After Reborn, I Become a Billionaire
Chapter 283 An Agreement to Connive with Each Other

Chapter 283 An Agreement to Connive with Each Other

Susan went over to greet Miguel and Michelle and then pushed Manuel into the banquet hall.

She stopped at the refreshments section.

"Is there anything you want to eat?" Susan asked Manuel while selecting refreshments for herself.

She did not intend to treat Manuel well. She was just worried that others would accuse her of maltreating him. After all, Manuel was in a wheelchair and it was difficult for him to grab the buffet refreshments by himself.

"Something with cream will be fine." Manuel answered.

"Would you like a chocolate-flavored one?"

"No, I don't like chocolate. It's too bitter." Manuel explained.

"Chocolate tastes bitter?" Susan began to doubt her sense of taste.

"Yeah." Manuel nodded.

Susan did not bother to argue with him, so she just asked, "Do you like more cream or less

cream?"

"More cream, please."

"You like cream?"

"I have a sweet tooth." Manuel said.

He was indeed suitable to be a bottom, Susan thought.

Susan chose a cake with a lot of cream and handed it to Manuel.

"Thank you."

"Don't think too much. I just don't want people to mistake me as a person who would abuse an invalid." Susan said bluntly.

Manuel nodded. He knew it. It was just a little difficult for him to accept the word "invalid".

Manuel sat in his wheelchair and elegantly ate the cream cake.

Susan really thought that Manuel was very gentle, innocent, and elegant and that earth was not the place for him.

"Susan." A male voice suddenly came from beside them two:

Susan instantly turned her head. At the same time, Manuel also turned his head and had a look. Then, he slowly moved his gaze to the cream cake in front of him.

"Henry." Judging from Susan's voice, she was obviously going through some emotional swings. She was probably very excited.

Manuel put the cream cake on the table in the self-service area, pushed his wheelchair, and

left. Sometimes he would rather not to see. Then he could deceive himself, saying that this kind of life was not bad.

"How have you been these days?" Susan asked Henry.

She looked at him and suddenly felt nervous and overwhelmed. They seemed to have become strange to each other now. Originally, they were already about to get married. The more Susan thought about it, the more upset she got.

"Not bad. What about you?" Henry asked her gently.

"Not well." Susan directly answered.

Henry opened his mouth, but he seemingly did not know what to say.

“If I said I'm not happy recently, would you take me away?" Susan questioned.

Henry chose to remain silent. So, it was not an impulsive decision for Henry to give up on her and just let her marry Manuel. He meant to let her be with Manuel.

Susan smiled sarcastically and said, "If you won't, don't ask me if I'm doing well in the future. It'll mislead me into thinking that you want to restart a relationship with me."

After saying those words, Susan walked away. Though her eyes were a little red, she thought she was much stronger than she had expected. She had thought that she would burst into tears at the sight of Henry. But she even did not shed a single tear.

Henry looked at Susan's back. She looked carefree as if she had let go of the past.

Then, there was suddenly a serious look in his eyes. In the past many years, he had done so many things for Susan. He would absolutely not allow his efforts to be in vain. Henry suppressed his emotions, turned around, and was about to leave.

"Henry." A woman stopped him from behind.

Henry frowned and looked back. It was Martina.

Martina stood at a place that was neither too far away nor too close to him and asked, "Can you accept it?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Henry was a cautious person. When he dealt with someone unfamiliar, he would be very alert.

"You were supposed to marry Susan. If you did that, the Phillips Bank would have been yours. Now, everything's gone. Can you accept it?"

"That's my business. It has nothing to do with you." Henry clearly refused her.

"It has something to do with me." Martina said, "If you hadn't been dumped by Susan suddenly, I might have been the one who married Manuel! In a sense, it's your inability that causes the separation between me and Manuel."

Henry's face darkened. Obviously, Martina was mocking him. This woman was seemingly used to having a condescending attitude towards others.

"It has happened. Even if I blame you, it won't change anything! It would be better for us, the victims, to cooperate once. How about that?" Martina took the initiative to extend an invitation.

"Cooperation?" Henry was obviously interested in it, though he still had a cold look on his face.

"We can work together and make Susan and Manuel break up."

"I've never thought of that." Henry directly refused.

Martina's face dropped.

Her brother was right. She could not underestimate Henry.

He developed from a man who had nothing to what he was today. No matter what methods. he had used, he was definitely not simple.

Now, he apparently only refused her without hesitation because he was overly cautious.

"It's only beneficial for you to cooperate with me." Martina continued to try to persuade him, "First, I'm a young lady from one of the four strong powers. You'll definitely need my help in business. Second, my brother is now trying to work with an aristocratic family. If you cooperate with me now, I can introduce you to him. Once my brother obtains a certain status in the aristocratic family, with his help, it's even not impossible for you to take direct control of the Phillips Bank! Finally, you love Susan and love Manuel. Isn't it great for us to get to be with the people we love?"

After Martina said so much, Henry was still alert. Though he did not directly reject, he did not agree.

"Don't worry. I won't sell you! With your status, it's not worthwhile for me to degrade myself to deal with you!" Martina still had a condescending attitude towards Henry, "I come to your only because I think there will be value in our cooperation. Otherwise, I even won't bother to look at people like you."

What Martina said did hurt Henry's self-esteem. But he also lowered his guard against Martina due to her words. He had to say that from the perspective of Martina, there was indeed no need for her to deal with him since it wouldn't do her any good.

She took the initiative to come to him only because they had mutual benefits. It was actually a good thing for him. He now had lost Susan. It was simply out of the question for him to get a foothold in business by himself and even get the Phillips Bank. Once he got support from someone, things would be very different.

Although Charles did not have a good reputation recently, a lean camel was still bigger than a horse.

Anyway, Charles was still much powerful than he was.

In addition, if Charles really got a high status in an aristocratic family, working with Martina did bring only benefits and no harm.

"But," Henry was stili extremely cautious, "You love Manuel so deeply. How can I guarantee that you'll help me instead of Manuel to get the Phillips Bank after you're with Manuel?"