"Hey, get in the car!"
Tim would never admit to Maia his fault, and he didn't think he was wrong.
Maia whispered to Tim without looking at him, "You go first. I've said that I'll take the bus. Don't worry. I
won't tell Lady Bush. She won't know anything."
Tim curled his lips again.
He was not afraid of Nicole at all.
"Alright, stop messing around. Get in the car! Think about when you can arrive by bus. When there is a
market, others will take the opportunity first. In the market, time is money. I'm doing it not for you but for
Nicole. I promised her to study the market. If you go by bus, nothing can be done."
Maia was slightly stunned.
"Is it that serious?"
"I'm the teacher, not you. Didn't Nicole ask you to learn from me? If so, you have to listen to me. Get in
the car quickly! I don't have time to talk nonsense with you!"
Maia noticed that Tim was really getting impatient. But she really didn't want to get in the car. She also
had self-esteem, okay?
But if she didn't get on the car, what if she really lost the initiative as Tim had said?
Nicole treats her so well. She didn't want to ruin Nicole's good fortune.
"I can get in the car. But from now on, don't talk to me if there's nothing wrong."
"Do you think I'm willing to talk to you?"
Tim felt that Maia thought too highly of herself. When did he show that he wanted to talk to her?
Maia bit her lower lip and got into the car.
This time, Maia sat in the back.
"Come and sit in the passenger seat."
Tim became somewhat gloomy.
"I'm fine in the back."
Maia felt it was the most effective way to stop talking to Tim.
Tim was really irritated.
"I'm not interested in being someone's driver."
"But you won't let me drive."
Maia's words got Tim speechless again.
Did she really not know or did she fake it?
"Maia, I don't want to say it again. You'd better do as I say."
As the president of Louis Group, he would actually drive for a country girl. What a shame!
Maia also had a temper. She had been suppressing her temper for such a long time. Now that Tim
troubled her again and again, she couldn't stand it any longer.
"Tim, don't go too far! What on earth do you want?"
Maia slapped the shelf in the middle of the car angrily.
The shelf shattered.
Tim's face was about to twitch.
Maia was slightly stunned, and then she said embarrassedly, "How can it be so brittle? I'll compensate
you later."
"Compensate me? Do you know how much it is? It costs your salary for a year."
"Don't defraud me. Isn't it just a shelf worthy of twenty yuan or something? I'll buy you one later and ask
the car repairman in our village to install it for you."
Hearing Maia's words, Tim really didn't want to talk anymore.
His imported car was a limited edition. But to Maia, it had no difference from her electric tricycle. Tim
was really tired of explaining to her.
"Whatever."
He didn't force Maia into sitting in the passenger seat anymore.
For the first time in his life, he became a driver for a country girl. This feeling was simply indescribable.
Maia thought that she was right because Tim kept silent.
"Look at you! It just costs ten to twenty yuan. I'll give you the money. You can buy it yourself later."
As she spoke, Maia took out twenty yuan and handed it to Tim.
"Here you are."
Tim was speechless.
He glanced at Maia and stepped on the accelerator angrily.
Along the way, Tim didn't say a word to Maia.
Maia didn't say anything to him either. She had been reading e-books all the way, laughing and crying.
Tim did not know what she was reading. As long as he did not talk with her, he felt that he could save
half of his life.
When they arrived in Médoc, Maia immediately closed the page and called Mr. Ron.
"Mr. Ron, this is Maia. We're in Médoc now. Where are you? Shall we go to meet you?"
Maia chuckled.
Mr. Ron didn't expect Maia to arrive so soon. He immediately smiled and said, "Sure. We're at Blue Sky
Grand Hotel. Come if it's convenient for you."
"Alright. We'll be right there."
Hanging up the phone, Maia urged Tim to drive to Blue Sky Grand Hotel.
Tim looked at Maia and asked, "Who is Mr. Ron?"
"Mr. Ron is very influential here. I've investigated. If you want to do tourist business here, you have to
greet Mr. Ron first. Otherwise, things can't go smoothly."
Tim paused for a moment and asked, "How influential is this Mr. Ron?"
"He's the local villain here."
Tim understood that a strong stranger could not beat the local villain. Although he was very unhappy
about greeting that bullshit Mr. Ron as soon as he got here, he compromised once again for Nicole.
