Ch. 2301..2310

Chapter 2301 After that, she became indifferent about their relationship. The relationship between Gloria and Old Master Shaw remained like that for a few years. It was as if both of them had achieved a mutual understanding. Old Master Shaw never bothered her, and Gloria also never chased old Master Shaw away. Gloria often told her daughter, Sabrina, "This is quite good as well." Therefore, Sabrina had always thought that her mother truly did not hate old Master Shaw anymore. When she heard her mother telling her the matters that happened between her and James, she was surprised that her mother still hated her grandfather.

"No." Her mother smiled.

Sabrina seemed to have understood something. "Could it be that this is also a trap that you have designed for James?"

Gloria smiled. "He actually really fell into the trap!"

Sabrina suddenly sneered. "I thought he would have been very smart being the one taking the lead for such a criminal gang."

"It’s money. In the face of money, these people were all befuddled by greed," Gloria could not help but say emotionally.

"Mom, go on. I am more and more interested in the story. I really want to hear how that dumbass named Dunn was played like a fiddle by you, fell right into your trap, and ended up being arrested with his gang all at once," Sabrina said to her mother, acting like a spoiled child.

Gloria could not help but pinch her daughter's nose. "What's the matter? You're not worried that your mother is boy-crazy now and would be tricked by a scum anymore?"

Sabrina rolled her eyes at her mother. "Mom, in that kind of circumstance, I was truly worried that you would be tricked, alright?

When Sebastian and I saw James, he already no longer hid his cheesiness all over him. Anybody with a keen eye was able to tell that he was trying to make you take his bait. How could I not be worried? I'll first let you know, Mom, I would raise both my hands to support you in falling in love. As long as both of you truly love each other and he sincerely wants to live his life with you, I would raise both my hands in agreement. However, when I saw such a man like James, I truly was very furious, so I could not help but get angry. Mom, don't blame me, alright?"

The mother stroked her daughter's head. "I had never blamed you. Everyone was able to tell that James was getting cheesier and cheesier and revealing more and more of his shortcomings, let alone you. That’s all because I did a great job disguising myself."

"Mom, quickly go on. How did you disguise yourself? You just told him that you're not on good terms with old Master Shaw?"

Gloria nodded. "At first, he was strongly in agreement with me not having any interaction with your grandfather. His expression truly would make a person feel moved"

Speaking of that, Gloria started recalling the past again, when Gloria told James that she resented Old Master Shaw very much and did not want to have any interaction with him, James' attitude was very firm, "Gloria, you truly have such strong principles. I never expected you had even been through such misery. Now I finally understand what kind of temperament you have that attracts me. It's a kind of melancholy. Yes, you have a kind of faint melancholy temperament to you. It's precisely this kind of temperament that makes you even more beautiful. Gloria, don't worry. I'm here. I will not let anybody harm you in the future."

Gloria looked at James with immense gratitude. "Mister Dunn, I truly don't know how I should thank you. I have been lonely for so many years. All this while, I have always felt that there was nobody in this world worthy of my trust. I have been waiting for so long. Could I truly have finally found the person?"

James smiled, looking at Gloria. "Gloria, there is no need to thank me in words. If you truly want to thank me, then just finish the food that 1 have made for you. That would be the greatest way you can thank me. You look like you have lost weight recently.

You need more nutritional intake. It is only after you have taken care of your body and become healthy that you can have a more enriched life later on. You would then have people to love and care for you, and you also have to let your father regret his actions even more."

With the spirit like a young girl on her face, Gloria obediently nodded. "Mm-hmm. I ’ll do as you say. I should eat well and exercise well. After that, I have to take care of my relationships well."

She did not say anything outright, but her remark was enough to make James' imagination run wild. However, Gloria would not give James such an opportunity. After James fixed Gloria's appliances, he cooked her a meal and Gloria ate a little. Just as she was done with her food and James was thinking of a way to take the next step, which to put it bluntly, he was thinking of how to spend the night there, a guest came over to Gloria's house.

"Gloria, Gloria, are you at home?" A woman's voice could be heard outside the door.

Chapter 2302 Gloria was stunned, she glanced at James, "who is that?"

James was also stunned. "It's a woman's voice and she called you Gloria, so she should be someone close to you."

