Madam Faust snorted. "I'm old and useless now, so no one cares about me anymore. Forget outsiders, even my children have abandoned me. In all my life, I've never worn a gold bracelet."Taken aback, Lana cursed inwardly. Was her mother aiming for her bracelets? What should she do now? She hurriedly hid her wrists under the table. She knew her mother too well. "Did you hear that, Lana? You have two bracelets, so why don’t you be a good daughter and give one to Mother?" Ruby suggested."I can’t do that! These bracelets are a gift from Mr. Hughes. I can't simply give them away" Lana bit her lip and shook her head profusely.Madam Faust spat, "Simply give them away? I'm your mother! And you won’t even give me a measly bracelet?"Elio was dumbfounded. The old hag was openly demanding the bracelet now. Their entire family was nuts!Lana's body shook with rage. After so many years, she finally had a pair of gold bracelets to herself, yet they were asking her to give one away before she
The new house was located in a high-end district. It was a luxurious bungalow with a built-in elevator. Everyone was envious, asking how much it cost and where they had gotten the furniture.Hudson's expression finally brightened up a little. With the aura of a rich young heir, he stood in the middle of the hall and introduced, "The house is almost two thousand square feet, and it costs more than 370 thousand dollars.""Wow, it's so expensive!" someone exclaimed."Incredible, such a huge mansion for a pair of young newlyweds? The Reagles must really be loaded!”Upon hearing the praise, Yitty began to show off again. It was her nature to hog the spotlight. “Of course! The location is great, too. The house makes a home, after all. We will live our best lives here from now on. It's just a shame about the price. I reckon some people can't afford it."She shot Elio a disdainful look, her implication self-evident. It seemed that she had not learned her lesson.Naturally, Elio was not g
Howard blinked. Elio was great except for the fact he liked to brag too much. Since when did he have a villa?Lana's heart skipped a beat. She had a bad feeling about this. Everything was going well, and no one had noticed that the luxury car was borrowed. She had a lot of fun showing off. However, bragging about having a mansion was too ridiculous. What if they wanted to verify it?As expected, Ruby sensed something amiss in her sister's family's expressions. She sneered and said, "That's nice! We’d love to see your villa. One month from now, Yitty and Hudson will be back from their honeymoon. When the time comes, let's go to Cloudsea together and see Elio’s villa with our own eyes. How about that?"Everyone agreed with this suggestion. Even Madam Faust nodded and said, "It's decided. Let's all join them for a visit. In all my years, I've never lived in such a huge mansion before. I have to experience it at least once."The Joneses were burning with anxiety. Oh no, Elio had gotten
Lana was deeply committed to abandoning her useless son-in-law as soon as possible. Despite the heavy gold bracelet on her wrist and despite the high she still felt from basking in Elio’s glory earlier, she did not change her mind. In her eyes, her daughter was young, beautiful, and capable. Evelyn should find a real tycoon and live the rest of her life in luxury.Listening to her mother criticize Elio again, Evelyn felt disheartened. It felt like they were walking down two different paths. Elio had never been down-to-earth. Now, he was becoming vainer by the day. He was far from her ideal partner. Sooner or later, they would have to part ways.His mother-in-law's attitude did not matter to Elio. He only cared about Evelyn. Elio glanced sideways, sensing something was wrong.Evelyn's expression was cold, like an iceberg that no one dared to approach.Sigh! Elio secretly sighed to himself. No matter how hard he tried, everything he did was wrong in her eyes. Perhaps they really were
There was a large amount of cash and foreign currency inside, as well as many gold bars, land deeds, and important documents. Drake was not worried about showing Elio the contents of his safe. He knew all too well that Elio would have no interest in his wealth. Instead, he grabbed a fruit basket from the safe and then closed it, letting the liquor cabinet fall into place. He then brought the basket to Elio, looking like an old man who just got back from the market.After he placed the basket on the coffee table. Elio took a closer look and saw the grapefruit-sized object inside it. It had an ugly grayish-black wrinkled exterior, and it smelled nauseating. A scorching heat emanated from it as if it had just emerged from an oven.Elio's eyes widened. "It’s a Scarletflame Fruit! It's a precious fruit that grows inside volcanos, and it takes at least a thousand years to grow to this size. Despite its looks, it’s a truly rare find!”Drake was surprised that Elio could recognize it. He
Elio and Drake finished the bottle of expensive wine in no time. Drake wanted to open another bottle, but Elio stopped him. After all, he could not let his guard down too much. As a former mercenary king, he could not afford to get hungover. He had to stay relatively sober.Drake did not insist. He just smiled and said, "Then relax here. I'll head out for a while."Elio nodded. "Go ahead."Drake left the office and Elio leaned back on the sofa, slightly flushed. It had been too long since he last had a drink. This tipsy feeling was so satisfying.After a while, the door creaked open.Four young and beautiful women quietly crept into the room like cats. They were the girls who had brought Elio and his in-laws the gifts from before. Their faces and figures were all perfect.Sensing something amiss, Elio turned around and saw their smiling faces. He could not help but ask, confused, "What are you guys here?"The girls kicked off their high heels and approached him barefoot. They su
Elio hugged the pillow, his chest tight with regret. He had even lost the right to sleep next to his wife at night! Such woe!However, he had to make his position clear. He put down the pillow and basket, then he went to the bedroom door and said gently, "It's not what you think. Mr. Hughes invited a few women to pour us wine. Please don't misunderstand."The bedroom door opened. Evelyn stood at the door in her nightdress, her expression cold. "You're the one who misunderstood. No matter what you did with those women, it has nothing to do with me. We're only married in name, and it’s a matter of time before we get a divorce. You may think I'm angry, but in fact, I'm not. Why should I worry about someone who has nothing to do with me? Just get to sleep already!"Before Elio could say anything, she slammed the door shut in his face.After all that, Elio was also furious. What did he do wrong? He did not even touch those women! He only ever cared about Evelyn, so how could she say tha
A simple and unadorned letter was placed on Elio’s desk. It read, "Master Rinz, meet me at Leisure Tower for a chat tomorrow at midnight. I shall wait for you here." It was signed Third Master Chance.The writing was firm and elegant. The short letter was enough to reveal its writer’s confident, domineering aura.A mysterious man had personally delivered it to the company’s front desk before leaving. Elio's expression was cold. It seemed that his dispute with Tiger had finally reached Third Master Chance. He could not afford to underestimate Cloudsea’s underground mastermind.Even so, he was not going to back down. Let them bring it on!A Bentley Continental sports car stopped at Evamor Tower and picked Eli up. The driver was none other than Yarely, owner of the Orchid Harmony Club.Today, Yarely was wearing an asymmetrical dress that wrapped around her curvaceous body and revealed her fair long legs. No man could ever get tired of looking at her."Sorry to trouble you today, b