My Billionaire Mom
Chapter 583

"I'm fine."

Adriana shook her head. The awkward expression on Chuck's face could not have been faked, and on top of that, she couldn't care less anymore. After all, he had already touched her in the middle of his sleep the night before.

"Why haven't your men arrived?" Chuck was speechless. Was this woman really a member of a secret family?

It had already been two days, yet no one was here.

"There's been a bit of a problem. Well, why don't you accompany me to the next city?" Adriana suggested.

She needed to test Chuck even more. Even though she had taken a fancy to him, he was still barely qualified. Moreover, the differences between their families were much too big to ignore..

If they were to get married, Chuck would be the one receiving benefits from her own family. Their child would never be a "Cannon". They would have to take after her last name.

"Sure."

Chuck agreed. Although he had no interest in this woman, she was by far the only woman who could match Yvette in all aspects. Staying together with such a woman wouldn't be too bad anyways. At the very least, she was a beautiful woman. "Okay," Adriana stood up.

"Huh? Have your legs healed?" Chuck asked in surprise. She was clearly heavily injured the previous day. How could she recover in just one night?

In truth, Adriana's injuries were nothing worrying. Her family had the most skillful doctor who had mastered traditional medicine.

She only needed to apply some ointment to her sprained ankles for them to heal.

"It's gotten a bit better," Adriana passed it off.

"So... Do I still have to carry you?" Chuck asked. It wasn't that she was heavy, but rather, having to carry a beautiful woman meant having to suppress his innermost desires. The pain of having to do so was absolutely terrible.

To make matters worse, her figure was similar to Yvette's.

"What do you think?"

"Emn, it's a little uncomfortable for me to carry you," Chuck answered honestly.

"Is that so? Then continue to carry me," Adriana demanded. She still needed to test Chuck. If Chuck was to marry her, she would absolutely not allow anything to happen between him and another woman. "Fine," Chuck agreed, picking her up.

Chuck was already quite strong, and a night of good rest had allowed him to replenish his strength and energy. Carrying her around for a whole day was nothing to him. While he wasn't paying attention, Adriana clicked her fingers behind him, signaling for her men to follow them.

Chuck thought hard. The both of them had no money on them, meaning that they couldn't go far. They couldn't catch a ride, nor could they couldn't borrow a phone. It was a ridiculous situation indeed. Adriana remained silent, feeling safe in his arms. She suddenly remarked, "If you want to be the richest man in the world, I can help you."

"Help me? Why would you?" Of course, he didn't want her help.

Chuck was not a man who would live off of a woman's help. He would achieve his own dreams with the money Karen had given him, along with his own efforts.

"Well, I'm willing to help you," Adriana said. She didn't bring up the fact that he could do so only if he married into her family.

"I'd be better off relying on myself," Chuck murmured.

"It's not that I'm looking down on you. It's just that, with my family present, no one can become the richest person in the world!" Adriana stated coolly.

He could feel her confidence through the tone of her voice.

"I guess I'll have to try my best then."

"Your efforts would be useless. There are mountains of obstacles that you would never be able to cross. The only reason that you could even see the sun was because we allowed you to do so. In this world, only I can help you. No one else can, especially not your wife." Adriana's eyes narrowed.

Chuck, who was initially indifferent at her words, suddenly felt slightly agitated at the mention of Yvette.

"You can never compare to my wife. She would never say that to me, never. She is considerate and..."

Adriana frowned and interrupted, "That's because your wife doesn't have the ability to help you, so she can only listen to you. However, I am different. I can make you the richest man in the world, but she can't!!"

"If you're of so much help to me, where are your men?!" Chuck retorted.

"You're... You're too ignorant. I'm starting to become a little disappointed in you," Adriana shook her head and grumbled. Only one command from her was needed for someone to appear before them right now. Yet, Chuck had the audacity to say something like this to her.

"So be it," Chuck didn't care. She wasn't Yvette, so why should he be bothered by her words?

"Put me down," Adriana ordered.

"Can you even walk by yourself?" Chuck looked at her. She had beautiful legs. If she were to hurt her legs further, it would be a pity.