Gloria sighed softly. "I have lived here for a few years, but I barely made any friends. I don't have that many people that would come to my house. It's only that few. However, I don't find that voice familiar at all."

"Why don’t I go out to have a look with you?" James felt that if it truly was a stranger who had come to trick Gloria or whatnot, then he truly may be useful. Maybe he would even be able to take his relationship with Gloria a step further.

He could not help but feel extremely happy.

Gloria nodded. "Mm-hmm." Immediately after that, she looked at James gratefully. "Mister Dunn, if you weren't here, I truly would not know what to do when someone knocks on my door so late at night."

James and Gloria went out of the door together, and then he gently used his hand to stop Gloria. "I will be here in the future. I won't let you be afraid."

Gloria smiled at him gratefully. Both of them walked out to the gate of the courtyard together and opened it. Gloria was instantly dazed. "Angie, h-how come it's you? Your voice is usually not like this. Why is your voice hoarse today?"

The so-called Angie was actually a person the police had deliberately sent to protect Gloria. Gloria and Angie had already discussed and came up with a plan in advance in order to prevent James from refusing to leave Gloria's house at a certain time.

"Gloria, don't bring it up..." Angie burst into tears.

"What's the matter? what's wrong? why are you crying? what happened to you?" Gloria helped Angie into the house.

While supporting Angie, Gloria said to James, "James, this is one of my very few best friends. We often practice dancing together and discuss the artistic styles of dancing and so on. she usually doesn’t sound like this when she talks. Her voice is very pleasing to the ears and very beautiful, she is not that old. she is only forty this year, so she is almost the same age as you."

James had an unconcealable awkwardness and dissatisfaction on his face. He then brushed her off by saying, "oh, is that so?"

When Gloria heard him brushing her like that, she sneered. Both Gloria and Angie looked at each other and they immediately understood what they had on their mind. Gloria then pretended that she did not hear the awkwardness and dissatisfaction in James ' tone, and she turned around to continue comforting Angie. " Angie, what's the matter?

Who bullied you? Tell me. I will back you up. I have made another friend and he is a man. In the future, if we have any troubles, my male friend can help back US up!"

Gloria looked at James. "Isn't that right, James?"

At that moment, Jame's expression had already returned to a calm state. "Yes, yes, yes. I am Gloria's best guy friend.

A friend of Gloria's is a friend of mine. I am here. You can tell me about any grievances you have. I will certainly do my best to help! Don't worry!" He very sincerely made them a promise.

At that moment, Gloria had already helped Angie to the living room. Both of them sat down, and Angie still had tears welled up in her eyes, she raised her teary eye to look at James. "A-Are you being serious? You're willing to help me?"

James smiled and nodded, "of course."

There was a pause before he said solemnly again, "Gloria had told me that she has very few friends, and she only hangs out with a few of her best girl-friends. You're one of Gloria's best friends, so, of course, I have to help you. I would be helping Gloria if I helped you!"

"You're just sweet-talking!" Angie instantly scolded James.

James was speechless.

"Don't think that I don't know. All men are the same. You are all the same!" Angie instantly broke down and burst out bawling. "My boyfriend was even better at sweet-talking than you when we first started dating. He was a hundred times more attentive than you are now. But what happened in the end? We've been married for ten years. We were a married couple for ten years, but he actually has someone else out there. Gloria, guess what my man had done to me today?"

"Tell me, what did he do to you?" Gloria immediately asked with concern.

"He hit me!"

Gloria said, "what? That's outrageous!"

"Not only did he hit me, but he even threw me out of the house. Gloria, why am I so unlucky? why did I get myself such a man with no conscience? To think that he was so nice to me back then. When he was courting me, he did my laundry and cooked for me. All of my electrical appliances and water heater were maintained by him. Not only did he make three meals a day for me, but he even gave his salary to me immediately after he got paid."

Chapter 2303 "He even bought all sorts of makeup products for me. He would even wash my feet for me before bed at night, not to mention all the sweet talks he had told me every day. Even a few baskets would not be able to fit all of them. How sweet of a man he was, but what happened in the end? Ten years! He showed his true colors in just ten years. I saw with my own eyes today how he treated the other woman today. He was almost just as attentive to her as he was to me back then! when I heard those sweet talks with my own ears, I got so angry that I threw up on the spot. Do you know that, Gloria? I was so angry that I went up to grab that woman's hair and I wanted to beat her to death! However, my man actually protected her and beat me up! My man actually beat me up, Gloria! Tell me, are there good men in this world?"

