Chapter 35: Sabrina
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Just as Margaret and Josh had anticipated, the purchase of three million war bonds became the top contribution of the evening.
As a result, Josh went from being an insignificant figure to the center of attention at the party, with guests coming to talk to him one after the other. Even John Leibler, the mayor and the senator who had previously not paid much attention to Josh, came over to speak with him.
The guests who knew about Josh and Margaret’s relationship also had a great change of opinion toward him.
Those people originally thought that Josh was just a kept man by Margaret, but they didn’t realize that he was a big fat sheep. Except for Margaret, Josh, and the bank officials responsible for collecting checks, no one knew that the money was actually paid by Margaret.
As long as they don’t say anything, no other people would believe that Margaret paid for the money.
After all, it’s not 30,000 or 300,000; it’s three million.
The total net worth of most guests present might not even be that much.
Therefore, no one would believe that Margaret would pay such a high price for just a kept man.
Even John Leibler, who was very familiar with Margaret, didn’t believe it.
“Margo, you don’t have to do this!” Josh finally managed to deal with waves of guests and came to Margaret’s side, saying helplessly.
“But this is the best outcome, isn’t it? I don’t have a company, so the title is useless to me, but you’re different. After today, everyone in Chicago, and even many areas in the United States, will know your name. This will greatly benefit you to start a business or a factory in the future, and even if you want to go into politics later, it will be a great asset.” Margaret smiled gently.
Looking at Margaret’s considerate demeanor, Josh couldn’t help but feel deeply moved.
But just then, there was a slight commotion at the party.
Then Josh and Margaret saw John Leibler leaving the party hurriedly with a group of people.
For a while, there were whispers and murmurs throughout the party.
Although the main characters of this party were mainly the mayor, senator, and military representatives, as well as the Labor Union organization selling war bonds, John Leibler was still the host and had no reason to leave early.
“Excuse me, what happened?” Margaret stopped a waiter and asked.
“I’m sorry, ma’am, I don’t know either!” The waiter shook his head.
“Everyone, Mr. Leibler just had some personal affairs to attend to, so he left early. You don’t have to worry too much. Today’s party was very successful, and we are very grateful for Josh Kane and everyone’s support. Let’s all raise a glass…” Seeing that the venue’s atmosphere was a little off, the Labor Union organization immediately lifted the mood.
And at this moment, Josh noticed that the lawyer named Emery, who had been with John Leibler before, was leaving the venue nervously from the edge of the party.
But Josh didn’t have much to do with it and didn’t know what had happened.
After staying at the party for about half an hour, some guests began to leave slowly. Josh and Margaret also prepared to leave when they felt it was about time.
As soon as they stepped out, a figure rushed towards Margaret, but Josh reacted quickly and stood before Margaret.
The person was very small. After the collision, they fell to the ground directly, and Josh was fine.
But soon, the person got up and kept apologizing to Josh.
“I’m sorry, Sir, I’m so sorry!”
And at this time, Josh and Margaret finally realized that the person was wearing a maid’s uniform and should be one of Leibler’s household servants. They couldn’t see the face because the person was bowing their head, but they were probably around the same age as Josh.
“It’s okay, but are you okay? Did you hurt yourself earlier?” The kind-hearted Margaret immediately forgave and asked with concern.
Upon hearing Margaret’s gentle voice, the maid finally looked up and glanced at the two of them.
“Hepburn?” When the maid lifted her head, Josh couldn’t help but call out a name.
Indeed, the person in front of them was none other than Audrey Hepburn, a Hollywood star with a high degree of popularity in the US in the future.
However, upon hearing Josh’s shout, the other party was slightly stunned before hesitantly asking, “Sir, are you calling me? But my name is not Hepburn. It’s Sabrina. Did you mistake me for someone else?”
Now Josh was embarrassed. Did he mistake the person?
Wait a minute. At this moment, Josh suddenly realizes that Margaret is also a character in the movie. So the Audrey Hepburn in front of him might also be a character in a movie?
However, unlike the classic Hitchcock film “Dial M for Murder,” although Josh knew who Audrey Hepburn was, apart from the famous “Roman Holiday” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” he seemed to have no knowledge of her other works.
And the Sabrina in front of him obviously did not match the image of the two movies.
While Josh was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his waist.
Then he woke up in an instant.
Turning his head to look at Margaret, who was looking up at the sky, Josh was speechless. Did all women have this trick?
“I’m sorry, I mistook you for someone else.” Josh apologized to Sabrina.
“It’s okay, sir, ma’am. It’s my fault for bumping into both of you.” Sabrina waved her hands and then carefully said, “Sir, ma’am, I have urgent business. Can I leave first?”
“Of course.” Josh gestured to the side.