"Let's go."
After they arrived at Blue Sky Grand Hotel, Maia told the lobby manager that they were looking for Mr.
Ron. But the lobby manager said that Mr. Ron was very busy and asked them to sit and wait in the
lobby.
They waited for a whole afternoon.
Maia was fine, but Tim couldn't sit still anymore.
He had never been treated like this when he studied the market before.
He was kept waiting for a whole afternoon!
They obviously wanted to teach them a lesson.
"If you want to wait, go on. I'll get a room and go for a rest."
Tim stood up and walked towards the front desk, but was stopped by Maia.
"The room is very expensive here. We can stay in another hotel for a night later."
Tim didn't want to argue with Maia.
He pulled out his arm and said, "If you like to stay in a small hotel, I don't mind. But this is not a safe
place. If you get into danger, don't say I didn't warn you. Anyway, I'm not going to a small hotel. I'll book
two rooms here. It's up to you whether to stay or not."
Tim found that if he discussed everything with Maia, he would probably die young. So he might as well
arrange everything on his own.
Then, Tim went to the front desk and got two rooms.
Maia really didn't want to stay here. After all, it was really expensive for one night here. Because it was
a business trip, she had to apply for reimbursement when she went back. What if Nicole got angry with
her when she saw the huge expenses?
But Maia also knew that this place was not safe. Tim was right. She really didn't dare to stay in a small
hotel alone.
After much consideration, Maia compromised again.
"I'll pay for it later."
She gritted her teeth, her heart bleeding.
It cost her six months' salary.
"Whatever you want."
Tim didn't want to argue with her. He went upstairs and went to rest in his room.
However, Maia did not dare to leave the lobby. She was afraid that if she missed Mr. Ron, the
opportunity would be grasped by someone else.
After Tim finished bathing, he received a text message from Nicole.
"How is everything? Have you arrived? Did you give Maia a hard time?"
Tim suddenly felt aggrieved.
"Oh my goodness. Do you have any problem with me, Nicole? Let me tell you. Can you not appoint
that country girl to work with me? I'm going crazy today. Where did you find such a weirdo? And you're
going to let her run your travel company? Do you think she is eligible? Take her horizons for example,
she compared the shelf in my Phantom with a 20-yuan accessory of an electric tricycle. Do you really
want her to run your travel company?"
Tim felt that there was something wrong with either Nicole or him.
It was obvious that Maia was not on the same level as them, or even from the same society.
He did not understand why Nicole insisted on having a commoner do a job of the upper class.
After hearing Tim's comment on Maia, Nicole said pertinently, "Maia may have many shortcomings, but
her most precious merits are integrity, kindness, and she has no bad intentions."
"What you said is all right, but don't you think that she is simply a little white rabbit in the market? She
will be eaten to the bone by those packs of wolves."
"That's why I asked you for help. I know you are capable. You're even better at dealing with women. I
hope that you can help me turn Maia into a strong and independent woman. Only you can do it."
Hearing that, Tim almost fainted.
"Kill me please. Let alone whether she is a woman or not, even if she is, I can't teach such a disciple.
Nicole, I don't think I can help you."
"Tim, what do you mean? Are you going to leave halfway and abandon Maia and me?"
Tim was extremely uncomfortable to hear it.
"Of course not. I don't mean that."
"What do you mean then? Maia is smart and willing to learn. As long as you are willing to teach her,
she will definitely succeed. Besides, how much money did Soseph take when she left the Seapolis
City? How big can half a travel company be? Do you expect him to start a big business like yours and
Samuel's? For a small travel company, the workers are naturally country girls. What? Do you
discriminate against country girls?"
The more Nicole said, the angrier she became.
Tim hurriedly said, "I don't. I really don't like her."
"I think you are quite harmonious. If you really don't want to help me, that's fine. As long as you tell me,
I won't force you."
"I didn't say I wouldn't help."
Noticing that Nicole was angry, Tim hurriedly said, "Alright, I'll try my best. As long as she doesn't
challenge my principles, I'll be patient. I only did this because you asked me. I wasn’t even this good to
my mom."
"Then my son, please take good care of Maia."
Nicole hung up.
Son? He was Nicole's son now?
She was so annoying! But he just liked her. What could he do about her?
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