Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO

Chapter 304 - 198: Shopping at the Mall, Master Pedro Causes Trouble Again [Update 3] _2

"..."

Pedro Langley felt like he was missing something, but seeing Nora Scott’s expression, he was certain she wouldn’t tell him.

Nora tapped her fingers lightly on the table, urging him, "Order the food."

Helpless, Pedro resigned himself to the outcome and sat down across from her, scanning the menu with his phone to order.

While waiting, Nora pulled out her phone and replied to a message from Katherine Collins.

——Let’s forget about being a cultural consultant, if there are any related issues, you can reach out to her.

After replying, Nora set her phone aside, took the tea Pedro handed her, blew on it to cool it, and asked, "How much can I trust what your childhood friend says?"

"About eighty to ninety percent when it comes to you," Pedro replied after sipping his tea, contemplating for a moment before adding, "Another ten or twenty percent is politeness."

"What did you tell her about me?"

"Nothing." Placing his teacup aside, Pedro answered, "She figured it out."

"..."

Nora blinked in surprise.

Pedro explained, "Knowing the password to my house, yet she’s someone you don’t know, there’s only one possible identity."

Regarding Nora’s affairs, apart from those present back then, he had never mentioned it to anyone else.

Earlier this year, he frequently changed his profile picture and updated his social media circle, which was when these friends started to piece things together.

Logically, with how he and Nora made a scene at Aaron Scott’s birthday banquet, anyone who heard of it could guess Nora’s identity. But most of his friends, except for Camilo Nogueira, were busy with their own affairs and spent little time in Fenton City, uninterested in celebrity gossip, so they likely didn’t know about it yet.

Katherine could only rely on her instincts and wild guesses.

"Oh."

Nora nodded slightly.

Then, as if recalling something, she suddenly said, "She offered to teach me how to act, said she’d make sure I learn it well."

"She said that to you personally?" Pedro asked.

"Yeah."

Pedro nodded, "Then you should give it a try with her."

"Is her acting any good?"

"The roles she’s played generally score above ninety. But in this circle, there are definitely many better than her in terms of pure acting skills," Pedro chuckled softly and elaborated, "However, when most people see your poor acting, she’s the one who can spot your talent in action scenes."

"You knew?"

"Hmm. She previously edited all your scenes for a few action shots and watched them repeatedly for three days."

Because of Katherine’s obsession, she almost made her husband boycott Nora, to prevent Nora from "wreaking havoc on the world." And in this circle, anything related to Nora would somehow reach Pedro’s ears.

"..."

Nora raised her eyes in surprise.

Pedro continued, "Once she puts it out there, she’ll do her best to deliver. So as long as you agree, she’ll give her all to help you."

"Oh."

"Even if you refuse, she won’t take it to heart," Pedro added.

"Hmm."

Nora took a leisurely sip of tea.

The meat they ordered was soon served; Pedro took charge of grilling it while Nora just focused on eating.

The pair coordinated seamlessly, finishing this rather eventful dinner.

*

The cash in the bag wasn’t too much, but not too little either.

Since Pedro hadn’t decided on what to buy, Nora waved her hand decisively and headed straight to the mall.

Taking advantage of the new arrivals, they bought Pedro several sets of clothes, from top to bottom, most of them being casual sports style—after all, his formal wear was all high-end custom-made.

Following behind Nora with a bunch of shopping bags, Pedro found himself being sized up by passersby, feeling a touch comical yet enjoying it somewhat.

"Do you think we look like nouveau riche?"

Having just used two stacks of bills to shock the cashier, Nora walked out of the store with her bag, raising an intrigued eyebrow at Pedro.

Her expression was mischievous.

"No need for ’look,’ we definitely are," Pedro replied with a chuckle.

Nora shot him a cold glance, "With our aura—"

She paused, then burst into laughter, "We’re at least classy nouveau riche."

Pedro couldn’t help but laugh silently.

The two exchanged a glance and amused themselves for a moment.

"There’s a little left, think about if there’s anything you need to buy?"

Adjusting the bag slung over her shoulder, Nora raised her eyebrows at Pedro.

Pedro smirked, "I want to buy something for you."

"What?"

Nora tilted her head slightly.

"Come with me."

Pedro led the way, first putting their bags in storage, then took Nora to a jewelry store.

Hmm?

Nora halted at the entrance, glanced at the sign, and weighed her bag.

We can’t afford anything here...

"Hey—" Nora caught up with Pedro in a few steps, lightly tugged on him, and whispered in his ear, standing on tiptoes, "Hey handsome, we’re short on cash."

"If we’re short, we’ll just have to rob," Pedro murmured back quietly, his head slightly turned towards her, speaking even lower than she did, "Wait for my signal."