lily Johnson’s transformation. Searᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Now Lily Johnson looked completely different, dressed in branded clothes, wearing a platinum necklace around her neck, a watch on her left hand, a bracelet on her right, all shining and glittering, no longer looking like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young lady, but more like a trendy woman in her twenties. She was holding a makeup box, quickly applying makeup in the mirror of the makeup box, obviously because she was afraid Charlotte would leave first, she even rushed to the door without finishing her makeup. Charlotte grimaced at James Brown, saying: "Look how annoying she is." James Brown chuckled and said: "Then let’s just ignore her." "Mhm." Charlotte nodded obediently, but deep down she felt anxious that the uncle Lily Johnson found must be very wealthy, which might put her at a disadvantage, although in her heart, a person like James Brown was her ideal uncle. But being outshone by a former rival could certainly be uncomfortable. The two were about to walk past Lily Johnson when she suddenly spotted Charlotte in the mirror and called out: "Charlotte, where are you going? Don’t tell me you’re going to ride off in your uncle’s Porsche? Hehe..." Charlotte snorted, "Right, we are taking the Porsche, you just wait for your uncle. We’re not interested in waiting." "Don’t go, want to meet him? Now that I know you’re interested in uncles, I can introduce you to one later. My acquaintance knows a lot of wealthy people, they all like young girls like you, you’d surely be popular." Lily Johnson blatantly ignored James Brown. Despite his physical strength, what use was it against those wealthy people who could effortlessly ruin you? Thus, she wasn’t afraid of James Brown getting angry at all. Repeatedly belittled by Lily Johnson, Charlotte got angry and coldly retorted, "The people you know are just bad apples, I’m not interested at all." "That’s because you’re blind. Look at you, wearing some no-name brand clothes worth just a few dollars, with an outdated phone and nothing valuable on you. At your age, it’s the prime time to make money. Once you’re older, you’ll be less valuable, but it’s all the same for those men, older women have more flavor, unlike big brute types, who just recklessly bulldoze through everything, managing seven rounds in one night, one hour each time, haha..." Charlotte’s face turned pale, and James Brown also shook his head. He never encountered a well-mannered good student—thinking Charlotte was already a handful, but seeing Lily Johnson, he realized Charlotte compared to her was far more tolerable. Considering Charlotte’s potential to be influenced by bad examples like Lily Johnson, he gave Charlotte a comforting look by patting her shoulder and smiling at her reassuringly. Sarah Grandy was quite annoyed and felt wronged, but the comforting look from James Brown instantly made all the negative emotions vanish. She sweetly smiled at James and affectionately linked her arm with his. At that moment, an Audi Q5 pulled up at the entrance of the N Fitness Club. A man in his forties got out of the car, with a big belly, a thick gold chain hanging around his neck, a famous gold Rolex on his wrist, and dressed in branded clothes, looking up through his nostrils in an arrogant manner, a typical nouveau riche. "My dear, why did you come so late?" Lily Johnson immediately rushed forward and affectionately took the big-bellied man’s arm. When Sarah Grandy saw this man, she couldn’t help but snort with laughter and whispered into James’s ear, "Uncle, doesn’t this guy look like a big-bellied cricket?" James couldn’t help but laugh and said, "Yeah, he really does." Sarah initially felt uncomfortable about Lily flaunting a wealthy man to her, but when she saw the big-bellied cricket, her mood instantly brightened. How could he be as handsome or as cool as James Brown? At that time, Lily didn’t know what Sarah and James were talking about. She confidently walked up to them with the big-bellied cricket’s arm and said, "My dear, let me introduce you, this is Sarah Grandy, my middle school classmate. She also likes older men, but I think the one she found is really subpar. We’ve been classmates, so please help her find a better one." Lily’s voice was coy as she spoke, rubbing her chest against the big-bellied man’s arm, who seemed to be enjoying it. He squinted at Sarah and, upon seeing her looks, his eyes brightened, and he laughed, "Why bother with such things? I’ll just take her." Lily immediately widened her eyes and protested, "Hey, how can you joke like that?" The shameless big-bellied man said, "I’m not joking. You all are classmates and already know each other well. We can have fun together; I like to play with two ladies at once. Don’t worry, I won’t shortchange you. Since you introduced me to such a beauty, I’ll even give you some extra spending money." Lily pouted but surprisingly didn’t object. For her, more money mattered the most. She even told Sarah, "Charlotte, see how good I am to you? This is Michael Johnson, the owner of YODC City Transit, who has dozens of buses under him. Stick with Boss Johnson, and you’ll make it big." "Lost all his essence?" James muttered the name and then couldn’t help but burst into laughter. Sarah, initially bluish in the face from what Lily and Michael Johnson said, also burst into laughter after hearing James. Michael Johnson’s face darkened. He had always been very sensitive about his name; usually, nobody dared to joke about it. Now that James and Sarah were openly mocking him in public, he was exceedingly annoyed and snorted coldly, "Kid, you’re quite bold. Do you know I could have you killed with just one phone call?" James completely ignored Michael Johnson’s threat and laughed heartily, "Look at you, destined to lose everything in your life; here you are still showing off. You better save some money for pants, or you’ll really be left with nothing." "You’re asking to be killed!" Enraged, Michael Johnson swung his arm to hit James. Unfortunately for him, before his fist could reach James’s face, his stomach was kicked by James. His 200-plus pound body rolled backwards like a ball until it hit his car and stopped. James exerted quite a bit of strength in that kick, but he didn’t expect such an outcome. He had only intended to kick the man away. Given his short stature and large belly, he ended up rolling away, and his rolling appearance, with hands over his head and legs pulled up, was indeed very comical. Sarah and James couldn’t help but burst into laughter, especially Sarah, who thoroughly enjoyed seeing James showing off his prowess. Any anger she felt due to Lily had entirely dissipated. Lily quickly rushed over, struggling to help Michael Johnson up, angrily told Sarah, "Sarah Grandy, you’re so clueless, now you’re definitely dead. Boss Johnson will surely deal with you and that worthless uncle of yours." At that age, Sarah was fearless and said boldly, "Are we afraid of you? Let me tell you, even Brother Bob behaves himself in front of my uncle, so this guy, huh, better weigh his own worth." Having been helped up, Michael was already extremely furious and about to call for backup, but hearing Sarah’s words gave him a pause. While Brother Bob wasn’t stronger than him, if even Brother Bob didn’t dare to provoke them, then he probably couldn’t afford to either.

Chapter 208: Big-Bellied Cricket

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