Gloria looked at James awkwardly and then she put on a forced smile. "Haha. Well..."

Without waiting for Gloria to answer, Angie said it herself, "No! Not a single one! We were so madly in love back then, yet he was able to beat me up just like that. Are there still any good men? All men are the same! when they haven't gotten you, they would treat you very attentively with all the ways he got. Once he is together with you, he will immediately treat you like a piece of rag!

Gloria, I am so heartbroken. I don't have a place to return to anymore tonight. Gloria, could you let me stay over for a night? I will look for a house tomorrow..." Angie sobbed.

Gloria glanced at James slightly awkwardly. James shrugged his shoulders. Just when Gloria was about to say something, Angie raised her hand and pointed at James. "Fuck off! Get the fuck away! I am here to protect Gloria, so don't you think about getting near her! That’s because we don't believe in any kinds of sweet talks anymore! Any men who sweet talk are trash! You're a piece of trash as well! Tell me the truth today, are you here to cheat Gloria out of her money! You knew that Gloria's father and her daughter are very rich, and you also knew both of them are not by her side, so you feel it's easy to cheat Gloria out of her money, isn't it?"

At that moment, James was completely stunned. No! He was shocked! He was so shocked that his legs turned into jelly. Has he given himself away? He could not have done so! He had always been polite and he never even crossed the boundary at all, so how could he have given himself away?

At that moment, Gloria let James have an out by saying, "Angie, I’m seriously telling you that James is not the kind of man that you're thinking of. He also rarely sweet-talked me. I, on the other hand, talked to him more. Angie, you can stay here for the night, but you can't be mean to my friend just because you have argued with your husband, alright?"

Angie immediately said apologetically, "Gloria, I'm sorry. I acted too rashly." After that, she looked at James, "Mister Dunn, I'm sorry..."

"It's fine. It's nothing." James immediately smiled. "Both of you may go on and have a chat. You can just spend the night here without any worries. I'll take my leave now. I will bring breakfast over for both of you tomorrow morning. Don't worry. I won't be sweet-talking. I'll leave after I send the breakfast over. I'll leave immediately. Goodbye."

Upon saying those words, James immediately walked out and he even locked up the gate at the courtyard after he walked out.

"Haha!"

"Haha... We've finally made the man leave with our tricks." Both the ladies in the house burst out laughing.

Chapter 2304 "Thank you, Gloria. If it weren't for your help, we truly don't know how we should tackle this case. It now seems like it's all going quite well?" Angie thanked Gloria from the bottom of her heart.

Gloria smiled brightly. "He should have fallen for the trap."

"Gloria, is there any danger? If there is any, you must notify US immediately. We will do our best to protect you and make sure you're safe."

Gloria's expression was very relieved and also very proud. "I am already so old and I, myself, am a victim. I met a scumbag when I was young and my life was almost ruined, since I have the chance now, of course, I would want to bring this group of people to justice. To me, even if it's dangerous, I am already an old lady in her fifties, what more am I afraid of? I am not afraid of anything.

Don't worry. I know what I'm doing. I won't put myself in danger. Once there is just a little bit of danger, I will immediately call you."

"Alright!"

"Tonight..."

"Tonight..."

Both of them said it at the same time.

"I'll just stay here tonight. Just in case that man is secretly watching us."

"Don't leave tonight, stay here for a night. This way, the act we put up would be a little more realistic."

Upon saying that, both of them looked at each other and laughed. That night, Jame was really eavesdropping on them for a very long time outside the house. He put his ears on the wall and desperately wanted to listen to what was happening inside. He desperately waited to see when Angie would be leaving. In the end, he vaguely heard the sound of someone scolding and also crying coming from inside the house. James was able to tell that it was Angie's voice. Angie was most probably complaining to Gloria about what her husband had done.

"This damned woman has ruined everything for me!" James punched the wall with resentment.

In order to get with Gloria and be able to put on an even more realistic act in front of her, he had not touched a woman for a very long time. Damned! He truly wanted to get Gloria in the palm of his hand as soon as possible! One of the reasons was that even though Gloria was more than 50 years old, she indeed has a feminine charm. When a mature woman had kept herself in very good shape, she would be even more charming than a younger woman. Also, the most important thing was, of course, money.

