Ruby had been feeling very troubled lately because Stella had been rather smug for the past few days. Stella claimed that her precious daughter, Skye, was dating a young, rich boyfriend who was a founder of a web hosting company that made three to four million dollars in annual profits. The profit margin of his company was even higher than the Carters’ Neotech Lighting Co. Moreover, he was going to purchase a villa that cost over one million dollars in Barrow Cove as a gift to Skye after they got married so that they could live together comfortably.Stella Harrison was the wife of Waine’s younger brother, Alan Carter. She was also Skye’s mother and she socialized with Ruby on most days. Ruby was sensitive about her own reputation, hearing Stella’s show off so shamelessly made her sick to her stomach. At least her daughter was the chairman of Neotech Co. now, so losing to Stella was unbearable. As a result, she immediately agreed to join Stella when Stella invited her to view the prope
Skye was stumped by Ruby’s remark. They were genuinely planning on taking out a mortgage on the house. After all, one million dollars was nothing to sneeze at. Even her boyfriend Roman Reed was incapable of handing over such a large amount of money so easily. Of course, she could not possibly allow herself to say something like that. She was determined to put up a fight to defend her honor!Everyone in the Carter family was initially suppressed by Faye when she first became the chairman of Neotech Co. a while back. At the time, Ruby was constantly flaunting her prowess to the, and now after a great deal of effort, she managed to find a rich boyfriend who was willing to spoil her. Both Skye and her mother wanted to improve their reputation with such a useful advantage. As a result, she immediately threw a knowing glance at Roman. Upon receiving his approval, she put on a scornful expression and spoke even louder, “Heh-heh, what? A mortgage? I’ve never heard of something more pathet
Skye noticed Roman’s unending gaze and his inability to take his eyes off Faye. She pulled a long face at once and gave Roman a hard pinch. She scolded furiously, “Watch where you’re looking!”Roman was jolted back to reality from the pain. He jumped to explain himself to Skye, yet he still could not restrain himself from taking in the sight of Faye’s body. He could not resist it—Faye was truly a work of art. As one of the three prettiest women in Waltz City, her beauty was undisputed. It had become even more obvious after she was promoted. Her chairman status added to her beauty exponentially, and that made her appear even more attractive to men. Roman was considered a rather successful entrepreneur. He had no lack of experiencing mingling with beautiful women. However, he had never mingled with a woman of Faye’s status, so he was quickly enchanted by her feminine charm.Faye walked over to her mother and said, “Mom, how did you come up with the idea of getting a villa in Barrow C
There was no need to describe how awful Ruby felt in her heart upon hearing that. However, Faye’s gaze rendered her too fearful to act rashly. However, Skye’s next remark crushed her straightforwardly. “That is of course. Even though Faye’s a chairman, she’s still driving around her old, run-down Volkswagen. She’s nothing compared to my boyfriend Roman. He’s been driving a Bentley forever, heh-heh.”Ruby was infuriated at once. She stepped forward and said aloud, “Why do you have to be so sarcastic huh! Who’s to say that Fifi can’t afford a villa in Barrow Cove? We’re only trying not to hurt your feelings! Since you’ve already made your point, we shall make payment today and get those two villas then!”Stella and Skye were both astounded for a moment. They did not expect that Ruby would be bold enough to stake such a claim at this point. They could not help feeling a little guilty. Could it be that Faye was truly capable of paying over a million dollars for villa yet she was just p
Instantly, Stella and Skye were stunned for a moment. It was apparent that they did not expect that they would bump into Zayn here. One should know that Barrow Cove was a location for the rich and famous while Zayn, he was no one but a useless deadbeat. At the same time, Faye, Ruby and Waine saw Zayn as well. The atmosphere was becoming slightly awkward. “Zayn?” Stella called out at once, “How did you end up in Barrow Cove as well.”All this time, Stella and her family members looked down upon Zayn very much. Zayn was but the embodiment of a deadbeat and coward in their perception. They despised Zayn deep into their bones. Even after they learned that it was Zayn who placed 15 million dollars of capital injection in Neotech and made Faye into the chair sometime ago, they still despised Zayn because they did not think that Zayn was capable of having so much money. They were certain that it was Faye who latched on to Violet Vision’s chairman and made Violet Vision’s chairman inves
“Yikes. He’s the deadbeat who married into our family. I told you about him, don’t you remember? He’s embarrassed our family on way too many occasions for years now,” said Skye loudly. She turned around and shot Faye a dirty look.Ruby was furious upon hearing Skye’s insulting remark. She gnashed her teeth in anger. Roman’s eyes were shaded with a tinge of darkness. He met Faye earlier and after learning that Zayn was Faye’s husband, he was immediately filled with hostility towards Zayn. “So it’s him huh, you’re right and he really doesn’t look like much.”“Hah-hah, of course. You should think about this, if he actually had any form of competency, wouldn’t he be doing better for himself?” Skye chuckled in delight. When she was done dissing Zayn, she said pretentiously, “Yikes, Zayn. I’m sorry for being so blunt. I’ve always been a person who speaks my mind, so I hope you won’t take that to heart.”Meanwhile, Stella turned around and said to Ruby, “Waine, Ruby, I thought both of yo
Instantly, everyone shifted their gaze towards him. Faye made it a point to leave upon hearing that. Her body started trembling ever so slightly out of the blue. It was as if Zayn’s voice struck straight to her heart. Ruby was stunned for a moment. She turned around and saw Zayn walking over with long strides. He cracked into a smile and repeated himself again, “Who’s saying that we can’t afford it? It’s just a villa in Barrow Cove.”Just a villa in Barrow Cove?That statement sounded a little too arrogant, right!Not only Stella and Skye but the rest of the onlookers in the surroundings had an unfavorable impression of Zayn when they heard his statement. They found Zayn to be too arrogant. They could afford to buy villas in Barrow Cove but they still had to take out mortgages on these properties so they definitely could not make a high-sounding statement like ‘just a villa in Barrow Cove’! Moreover, they could see that Zayn was dressed in cheap attire from head to toe and he
Her words told a different story, one that contradicted the disdainful smile playing on her lips. It was obvious that she did not believe that Zayn had the capability to buy a house and assumed that Zayn was only putting up a front at most. Yes, Zayn had always upheld his image as a deadbeat during the four years of him marrying into the Carter family. He was incapable of accomplishing any success yet he embarrassed the family countless times. His wife Faye’s reputation in Waltz City was constantly really poor because of her deadbeat husband.She refused to believe that Zayn had the ability to hand over so much money to buy a villa in Barrow Cove regardless. Even if he were to take out a mortgage for the villa, he would still need to pay a few hundred thousand dollars up front as well!Stella joined in the conversation immediately as well. She began to make sarcastic remarks at Zayn with a disdainful and despising tone that she did not have any intention to conceal. Ruby swallowe