Destined Entwining: Capturing My Devoted Beau-Chapter 734 - 379: You Give Him Money, I’m Even More Upset (Third Update)
"Master, you can take a walk around the community or go out to buy groceries and breakfast." Lawrence Winters suggested with a grin, distributing bowls and chopsticks to everyone.
The old Daoist had just sat down and, upon hearing this, felt a pang in his heart. He looked up at Lawrence Winters and then at Nick Zeller.
Nick Zeller was smiling and said, "I’m like ’a tiger fallen to a lowland is ridiculed by dogs; a dragon trapped in shallow waters is mocked by shrimps.’ Laurence, you’re good!"
"Master, it’s for your own good!" Lawrence Winters picked up his chopsticks and happily said, "Mom, let’s eat. Master, let’s eat. Greatmaster, let’s eat. Kenneth, let’s eat."
Kenneth Osborne glanced at her but decided not to mention the new sports car for the time being.
After dinner, Kenneth Osborne and Lawrence Winters were in charge of cleaning up, while Gabrielle Winters escorted Nick Zeller downstairs for a walk in the community, declaring his "triumphant return."
However, the old Daoist seemed a bit lackluster.
He yawned and said, "I’m going to wash up and sleep early tonight. Don’t call me unless it’s important."
"Okay, Greatmaster, but shouldn’t you move around a bit before sleeping? Sleeping right after eating can lead to indigestion." Lawrence Winters stood up, intending to escort him back to his room.
The old Daoist shook his head, "I’ll meditate for a while before sleeping."
He looked at Lawrence Winters’s face and asked, "Tomorrow’s your birthday, what birthday gift would you like?"
"I just want everyone to be safe and everything to go smoothly, that’s enough for me." Lawrence Winters said, while still reaching out to the old Daoist, "But if you want to surprise me, I wouldn’t mind."
"I can’t surprise you if I tell you now." The old Daoist laughed, patting away her hand in front of him, "Alright, go help Kenneth tidy up the kitchen. You should learn to cook too. Do you want to eat takeout every day?"
"As long as I have you and Kenneth around, why should I cook myself?" Lawrence Winters put her hands behind her back, watching the old Daoist leave the dining room.
In the kitchen, Kenneth Osborne had already loaded all the bowls and chopsticks into the dishwasher.
Lawrence Winters walked in, and Kenneth Osborne turned from the dishwasher, looking at her beaming face, suddenly asked, "When did you buy a new car?"
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She blinked, saying, "Just bought it, haven’t decided if I’ll keep it, just test driving."
She thought, considering she had to pay Edward Foster, technically she "bought" it, not lying to Kenneth Osborne.
Kenneth Osborne didn’t doubt her for a moment, "How much was the car? Is five million enough?"
Lawrence Winters chuckled, leaning closer to him, her eyelashes fluttering like butterflies in a rainforest after a storm, "...Oh? Are you giving me money to buy a car, Kenneth?"
Kenneth Osborne laughed, "When there’s nothing, it’s Kenneth, when there’s something, it’s Kenneth. Nora, your recent nickname usage is quite cunning."
"Just glad you noticed." Lawrence Winters wasn’t embarrassed, not only nodding but also a bit shy, "...So are you?"
"What do you think?" Kenneth Osborne took out his prepared birthday gift, "Here you go, there’s five million inside, the password is your birthday and mine combined."
Lawrence Winters was overjoyed, taking the bank card from Kenneth Osborne, "Rich, rich! Kenneth, you’re so generous! A five million cash birthday gift! I’m just worried about what you’ll do for my birthday next year."
Her birthday hadn’t even arrived yet, and she was already thinking about next year’s gift.
Indeed, that’s very Lawrence Winters.
Kenneth Osborne was utterly smitten, pinching Lawrence Winters’s face, and said with a smile, "Next year? You’ll find out next year."
...
Because the car situation was clarified, the next day, Lawrence Winters went to work with Kenneth Osborne open and aboveboard, heading to the parking lot.
Kenneth Osborne carefully examined the car, remembering even the temporary license plate of the dealer.
It matched with what Lawrence Winters described as a "test drive."
Kenneth Osborne drove her to the company so she could return Nick Zeller’s Grand Cherokee.
However, just as they reached the entrance of the Foster Clan building, as Lawrence Winters stepped out of Kenneth Osborne’s car and was pulled into a kiss by him, Edward Foster saw them.
His heart immediately turned sour, like a jar of vinegar had been spilled, and he couldn’t help but exaggeratingly say, "Oh? Laurence, why aren’t you driving the little sports car I gave you yesterday? A new car already facing issues? Can’t be that poor quality, right?"
Lawrence Winters turned back, disgruntled, "Little Foster, you can’t speak like that. I said I’d pay for that car myself..." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"Oh, right, right, I almost forgot. I initially intended to give it to you as a birthday and wedding gift, but you insisted on paying for it yourself." Edward Foster walked over with his hands in his pockets.
Seeing this, Kenneth Osborne also got out of the car from the other side, circled to Lawrence Winters’s side, and said to Edward Foster, "So it was Little Foster who wanted to give a gift; that’s great, no need for us to pay. Nora, although this car is quite expensive, Little Foster’s gesture can’t be measured with money, right, Little Foster?"
Edward Foster only felt that Kenneth Osborne was a bit snide too.
He cheerfully said, "Yes, it’s a sincere gesture, as long as Lawrence is willing to accept."
"Accept, why not accept." Kenneth Osborne pinched Lawrence Winters’s cheek, being affectionate in a way entirely out of character, "Don’t worry, I won’t be mad. Little Foster’s wedding gift cannot involve money, that’s foolish."
Lawrence Winters had only one thought: When men decide to compete, women are sidelined.
Even Kenneth Osborne, who never cared for rivalry and jealousy, could become shockingly theatrical...
Edward Foster, full of anger, glared intensely at Kenneth Osborne’s fingers pinching Lawrence Winters’s face, wishing he could break them.
Kenneth Osborne glimpsed Edward Foster’s expression out of the corner of his eye and merely sneered internally before slowly releasing his hand.
Edward Foster snorted and turned to head inside the building.
Lawrence Winters noticed Kenneth Osborne’s face immediately turning cold.
Embarrassed, she explained, "Kenneth... I really did tell Little Foster I would pay for it myself, and he agreed..."
"So you misled me into thinking you bought it." Kenneth Osborne stared into her uneasy face, "Nora, do you still want to pay Edward Foster?"
Lawrence Winters: "..."
"Since this spoiled brat Edward Foster insists on spending, let him spend. When someone offers a gift, and you pay for it, that’s not the frugal Nora I know."
Lawrence Winters muttered, "...I was just afraid you’d misunderstand and be upset."
"It upsets me more when you give him money." Kenneth Osborne was indeed upset regardless of whether money was involved.
He longed for Lawrence Winters to leave Edward Foster’s company and join his to start a business together.
But he also knew that couples working together usually affected their relationship negatively.
Finally, he restrained himself, kissed Lawrence Winters on the cheek, and said, "Go to work, leave early today, there’s a birthday surprise at home."
Lawrence Winters couldn’t hide her joy.
Unexpectedly saving four million felt like hitting the jackpot to her.
She beamed and asked, "So, do I need to return this bank card to you?"
"Of course not, it’s your birthday gift; spend it however you like."