“Thank you, Sir. Thank you, ma’am.” Sabrina thanked them again and then hurriedly walked into the hall.
“Who is Hepburn?” Margaret asked Josh as soon as Sabrina left.
“Why? Are you jealous?” Josh asked with a smile.
“Hmph, why would I be jealous? You’re not mine!” Margaret said.
Wow, just a few minutes ago, she was dear. Now she’s saying she doesn’t own him. How fast things change.
“Don’t be angry, my dear. I’ll tell you the truth. She was a Dutch girl we met when we were fleeing at the beginning of the war. She was about my age, but I hadn’t seen her since the war began. The girl just now really looked like her.” Josh said half-truthfully.
In this timeline, Audrey Hepburn was indeed hungry in the Netherlands at that time, and Josh wasn’t afraid of someone verifying his words.
Moreover, whether there was an Audrey Hepburn or not was unknown in this world since it was a parallel timeline similar to a movie.
“I’m sorry, dear; I’ve brought up bad memories for you.” Upon hearing Josh’s explanation that he knew Audrey Hepburn during the war, Margaret’s jealousy turned into pity for him.
Because at that time, Josh was only ten years old, and for a young child, the life of fleeing the war must have been extremely difficult to endure.
As for Audrey Hepburn, she was completely forgotten by Margaret.
The European war was so chaotic that it was unknown whether this Audrey Hepburn’s Dutch girl was still alive.
So the little episode brought by Sabrina quickly passed.
Josh and Margaret continued to prepare to go home and be lovey-dovey.
However, on their way home, the passing police cars and the inspection checkpoints at various intersections made Josh and Margaret feel something was amiss.
“Excuse me, officer, what happened?” When passing a checkpoint, Josh couldn’t help but ask a police officer. Seeing that the police officer hesitated, Josh also handed over a $20 “tip.”
Faced with the temptation of money, coupled with Josh and Margaret’s high-end clothing and luxury car, it was unlikely that they were ordinary people. The police officer whispered the reason.
“You know Leibler Jewelry Company, right? Their vault was stolen, and the loss was said to be several million!” The police officer whispered to Josh.
Upon hearing the police officer’s words, Josh and Margaret looked at each other subconsciously.
No wonder John Leibler left in a hurry halfway through. It turned out that such a big thing had happened.
However, for some reason, upon hearing this news, the image of Emery looking nervous and leaving the venue immediately appeared in Josh’s mind.
Chapter 35: Sabrina
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Just as Margaret and Josh had anticipated, the purchase of three million war bonds became the top contribution of the evening.
As a result, Josh went from being an insignificant figure to the center of attention at the party, with guests coming to talk to him one after the other. Even John Leibler, the mayor and the senator who had previously not paid much attention to Josh, came over to speak with him.
The guests who knew about Josh and Margaret’s relationship also had a great change of opinion toward him.
Those people originally thought that Josh was just a kept man by Margaret, but they didn’t realize that he was a big fat sheep. Except for Margaret, Josh, and the bank officials responsible for collecting checks, no one knew that the money was actually paid by Margaret.
As long as they don’t say anything, no other people would believe that Margaret paid for the money.
After all, it’s not 30,000 or 300,000; it’s three million.
The total net worth of most guests present might not even be that much.
Therefore, no one would believe that Margaret would pay such a high price for just a kept man.
Even John Leibler, who was very familiar with Margaret, didn’t believe it.
“Margo, you don’t have to do this!” Josh finally managed to deal with waves of guests and came to Margaret’s side, saying helplessly.
“But this is the best outcome, isn’t it? I don’t have a company, so the title is useless to me, but you’re different. After today, everyone in Chicago, and even many areas in the United States, will know your name. This will greatly benefit you to start a business or a factory in the future, and even if you want to go into politics later, it will be a great asset.” Margaret smiled gently.
Looking at Margaret’s considerate demeanor, Josh couldn’t help but feel deeply moved.
But just then, there was a slight commotion at the party.
Then Josh and Margaret saw John Leibler leaving the party hurriedly with a group of people.
For a while, there were whispers and murmurs throughout the party.
Although the main characters of this party were mainly the mayor, senator, and military representatives, as well as the Labor Union organization selling war bonds, John Leibler was still the host and had no reason to leave early.
“Excuse me, what happened?” Margaret stopped a waiter and asked.
“I’m sorry, ma’am, I don’t know either!” The waiter shook his head.
“Everyone, Mr. Leibler just had some personal affairs to attend to, so he left early. You don’t have to worry too much. Today’s party was very successful, and we are very grateful for Josh Kane and everyone’s support. Let’s all raise a glass…” Seeing that the venue’s atmosphere was a little off, the Labor Union organization immediately lifted the mood.
And at this moment, Josh noticed that the lawyer named Emery, who had been with John Leibler before, was leaving the venue nervously from the edge of the party.
