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Domination in America, Starting from being a Boxing Champion-Chapter 353 - 309 Red Rose White Rose_2
Link patted his sturdy shoulder and walked to the entrance of the small shop, nearly all the trash left on the beach had been cleaned up.
The messy beach only needed to wait for the evening tide, and the sand would be smooth again.
Link, with hands in his pockets, walked by the seaside, letting the sea wash over his feet, while the sunset on the sea surface suddenly brought back the memory of him training Taylor in guitar playing on the beach years ago.
Almost as if possessed, he took out his phone and snapped a photo of the beach, sending it to Taylor.
After two minutes, having received no reply from Taylor, he took off his clothes, left them on the pier, and dove into the deep blue sea for a swim.
After coming ashore, he received a message from Taylor sent eighteen minutes earlier.
Taylor, "Are you in Miami?"
Link, "Yes, just swam in the sea, felt great. Where are you?"
Taylor, "Nashville"
Link, "Are you in that villa in the suburbs? Have the irises in the garden withered? Could you send me a picture to see?"
Taylor, "No, I bought another apartment in the city."
Link remembered that Taylor was also a well-known real estate mogul in the entertainment industry, owning over a dozen luxury properties, most valued over ten million each.
Link, "Have you finished recording your third album?"
Taylor, "Yes."
Link, "When will it be released?"
Taylor, "The date is undecided."
Link, "Last time you said this album would sell more than my ’The Woman I Love’. Do you still think so?"
Taylor, "Of course, my album can outsell yours without any hype."
Link, "You really are an arrogant woman."
Taylor, "That’s confidence."
Link smiled lightly and typed a message, "Today, Ivanka proposed that we be boyfriend and girlfriend to help me shed the playboy stigma, and I agreed."
After more than ten seconds, Taylor, "What does that have to do with me? Why are you telling me this?"
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Link, "I thought you should know. She said she wouldn’t interfere with my private life, would tolerate me to the maximum, and would love me wholeheartedly, never breaking up over minor conflicts."
Taylor, "Haha, congratulations on finding a woman who allows you to mess around outside. Then keep messing around forever. I’m going to practice my guitar, goodbye!"
Link, "Are you mad?"
Link sent the message, but the MSN chat interface showed ’not a friend.’
He was so angry he nearly crushed his phone.
This woman was infuriating.
During their breakup, he had specifically written a song to apologize, repeatedly admitted his faults and asked for reconciliation, and even promised to retire early from the music scene for her, playing the emotional card very loudly.
Taylor was indifferent.
Before the breakup, they spent three days alone in the villa, making love daily, from morning until night, from night until morning.
With his strong physical stamina and endurance, he conquered Taylor time and again, feeling numerous times that he had conquered her physically, making her unable to leave him.
But in the end, she still left.
Link had been on the boxing ring, on top of the Billboard album charts, defeating many strong rivals time and again, called the strongest man in the world.
Yet, he couldn’t conquer a woman.
This sense of defeat was hard for him to let go of.
Link sighed deeply and dived back into the sea for a swim, until he was utterly exhausted.
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Having spent the night in the small shop, the next day he told James that he had received a work assignment and needed to leave Miami early.
Upon hearing this, James’s spirits visibly fell.
Link didn’t comfort him, saying that in a lifetime, no one can stay together forever, and parting is the norm.
As he was about to depart, Eva called, asking him to ride his motorcycle to the street in front of the main entrance of the Thomp International Hotel building to meet her there.
Link asked why.
Eva didn’t explain, only saying she hoped he could do it.
Link had no choice but to comply with her wish, riding James’s small pedal motorcycle through the streets, rumbling up to the towering Thomp International Hotel.
Just as he was about to call Eva, he saw her descending the stairs, wearing stylish sunglasses, dressed in a sky-blue cinched silk shirt and a black knee-length pencil skirt, which accentuated her curvaceous figure, both the bosom and hips heavily stimulating.
"Miss Eva, here are your car keys."
A waiter wearing a red shirt brushed past his shoulder, carrying a set of car keys, and approached Eva.
Link was momentarily stunned, suddenly feeling that this scene was familiar—it seemed that when they had first met in 2008, Eva was dressed just like this, and even the scene played out the same way.
"Hey, Miss Eva, I’m your fan, could you sign an autograph for me?"
Link said with a smile.
Eva took off her sunglasses, revealing curled lashes and blue-gray eyes, and looked at him with a smile.
"You’re my fan? What do you like about me?"
"A lot, you’re smart and beautiful, refined and dignified, and you’re also a visionary business executive, a great partner."
Link assessed her as he spoke.
"Then would you like to be her boyfriend?"
Eva slowly walked up to him and extended her fair hand.
"It would be an honor!"
Link took her hand and kissed the back of it.
That day, they both took TP Group’s private plane back to New York and attended the final court hearing and sentencing of several lawsuits on Wednesday.
Since the computer engineer hadn’t uploaded the video online and didn’t intentionally invade Link’s privacy, he was merely sentenced by the Manhattan District Court to 14 months’ probation for stealing important information.
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The computer engineer’s friend was sentenced to two years in jail, ordered to return all illegal earnings, and to publicly apologize to Link and Emma Watson.
The platforms like YouTube, Yahoo, MySpace, and Entertainment Online spread the unauthorized video recordings, infringing on the privacy and reputation of Link and Emma Watson.
Since the companies’ legal teams were also strong, continuing the fight would incur greater costs.
After several negotiations, both parties reached a settlement; the companies compensated Link and Emma Watson with 13.5 million US dollars, including fees for the subscription service of the private videos on these platforms.
The British police also caught the paparazzi who filmed the video.
During a competition, the paparazzi had hidden in the dressing room, wanting to see if Link was meeting other women backstage, and he indeed caught the moment, filming a video of Link and Emma Watson kissing.
He initially planned to expose the video, but the spread of the sneak footage would lead to a series of legal problems, and the money earned wouldn’t cover the compensation.
Led by his colleagues’ advice, he turned it into a scandalous video and sold it to Kent, an entertainment journalist at The Sun, for 100,000 British pounds; he was unclear how the video spread to the United States afterward.
After over a month of investigation and trials, the British court sentenced the paparazzi to 60 days in jail and a 100,000 British pounds fine for invading the privacy and defamation of celebrities. Kent, the journalist from The Sun, was sentenced to 14 months in jail for business fraud, and ordered to pay a fine of 1.2 million British pounds.
After the ’private videos’ cases concluded, Link and Emma Watson received total compensation of 18.6 million US dollars. In a public interview outside the court, Link announced that all the compensation would be donated to the newly established Link Global Charitable Foundation.
The foundation aims to support all professional athletes who are impoverished due to injuries or retirement, regardless of nationality, gender, or sport. All eligible retired athletes would receive funding from the Link Global Charitable Foundation upon approval.
The funding includes treating injuries, life subsidies, and helping find employment.
Emma Watson also announced during the interview that she would donate all her compensation to the Link Global Charitable Foundation.
Link and Emma’s generous donations drew widespread media coverage globally, restoring some of their reputations that were damaged by the private video.