Kaze had a precise grasp of human nature. After hearing the saleslady, Ryna might look at Kaze with shock as if she had just known him, but the enthusiasm disappeared. Kent gave the villa to Kaze because he wanted to repay the life-saving debt so that it would not drag out for too long. Since Kaze could no longer use the debt to ask for help, even if he saved the mayor’s life before, it became meaningless. “Hmph. He saved the mayor’s life and got a villa, how shallow. If I were him, I would rather have the mayor indebted to me than receive something physical in return. The favors I can call in are definitely worth more than the villa alone,” Heath said with jealousy. Claudia teased, “Heath is right. Ryna, your future son-in-law is short-sighted. I guess this is as far as he can reach. “Anthony said something very fitting before. A person cannot earn what he does not know,” Nadia said. Her interest in Kaze was piqued at first but suddenly faded after she learned the truth.
“Sorry, Mr. Lee. It was my mistake…” The saleslady, Bertha, apologized and bowed, her eyes teared up. Kaze gave her a piece of tissue. “It’s okay. It happens to the best of us.” “Sarah, was it?” The manager nodded immediately. “Yes, Mr. Lee. What can I do for you?” “I don’t want the furniture and remember to give Bertha the commission she deserves,” Kaze said. Bertha did not judge a person by their looks and did not look down on Kaze. “Of course. Bertha is entitled to the commission and please accept the furniture. It’s the least we can do.” Sarah sounded respectful. Knowing that Kaze was a wealthy man with five hundred million lying idle in his bank account, she knew he was an extraordinary man and had a powerful social circle. One word from him and the sales gallery might see a huge boost in sales and could meet their annual target easily. Based on what she knew, Kaze’s bank card had more than five hundred million, but she did not say anything about it. Bertha
“Mr. Chairman?!” Sarah was shocked to see the group of people striding in. She led her employees forward and bowed respectfully. All the employees were shocked. No one expected their chairman to show up with the executives, escorting the family of three. In fact, even the chairman acted like a new recruit in front of the woman. The family of three came under the spotlight, making people wonder who they were. Only Kaze was baffled because when he heard the voice, he knew it was Agnes, his mother-in-law. The family of three was none other than Darcy and her parents, Hector and Agnes, who had just arrived at Riverbank yesterday. It was a surprise to meet them here. The chairman raised his hand at Sarah. “Sarah, let me introduce you to the chairwoman, Darcy Quint of the Ridgesouth Quints. These two are Ms. Darcy’s father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Quint. “Ms. Quint’s family are expanding to Riverbank so they are here to look for properties. It is an honor for Rivername to
Agnes was like a different person from when she was in Lilyrose. Darcy becoming the branch family’s head seemed to have brought her a lot of advantages, allowing her to be more mature. Darcy looked at Kaze. Her lips pursed and did not say a word. Sarah hesitated. Asking the other customers to leave would literally be throwing money out of the door and it would affect Rivername’s reputation. “Didn’t you hear Mrs. Quint? Go!” the chairman said strongly. The Ridgesouth Quints were a major stakeholder in his company. He would rather offend random customers than offend Darcy. Therefore, Sarah and her team went up to the customers and explained the situation to them, politely asking them to leave while giving them a small gift as a token of apology. Soon, other than the employees, only Lock, Heath, and their respective families were left. “What’s the matter? Can’t I be here?” Agnes looked at Kaze coldly. “If I am not here, you will use the money you stole from our family to
“Don’t call me that! I don’t have a son-in-law like you!” Agnes shook her hand and bellowed, “How dare you blame me? You used Darcy’s money to pretend that you are rich here in Riverbank. You even kept the daughter of some deputy chief of the Viper’s Den at your house and now meddling around with your teacher’s daughter? “Have you gotten out of your mind? Are you addicted to living off women?!” Kaze said, “It’s not like that. I…” “You! You are ridiculous!” Agnes scoffed. “Tell me what’s the matter with the woman at your villa. Agatha and Nelson saw her with their own eyes! I’ve also heard that before I even arrived here, that woman claimed to be your girlfriend and you two are inseparable! You even met her parents?! “What about your teacher’s daughter? I hope I heard it wrong but I did not! That woman called you her future son-in-law! Am I wrong?” She fired a barrage of questions at Kaze. Darcy fixed her eyes at Kaze, hoping that he could provide a satisfying answer.
Alex hummed a reply and then said with a different tone, “I heard your live-in son-in-law is in Riverbank as well?” He sounded indifferent but with a hint of contempt. It essentially reflected the Otters’ stance on Kaze. Agnes glanced at Kaze and carefully asked, “What’s the matter? Did he cause any trouble to our family?” She knew Kaze too well to know what her brother was going to ask. Kaze was a walking magnet for trouble, causing nothing but havoc everywhere he went. It was also the main reason why Agnes brought up the divorce to Darcy recently. Darcy’s status had risen significantly and her social circle would open up to powerful families and prominent figures. Kaze’s disgraceful status would only drag her down, holding her back. Not only was he a magnet for trouble, but he might mess with the wrong party one day, offending people they could not afford to. The powerful families in Riverbank were not the same as those in Lilyrose. Alex explained, “It’s not that.
“W-What should we do now?!” Agnes got nervous knowing that they had not prepared a present for her father. Her father was an old-fashioned man who adhered the strictest rules and carried an air of pride with him. Every year during his birthday, the young ones would have to prepare presents to his liking or else he would be mad. Agnes and her family were excommunicated until recently but even she had to prepare a gift for her father every year. Although her father had never accepted her gift, sometimes even throwing them out, Agnes dared not miss out. Her father could reject her gift but she could not miss his birthday. It was almost afternoon, where should Agnes get a present for her father? If she and her family attended the banquet empty-handed, Caster would be furious and her whole family would be embarrassed. Kaze then said, “It’s alright. Rose told me about this and I’ve prepared the gift. I’ll tell them to send the gift over to the Otters and you’ll just have to
“I think because Darcy became the branch head of the Ridgesouth Quints, they got so carried away that they don’t even respect Grandfather anymore!” “I believe to them, it is us who begged them to attend this banquet.” Adam’s children, Max and Maxine, sided with their father and grandfather, so they spoke harshly toward Darcy and Agnes. Master Otter’s expression darkened. He looked at his daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter in silence. He grunted heavily to express his dissatisfaction at Agnes and her family. As for Kaze, his existence was completely ignored. “Father, I am sorry. We were caught in terrible traffic and we traveled almost half the city to get here.” Agnes stepped up and apologized to her father. “I am so sorry that we are almost late.” “Caught in traffic? I guess you have to be earlier next time. It’s better to arrive than no show. Father actually misses you guys,” Agatha said, showing support to her sister. “Agatha, stop finding excuses for them. Ma