Coralie turned around and saw a man standing at the door. He was scrawny and approximately 1.7 meters tall. On such a cold winter day, he was only wearing a cracked leather jacket, a pair of worn travel shoes, and he was holding a bunch of roses in his hand.
His whole attire was out of place when seen with the whole venue.
"Howard Schultz..."
When Coralie saw this person, she fell down onto the chair. Her first reaction was to hide herself from Howard and not let him see her!
"Who is this?"
Felicia asked next to her.
"Sir, is there anything I could help you with? Did you enter the wrong place?"
Lenora asked Howard directly using the microphone on the stage.
Skylar turned his head and recognized Howard at a glance. He immediately turned to Jayson and said, "Call the security guards to hold this man down and then send him to the police station. He is a wanted criminal."
"Yes."
Jayson knew Howard as well. Back then, he was the one who accompanied Skylar to the Civil Affairs Bureau, and Coralie was there with Howard and Alison as they were getting a divorce.
However, before Jayson could contact the security guards, Howard had already walked in. He was holding the bouquet of flowers he had picked up from somewhere and he was looking around.
"I didn't come to the wrong place. I'm looking for my wife here."
"Your wife?"
"Yes, my wife's name is Coralie Chariott..."
Upon hearing that, the audience immediately burst into an uproar.
Felicia and Rainie looked at Coralie unbelievably and said, "Coralie, what's going on?"
"No... This man is my ex-husband."
Coralie sat there with her palms sweating. She knew that Skylar couldn't come out to help her this time. If he helped her, Howard would definitely make fun of Skylar about his injured legs.
Furthermore, it was not appropriate for her to explain it as she might make the matter worse.
The best thing for them now was to wait for the security guards to carry Howard away. Only then could they explain it to the audience.
As Coralie sat there, she could already feel the complex emotions from the eyes of the people around her.
Even Lenora, who was on the stage, had no way to smooth things over after hearing Howard's words.
The difference between Howard who was dressed like that and Skylar was so great that everyone could not help but wonder if Coralie was a person who despised the poor and fancied the rich.
Because everyone was looking at Coralie, Howard found her easily.
Howard strode over towards Coralie and said, "Wifey, come home with me. Let's not quarrel anymore. Let's live a peaceful and harmonious life."
Coralie was sitting there, watching Howard walking towards her, step by step...
"Dear, don't you like the iPhone 8? It's okay, I am not selling my blood anymore. I contacted someone that day. He said that selling my kidney could get me money faster, so I sold my kidney. He gave me 30,000 dollars, and I saved it up for you. I can buy you the iPhone 8, iPhone 9 and iPhone 10."
Howard's appearance looked too miserable. His clothes were all torn, and his hands were frozen stiff. His joints were ashy, making it extremely easy for him to earn the sympathy of others. Meanwhile, his frail and weak appearance truly seemed like someone who had just got his kidney removed.
Hearing his words, everyone around them was looking at Coralie with deep contempt.
"Howard Schultz! Stop pretending!"
Coralie was enraged. She didn't expect Howard to play such an act today!
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