"Yes, I'm disappointed in you. I will give you ten seconds to regain my trust." "Whatever, I don't need it," Chuck shook his head.

"Don't you know what you've just missed out on? I can have your mother come over and face me right now!" Adriana was confident. "Since you're so powerful, you must not need my help anymore. I'm leaving."

Chuck did just as he said. He put her down on the side of the road and turned to leave without hesitation.

Since she was so stubborn and adamant to even threaten to call his mother over, then he wouldn't need to care for her anymore.

Adriana narrowed her eyes and stared at his retreating figure.

Thirty seconds later, Adriana's subordinate, Nelson walked out from a small alley and reported to her, "Young Miss, this man doesn't know how to appreciate you. Why don't you teach him a lesson and make his mother go bankrupt? It's up to you."

"No, all of this just made him even more interesting. How dare he reject me?" Adriana suddenly smirked. How many men would grovel at her beck and call?

On the flipside, Chuck not doing so had evoked a sense of conquering him in Adriana.

Nelson lowered his head respectfully, "He doesn't know what he missed out on."

"Yes, he doesn't understand. If he wants to be the richest man in the world, I can fulfil his wish tomorrow. If he doesn't know what he has missed, I will tell him myself! Call Karen Lee now and ask her to come meet me this instant!" Adriana ordered. "Yes, Young Miss," Nelson took out his phone.

He found Karen's number and dialed it.

Soon, the call was connected.

"Hello," The voice on the other end of the call sounded puzzled. It was Karen Lee.

She felt confused as this was an unknown number that had just called her.

"Is this Karen Lee?" Nelson asked, double checking her identity.

"Yes, this is Karen speaking," Karen confirmed.

"Miss Adriana wants you to come and see her."

"Miss Adriana?" Karen looked at the number on her phone again. This number did not belong to anyone she knew.

If so, who was this... Miss Adriana?

"Yes."

"May I ask who she is?" Karen was puzzled. What was going on?

"She's from the Whitlock family. You probably haven't heard of them because they are on a different level from you. If you'd like to know more, I can introduce them to you briefly," Nelson answered calmly. "The Whitlock Family?" Karen's eyes widened.

Betty, who was in the office with her, was stunned. Karen had been in a good mood for the past two days. What phone call was able to sour her mood so quickly?

"Do you need me to introduce you to them?" Nelson continued indifferently.

"There is no need for that. So, she's Miss Adriana from the Whitlock family?"

"You've heard of the Whitlock family? You've come to know about something that you shouldn't have been able to know about. Not bad."

"Thank you for the compliment. So, can you tell me more about Miss Adriana?"

"You are not qualified to know more about her. She is currently in the Amazon..."

"Miss Adriana is currently in the Amazon?" Karen cut him off.

Wasn't her son, Chuck in the Amazon too?

"Yes, you have five hours to reach here. Miss Adriana will only wait here for five hours," Nelson hung up the phone directly.

Turning to Adriana, he bowed, "Miss, I have already informed her. She will arrive in five hours."

"Alright," She nodded. This was no surprise at all.

"Please follow me, Miss. I have already arranged everything for you," Nelson gestured for Adriana to follow him.

She glanced over at the direction at which Chuck had left and murmured, "I'll let you know what you've just missed out on. Even better, I'll ask your mother to tell you what you have just missed!" Adriana then turned around and left. A man with a cold stare appeared at the snap of Nelson's fingers.

"Follow him!" Nelson ordered. "Yes sir!"

The man in black immediately gave chase to Chuck. The speed at which he moved was astonishingly fast, to a point where it was slightly terrifying.

"President Lee, what's wrong?" Betty asked in surprise. Karen had been staring off into the silence after that phone call, lights dancing in her eyes as she was buried deep in her thoughts. "President Lee..."

Karen came to her senses and instructed, "Betty, prepare a plane for me immediately. I'm going to the Amazon now!!"

Betty was taken aback, "President Lee, did something happen to the Young Master?"

There were no other explanations to Karen's behavior. However, what kind of trouble could Chuck have encountered over there? Black Rose, Yvette, and Willa were all in the area! "Yes, something might have happened to Chucky. Quick!" Karen ordered, staring straight ahead with determination flashing in her eyes.