Money! As long as he was able to get Gloria in the plan of his hand, would these bunch of people ever run out of money? They would even be able to get their hands on a vast amount of wealth!

At the bottom of it all, why would a woman trust a person? If it was just an ordinary relationship, a woman would not be able to trust a man. This was particularly so if she was an experienced woman who had once been hurt. It would be even more difficult for her to trust a man. However, if this man had an actual physical relationship with her, then this woman would be even more hell bent on trusting the man than any young girl would. That was because they had been lonely for too long. They needed a man too much. They would either never ever trust a man or they would wholehearted give the man their all once they trusted him.

James was a man who knew this way around women. He understood women so deeply that it was already in his bones.

Therefore, sleeping with Gloria was the most urgent thing to him. He was filled with so much resentment that he gritted his teeth.

If it were for this woman named Angie!

It was already midnight. It was after James was certain that Angie would not be leaving Gloria's house anymore that he raised his hand to punch the wall and then left the place with resentment. After he returned to his gang, James still gritted his teeth in hatred.

"I would have been able to get with the woman today! In the end, a person came to ruin everything!"

Chapter 2305 "How could there be such a coincidence? Could it have been intentionally arranged?" The leader of the group looked at James with suspicion.

James was shocked. "It can't be, right? Gloria does not seem like that kind of person. Her life is very simple and she usually doesn't interact with many people. I had also seen that woman as well, she is one of the people in their senior citizen dance group. She is one of the very few friends that Gloria has. Gloria is already very reserved. She usually kept her distance from me as well. She is just moved by me as I have always been very polite to her."

The leader nodded. "Mm-hmm! But you can't take this lightly.

This is a very rare catch. We absolutely can't take this lightly. Once we're able to bag this catch, we will be able to leave comfortably for the rest of our lives. From then on, we will flee to somewhere abroad and we'll never have to return again. We will never have to live in fear like this anymore. Think about what kinds of dealings we've made in the past.

You spent so much effort for a whole month and you only got five hundred thousand dollars from that woman. You even indirectly caused two lives. That's not worth it! This kind of great catch is the most worthy for US. So, James, you must be very careful with this great catch!"

"I got it."

"It's a must to get her in the palm of your hands. It will only be easier for you to get her money once you've gotten her in the palm of your hands. However, you can't rush it just to do so and let her figure out that you're a scammer. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" James said firmly.

Even if he was filled with anger, he still had to follow the plan and take it one step at a time. He absolutely could not take it lightly.

The next morning, James arrived outside Gloria's courtyard very early in the morning. He held bread rolls in one hand and a container in another. The container was filled with the porridge that he had just bought. It was after he knocked on the door a few times that there were movements at the door. Gloria's voice, which sounded like she had just woken up, could be heard coming from inside the door. "Who is it?" Immediately after that, Gloria opened the door.

After all, the day has already dawned, and as a middle-aged person, she also did not have the habit of sleeping in.

Also, she had asked who it was, but Gloria actually knew that the person standing outside must be James. The door was opened and it was just as she had expected. However, what Gloria did not expect was that James was standing there with his head facing outside and with his back facing Gloria.

"James, you're here so early. Is that breakfast you're holding in your hands? Why are y-you facing your back toward me?" Gloria deliberately asked when she already knew the answer.

In fact, she knew it very well that after that night, James certainly would put in even more effort. As expected, with his back facing Gloria, James politely and gently said, "Gloria, it's a little rude of me to come so early, but your friend was so upset yesterday, and I knew that you don't know how to cook, so I feel I must take care of your friend. That's why I came earlier to send breakfast to both of you. It's some delicious porridge. However, Gloria, I was afraid that you've not woken up yet or you came rushing to the door because I've knocked with no time to freshen up and make up, so I'll just pass you breakfast and leave. I promise you that I won't turn around to look at you.' Gloria immediately stifled a laugh. "Pfft, James, are you very particular about all this?"

James said, "Gloria, I just want to be a man who does a little more and talks a little less. No matter what, we are friends. I want to let you know how sincere a friend is."

"I got it. I understand. James, you're a good man," Gloria said incredibly emotionally.

