Meizong Wealth Life

Chapter 45 Max’s Cupcakes
The roar of the sports car engine outside the store woke Zuckerberg out of his reverie.

He raised his head blankly and found that Jamie across from him had left, leaving only the recorder on the table.

Zuckerberg picked up the voice recorder and checked it, finding nothing in it.

Holding the recorder tightly, Zuckerberg was not angry at being fooled.

Because just now, Jamie really taught him a lesson.

Just like the "chicken soup" Jamie gave him before leaving.

"It's such a waste to use your talent as a hacker instead of changing the world!"

More than three hours later, Jamie drove back to New York.

He and Serena met for dinner at a steakhouse.

At the dinner table, Jamie told Serena what he had experienced throughout the day, including Grace asking him to pretend to be her boyfriend.

Serena was happy that Jamie was able to confess his past with Grace to her, but at the same time, she couldn't help but have some worries in her heart.

The main thing is that Grace seems to know a lot about her, while she knows nothing about Grace.

This made Serena feel very unsure.

In the middle of dinner, Serena took the opportunity to go to the bathroom and sent Rebecca a text message asking her about Grace.

Rebecca was also surprised when she learned that Jamie and Grace had known each other for a long time, and then she immediately texted Serena and told Serena everything she knew about Grace.

In the last text message, Rebecca seriously warned Serena that she must not let down her guard against Grace, otherwise she would end up like the time she lost her cheerleader.

Coming out of the bathroom, Serena turned back into the confident and calm Queen S she used to be.

She already knew how to deal with Grace's threat.

After dinner, the two returned to Hampshire House together.

This building has been under construction for some years. Even if Jamie's penthouse apartment was added last year, it still cannot change some of the old and outdated internal structures of the building, such as the lack of direct elevator access.

Although the building implements a tenant co-management system, there is no need to worry about some strange people of unknown origin sneaking in, but you still cannot avoid frequent encounters with residents on other floors when going up and down the elevator, and sometimes privacy is not well protected.

Fortunately, the two of them were lucky today. There was no one in the elevator going upstairs.

Seeing that the elevator door was about to close, Serena put her arms around Jamie's neck and was about to make out with her boyfriend.

At this moment, a loud female voice came from outside the elevator door.

"I'm so sorry, please wait!"

As he spoke, he put a hand into the elevator and stopped the elevator door that was about to close.

Jamie and Serena could only separate awkwardly, watching helplessly as a somewhat plump brown-haired woman pushed a double stroller with her left hand and carried large and small shopping bags in her right hand, struggling to squeeze into the elevator.

Out of politeness, Jamie and Serena took the initiative to stand in the corner of the elevator and make way for more space.

However, just as Serena was about to press the elevator door button, the brown-haired woman stopped her.

"Sorry, please wait a moment, my employer hasn't come in yet."

Accompanied by the clicking sound of high-heeled shoes, a brightly dressed young girl walked into the elevator with a donkey brand handbag in her left hand and a mobile phone in her right hand.

After entering, she waved hello to Serena and Jamie very enthusiastically.

"Hi, I'm Pidge, a resident on the 17th floor."

Serena and Jamie politely returned the greeting without saying which floor they lived on.

Peach had no intention of continuing the conversation with the two of them, but just as the elevator door closed, she accidentally caught a glimpse of the illuminated numbers on the floor buttons.

It's the 37th floor!
Peach immediately put the phone into her handbag and covered her mouth in surprise.

"Are you the residents of that penthouse apartment? My husband said that the person who bought this apartment was a not-so-famous writer. God knows where he got so much money to buy this apartment. Does being a writer make so much money now?"

After saying this, Pidge realized that something was inappropriate.

Because the unknown writer she mentioned was riding the same elevator with her at the moment.

The fat brown-haired female nanny next to her couldn't stand it any longer, so she turned her head and whispered in Pidge's ear:
"Jamie Dutton, he is the author of "Percy Jackson". This book is now a super hit. Don't ask why, I just know it anyway."

After hearing this, Peach immediately handed her hand to Jamie.

"Oh, I'm very sorry. Max said your book was selling very well. Although I haven't read the book, I'm honored to meet you."

If he was being polite normally, Jamie should reply "Me too" at this time.

But Pidge's behavior was a bit speechless, so Jamie just replied "Yeah" perfunctorily, without any intention of shaking hands with the other party.

Instead, Pidge mentioned the name of the fat brown-haired female nanny, Max, which suddenly made Jamie think of something.

No wonder the other party felt familiar when he first came in.

