At Yu Building.

  Ever since Noah met Luo and put forth that ridiculous condition in front of her, he was a bit uncomfortable and had been in a dilemma since then. For the first time in his life he contemplated what he was doing, whether he was right in pestering Luo the way he was doing it or should he continue with that and see the limits that she could go to and then claim victory if she concedes.

  He still could not get over the way she reacted casually with his indecent proposal and didn't show any sign of getting offended.

  "You see… If you want to sleep with me… You will have to spend significantly way more than that on me…… You see, I'm NBSB so it will cost you a lot." These words kept ringing in his ears over and over again, and he couldn't stop the surging anger in his heart every time he remembered her words.

  "Seriously? Hah NBSB my foot!" He hissed with a crumpled face loudly, almost forgetting he was in between a meeting at that time .

  "Sir?" The team leader reporting to him was startled hearing his muffled words in a dangerous tone, and his face paled immediately.

  Noah immediately realised he spat out the words loudly and saw everyone looked at him with their mouth agape, looking confused on how he reacted. He came back to his senses and cursed Luo in his heart, who made him embarrass himself in front of his staff during the meeting.

  With a serious and stern face he looked at the team leader of the marketing department and remarked, "Continue."

  The man nodded and continued with his report on the powerpoint presentation.

  But Noah could still not concentrate at all because Luo's grimacing face kept on popping up inside his head every now and then, and her words… How could he let go of this matter lightly now!

  "You are all dismissed. Let's continue this meeting tomorrow." he suddenly said as he stood up to leave the meeting room. His secretary Dina quickly followed him.

  Noah walked back inside his office and heaved a long sigh as he sat on his chair.

  Luo's grinning face was very vivid in his thoughts, including her last words she said that day, 'So that tiny amount of money that you spent on me earlier won't be enough for me to do that favor.'

  "Does she think she's better than all those models and celebrities who hover around me for a single night stand with them?" he mumbled in irritation, but then he could not hide the admiration in the back of his head for how highly Luo thought of herself to even say those things to him. However, her love for money, that he observed, was totally a turn off.

  "Let's see Ms. Luo, if you will really sell yourself away that easily for a huge amount of money!" he grunted with a challenging voice. He was curious to know how she would escape his grasp when he threw as much money as she demanded. Money? Money was nothing to him if he could get things he wanted and was curious about.

  Right now he was curious if Luo would really give herself to him, if he would give her enough money? Would she sell her dignity and morality for a big amount of money, or would she still find some way out of all his moves to coerce her?

  But then he thought how nowadays women did not give much importance to their bodies' purity, because he knew a few of them who were even willing to sleep with him with no money involved.

  "How come she's so pricey?" he whispered. He then looked at his tablet and scanned at the latest report on Luo's movements.

  The woman was too busy going to suburb places the past few days. That was really not understandable because as much as he knew she didn't need to go to such places for any of the cases she was handling in the Sy firm.

  His mobile phone rang, interrupting him from stalking Luo on his tablet. A smile curved on his lips seeing it was Lana.

  "Yes, our topnotch incoming lawyer?" he said with a grin to the person on the other line. He had already congratulated her through a call this morning.

  Lana had passed the licensure exam, and she topped it and came at the first place in the entire university. The result just came this morning, and he was sure he was one of the few who had first greeted her because he called as soon as the results were declared and posted online.

  He heard Lana laugh at the other line as she said, "I still owe you one. I am having a small gathering in our house and I would like to invite you and Brione to come over for dinner. I have already called her, and she said she will come for sure, and I hope you will have time to come over too."

  "Hmm. Alright. We both will be there tonight. Again congratulations."

  "And again. Thank you so much Noah and also for understanding why I didn't go to your firm."

  "That's okay, Lana. I hope the best for you. I'm sure you have already thought things over."

  The call then soon ended. Noah heaved a long sigh as his eyes darted in a particular direction. He felt bad that he would not be able to get another promising lawyer under his wings. Lana was firm in her decision to be a freelance lawyer instead of joining him, and he was glad for her, though he felt really bad that he could not get someone like her added into his team in the end.

  Then his face crumpled once again on the thought of how he had been manipulated by Luo. Although in the end he gained money by that act of hers since Luo had paid a hefty amount as the penalty and he was sure Liam was the one who paid every cent for her settlement for the breach of contract. Still, he was irritated with the fact how Luo manipulated everything and left even before solving a single case for him.

  He must teach that woman a lesson, so she dare not to mess with him again.