At that moment, even Gloria felt that she was speaking the truth. To be honest, if she did not know beforehand that James was a criminal, a murderer who deliberately leeched off others, and a scammer, Gloria may even have believed James' words. That was because he was an extremely tactful person. Also, Gloria was indeed a woman who had gotten used to being lonely. If she were able to truly meet such a man in this life, then it would have been worth it even if she had to die. However, all of that was just an illusion. The man before her eyes was simply a demon!

Gloria gently called out, "James, turn around and look at me."

Chapter 2306 "Are you r-really going to let me turn around, Gloria?" James still asked for Gloria's opinion.

"Of course!" Gloria said firmly.

Only then did James turn around. The moment he saw Gloria, he was stunned. That kind of feeling at that moment was real. This woman was truly beautiful. It was very early in the morning, and Gloria was wearing a thick and slightly loose-fitting shirt in sky blue that still accentuated her figure very well, she also put on a black suit jacket on top of the shirt. Under normal circumstances, women who were older would not dare to wear such a style because the color was too plain. However, Gloria deliberately did the opposite. Of course, what she wore was unable to conceal the fact that she was already 50. However, it was because she revealed her age so openly that it unintentionally gave her an additional confident and candid beauty that was unique to a 50- year-old woman.

Besides, she did not look old. Her skin was not saggy at all and the fairness of the complexion on her face was very natural. She did not have any spots on her face at all. On top of that, she even put on light makeup that day. she already had quite a number of white hairs, but she did not care at all. She just let her straight hair, which was both black and white in color, flow down her shoulders. That unexpectedly gave her an indescribable sense of dominance. It was as if that kind of dominance was saying that she had experienced many things and that was why she was domineering! It was also saying that she has indeed aged, so what? That kind of attitude was really not something any ordinary person could be in control of. That was particularly so when the bottom she was wearing was actually a pair of wide leg jeans.

That jeans might be taken as an ordinary pair of jeans if one did not pay close attention to them. However, James was also a man who had been dealing with women for a very long time, and he had seen plenty of women who were glamorously dressed.

Therefore, he was able to tell at a glance that the type of jeans Gloria was wearing was very expensive. They were a pair of very stylish jeans. It had a top-notch effect of raising the bottom and making a person's legs look great when one was wearing that. It was because of this pair of jeans that Gloria looked at least five years younger.

Gloria did not look that old, to begin with. She was a woman who was a little more than 50, but she looked like she was 45- The black and blue top she was wearing that day was very plain and very mature, but she was also wearing a pair of youthful jeans.

The way she dressed truly made her others feel like she was a mature woman who was about 38 years old on the outside.

The first impression this woman gave others when they first saw her was that she was not old. she was still a young woman. It was just that she had been through a lot, so her heart was already very calm and composed. She was very capable. At the same time, she also had that kind of casual attitude toward her appearance that was unique to an artist. She was wearing jeans, and she did not even care that she had white streaks in her black hair, she seemed so wilful, so confident, and did not care about everything out there at all. She was too beautiful, she was so beautiful that James was stunned for a very long time. He thought to himself that if Gloria was not Old Master Shaw's daughter, and if she was not a daughter of such an eminent and wealthy family like the Shaw family in her bones, who else could have such a temperament? Who else could? It was very likely that there would not be another person like her in this world.

"G-Gloria." James could not help but swallow.

Gloria smiled very generously and said, "James, what do you think? Do you like it? I had purposely dressed up for you."

James was first stunned, and then he kept repeating himself, "I like it. I like it, Gloria. I... I like it."

There was a sudden moment when he wanted to get away from everything. He wanted to get away from that gang and live the rest of his life with a woman like Gloria for then on.

Chapter 2307 He wanted to serve her every day. He wanted to cook for her and give her flowers every day. It was just that simple without any schemes and ulterior motives at all. How great would that be?

Gloria rolled her eyes at him with annoyance, and then she smiled. "James, you didn't bring me flowers today."

"Gloria, I—" James wanted to explain himself but he was cut off by Gloria before he did.

"I know. I know, James," said Gloria. "It's because you heard Angie talking about her husband who used to sweet-talk at the beginning but ended up having a change of heart, so you don't want to be a man who sweet-talks. You didn't want to be like Angie's husband. He gave her flowers every day and treated her very attentively, but in the end, he still abandoned Angie. Am I right?"

