Chapter 629

Ever since Yolanda went to prison, Russell hadn’t had sex. He now instantly became excited.

‘Could it be that I’m Moon’s type?’ he wondered lustfully. Russell was indeed very handsome when he was young. Otherwise, Wilona, the woman of many men’s dreams back then, would not have married him. He became confident and quickly thought about how to talk to Moon later.

Melody also saw Moon walking over. When Melody saw the look in Russell’s eyes, she guessed what he was thinking. She felt disgusted and looked away.

Russell saw Moon getting closer and closer. He was so excited.

At this moment, Moon was finally in front of him. “Mo-” Before Russell could finish pronouncing her name, Moon had already walked past him and held Melody’s hand enthusiastically.

“Melody, you’re finally here! If you were one minute late, the specialty dishes I specially asked the chef to make for you would have turned cold,” Moon said.

Only then did Russell realize that Moon was not here for him, but for Melody.

When Moon passed by him, she did not even glance at him. He was thinking too much just now.

Russell stood rooted to the ground, consumed by embarrassment and anger. ‘Damn it! Why is this bitch again?’ he cursed inwardly.

Russell narrowed his eyes and glared at Melody. She noticed it but pretended not to see anything. She smiled and said, “Thank you so much, Moon.”

“No problem.” Moon tapped Melody’s forehead and said, “I’m more than glad to have you here. Next time, you don’t have to call the restaurant’s number for a reservation. Just call me. I know you have my phone number.

“Fortunately, I was right behind the door at that time. We have so many guests here as it’s fully booked. If I hadn’t canceled the reservation for someone, you might not have been able to eat here.”

It was difficult to book a private room at Blue Moon Lounge. Melody knew this so she made a reservation call on the way here.

However, when she heard Moon’s words, she suddenly realized something. Russell’s reservation was successful at first, but Moon canceled it after Melody’s call and left the best private room Russell had booked for her.

By chance, Moon retaliated against Russell for Melody. Russell was not stupid. He also realized this and his eyes turned red from anger.

However, Melody was familiar with Moon and Mason’s guest of honor. Although Russell was angry, there was nothing he could do. He just swallowed his anger.

“Oh, right.” Melody started introducing Mason and Ruby to Moon. When Moon heard they were friends, she immediately greeted Mason and Ruby.

Moon was famous. Mason and Ruby were honored to receive her warm welcome.

After greeting Mason and Ruby, Moon noticed Russell. “And this is?” she asked.

Russell quickly put away his emotions and was about to introduce himself, but Melody said lightly, “Oh, don’t mind him.”

Russell choked. Before he could say anything, Moon led Melody to the private room. He couldn’t believe they just ignored him.

Russell was so angry. To get Melody back for this, he could only secretly text Mabel to order her to bring Ulric over quickly. However, he got no reply, which made him angrier.

Unlike Russell, the others were in a good mood. Moon welcomed them warmly, didn’t charge Melody, and even gave them a bottle of expensive red wine.

Even after Moon left the private room to greet the other guests, Russell was still angry. He didn’t come to his senses until Mason asked him why he was here today. Now Russell remembered he had business to do.

Russell hurriedly stood up and took the initiative to pour wine for Mason. He then filled Ruby’s drink before speaking humbly.

“President Taylor, you’re a smart person. You must know why I came. I’ll get straight to the point,” Russell said.

Mason said patiently, “Go ahead.”

“I want to expand the business of the Justalion Group, so I need a lot of money to buy and expand clothing processing factories. I wonder if you can make an exception and let your subordinates make things easier for me.”

The bank owned by Mason was the largest in Halcyon, excluding the four major banks.

Moreover, Mason was very influential in the banking industry in Silverlake. As long as he was willing to express his stance, Russell’s loans from other banks would be approved as soon as possible. Then Russell would obtain funds faster.

Mason raised his eyebrows slightly. From the corner of his eye, he saw that Melody did not say anything, so he only said, “Mr. Fox, you

borrowed money from me a year ago. You haven’t even paid it off. Now, you want me to approve more loans. This puts me in a difficult position.”

Russell hurriedly said, “Don’t worry. I’ll be able to pay it off very soon, including what I’m asking for now. I’m going to work with the Swanson Group soon. There will be enough cash, once I get the orders and the goods are delivered.”

As Russell spoke, he took out a small exquisite box made of sandalwood. “This is a small token of my appreciation. It’s for your unborn child. Please accept it,” Russell said.

Mason did not even look at what was in the box. He asked in a businesslike manner, “How much do you want to borrow?”

“Not much, just like this.” Russell extended eight fingers to suggest the number.

“8 million dollars? You can use your house as collateral.”

“No, no, no.” Russell hurriedly said, “It’s not 8 million dollars. It’s 80 million dollars.”

“What?” Amused, Mason continued, “With your company’s current qualifications, even if you use the entire company as collateral, you can’t get a loan of 80 million dollars. Do you think I can lend you that much just because you said you’re about to cooperate with the Swanson Group? Mr. Fox, are you joking with me?”

“I’m not joking…” Russell panicked and suggested without thinking, “If you don’t like this little gift, I can promise you a portion of the dividends after the goods are sold.”

Mason looked at Melody again. Seeing her eating and not looking up,

he simply rejected Russell. “Don’t try to trick me. Our bank can’t lend you 80 million dollars. Find someone else.”

“Well…” Russell did not expect Mason to be so difficult to talk to.

Mason was right about Russell’s company. Russell had already mortgaged everything else to other banks. There was nothing that could be mortgaged for 80 million dollars.

However, Russell had already signed the acquisition contracts for those factories. The payment was due soon. If Mason refused to lend, what would he do? At this moment, Melody suddenly put down her fork.