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As soon as Joe arrived at his doorstep, he could hear the voice of his mother-in-law, Elaine, coming from inside the house.
“I already told you to find a capable husband but you refused to listen to my advice! Look at how capable Rachel’s son-in-law is! He can even afford to put them up in a four-bedroom house! Her house is more than one hundred and eighty square meters large! Just look at our house. It is at most one hundred and twenty square meters. Do you know how embarrassing it is for me?”
After that, Elaine continued speaking, “Other people can count on their son-in-law but the guy you married is just useless! How can I count on Joe? If I have to depend on him, I’m afraid I’ll never be able to live in a big house my entire life!”
At this time, Claire suddenly spoke up in a dissatisfied tone, “Mom, why are you always envious of other people’s belongings? I have already been promoted to the role of director! If we save for a few more years, we will definitely be able to afford a new and bigger house.”
At this time, Joe’s mother-in-law sneered as she said, “You want me to wait a few more years? I might already be dead by then! Ever since you married Joe, we have never experienced a single good day in our life! Why are we still living in the same house that you grew up in? All of my friends are living a better life than I am!”
Claire simply replied, “Mom, why do you always have to make such comparisons? Does that make you any happier?”
“I am sick of this!” Elaine continued complaining. “I hate the fact that I am always losing to my friends! I hate this!”
Joe shook his head before he opened the door and walked into the house in a helpless manner.
Elaine snorted as soon as she saw that Joe had already come home. “So you’re finally home? Do you know what time it is now? When are you going to start cooking? I am already starving!”
Joe smiled before he said, “Okay, Mom. I will start cooking now.”
After that, Joe went into the kitchen immediately.
Joe understood Elaine’s character very well. She would always feel very uncomfortable and envious of others whenever someone else had something that she did not.
If Elaine knew that Zeke was going to give him a villa, she would definitely rush over to Joe and say all sorts of sweet nothings to him just so she could get in his good books.
However, Joe did not want to say anything about the villa he was about to receive because of Elaine’s current attitude.
As Joe was busy in the kitchen, Claire walked over to him before she said in a low voice, “Joe, please don’t take my mother’s words to heart. She is just too vain and idealistic.”
Joe deliberately asked, “What did your mother say? I didn’t hear anything at all.”
“Alright then, you can continue pretending. It would really be strange if you truly didn’t hear anything at all,” Claire replied as she poke Joe’s forehead with her finger.
Joe took advantage of this opportunity to hold Claire’s hand at this time.
Claire started blushing immediately and she looked around the kitchen before she retracted her hand immediately.
However, Joe refused to let go of her hand. Instead, he brought his hand closer to him as he took a closer look at her hand. Joe smiled when he saw that Claire was wearing the bracelet that he made her. After that, he asked, “Is the bracelet effective?”
“Yes.” Claire nodded before she said, “I think that it’s really effective. Ever since I put on the bracelet, my body seems much lighter and more relaxed. I also feel much more comfortable today. What is this bracelet made of? Why is it so effective?”
Joe smiled before he said, “It’s just made out of pearls.”
The Holy Pearl of the Ocean that was on Claire’s wrist right now made her wrist look so fair and tender just like snow.
As Joe held her smooth and warm hand, he did not feel like letting go at all.
When Claire realized what he was thinking, she blushed before she glared at him and retracted her hand immediately.
Joe smiled before he asked, “Are you also interested in moving into a new house?”
“Of course! Who wouldn’t want to live in a newer and bigger house? Ever since my mother moved out of the villa, she has been complaining all the time because she feels that this house is too small and shabby…”
Claire sighed before she continued, “But the new houses are too expensive now. Since we do not have so much money on hand, we should just forget it.”
After that, Claire suddenly recalled something and she blurted out, “By the way, we could go and check out some new properties and houses first. We can calculate the price difference between this house and the new house. If the price difference is not too great, then we can get the new house as soon as possible!”
Claire said excitedly before Joe could even speak, “Alright then. It is decided. Since it is a weekend tomorrow, why don’t we check out some new houses tomorrow?”
Joe nodded because he could tell that Claire was really very interested and excited about this matter. Therefore, he simply replied, “Sure. If you want to check out some new houses, I’ll definitely accompany you.”
At this time, Claire took out her cell phone to research some real estate information before she finally decided to look at one of the districts with a good environment.