James nodded. "Yes, I just wanted to do something more useful for you."

To restrain himself from sweet-talking was something that James and his gang had discussed together the night before. It was because they were afraid that they would alarm Gloria and all of their previous efforts would be in vain.

"But I won't," Gloria said firmly.

"Won't what?" James asked.

"I have my own judgment." Gloria smiled confidently. "I can tell whether a person is good or bad. Take you. You are not that kind of man in your bones at all. Isn't that right, James?"

James immediately agreed. "Yes, you're right, Gloria. How could I be a man like Angie's husband?"

"So what are you afraid of?"

James was speechless.

"Don't need to be afraid. Besides, even if you were to dump me and abandon me one day, I won't cry in front of you as well because I have my own dignity. Also, I know one utterly important principle, which is that people are bound to part then they no longer are fated. Don't worry. I won't be like Angie because our personalities are different. I..."

There was a pause before Gloria smiled bashfully. "Deep down, I am a person who likes romantic gestures more. For example, you can give me a bunch of flowers every morning. It doesn't matter if it's roses, daisies, carnations, or lilies. Wildflowers which are unable to be recognized by names are fine as well. I can even not have any food as long as I have the scent of flowers.

Haha. Are you thinking that a fifty-year-old woman like me is a little unreasonable? But I just like flowers!"

"No, no, no, nothing like that, Gloria." James was suddenly overjoyed. 1 He suddenly understood that he managed to maintain his composure and put on airs, but the old woman could no longer keep calm anymore. As expected, it's actually easier for older women to become lonely compared to young girls. They were harder to court, but once a man successfully courted her and let her know that she could rely on him, she would become impatient! That was simply how an old woman would act! Haha!

James was secretly feeling very happy, but he remained calm and composed on the surface. He was still smiling. "Gloria, I'm sorry. I will certainly bring you flowers tomorrow. Nothing is impossible and I can do anything that you can think of!"

Gloria immediately beamed broadly like a teenage girl. "Hurry up! Come in quickly!"

"Alright, Gloria."

"What delicious food did you bring US?" she asked.

"It's all your favorites and they are all very light. I was thinking you can't have something too heavy in the morning. What do you think?" James was very good at catering to someone else's liking.

"I couldn't agree with more!" Gloria raised her hand and very naturally linked her arms with James. Both of them then walked to the living room together.

Once they walked through the door, Gloria released her hands from James' arm and took a few steps forward while she called out, " Angie! Angie, get up! James has brought US breakfast."

As soon as she said that, she saw from the corner of her eyes that Angie held something in her hands and directly smashed it onto James' face. "You shameless thing! You've come to pester Gloria again!"

Chapter 2308 James was extremely annoyed when he heard Angie scolding him like that. He wanted to punch this skinny, damned, and zombie like woman to death. However, he had exhausted every way to build a good image in front of Gloria, he could not just lose that all because of this woman. James gritted his teeth and endured it while smiling gently. "Angie..."

"How dare you call my name! How dare you! I'm asking you, how dare you call my name? who the fuck do you think you are?"

Angie immediately stood up and cursed at James. She looked very much like a crazy person in that situation.

James was dumbfounded as he did not know what to say. It was extremely awkward for him as he stammered with a completely reddened face, "WelL.well, I didn't offend you."

He felt that it was only appropriate for him to have a little temper. Otherwise, it would appear to be too fake. As expected, what he did was right.

At that moment, Gloria said, "Angie! Don't go overboard! It's out of kindness that I took you in! But you can’t get angry at my boyfriend just because you've been abandoned by your husband! My husband did not offend you! Angie, I've been so nice to you. Why do I feel that things are not as simple as just you being angry because you've fought with your husband and have been abandoned by him? You're jealous that I've found a good boyfriend, aren't you!"

Gloria mentioned the word "boyfriend" when she spoke. It just came out very naturally when she spoke, and she did not even realize it herself. Angie, who was arguing with James, was stunned. James, who was behind Gloria and was protected by her, was also stunned. He had been hoping to take his relationship with Gloria to the next level and had been very cautious. However, he had never expected that in this particular circumstance, Gloria would actually blurt out saying that he was her boyfriend. In that case, she has already openly admitted it, has she not? To be more precise, Gloria had actually taken him as her boyfriend in her heart a long time ago. Ha! James was secretly feeling very happy.

