America gains both fame and fortune

Chapter 514 Highest Honor

After a group of people who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including Hawking and Spielberg, stepped down from the stage, Guan Hai stood in front of the podium again.

He looked solemn, his eyes were far-reaching, and his voice was long: "For more than 200 years, many people have defended our country and protected our citizens. We will always be proud and grateful to them!"

The lens of a live camera turned to Martin and gave him a large close-up.

Guan Hai's speech continued: "The hero among us represents the spirit, courage and love of America. He believes in America, he loves this land, and he will never stop defending our freedom!"

There was warm applause.

Lily held up her camera and kept taking pictures.

"That's why we respect our heroes!" Guan Hai made a gesture of invitation: "Please welcome the American hero, the outstanding Medal of Freedom winner Martin Davis!"

Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who was sitting in the front row, was the first to stand up and applaud, followed by other White House officials.

Everyone on the South Lawn stood up and applauded.

The Distinguished Freedom Medal is not given every year, and today it was only Martin who received it.

Elizabeth also stood up and applauded Martin. This scene made her extremely excited and she felt that this was also an honor that belonged to her.

Lily raised her camera and kept pressing the shutter to record Martin's glorious moments.

Martin walked up to the podium amid applause, stood in the center, and said, "Mr. President..."

Guan Hai shook hands with him and said with a smile: "Martin, you have shown us the courage and determination of America."

Martin stood up straight and let Guanhai put on the big medal and the star badge for him.

The applause on the South Lawn was even louder.

Martin took two steps forward, came to the podium and said: "The strength of America comes from the faith and spirit of all of us. I am not as brave as you say. All I have done is to keep myself alive, but you have given me great honor. Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America!"

Amid applause, Martin walked towards the podium.

Lily put down her camera and said, "Who would have thought that that jerk from the community would receive the highest honor for civilians in this country."

Elizabeth clapped until her palms turned red, and her face flushed with excitement: "Don't you think Martin is super charming? He is a hero of America and my hero too!"

Lily lowered her head to look at the camera, and replayed the photos she had just taken one by one.

Martin returned to the audience, Spielberg hugged him, and others shook hands with him.

Hawking's electronic voice sounded again: "Heroic leader!"

Martin nodded over there: "Thank you."

The ceremony was still going on, and a staff member came over to remind Martin to go to the banquet hall for the reception lunch after the ceremony.

…………

Los Angeles, Burbank.

Toni, with her big belly, sat on the sofa, watching the live broadcast of the Independence Day celebration on TV intently. When she saw Martin wearing the big medal, she was fascinated for a moment.

"So cool, my hero." She stroked her belly gently and murmured, "Son, come out and see quickly, your father is a hero, a real hero!"

In the panoramic close-up of the TV screen, Martin was wearing a large medal and a star on his chest, and his masculine charm was brought to the extreme.

In contrast, the sea view next to it is dark and ugly, which is a great background.

Toni couldn't drink alcohol right now, so she poured herself a large glass of juice, raised it toward the TV, and said, "Congratulations, my hero, the father of my son!"

Just in time, the close-up shot captured Martin's smile, and Toni seemed to get a response. She drank the whole glass of juice in one breath, feeling as happy as if she had eaten ice cream.

She calculated that her son would be able to come out and see his father this year.

It’s really great.

Toni looked at the expensive apartment. She had originally thought it was spacious, but now it seemed cramped. The ceilings were too low, the space was too small, the furniture and appliances were too different, and the food and clothing were not first-tier brands...

I really feel dissatisfied wherever I look.

All this could change as soon as her son was born. Toni thought of the Coty community in Sherman Oaks, where Martin had a single-family house worth no more than $300 million. She would not be greedy, as long as her son could live there.

As a father, you should give what you should give.

The live broadcast was still going on, but without Martin's footage. Toni stood up and prepared to go out for some exercise. The doctor asked her to maintain a basic level of activity.

Two floors up, in another room, Ben Affleck picked up the remote and turned off the TV.

Martin Davis received the highest national honor that a civilian could receive, and he was in great glory in front of the White House and everyone in the United States. This made Ben very depressed, even more uncomfortable than being unable to breathe.

Da Ben subconsciously went to the wine cabinet and opened the lattice glass door. The cabinet was empty, without a single bottle of wine.

People who are addicted to alcohol need alcohol when they are depressed and when they are happy.

Da Ben's long horse face pulled down, his temper rushed to his head, and he was about to explode.

But he saw lines of words written on the inside of the wine cabinet.

"Have you forgotten the humiliation Martin Davis brought upon you?"

"Martin Davis is in great shape, but you fell off a cliff!"

"Ben Affleck, do you still want revenge?"

There is also a key sentence: "Do you want Jennifer Garner to become like Pitt's ex-wife?"

