Wall Street bigwigs!

"I'm sorry, sir, I didn't know that was a room key. I have to go now!" Uma tried hard to break free from the restless hand around her waist.

However, the difference in strength between the two only fueled Paul Jones's anger, and the large hand around his waist tightened even more.

"No!" Uma shook her head, looking at Paul Jones with a wronged expression.

"Let me go, sir. I have a boyfriend, and he's also in the finance industry."

Paul Jones didn't care at all. If Rex could send Uma to him, how could the agent not know?

"Oh? He's also in the finance industry? Is he here? What's his name?" Paul Jones asked greedily.

"Green, Green Walker," Uma said in a panic.

Paul Jones racked his brains but couldn't find anyone named Green Walker.

That means either Uma was lying.

Or maybe he's just an unknown nobody, perhaps working as a slave in some small financial company.

"Sorry, it seems your boyfriend doesn't have much of a status." Paul Jones's words drew a chuckle from those around him.

Uma was at a loss and could only look around frantically, trying to find her agent, Rex, or her colleagues from her company.

But she clearly failed, because everyone's attention was now on John Mack on stage.

However, Richard noticed the commotion.

He quietly moved to the perimeter and then took out his phone to call someone who was at home looking through the list of candidates submitted by the headhunting firm.

Ruifeng Fund and Ruifeng Securities have now completed their registration, but they are still missing most of the required staff.

He needs to get the framework of the two institutions up and running by the end of January next year.

He's so busy right now that he hasn't contacted Uma for days.

So Green snapped out of his thoughts when the phone on the table rang.

"Feed? This is Green Walker."

Richard's voice came through the phone first.

Richard then asked.

"Dude, do you remember that girl you picked up at the last party?"

Green was somewhat puzzled.

"What's wrong?"

"If she's your pet, then you need to come to the St. Regis right away; your little bird is in trouble," Richard said.

"Okay, could you please keep an eye on things for me? I'll be right there," Green said, rubbing his temples.

After hanging up, Green called Uma, but no one answered several times.

Green got up, took his coat from the shelf, and picked up the car keys from the table.

On the other side, Richard hung up the phone, a slight smile appearing on his lips, and then walked towards Uma.

"Hi, Paul, I'm Richard. We've met before." Richard extended his hand at the opportune moment.

Paul Jones did know Richard, who worked at Merrill Lynch.

So he had to let go of Uma and shake hands with Richard.

"Hey, ma'am, we've met before," Richard said, extending his hand to Uma again.

"Hi, yes, we've met before." Uma remembered Richard.

At the party, Green had pointed her out, saying he was his friend.

Richard took Uma's hand and pulled her close to him.

This relieved Uma, while Paul Jones frowned, somewhat displeased with Richard.

Richard ignored Paul Jones and instead smiled, pointing towards John Mack: "What do you think?"

Paul Jones shrugged and said in a flat tone.

"If we stand still and watch, we can't expect them to take all the market's investors away."

"Okay, then I'll go ask other people."

As Richard spoke, he gestured for Uma to walk ahead of him, a gesture that immediately displeased Paul Jones's friend.

"Hey kid, can't you be a little more dignified? This actress is with us."

Ironically, he boasted to Uma for ages, but he still couldn't remember her name.

Richard's face instantly fell. "Who are you?"

"I am the manager of the Duze Fund."

The man's face immediately darkened as he stepped forward to block Uma's path.

Richard completely ignored her, pushed her aside with a slight force, and then gestured to Uma with his eyes to leave quickly.

"She took our room key!"

This made Richard pause and look at Uma with some hesitation. He felt that he had done something stupid.

[Damn, is this girl two-timing? She's got Green hooked up with one guy and then getting involved with Paul Jones at the other? What's she going to do when Green arrives?]

A flicker of panic crossed Richard's eyes.

Uma shook her head at Richard, looking aggrieved.

"I thought it was just a business card..."

Uma's words instantly saved Richard; whether others believed it or not, he had to believe it now.

"Did you hear that? My friend said she didn't know it was a room key, so now I'm taking her away!" Richard looked at Paul Jones seriously.

Paul Jones slowly shook his head to indicate no.

Smith noticed Richard's disappearance and casually glanced around the room before watching Richard push someone away.

As Richard's superior, Smith hurried over.

"What's going on? Don't act like a demon in this place."

He thought Richard had fallen for this woman and was therefore having a falling out with someone else.

Richard knew the occasion was inappropriate.

But now that he had promised Green, he had to ensure that Uma was protected until Green arrived, and he wouldn't care about what happened after that.

Richard whispered in Smith's ear.

"She has a connection with Green, and Green is on his way here."

Richard doesn't need to be too explicit; just get the gist of it.

Sure enough, Smith's resentment towards Richard vanished the moment he thought of Green's name.

He also glanced up at Uma beside him; the girl was indeed very pretty, no wonder Green was willing to come over.

Smith reached out his hand to Paul Jones and asked.

"What's your name? I'm Smith, the head of the investment department at Merrill Lynch."

Paul Jones never expected that Smith would be implicated.

But this did not prevent him from quickly regaining his composure and shaking hands with Smith.

"I'm Paul Jones from the Duzer Fund. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Smith suddenly realized that Paul Jones' name had appeared in the newspapers repeatedly in the past two months.

However, the picture in the newspaper was a bit blurry, so he didn't recognize the other person at first.

"Oh, it's you. I know you. I've wanted to get to know you for a long time."

The two shook hands and exchanged compliments, but Paul Jones had already decided to give up on Uma.

It's not worth offending the investment manager at Merrill Lynch for a woman.

Smith stepped in and took Uma away.

"I won't bother you any longer. Mr. Green will come to pick you up later."

After saying goodbye to Richard and Uma, he prepared to leave.

Some things are better left done than shown in front of Green.

And he believed Richard would help him explain.

If Green can come and pick up Uma in person, then Green has to accept this favor.

Upon hearing that Green was coming, Uma's heart tightened. She clenched her fists, shook them slightly, and stood aside without saying a word.

Richard sighed upon seeing this; ultimately, the cause of this matter lay with Uma.

Young people don't have much experience, so she shouldn't have accepted Paul Jones' room key.

Of course, the agent had a bigger problem.

Richard wasn't stupid; how could such a petty trick possibly fool someone as shrewd as him?