However, when he gave it another thought, it was indeed so. He was only 38 years old that year and he was in very good shape.

He was 180 centimeters tall and he looked very good. He was a very cheesy person, but he had never revealed that in front of Gloria. Therefore, Gloria had actually liked him since a long time ago, so much so that she was probably more impatient about their relationship than he was! After all, she was a single lady who was more than 50 years old. The extent of the desire she had for a man was not ordinary.

"Gloria..." The way James called Gloria became very loving. He did not get annoyed at all. Instead, he comforted and persuaded her, " Gloria, don’t treat your friend like that. It doesn't matter to me. As long as your friend is able to vent her anger, I will feel relieved.

Don't have bad blood with your friend for my sake. Both of you are good friends. At this age, it's not easy to become such good friends. Besides, Angie is just concerned about you." His tone was extremely sincere as he comforted her.

Gloria let out a sigh as well and her anger subsided quite significantly. "I know that you're in a bad mood, so I'll forgive you. II "I don't want your forgiveness! You truly have taken my good intentions for granted! I'm telling you that this man is not a good person. He is not a good person! Do you not understand or what? Gloria, are you so desperate to be with a man? Think about it, this man is more than ten years younger than you! Why would he take a fancy to you? Did he like you because you look pretty?

You are indeed pretty, but you're old. There are plenty of girls in this world who are prettier and are at least half your age! Do you think men like older women? You're really ridiculous! Not only are you ridiculous, but you're boy crazy as well! Boy crazy!"

Chapter 2309 "Your mind is not clear at all! You've been tricked by this man into being a person who only cares about romance!"

Gloria firmly shouted at Angie. "Enough! You've gone overboard!"

"I've gone overboard?" Angie smiled and asked Gloria, "Howhave I gone overboard?"

"Have you not gone overboard? You and your man are getting a divorce, so you feel the whole world is filled with darkness now, don't you? You've been dumped by a man, and the first thing you have to do is look at yourself and find the reason! You are too casual with the way you present yourself in front of your husband! You depended on your husband for everything. Which man would be able to stand you after a while? It's not your ex-husband's fault that your marriage failed! You're also responsible for a big part of it! I understand that you are in pain! I treated you as my real friend, so I took you in! I comforted you and I let you spend the night here! My boyfriend bought you breakfast early in the morning! He was so concerned about you. But what about you?

You're breaking up my relationship! I'm not wrong, am I? You're not just breaking up my relationship! You're jealous of me! You're jealous that I am still able to find such a good man at my age when you, on the other hand, are getting divorced! You're jealous of me!"

"Hmph!" Angie sneered. "So what if I am jealous of you! I am jealous of you, but that's not all of it! I'm partly doing this for your own good! There's something wrong with this man of yours! He has a purpose for taking the initiative to approach you!"

"No!" Gloria cut Angie off again. "My boyfriend did not take the initiative to approach me! It was me! I was the one who first approached him! He had always been very polite to me and he kept a very good distance from me as well! At first, he didn't intend to get in touch with me, but with some turn of events, he lost his job because of me! He didn't blame me, and he even took care of me! I was the one who told him that the appliances in my house needed fixing! I let him come to my house! I initiated everything! What about that? You're absolutely wrong! James is not at all the man that you say he is! He also will not be like your husband! He never will! Go on and be jealous then! Be jealous all you want!"

Angie was so angry that her entire body was trembling. "Alright! Good. Very well. I think you've gotten senile and boy crazy!"

" Fuck off! Get the fuck out of here now!" Gloria raised her hand and pointed outside. We're no longer friends!"

"You're throwing away our friendship for this man?" Angie burst into tears.

"That's right!"

Gloria grabbed James' arm. "This is the person that I want to spend the rest of my life with. You, on the other hand, are running my happiness. Tell me, should I break off the relationship between US? Please get the hell out of my house now! You're not allowed to set foot in my house again in the future! Don't call me!"

"Hmph! I can't reason with you! You actually abandon your friend once you fall in love!" Angie grabbed her bag and left Gloria's house in a rage.

