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“What? Who do you think you are? Do you really think you have the right to ask me about my personal affairs?”
Zeke replied in a cold manner.
Wendy’s face flushed red immediately.
At this time, Joe simply replied, “Mr. White, I think you should give them an explanation on this matter. Otherwise, they’re very convinced that I’ve tricked you into giving me the villa.”
“Okay!” Zeke replied immediately. “Since Mr. Smith wants me to explain myself, then I will explain it to you because I am giving him face. I owe Mr. Smith a huge favor because he saved my life. Therefore, I’m giving him this villa as a gift and token of my gratitude. I hope that you clowns will stop doubting Mr. Smith because if you continue to doubt him, I won’t let you off!”
Wendy felt very aggrieved at this time. Her face turned red because she felt so embarrassed that her future father-in-law actually scolded her in front of everyone else.
When Christopher saw that Wendy was so aggrieved, he coughed before he said, “Mr. White, Wendy is still a young child. She only asked you about the villa out of curiosity. She had no other intentions.”
Zeke ignored Christopher and he simply said in a respectful manner, “Mr. Smith, is there anything else you would like me to explain?”
“No, that is it,” Joe replied.
“Okay then. I won’t bother you anymore, Mr. Smith. Please call me whenever you need my help.”
After that, Joe immediately hung up the phone.
”Joe, is this… did the White family really give this villa to you?” Jacob asked Joe in surprise when he finally regained his senses.
“Yes, dad,” Joe replied as he smiled.
“This… you…” Jacob stuttered. He felt as though he was still dreaming.
Claire hurried over to her father before she said, “Dad, why don’t you sit down and rest for a while? Since Mr. White has already explained the situation to everyone, everyone should know clearly now that this villa rightfully belongs to Joe.”
Claire specifically emphasized the words ‘rightfully belongs’ because she wanted her relatives to hear her loud and clear.
Hannah held her hand against her chest in disbelief before she muttered, “The White family must be really insane! If they wanted to give this villa to someone else, why didn’t they give it to me instead?”
Hannah was not the only one in disbelief because the rest of them were also very shocked at this time. In fact, Harold was extremely jealous of Joe.
He could never afford to buy this villa even if he worked hard for ten lifetimes, but how did this good fortune fall on someone like Joe?!
What kind of luck did he have?
Christopher’s face was still pale, and the fact that Zeke had ignored him did not matter anymore. He felt that this villa should have been his daughter’s property in the future, but unfortunately, it had ended up in Joe’s hands instead. This was totally unacceptable!
He looked at his daughter who was still crying miserably before he looked at Joe, and he could feel his heart sinking immediately.
He had always looked down on Jacob for the longest time, but now, the latter was actually so many steps above him because of his son-in-law. How could he accept this?
Christopher suddenly spoke up and asked, “Joe, what kind of favor does Mr. White owe you? Are you going to help him under the Wilson family’s name?”
Joe replied lightly, “Well, this is my personal business, so there is no need for me to explain myself to you!”
After that, Joe turned around and spoke to Barry. “It is already getting late. Please help me to see the guests off.”
Even though Christopher claimed to be his ‘elder’, he was nothing at all in Joe’s eyes!
Barry nodded respectfully before he said to the crowd, “Excuse me, and please follow me. I will lead everyone to the door.”
Christopher glared at Joe furiously before he calmly walked out of the villa.
Wendy also shot Joe a look of resentment before following after her father’s footsteps.
They felt extremely broken at this time.
They could not imagine how a useless son-in-law who depended on his wife could actually run into such good luck!
Finally, Barry closed the door behind him before going back to the guest room without disturbing Joe and his family.
After Harold’s family had left the villa, Claire suddenly asked, “Joe, it is time for you to tell us the truth now. Why don’t you tell us what you did for the White family and why they owe you for this favor?”
Joe hesitated for a moment because he did not know how he should explain himself.