But Josh didn’t have much to do with it and didn’t know what had happened.
After staying at the party for about half an hour, some guests began to leave slowly. Josh and Margaret also prepared to leave when they felt it was about time.
As soon as they stepped out, a figure rushed towards Margaret, but Josh reacted quickly and stood before Margaret.
The person was very small. After the collision, they fell to the ground directly, and Josh was fine.
But soon, the person got up and kept apologizing to Josh.
“I’m sorry, Sir, I’m so sorry!”
And at this time, Josh and Margaret finally realized that the person was wearing a maid’s uniform and should be one of Leibler’s household servants. They couldn’t see the face because the person was bowing their head, but they were probably around the same age as Josh.
“It’s okay, but are you okay? Did you hurt yourself earlier?” The kind-hearted Margaret immediately forgave and asked with concern.
Upon hearing Margaret’s gentle voice, the maid finally looked up and glanced at the two of them.
“Hepburn?” When the maid lifted her head, Josh couldn’t help but call out a name.
Indeed, the person in front of them was none other than Audrey Hepburn, a Hollywood star with a high degree of popularity in the US in the future.
However, upon hearing Josh’s shout, the other party was slightly stunned before hesitantly asking, “Sir, are you calling me? But my name is not Hepburn. It’s Sabrina. Did you mistake me for someone else?”
Now Josh was embarrassed. Did he mistake the person?
Wait a minute. At this moment, Josh suddenly realizes that Margaret is also a character in the movie. So the Audrey Hepburn in front of him might also be a character in a movie?
However, unlike the classic Hitchcock film “Dial M for Murder,” although Josh knew who Audrey Hepburn was, apart from the famous “Roman Holiday” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” he seemed to have no knowledge of her other works.
And the Sabrina in front of him obviously did not match the image of the two movies.
While Josh was lost in thought, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his waist.
Then he woke up in an instant.
Turning his head to look at Margaret, who was looking up at the sky, Josh was speechless. Did all women have this trick?
“I’m sorry, I mistook you for someone else.” Josh apologized to Sabrina.
“It’s okay, sir, ma’am. It’s my fault for bumping into both of you.” Sabrina waved her hands and then carefully said, “Sir, ma’am, I have urgent business. Can I leave first?”
“Of course.” Josh gestured to the side.
“Thank you, Sir. Thank you, ma’am.” Sabrina thanked them again and then hurriedly walked into the hall.
“Who is Hepburn?” Margaret asked Josh as soon as Sabrina left.
“Why? Are you jealous?” Josh asked with a smile.
“Hmph, why would I be jealous? You’re not mine!” Margaret said.
Wow, just a few minutes ago, she was dear. Now she’s saying she doesn’t own him. How fast things change.
“Don’t be angry, my dear. I’ll tell you the truth. She was a Dutch girl we met when we were fleeing at the beginning of the war. She was about my age, but I hadn’t seen her since the war began. The girl just now really looked like her.” Josh said half-truthfully.
In this timeline, Audrey Hepburn was indeed hungry in the Netherlands at that time, and Josh wasn’t afraid of someone verifying his words.
Moreover, whether there was an Audrey Hepburn or not was unknown in this world since it was a parallel timeline similar to a movie.
“I’m sorry, dear; I’ve brought up bad memories for you.” Upon hearing Josh’s explanation that he knew Audrey Hepburn during the war, Margaret’s jealousy turned into pity for him.
Because at that time, Josh was only ten years old, and for a young child, the life of fleeing the war must have been extremely difficult to endure.
As for Audrey Hepburn, she was completely forgotten by Margaret.
The European war was so chaotic that it was unknown whether this Audrey Hepburn’s Dutch girl was still alive.
So the little episode brought by Sabrina quickly passed.
Josh and Margaret continued to prepare to go home and be lovey-dovey.
However, on their way home, the passing police cars and the inspection checkpoints at various intersections made Josh and Margaret feel something was amiss.
“Excuse me, officer, what happened?” When passing a checkpoint, Josh couldn’t help but ask a police officer. Seeing that the police officer hesitated, Josh also handed over a $20 “tip.”
Faced with the temptation of money, coupled with Josh and Margaret’s high-end clothing and luxury car, it was unlikely that they were ordinary people. The police officer whispered the reason.
“You know Leibler Jewelry Company, right? Their vault was stolen, and the loss was said to be several million!” The police officer whispered to Josh.
Upon hearing the police officer’s words, Josh and Margaret looked at each other subconsciously.
No wonder John Leibler left in a hurry halfway through. It turned out that such a big thing had happened.
However, for some reason, upon hearing this news, the image of Emery looking nervous and leaving the venue immediately appeared in Josh’s mind.
