America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 424 Big Earthquake

It was getting late, and Martin was ready to go back. To him, such art parties were not fun at all and were far less interesting than the Hollywood parties.

If everyone pretends to be civilized, the fun will be reduced by half.

Before leaving, Alexandra came over and asked, "Aren't you calling your friend?"

"Menai? Don't worry about him." Martin glanced at where Menai was. "He made some new friends. He seems to be quite famous."

Alexandra also glanced over there and said, "The person he was chatting with was Celine Dion."

Menet was standing in front of a sculpture and chatting animatedly with Celine Dion, who laughed from time to time at Menet's teasing.

Celine Dion, who is 40 years old, is at the age that Menez is best at attacking.

Martin would not disturb his old friend and said, "Let's go."

Alexandra and Catherine followed Martin out, and when they reached the front hall, the latter pushed the former and exchanged a glance.

"The driver went back to pick up my father, and it might take some time for him to arrive." When Alexandra walked, her whole body shook with a large amplitude, giving people the feeling that she was always living in an earthquake.

She looked at Martin for help: "Can you give us a ride in your car?"

As a kind-hearted man who sticks to principles, Martin certainly would not refuse and said, "No problem."

But Catherine took out her cell phone and shook it, saying, "Don't worry about me, my classmate called me, and she will walk this way later and will take me with her."

She further explained: "She was driving a two-seater sports car that could only seat two people."

Alexandra gave Martin some instructions, followed him out the door, and got into the Cadillac driven by Bruce.

Martin asked, "Where do you live? Which borough of Manhattan?"

Alexandra did not answer, but leaned back in the seat and stretched.

She said, "It's still early, shall we go somewhere for a drink?"

Martin is considerate of others. When someone raises a problem, he will solve it: "I have an apartment on the Upper East Side where I store some good wine. The apartment overlooks Central Park. How about we go there for a drink?"

Alexandra responded: "Yes, it's romantic to enjoy the beautiful scenery and taste the wine."

Martin remembered that after Lily bought the apartment, he asked Lily to fill the apartment's wine cabinet.

Fifth Avenue is not far from Central Park. The car soon arrived in front of the apartment Martin bought. The two entered the apartment building. Martin swiped his card and took the special elevator upstairs.

When the door opened, Martin found that everything here was brand new and tidy. It must have been specially cleaned by Lily before she left.

The apartment will definitely be a mess tonight. Martin wondered whether he should call Lily and ask her to fly over to clean up the house tomorrow?

It seems a bit inhuman.

Martin eventually abandoned the idea.

"What a beautiful house!" Alexandra came out of the entrance hall, walked through the spacious living room, opened the electric curtains, and what appeared before her was the night view of Central Park.

Martin had only seen photos of the house, and it was his first time here. He found the wine cabinet and asked, "What kind of wine do you want?"

Alexandra's mind was not on drinking at all, and she said, "Let's have a glass of red wine."

Martin took a bottle of Bordeaux and two wine glasses and came to the small round table in front of the floor-to-ceiling window. Without making too much trouble, he opened the wine and poured each of them a glass.

Alexandra pulled out a chair, sat opposite Martin, picked up the red wine, and asked, "It's not easy to buy a house here, right?"

"It was very difficult and took several years." Martin's words were not an exaggeration. If we count from the time he hooked up with Jolie, it took more than three years just to deal with Pitt.

There is no way Pete could sell the house here unless he was ruined, and there is no chance for him to get it at a super low price.

Alexandra praised: "Martin, you are a very persistent person."

"You're pretty patient." Martin clinked his glass with hers gently: "Cheers to our acquaintance."

Alexandra took a sip of wine and said, "I've read about your experience, which is admirable. Although I haven't experienced that kind of life, I have been to several chaotic neighborhoods in New York, and it feels terrible."

Martin smiled and said: "This country is a paradise for the rich and a hell for the poor."

Alexandra comes from a well-off family and has been to many countries. She said, "Actually, every country is pretty much the same, right? I went to Europe and the poor there didn't have a good life either."

Martin did not continue the topic and clinked glasses with her again: "So, if you have money, you should live as happily as possible."

Alexandra agreed: "Yes, nothing is more important than happiness."

The two drank a glass of red wine and went into the bedroom while chatting.

This is not too common in open New York and the entertainment industry.

However, Martin deliberately kept a distance between the two of them when he slept, and he suffocated again, and there was no chance for him to come back to North America.

The next morning, when Martin woke up, he found that Alexandra had already gotten up and had not only cleaned the bedroom, but also the living room.

Regardless of whether she had other thoughts or not, at least these things made people feel relieved.