James, who was at the side, was extremely happy. He was happy that an obstacle like Angie would be completely gone from the picture when he and Gloria hang out in the future, so their relationship would progress even smoother in the future! Also, after Angie and Gloria argued with each other, both he and Gloria became even closer to each other.

Haha! He unexpectedly lucked out!

James raised his arm and wrapped it around Gloria, and then he said with great affection. "Gloria, I never expected that you were actually so in love with me."

"What about you? what do you think about me? Can you tell me?" Gloria looked up and asked James very sincerely.

James firmly said, "As long as you're willing, I will accompany you for the rest of your life. It's just that..." He spoke haltingly and left half of his words unfinished Gloria went along and asked, "It's just...what?"

Chapter 2310 "It's just that I am not from this city. I had just come to South city for work not too long ago. I originally wanted to save up and buy a house, but I lost my job again before I managed to save enough. I am a person who doesn't have a house and doesn't have much savings as well. If you were to be with me, I'm afraid that you would suffer," James said with difficulty.

Gloria smiled. "Hey, what are you talking about, James! Could this small house of mine not be enough for both of US to live in, or do you dislike my house for being too remote and too old?"

"Neither. My house back where I came from is even older than this one and I have never disliked it," James said.

"Then what is it that is making you hesitate?"

"I don't want to and I can't be dependent on a woman. I want to make money, provide for you, and let you stay in a big house. This is what a man should do," James said sincerely.

"I support you!" Gloria immediately said.

Hearing Gloria saying that, James secretly was more or less a little disappointed. He originally thought that since Gloria was so fond of him, she certainly would say that she would take out a big sum of money to buy a house for the both of them or something. He never expected that Gloria would say that instead. However, James did not let any sign of disappointment show on his face at all. He did his best to maintain a gentlemanly smile.

Gloria's smile also became even more gentle. "But, James, I support you for doing so because you're a manly person with strong principles. I like people who are a man of principle like you. If a man had no principle, I wouldn't have liked him. However, I am not young anymore. My child is also already married. There's not much of a use for me to keep my money, since I have found the man I love the most in my life, I certainly have to take out all of my money to support the man I love. However, James, you also know that I don't have much money. I only have half a million to my name, and that was what I've saved up in the past few years. How about both of us save money together and buy a house together?" 1 Half a million? If it was in the past, it would have already been considered a good deal for James to have cheated someone out of half a million dollars after spending a few days' worths of effort. However, at that moment, James, as well as that gang behind him, absolutely would not be satisfied with just half a million dollars anymore. What they wanted was not only five million or fifty million. What they wanted was five hundred million! They had already inquired about it a long time ago. old Master Shaw's wealth could not be compared to the Ford family from South city, but he should still have more than ten billion dollars worth of fortune. With how much love and guilt he had toward Gloria, he would at least give half of his fortune to her. That must be more than a billion dollars! More than a billion! Just the thought of it would give anybody a burning passion!

James shook his head, and then he smiled gently at Gloria while looking at her, "Gloria, keep your money. I don't want a single penny of it. I will work hard myself. I will give you a comfortable life. I also want to let your biological father see that we're living a very good life. I want to show him that you're a person who could still live your life very well after leaving him and without ever needing his financial support."

Gloria was so moved that she cried. "R-Really?"

"Of course!"

Gloria suddenly smiled with a little shyness. "James, actually..."

"What is it?" James was afraid that Gloria had a change of mind.

"I actually..." Gloria smiled shyly. "I actually quite like listening to some sweet talks. Do you know why? It's because the first half of my life has been too tough. It was all bitter and there was not even a little bit of sweetness at all. At first, I didn't like you to sweet talk me because I don't know you. However, now that I've known you, I know that you're a good person. I was just thinking that if we can live our lives with a little more sweetness, why should we restrain ourselves? I am already more than fifty years old. How many years do I still have ahead of me? I don't want to restrain myself too much. I just wanted to live a little freely. Well, yesterday II Gloria hung her head and her voice got very soft. "I wanted to let you spend the night yesterday because of that.

Because we're no longer young people anymore. We have to live every day of our lives with happiness and sweetness, what do you think?"

What she said was already very forward and very obvious. Even the most stupid person could tell what was Gloria's thoughts and attitude. James felt that he had guessed it absolutely right. Gloria was more impatient than him. In the end, the old woman still could not stand being lonely!