After dinner, someone came and knocked on their front door. Someone from the courier company delivered a small parcel to Joe before the person said, “This is an express city delivery for you. Please sign to receive it.”
After Joe signed for the receipt, he opened the small box and found that there was a suite key and several golden key cards with the words ‘Thompson First Villa A05’ written on it.
Joe also received a phone call from Zeke, the head of the White family. Zeke greeted Joe respectfully over the phone as he said, “Hello, Mr. Smith. Have you received the key and the room cards for the villa? Thompson First has been developed by the Thompson First Development Company in Aurous Hill. It is one of the most high-end projects around the city right now. The villa that I’ve given you, Villa A05, is the largest villa consisting of one thousand square meters excluding the courtyard! I hope that you will enjoy my gift to you and your family.”
Joe heard of the Thompson First Development Company before and he knew that they were developing many villas and high rise buildings in Aurous Hill. Thompson First was indeed one of the highest-end projects in Aurous Hill at the moment.
The market price for one of these villas is at least one hundred million dollars.
It seemed as though Zeke was really being very generous.
Therefore, Joe replied in a light manner, “Thank you for your generosity.”
Zeke was ecstatic as he exclaimed, “No, no! It is an honor for me to be able to do something for you, Mr. Smith!”
After returning to the bedroom, Joe suddenly asked Claire, “My dear wife, do you like the villas at Thompson First?”
“Thompson First?!” Claire exclaimed in surprise. “How will we ever be able to afford any of the villas there? The prices for an ordinary residential house developed by Thompson First Development
Company is already twice the price of any other residential house! However, I must say that the properties developed by this group are really the best in Aurous Hill!”
Joe smiled before he said, “We can have a look at the villas tomorrow before we decide if we’re interested in buying one.”
Claire hurriedly waved her hand before she said, “Forget it. We should just forget it. Let’s be more pragmatic and check out the ordinary residential houses instead.”
Joe smiled before he said, “I did not tell you about this before but I actually have a friend working for Thompson First Development Company. He said that he’ll be able to get me one of the villas at cost price, so why don’t we check it out first?”
Early the next morning, Joe brought the villa key and access cards that Zeke had given him as he drove to the Thompson First sales center with his wife.
After driving for a short while, they arrived at the entrance of the Thompson First sales center.
At this time, the sales center was extremely crowded. It seemed as though the residents of Aurous Hill were very interested in the properties developed by Thompson First Development Company even though they might not be able to afford it.
When Claire saw the huge crowd of people, she pulled Joe aside as she said, “Joe, there are so many people here today. We will not be able to afford any of the properties here anyway, so why don’t we go somewhere else instead?”
Joe smiled before he replied, “My dear wife, since we are already here, then why don’t we just head in and take a look? We have nothing to lose anyway. I really want to take a look at the properties developed by this company. Will you accompany me?”
At this time, Claire could only reply helplessly, “Well, I guess it is finally time for us to have a look at the properties developed by Thompson First Development Company.”
After entering the sales center, many people were gathered in front of a huge table as they listened to one of the property guides as he explained the general living situation in the Thompson First Villas community.
The area of real estate developed by the company in Aurous Hill was very large indeed.
The periphery of the land was filled with high-rise residential buildings and ordinary residential houses. The area ranged between one hundred and twenty square meters to two hundred and forty square meters. The prices for these houses were also very high, with a starting price of eighty thousand dollars for each square meter.
As for the deepest, most comfortable and prime location of the real estate, it was the area for the Thompson First villas.
The sizes of the villas ranged from three hundred square meters to more than one thousand square meters per unit. Since each of the villas came with a yard and a basement, the prices of the villas were very high, costing one hundred and thirty thousand dollars per square meter.
In other words, the villa that Zeke gave to Joe was worth a hundred and thirty million dollars!
At this time, the property guide also said, “We provide separate property and security services for the distinguished villa owners. Despite the fact that the ordinary residential houses and the villas are situated within the same community, there is additional fencing surrounding the villa! This means that it is a completely separated community from the ordinary residential houses!”
“The ordinary residential houses are already very safe and heavily guarded. No outsiders are allowed to enter the community and this means that the villa area would be even safer! To put it simply, it would be absolutely impossible for any thieves or burglar to break into the villas at all. Therefore, you can rest assured if you would like to own one of these villas!”