When Lily bought the wine, she also prepared clothes. Martin's clothes were of course fitted, but the women's clothes here were all one size fits all, and they were a little too tight for Alexandra.

Martin washed up and said, "Today is the weekend, let's go shopping on Fifth Avenue."

The two went downstairs to have breakfast, drove a Cadillac in the garage, and went directly to the famous brand store area on Fifth Avenue. When Martin was poor, he was very stingy and claimed that all the gifts he gave were made by himself.

But after he became really rich, Martin was still very generous and never stingy with money.

If you want to have fun, spending money is the most basic thing.

Martin took Alexandra on a shopping spree, from Chanel fashions to Hermes bags to Cartier jewelry, spending six figures in half a day.

The clown statue and the crocodile pendant have no chance to appear for the time being.

Martin also has plans for these, and will definitely give them to Alexandra when she leaves the crew.

Otherwise it would be unfair to the Australian bison and saltwater crocodiles.

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The hotel bar is quite crowded on weekends.

Bruce asked Mene to come out for a drink.

He asked, "You seemed to have a pleasant chat with Celine Dion yesterday. Why did you come back at night?"

Mene shrugged. "I heard from Celine that her husband would call several times every night to check on her."

Bruce sighed, "Poor diva."

Mene, however, has a special sensitivity to people of this age group: "She was kidnapped when she was a teenager and kept in a cage. Before she could figure out what life was all about, she got married. Her husband, who was several decades older than her, was not very good at sex, but she had a child through IVF. She has been a good wife and mother for half her life, but now she is ready to make a move."

Bruce poured a bottle of beer to Mene: "Man, you are really amazing. You can see that."

Mene said, "Aren't all people of their age like this?"

Bruce suddenly remembered one thing: Kim's mother looked at him like a wolf.

No, it seems there is also Jin’s stepfather.

Bruce couldn't help but sigh: Life is so damn dangerous, if you're not careful you could end up with a car accident, and the consequences seem to be very serious.

Mene drank a beer with Lao Bu and asked, "Where's the boss? He hasn't come back yet?"

"I guess he's having fun somewhere." Bruce said casually.

Mene wanted to ask one more question, but an emergency news bulletin suddenly appeared on the TV hanging high in the bar, announcing that a major earthquake had occurred somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.

"Our station has received the latest news that a major earthquake has occurred in the Mariana Islands. The Twin Peaks, the highest active volcano on the island, are shaking violently. As the volcano is about to erupt, the snow on the top of the white mountain has melted, and the peak has swelled. The flowing volcanic lava has dyed the peak red."

"It is reported that the epicenter of this earthquake is located at the deepest part of the Mariana Trench. The violent vibration caused the trench to crack and shrink continuously, and the squeezed seawater bubbled and rolled, rushing onto the coast. This disaster lasted for a long time and there is no sign of stopping yet."

Bruce also saw the news and was stunned.

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Before the evening, Alexandra received a call from home and was about to go home.

Martin drove her back.

When the Cadillac stopped in front of an apartment building, she prepared to get out.

Before getting off the car, Alexandra kissed Martin again, and after a long while she said, "Whenever you want to find me, you can call me anytime. Even if you are in Los Angeles, I will rush over as quickly as possible."

Martin took a brand new iPhone from the back seat, handed it to Alexandra, and said, "This is for you."

Alexandra kissed him again, got out of the car with a few handbags, came to the door of the apartment building, turned around and stood in front of the door, waving to Martin.

Martin honked his horn and drove away.

Alexandra carried her things upstairs and opened the door. She moved out of her home when she was 21 and lived here alone.

Of course, my parents lived in a nearby building.

"You're back?" Catherine ran out from her side bedroom. Her face was flushed because she had drunk a lot of wine.

Alexandra frowned, "Where did you go to party? Drinking secretly again."

Catherine smiled and came over to hug her sister: "That's why I came to your place and will stay here tonight."

For some girls, the stricter their parents’ discipline is, the more rebellious they are. Catherine asked, “It seems like you succeeded?”

Alexandra put away the things she had brought and said, "If you can't speak, shut up. I'll treat you as a mute."

Catherine sat on the sofa, looking gossipy: "Tell me quickly, how is it?"

Alexandra wanted no part of her.

Catherine added: "We are sisters, so we should share good things together."

Alexandra turned around and leaned over to stare at Catherine, feeling very oppressive: "I'm warning you, don't mess around."

Catherine nodded subconsciously: "I understand."

Alexandra is fireproof, burglarproof, and Katherineproof.

(End of this chapter)