"Bah! Poor wretch! She can't afford anything!"
The woman next to Lotus said with heaving irony, "Don't embarrass yourself if you can't afford them. You are a real eyesore!"
Laura frowned, "Does this museum... belong to your family?"
The woman sneered, "No, but my family donated 10 million dollars. Bumpkin, it's astronomical to you, right?"
"I say you should get out of here before Jasmyn gets angry and kick your butt out. That will be a pure shame!"
Laura gave a mocking smile. It turned out that they liked to intimidate people under the guise of others' power.
Of course, Laura knew about the donation. Moreover, she knew it was Max who pressed them to do so.
She found it ironic to see their nasty mugs.
"Hey! I'm talking to you. Are you listening?"
Before she could react, one of the women gave her a push angrily.
Laura was still recovering from her foot injury she got on the set before. So she lost her balance and fell flat on her back.
She did not expect her to do so. Just as she was feeling unlucky and talking it all in, she suddenly felt someone's arms around her waist.
Everyone was shocked. When they saw what he was, they all gulped nervously.
Who was he? He was fantastically handsome!
A rich man? What kind of person could have such charming temperament and appearance? Was he a new star?
Lotus went red in the face. Before she could speak again, she heard the man blurt out in a sulk. "What's going on? You can't even protect yourself around these people if I'm not here for you?"
Max's appearance stunned Laura for a moment. Then she said, "Of course I can."
"So what's going on here?"
He looked at those women.
His eyes were as sharp as a sword, which made them tremble uncontrollably.
Lotus frowned, "who are you? Mind your own business!"
Jasmyn and Lotus, who had been studying abroad, returned to the country recently.
For the past six months, he fell in love with Laura, and he had no time to think about anyone but Laura. Tidbits were unlikely to happen to him.
For a long time, he had kept a low profile. So it's not surprising that they didn't know him.
Max obviously disdained to answer and just stared at Laura.
Laura said with her mouth twitched. "They called me a bumpkin. They said I couldn't afford the stuff here and I should leave."
Max's face turned cooler, "So you're just gonna walk away?"
"No!" Laura argued, "They said this museum was financed by the Ronaldo family, and I accidentally offend Miss Ronaldo, so I'm afraid I'll get kicked out if I don't leave voluntarily."
"Coward!" Max sneered. "Jim!"
Suddenly Jim sprung out of nowhere. Then he came over to Max and said respectfully, "yes, sir."
"Get these women out of here! And tell whoever's in charge that I own this place now. I'm gonna buy it."
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