Serena didn't want the situation to become too awkward, so she took the initiative to shake Pidge's hand for her boyfriend.

Just as the hands were about to separate, Pidge suddenly squeezed Serena's hand tightly.

"Why do you look so familiar to me? I seem to have seen it in a fashion magazine or newspaper. Are you a model or a celebrity?"

Serena shook her head in denial.

Pidge still refused to let go because she insisted that she must have seen Serena's photo somewhere.

For this reason, she also specifically asked Max, the female nanny next to her. "It's Gossip Queen, an online blog that specializes in breaking the news about the scandals between young men and rich girls at Constance, the top high school on the Upper East Side."

Peach nodded vigorously after hearing this.

Yes, that blog.

She specifically discussed this matter with Max before going out today. The reason was that Max asked her if she knew Caroline Channing.

"So you and Caroline Channing went to the same high school? Oh my gosh, you didn't get scammed out of money by her father, did you?"

Serena's hand was still held tightly by Pidge, and she wanted to pull it away but couldn't, so she could only shake her head in embarrassment.

Peach finally let go, pressed her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Thank God, I wasn't cheated either, but I was almost scared to death. Can you imagine what it feels like to have no money? I mean so poor that you don't even have any money."

Seeing Pidge say such nonsense as a matter of course, not to mention Serena and Jamie felt embarrassed and speechless, even Max, Pidge's nanny, was so embarrassed that all ten of her toes were on the ground.

However, Pidge was unaware of this and continued to talk to herself:
"You should have heard that after her father was arrested for bankruptcy, Caroline Channing's house was seized by the bank. In order to find a place to settle, she knocked on the doors of six friends' houses in succession. But they all pretended not to be at home, and no one opened the door for her. It’s so pitiful!”

At this time, the elevator dinged and stopped on the 17th floor.

Serena and Jamie both breathed a sigh of relief.

This Pidge is finally leaving.

However, what neither of them expected was that Pidge actually asked Max to take the two children and a pile of clothes she bought today home first. She wanted to follow Jamie and Serena to the top floor to visit.

Faced with such an excessive request, Jamie of course refused politely.

The reason is also very simple, it is inconvenient!
Peach was not sad because of Jamie's rejection. Of course, it was possible that she had been rejected like this many times and was used to it.

She no longer insisted on going upstairs to visit, but still refused to leave the elevator.

"Max, can you bring over the box of cupcakes you brought today? I want to give them to my two lovely new neighbors."

Max had no choice but to run quickly back to Pidge's house, get the box of cakes, and hand-deliver them to Serena.

"This is made by Max himself. It tastes great. I hope you like it."

Serena took the cake box, but Pidge refused to let go.

In the end, Max, who was waiting impatiently at the elevator door, coughed, and then Peach reluctantly let go of her hand.

"You are welcome to visit my home when you have time."

The elevator door began to close, and Pidge was still waving towards it.

When the elevator door finally closed, Serena and Jamie both breathed a sigh of relief.

This Pidge is so weird, just like her name.

Anyway, neither Jamie nor Serena have ever heard of anyone with the English word peach as their name.

Back at the penthouse, Serena put the cake box on the table and prepared to change clothes first.

Jamie opened the box curiously and found 8 cupcakes inside, one row of red velvet and one row of chocolate.

He picked a chocolate one and took a bite.

It tastes really good!

By the time Serena finished changing her clothes and came out, Jamie had already eaten three cakes.

Serena took a bite of the red velvet cake at Jamie's strong recommendation.

It tastes surprisingly good!

And it tasted different from the cakes she had eaten before from various high-end restaurant chefs.

Just as Serena was shocked by this incident, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Jamie walked over and took a look in the door mirror first.

Opening the door, Max stood in the doorway.

"Hi, my work at Piqi's house has ended. I came here to apologize to you on behalf of Piqi. She is actually not a bad person, but she often doesn't consider other people's feelings."

Jamie and Serena, who was standing behind him, looked at each other and both shook their heads to say it didn't matter.

Serena was just about to invite Max in to sit for a while, but Max shook his head and said that he was leaving, and she had to go to the restaurant to get her next job.

Before leaving, Max asked how those cupcakes tasted.

Serena gave it a high rating, which made Max happy.

When Jamie closed the door, Max, who was standing at the elevator entrance, changed into a sighing look.

When she came up this time, she originally wanted to tell Jamie and Serena something about Caroline, but she gave up when the words came to her lips.

Caroline probably wouldn't want people she knew before to know her current situation.

So forget it!

After figuring this out, Max strode into the elevator.

　Ask for a wave of monthly ticket support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)