The Charismatic Charlie Wade - Season 10 Episode 60

“Alright.” Lisa nodded indifferently. She called one of the friends who was sitting in Jeff’s car.

“Hey, Jeff said that you had an accident, right? How are you guys? Is everyone okay? Mrs. Lewis is very worried!”

The man cleared his throat and stuttered awkwardly, “Um… Jeff ran into a Phae…”

Before he could finish, Jeff snatched the phone off the man’s hand and blurted, “Lisa, I’m fine, we crashed into a Passat. I’m negotiating with the driver now to resolve the problem. Don’t worry, we’re almost done here, I’ll be there soon.”

Lisa said flatly, “Okay then, we’ll wait for you at the hotel entrance. We’ve been here for a long time.”

Jeff quickly said, “Ah, I’m so sorry for the delay. Please tell Charlie that I’m sorry for not being able to complete the race, we’ll race again in a few days!”

Lisa mumbled a reluctant ‘Okay’ and ended the call.

The man who had received Lisa’s call asked, “Jeff, are you still going to the reunion after what happened?”

“Of course!” Jeff blurted, “I came up with the plan to treat Mrs. Lewis for dinner tonight, how could I be absent?”

In truth, inside Jeff’s head, he was brewing a plan on how to get more money to cover the one million dollar shortfall.

He could earn at least half of the price difference from this meal. He could simply order more dishes or opt for the more expensive menu to increase the amount of the bill to forty or fifty grand, then, he could earn twenty grand from it! He could figure out the rest of the money later!

He turned to his friends and warned them, “Hey, don’t tell anyone about what just happened, do you hear me?”

“Okay!” They nodded hurriedly.

Jeff spoke with a gloomy face, “My car’s airbags have exploded, I can’t drive it now. Push the car to the side of the road, then we’ll go to Hyatt with the Phaeton. It was just rear-ended, its engine should be okay.”

“Alright!”

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Jeff drove the Phaeton to the hotel. His friends were mesmerized by the luxurious interior of the Phaeton so much so they looked around like a group of children visiting the chocolate factory.

One of them said, “Wow, the Phaeton really stands up to its reputation—underrated and luxurious. This car is so cool and comfortable, I feel like a millionaire in an instant!”

Jeff frowned in great dismay.

A few minutes later, the depressed Jeff finally arrived at the Hyatt Hotel with Caesar’s Phaeton.

He dared not drive the car to the entrance, but parked in a secluded place in the parking lot and then walked over with others.

At this moment, Charlie and the rest were waiting at the entrance.

Everyone started approaching Jeff as they came over and asked about the accident.

Although extremely upset, Jeff waved his hands, pretending to be indifferent, and said, “Everything’s fine, it’s just a minor crash, the insurance will cover the cost.”

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

Charlie looked at Jeff in amusement and asked with a coy smile, “Jeff, the accident is so coincidental, don’t you think? It’s just 2 to 3 kilometers away from here, we could have decided the winner very soon, how did the accident happen at such perfect timing?”