A few days ago, the White family had helped Jack to hold a banquet and competition where they wanted to unify the entire metaphysics community in Aurous Hill. However, Jack had been struck to death by Joe’s own Thunder Order, and the White family had been so afraid that he would also condemn them. Therefore, Zeke had decided to give him the villa as a token of their appreciation and to show how grateful he was toward Joe. In fact, they were simply afraid that Joe would be so angry that he might kill them without any hesitation at all.
After thinking about it, Joe finally replied, “I helped the White family with their Feng Shui matters. Therefore, they decided to repay me by giving this villa to me.”
“What?!” Claire and her parents were shocked.
“Joe, you helped other people to look at their Feng Shui?” Claire’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Joe nodded. “Yes.”
Claire continued questioning him with a puzzled expression on her face. “Where did you learn about Feng Shui anyway?”
Joe smiled before he replied, “By watching the television! There are so many Feng Shui programs on television nowadays!”
Upon hearing that, Claire began panicking as she blurted out, “Joe, are you insane?! Who gave you the courage to give Feng Shui advice to other people just because you watched some Feng Shui programs on television?! Moreover, you actually dared to accept such an expensive villa as a token?”
When Joe saw that Claire was panicking, he smiled before assuring her. “My dear wife, don’t worry about the villa. Mr. White will never come and cause any trouble because of this villa.”
Jacob continued shaking his head. “No. Last time when you helped the Quinton family with their Feng Shui problem, you already spent one hundred million dollars of their money just to bid on the clamshell. Now, the White family is actually giving you a villa just to thank you! These two families are both extremely famous and prestigious in Aurous Hill. I am afraid that they will regret their decision in the future, and sooner or later, they will come and demand that you give everything back to them!”
Jacob continued speaking, “You should return the villa to the White family as soon as possible. Otherwise, I am afraid that all of us are doomed if they try to settle the score with us!”
At this time, Joe’s mother-in-law suddenly blurted out, “What do you mean?! Why should we return the villa to the White family? After all, Mr. Zeke was the one who gave this villa to Joe. Joe did not steal this villa from anyone! This villa will be our home in the future!”
Elaine had never imagined that she would ever have the opportunity to live in such a luxurious villa. Now that they had finally acquired the villa, Jacob was asking her son-in-law to return the villa. Wasn’t this equivalent to killing her?
Claire replied helplessly, “Mom! We should not be accepting this kind of gift from others! It will definitely be very troublesome in the future.”
“There will not be any trouble at all!” Elaine snorted as she looked at Joe before saying, “Oh, Joe, I really did not expect you to be so capable. I would not have expected you to have such a great ability to actually earn such a big villa for us to live in!”
Elaine smiled and said excitedly, “I really have a terrific son-in-law! You should have started giving Feng Shui advice to other people earlier. That way, we would have been rich a long time ago!”
Jacob could not tolerate his wife any longer. Thus, he quickly spoke up and said, “Wife! This is not just about the villa! Even if Joe really gave them some Feng Shui advice, how is it appropriate for him to accept a villa like this? Wouldn’t we be in a lot of trouble if the White family regrets their decision in the future?”
Elaine jumped up in anger as soon as she heard Jacob’s words. Then, she pointed a finger at Jacob before she said, “Don’t give me all these unnecessary excuses! I have been suffering and living in poverty all my life with you! I finally have the opportunity to live in a big and luxurious villa, and yet, you are asking me to give it back? Let me tell you something, Jacob. If you force your son-in-law to give this villa up, I will divorce you immediately!”
“You… you… you really are the most materialistic woman I have ever seen in my life!”
Jacob was so angry and at a loss for words that he simply sat down on the sofa.
Joe smiled before saying, “Dad, don’t worry about it. This villa will not be taken away.”
“My good son-in-law, you are really very capable!”
Elaine continued looking around the villa as she touched the antiques and calligraphy paintings that were hanging on the wall. Overjoyed, she said, “Christopher can show off as much as he wants! Now, I am the one living in this beautiful and luxurious villa while his family can only afford to buy one of the units in the high rise condominium outside! I am really very happy today~”
Claire could not take it anymore, finally pulling Joe aside and whispering, “Joe, tell me the truth. What is going on?”