Back at home, Lydia sprawled over the couch in a lifeless fashion, whereas Godfrey was staring at the TV gloomily. Two unfinished bowls of porridge and a plate of pickled vegetables sat on the table.Yvonne’s anger spiked when she took in the scene. Could they not take care of themselves without Samuel? Did they really want him to make their meals for the rest of their lives?“Mom, don’t tell me that you forgot how to cook after not going into the kitchen for a few years? Are you going to starve to death when Samuel doesn’t fix your meals anymore?” Yvonne lamented as she cleared the table.Lydia refused to say anything. Her husband loosened a resigned sigh. “She’s stewing over that two hundred thousand,” he said. “She even said that our living expenses will have to be halved.”Lydia immediately sprang into life when the word ‘money’ was mentioned. “From now on, you’ll only get five hundred bucks for living expenses,” she said to Samuel in a commanding tone.“Five hundred?” Yvonne storm
At dinnertime, Godfrey received a phone call. No one knew what he and the caller were talking about, but his expression slowly contorted into a grimace.After he hung up, he looked as though he wanted to speak, but could not bring himself to say anything. Lydia piped up after gauging the situation. “If it requires us to spend money, we won’t go.”“Fred Turner called me. He’s inviting us over to his new house,” Godfrey said. A house-warming party meant that they needed to provide a gift, but trying to get money when his wife was in such a state was akin to asking her to commit suicide. However, Fred had personally called him. It would be rude to not show up.“Did Uncle Turner move?” Yvonne asked.Fred was an old classmate of Godfrey’s. The two had been close buddies before, where Fred had even wanted Yvonne to be his daughter-in-law. The two had grown apart after Samuel married into the Sues though. “Yep. I heard that he moved into a duplex apartment,” Godfrey answered.“We’ll only be
“Since you guys here today, why don’t all of you come along? All of us should be visiting Godfrey’s new place too.” Fred fanned the flames and roped everyone in the house into the matter.“That’s right! We should take a look at it too. Who knows if it’ll be as big as Freddie’s place?”“Godfrey, where’s your new house?”“You’re a Sue. The area must be at least as prestigious as Fred’s, right?”Godfrey nodded his head awkwardly, at a loss for words. What new house? They were barely managing to feed themselves; they did not have the money for a new house.Fortunately, Fred’s son was not around today. Otherwise, would have created even more trouble for Samuel.After they had lunch, Godfrey excused himself from the party. Fred reminded him to give a call before he left, and the other old classmates looked as though they were wishing him luck with the situation.Samuel even set a date and told them to visit on the fifteenth of next month. He would inform them of the address then. That made L
In their room, although Yvonne had a gut feeling that Samuel’s house would not be as luxurious as Fred’s, she was still curious about the location of the place. Their unit was on the sixth floor now, and they had to climb the stairs every single day. The exercise just wore their bones down quickly. Even if the house was not in an area as nice as Fred’s, she would be happy if it had an elevator.“Are you still going to keep it a secret around me?” Yvonne asked her husband.“You actually see it every day,” he replied, smiling.“Every day?” Yvonne frowned. Disappointment tinged her chest. If it was a place she saw every day, it would likely be confined to the boundaries of their residential area. If so, her dreams of not having to climb the stairs every damn day were dashed.“Oh, right. Do you have any plans for tomorrow?” he asked. “It’s a Sunday.”“I already promised to go shopping with Linda. I have to remedy the pain you inflicted upon her,” she said, glaring at him.Samuel did not kn
Yvonne did not have too high hopes because Samuel mentioned last night that it was a place she saw every day.If it was a place she saw often, it should probably be near her housing area.Seeing as Samuel brought the subject up, Yvonne wanted to make sure of it and asked, "Where?" Samuel stretched out his hand and pointed to the villa halfway up the mountain, saying, "There."Yvonne froze for a long time before chuckling and looking at Samuel speechlessly. "Are you bragging in front of me? Let’s hurry home, Linda is still waiting for me to go shopping with her."Before Samuel had any time to explain, Yvonne had already run away.However, it was reasonable for her not to believe it. The hillside villa was auctioned for a price nearing the hundreds of millions. Who would have thought that the buyer behind it would be the Sue family’s trash son-in-law?Samuel smiled faintly, looked at Yvonne's rear figure, and muttered to himself, "You’ll find out on the fifteenth of next month. I hope y
"Samuel’s the one who bought the two cars in our home, and he also bought a house recently. It’s a second-hand house, but it’s already good enough." Yvonne did not tell anyone about that. Linda was the first to know, and also the person that Yvonne had wanted to tell since the very beginning.Linda's mouth gaped in surprise. She thought that the car was bought by Yvonne with money from the company, but she did not expect it to be Samuel’s doing. Two cars worth millions and a second-hand house? That guy was rich!"Yvonne, how can you let a man have a secret stash? Don't you know that this is taboo? It’s capital for him to stray away in the future." Linda glared at Yvonne and chided angrily.Yvonne shook her head indifferently. That was never her worry. If Samuel wanted to cheat, he would have done so long ago. Why would he wait? After three whole years, everyone knew his position in the Sue family as well as the extent of humiliation he suffered. If none of that propelled him to feel di
"Let’s head there then. It’s not like there’s anywhere I can’t go," Woody patted his chest and assured her.The two of them got dressed and headed for the hillside villa.Woody felt a little nervous along the way. He was silently praying not to bump into the owner of the hillside villa, otherwise it would be difficult to explain himself.The reason for Cloudridge Hill Villas’ status as a luxurious residential area was because of the wonderful environment, but the most important aspect was its privacy. Each villa had its own private area and it was against the rules for others to trespass. The rules had only ever been violated once ever since the villa area was being resided in. After all, the people living there were not just any ordinary people—most of them understood the rules well.Before even reaching the hillside, the petite woman was already starting to feel excited, while Woody was increasingly on edge and had a bad feeling in his gut."This villa is the largest in the entire Cl
"Woody, what are you doing, these people...""For f*ck’s sake, quit talking nonsense. Shut up," Woody ordered sharply.The petite woman was shocked. Was it possible that the security guards in Cloudridge Hill Villas were all big shots? Why would he have such a fierce reaction if that were not the case?"You... You look familiar. Are you from the Cohen family?" The security chief walked up to Woody and asked coldly.Cold sweat suddenly appeared on Woody's back and he immediately said, "Give me a chance, bro. I was just curious. It won’t happen again.""Hmph," the security snorted coldly, then said, "Come with me. The Cohen family has lived here for several years, and it’s not like you don’t know the rules. Since you’ve already trespassed into someone else’s place, you should know what price you’ll have to pay."Woody was so scared that his legs became weak. ‘Go with him?’ He heard that the management had a special room to deal with people who broke the rules. A few years ago, a rich man