Blue Duck Tavern!

The decoration is clean and simple, without ostentatious decoration, wooden tables and chairs and mahogany columns make the restaurant look warm and stylish, and it has once become a check-in restaurant for heads of state and celebrities......

One of the most famous dishes is the duck, which is made from Monrood duck breast, which must be specially processed for two weeks before it can be baked in the oven. The skin is crispy and has a strong honey flavor; The duck meat is chewy and chewy......

At half-past eleven in the morning.

Mark, Tony, and Pepper sat at a table near the window, chatting as they waited for the head of a nonprofit organization.

Claire Underwood!

Rep. Frank Underwood, Democrat of South Carolina and wife of House Majority Whip......

The husband is very politically ambitious, and he is ambitious and secretly peeking at the chair in the white building......

Wife Claire?

Not much!

The door of the restaurant was pushed open, and Claire, who was carrying a meniscus backpack and had lean blonde hair, was guided by the waitress to Mark's table.

"Claire!"

"Pepper!"

After becoming Tony Stark's personal secretary, under Tony's indescribable decentralization, Pepper almost mastered the full range of Tony's three hundred and sixty lives.

From helping Tony order takeout, to sending Tony's temporary girlfriend away in the morning.

From helping Tony with document meetings, to dealing with various politicians on Tony's behalf......

The all-purpose personal secretary is Pepper!

When the two girls exchanged pleasantries, the spouse pulled Carlisle to sit beside him.

"Carlisle, let me introduce you, this is ......" Pepper smiled and pointed to Mark as he prepared to introduce him.

Claire smiled, stretched out her right hand directly towards Mark and said, "Mark Louis, the legendary FBI agent!" ”

Mark shrugged.

No way!

As Mark said, a person as good as him is like an owl in the sun.

Even if you stand and do nothing, you will sparkle like a big diamond.

Nothing else.

At least in politics, anyone who has a connection with law enforcement has almost heard of Mark Louis's reputation or has heard of it.

In seven years, the case cracking rate is 100%!

In '97, when the Internet was not very popular, Mark Louis was the man who was once named a crime buster by the Washington Daily News.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

After three rounds of drinking, Claire looked at Pepper beside her with a smile and said, "Why did you suddenly come to DC today?" ”

Pepper smiled and looked directly at Mark.

Her mission was accomplished.

As Tony's personal secretary, he represents Tony Stark, the heir to Stark.

There are some things that Pepper doesn't fit to say.

The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.

Mark put down the wine glass in his hand, looked directly at Claire with a gentlemanly smile and said, "Lady Underwood......"

"Just call me Claire!"

Mark nodded kindly and said, "Claire, I plan to privately and anonymously donate 90 million US dollars to the public welfare organization under your name!" ”

As the words came out, Tony, who had not spoken all this time, couldn't help but glance at Mark.

In just now!

Mark's donation was only 80 million, so how could it suddenly be increased by 10 million......

Even Pepper glanced at Mark with some confusion......

But!

Mark wasn't in the mood to pay attention to the two of them at the moment.

For him.

80 million is also a donation, and 90 million is also a donation.

Rather than this, Mark would have simply raised the amount above the maximum amount allowed by anonymity.

It's still the same sentence!

There is a reward for the effort......

Really!

But after Claire heard this donation amount, her trimmed eyebrows couldn't help but jump up slightly.

Although she maintained a calm look on her face, her subtle expression betrayed Claire's true mood at the moment.

What a long time!

Claire looked at Mark and asked curiously, "Director Louis, I don't quite understand, my water purification is a non-profit public welfare organization. ”

Mark nodded and said, "I know, I also want to make some of my own contribution to the public welfare......"

Claire was visibly surprised.

Mark then smiled and reversed, "Of course, I also hope that Claire will do me a favor." ”

Claire was stunned for a moment, and then her face changed: "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you, Director Louis, I never interfere in Frank's work." ”

Mark laughs!

But he shook his head and said, "Claire, I think you misunderstood, if I have something to find Frank, believe me, I'm in his office now." ”

Claire was stunned again: "...... What is that? ”

Mark smiled and said, "Worthington Pharmaceuticals!" ”

"What's wrong with them?"

Mark took the bearer Stark Commercial Bank check from his bosom and put it on the table and pushed it in front of Claire.

Afterwards......

Completely ignoring Tony, who was rolling his eyes next to him, and Pepper, who was holding back a smile, said to Claire: "I hope Claire, you can refuse the limited donation of 50 million sponsored by Worthington Pharmaceuticals......"

Claire looked at the cheque that had been pushed in front of her, and then glanced at Mark, who was piled with a gentlemanly smile.

After a moment of silence.

Claire looked up directly and said, "...... If I refused, would you go to Frank? ”

Mark shook his head with a serious expression, looked at Claire who was still beautiful and said, "I respect every woman, if Claire rejects me, I won't go to Frank, you are you, Frank is Frank!" ”

This sentence directly made Tony, who had just taken a sip of champagne, turn his face red......

Even Pepper, who was sitting next to Claire, couldn't bear to look directly at Mark's serious and handsome face at this moment......

I believe you're a ghost......

The two people who knew Mark's previous private life complained fiercely in their hearts......

Spit and spit and spit out.

But the two didn't meddle either!

Mark, who had studied with a psychotherapist, understood one thing early on.

That is:

No woman would want to become a vassal of a man after marriage.

Especially some independent, autonomous women!

What's more, it's Claire in front of her!

Really!

After hearing Mark's words that were not compliments but more compliments, Claire took the check on the table with her right hand.

Ten seconds later!

Claire put the check in the bag she had brought, then looked at Mark and said, "I finally know why Frank once said that you are the same kind of person as him?" ”

Instead of answering the question, Mark raised the champagne in his hand, raised his glass with a gentlemanly smile and said, "Cheers?" ”

"Cheers!" Claire smiled!

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