These heart-piercing words, written by hand when he was calm and full of hatred, instantly dispelled Daben's alcohol addiction, and he became refreshed and regained sobriety.

Big Ben closed the wine cabinet door and said, "I will never forget, I must take revenge!" But it is easier said than done.

In the past month, he asked someone to secretly contact Elisha Cuthbert and Anne Hathaway. The former had neither good nor bad feelings towards Martin and had become a stranger to him.

I don't want to offend my powerful ex-boyfriend because of a down-and-out guy like him.

The latter was so stupid as to think that she owed Martin…

Originally, Big Ben wanted to send someone to Atlanta, but suddenly he remembered that he had no roots in Atlanta, and Atlanta was the place where Martin Davis made his fortune, so he gave up the idea.

How to do?
Big Ben followed suit, and just as he and Pete had fallen, he planned to start with the women surrounding Martin Davis.

For example, assistants and housekeepers.

As a result, he saw a Hollywood alternative.

A bastard who calls himself a playboy and acts like a playboy has never forced any woman!
This is incredible!

This is so un-Hollywood!
Let me ask you, which big-name star, director or producer in the circle dares to say that he or she has never forced others sexually?

Is this still a Hollywood star?

He's clearly a weirdo psychopath like Johnny Depp!
Da Ben is still thinking about touching upon the spy case, just in case there is something fishy...

Before they got really close, they spotted the LAPD and FBI.

One is the largest armed violent organization in Los Angeles, and the other is one of the largest armed violent organizations in the United States.

You can't mess with Big Ben.

Looking at the time, he went out to go to the supermarket.

Taking the elevator downstairs and walking out of the apartment, Ben found a pregnant blonde woman sitting by the door, who seemed to be in great pain.

I know this guy. I have met him more than once when going in and out. The residents of this apartment building sometimes treat him like a criminal.

At any other time, Ben wouldn't have cared, but the sight of the woman in pain from her big belly reminded him of before his daughter was born.

Even a hot-tempered person has a soft side. Ben stepped forward and asked, "Are you okay?"

Toni looked at Ben and said, "I was too excited just now and drank some desserts. It may have caused contractions. Please take me to the hospital!"

Big Ben said, "I'll call 911 for you."

"They are so slow coming and going." Toni burst into tears: "Please, send me to the hospital, I can't lose this baby."

Da Ben hesitated for a moment, then helped her up: "Hold on for a while."

Toni put one hand on Ben's shoulder and the other hand on her stomach: "I can hold on!"

The woman was particularly strong at this moment: "I can definitely hold on!"

Big Ben helped her into his car, started the car and drove quickly to the nearest hospital.

In less than ten minutes, the car stopped in front of the hospital emergency room, and Big Ben shouted loudly: "Doctor, help! Help!"

Someone ran out immediately.

Soon, Toni was admitted to the emergency room and given pregnancy-maintaining drugs.

Big Ben breathed a sigh of relief.

The doctor came over and said, "The problem is not very serious, but you should also be careful not to have excessive mood swings in pregnant women, as this can easily cause problems."

Toni put her heart back in her stomach: "Doctor, is my baby okay?"

The doctor said, "No problem. Take a good rest and pay attention to your mood. Call me if you have any questions."

Toni nodded: "Okay."

The doctor gave the nurse a few words and left quickly.

Toni turned her eyes to Big Ben, and thinking of the previous misunderstanding, she said, "Thank you, Ben."

Da Ben did a good thing and was in a good mood: "We are all neighbors, you are welcome."

He couldn't stay here with Toni for a long time, so he asked, "Where's your husband or boyfriend? Give him a call and ask him to come over quickly. He should know about this."

Toni doesn’t have a husband or boyfriend now, but remembering the live TV broadcast just now, she said, “He’s on a business trip to Washington, not in Los Angeles.”

Omoto asked, "On a business trip? Leaving you alone at home?"

Toni said: "You can't blame him, he went to the White House for the Independence Day celebration..."

Big Ben thought about the live broadcast he had just watched on TV and said, "That's amazing."

The baby in her belly filled Toni's head with many inexplicable thoughts, and she said some of them unconsciously: "He also appeared on the live TV."

Da Ben thought that Toni's man might be a big shot, so he couldn't help but say, "Wait until he comes back and introduce him to me?"

Toni nodded unconsciously: "When the opportunity is right, I will introduce you to each other."

Big Ben looked at his watch and said, "If there's no problem on your end, I'll be leaving."

Toni took the bag and pulled out her phone: "Shall we exchange contact information?"

This time she realized that a person might face unknown problems, so she left the phone number of someone living in the same building, which could be used at a critical moment.

"Sure." Big Ben thought of her husband or boyfriend who could attend the Independence Day celebration at the White House.

(End of this chapter)