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Just then, an old man suddenly walked out of the villa.
The old man walked towards Joe before he asked in a respectful manner, “Hello, are you Mr. Smith?”
Joe nodded before he replied, “Yes, I am. May I know who you are?”
The old man replied, “Hello, Mr. Smith. I am Mr. White’s butler and I am responsible for taking care of this villa. I am Barry Landon but you can call me Barry. I am in charge of the maintenance of the villa.”
“Barry?” Wendy stared at him in shock as though she had just been electrocuted.
Wasn’t Barry her fiancé, Gerald’s butler? Why was he here?
Did this villa belong to the White family?
If that was the case, then why was it given to Joe?
Wendy quickly asked, “Barry, what is going on? Does this villa belong to the White family?”
Barry replied, “Yes, it used to belong to the White family but it belongs to Mr. Smith now.”
After that, Barry looked at Joe again before he asked, “Mr. Smith, the renovation in the villa has not been completed yet. When do you plan to move in? I will ask the workers to work faster and I will make all the necessary preparations for you in advance.”
Joe quickly replied, “We will not be moving in for the time being. You can continue looking after the villa on my behalf. I will call you once I am ready to move in.”
“Okay, Mr. Smith!”
After he was done speaking, Barry bowed to Joe before he stepped aside as he waited for him to enter the villa.
Wendy was still in shock and her family members were also very surprised at this time.
“The White family’s butler?” Wendy said in shock. “Are you talking about Gerald’s family?”
Joe looked at her before he smiled and said, “Yes. I am talking about Gerald’s family. His uncle gave me this house.”
“What?!” Wendy felt that her brain was going to explode!
This villa originally belonged to her fiancé’s family?
In other words, she would’ve been the owner of this villa in the future?
Why did they give the villa to Joe?
This was her villa!
Wendy’s parents were also very puzzled and angry at the same time.
Their daughter was marrying into the White family in the future. The White family should have left the villa to their daughter. So, why did they give it to Joe instead? This was ridiculous!
Hannah quickly asked Wendy, “Wendy, what is going on? Did you know that the White family owned this villa?”
Wendy shook her head before she said, “No, I did not know about it. Gerald did not mention it to me…”
At this time, Hannah quickly shouted, “Hurry up and give Gerald a call! Ask him what is going on!”
“Alright.”
Wendy quickly took out her cell phone to call Gerald immediately.
As soon as Gerald answered the phone, Wendy asked him, “Gerald, does your family own a villa in Thompson First?”
Gerald replied, “Yes, we own one of the villas there. What’s wrong?”
At this time, Wendy replied in a dissatisfied tone, “Why didn’t you tell me about this? Was this villa supposed to be our matrimonial home?”
“No,” Gerald replied immediately. “My uncle bought that villa so he can use it as his retirement home in the future. He really likes the environment at Thompson First. Why would he give us that villa?”
After that, Gerald continued asking, “How did you know about the villa?”
Wendy felt so aggrieved that she started crying at this time. “Did you know that your uncle gave his villa away?”
“Gave it away?” Gerald asked in surprise. “Who did he give it to?”
Wendy continued crying before she replied, “He gave it to Joe! My useless brother-in-law, Joe!”
Gerald was also stunned.
The villa at Thompson First was the most valuable property owned by the White family.
This house was owned by Zeke, the current head of the White family, who was Gerald’s uncle.
Zeke was Kevin’s father, and Gerald’s father was only second-in-command.
Even though Gerald and his father really loved Thompson First, there was no way they could afford such an expensive villa!
Therefore, Gerald felt extremely shocked and uncomfortable when he heard that his uncle had actually given this villa to Joe. He immediately told Wendy over the phone, “Wendy, give me a minute. I will ask my uncle about this.”
Wendy hung up the phone before she glared at Joe as she gritted her teeth and asked, “Joe, what did you do? How did you trick Uncle White into giving you this villa?”
At this time, Joe replied in a light manner, “Mr. White offered me this villa on his own accord.”
“You are lying!” Wendy suddenly blurted out. “You’re not related to the White family at all! Why would Uncle White give you such an expensive villa for no reason? You must have gotten this villa from him using some sort of despicable means!”
At this time, Wendy suddenly received a phone call from Gerald. “Wendy, it seems as though my uncle is very busy right now. He hung up on me without saying anything at all.”
Joe sneered before he took out his cell phone. After that, he turned on the speaker before he called Zeke directly.
As soon as the phone started ringing, the other party answered the call immediately.
Wendy was stunned.
“Mr. Smith!” Zeke exclaimed in a flattering manner over the other end of the line. “Mr. Smith, have you gone to Thompson First to check out the villa that I gave you? Are you satisfied with the villa?”
Joe responded immediately, “Yes, I’m looking at the villa right now. It’s a really beautiful villa. Thank you.”
Zeke quickly replied, “Mr. Smith, there’s no need to thank me. I’m glad that you like it!”
Joe continued speaking in a calm manner, “The reason I’m calling today is to let you know that I’m very satisfied with the villa.”
“Mr. Smith, please do not hesitate to let me know if there’s anything else you need. I’ll definitely try my best to get things done for you. I’ll make sure that you’re satisfied!”
Everyone around Joe was shocked at this time.
They did not expect to hear that Zeke had given this villa to Joe voluntarily. Why did he do that?
Moreover, Zeke was Wendy’s future father-in-law but he actually had to be so respectful and humble in front of Joe. Wendy could not stop herself from feeling extremely frustrated at this time.
Finally, she couldn’t hold her anger in any longer. Therefore, she suddenly spoke in a loud manner as she interrupted Joe’s phone call, “Uncle White, I am Gerald’s fiancée, Wendy. Why would you give Joe this villa for no reason at all? Could you tell me the reason why?”