Chapter 115 – Disdained Son-in-Law, Destined Riches

Filed to story: Disdained Son-in-Law, Destined Riches >>

Joe replied, “My dear wife, don’t worry too much about it. I assure you that this is a legitimate income and I did not cheat or lie to get it. However, it is rather inconvenient for me to explain everything to you right now. I promise I will tell you everything when I have the chance to do so in the future.”

“Alright then. I will believe you since you say that there is a reason for all of this,” Claire replied after thinking it over for a short while. “But Joe, I don’t think that you should continue giving Feng Shui advice to others. Otherwise, my dad and I will be very worried.”

Joe took this opportunity to hold her hand and say, “Don’t worry, Claire. I will not do anything to make you worry. Dad is still pushing us to have a child, what would you do if something were to happen to me?”

“Don’t be silly.”

Claire blushed before taking her hand back from Joe.

Meanwhile, Elaine was exclaiming excitedly as she walked down the stairs.

“When I come back from my trip next week, I am going to invite all the people that I know to come and visit this new villa that I have just bought!”

As soon as she heard her mother’s words, Claire replied immediately, “Mom! This villa was given to Joe…”

“He is our son-in-law, so the villa that is given to him naturally belongs to us too.”

Elaine felt very triumphant as she shook the jade bracelet on her hand. “I have already sent a text message to some of my friends. Many of them are already jealous of me because of this jade bracelet, and now, I even have a big and luxurious villa!”

Joe looked at the jade bracelet on his mother-in-law’s hand. In actual fact, that was the bracelet that Graham had given to him, and he had been planning on giving it to Claire in the first place. However, who would have expected that Elaine would take it for herself instead.

***

At the White family mansion.

Gerald was standing in the hall as he reported what he had just found out to his father over the phone.

After he was done speaking, Gerald hesitated for a moment before he raised his head and said, “Dad, is uncle confused? He did not even stay a single day in that villa, but he did not hesitate at all to give it to Joe! You have to persuade him to take it back from Joe!”

Gerald’s father had a solemn expression on his face as he continued to sit on the sofa.

Gerald had just informed him that his uncle had given the villa at Thompson First to Joe.

He did not believe it at first, and so, he had gone to verify this information with his brother, Zeke, only to find out that Gerald’s report was true after all.

Moreover, Zeke had refused to tell him the reason why he had given the villa to Joe. Instead, he simply stated that he owed the latter a favor.

What kind of favor could Zeke possibly owe Joe that would make him give away such an expensive villa when he had always been an extremely stingy man?

At this time, Gerald’s father simply said, “I have already called your uncle. It seems as though he is very determined about giving the villa to Joe. Therefore, it is highly unlikely that he would ask Joe to return the villa to him.”

Gerald gritted his teeth before saying, “Dad, don’t you think that there is something wrong with Joe? We have been investigating and looking into his background for such a long time, but it seems as though we can never find any news or information about him at all. Don’t you find that extremely strange?”

Gerald’s father pondered for a while before he replied, “Well, your uncle has always been a shrewd person throughout his entire life, and he would never reward Joe for no reason at all. So, no matter what it is and even if there is really something wrong with Joe, you should not provoke him in any way. I will check with your uncle tonight to find out everything about Joe.”

“Okay.”

***

At the same time, Christopher and his wife were also very unhappy with Joe. Consequently, they were complaining about Joe to Lady Wilson right then.

Wendy snorted as she cried in front of Lady Wilson. “Grandma, I do not know what Joe did to deceive the White family into giving him the biggest villa in Thompson First! That villa is worth more than one hundred million dollars! Moreover, he did not invite you to live in the villa, but he even drove our whole family out of the villa just now! Don’t you think that is too much?”

Lady Wilson was sitting on the sofa, and currently, she had a very displeased expression on her face as she snorted, “Yes! I agree that Joe does not have any respect for his elders at all!”

“Yes, mom! Joe is so shameless!” Christopher agreed with a calm expression on his face. “As one of the sons-in-law of the Wilson family, he should have naturally offered to share any good things that he has with you! The villa that you are living in, as well as the furniture, is already so outdated. We should have moved into a newer place with better furniture a long time ago. If Joe really respects you, he would offer to give you the villa at Thompson First! He should allow you to enjoy and live in the villa.”

Lady Wilson’s eyes lit up as soon as she heard Christopher’s words.

After all, they had already been living in this villa for more than ten years. Even though the exterior of the villa was still very stylish, it was already an old property. Since it was situated in a bad location, the villa was worth at most ten to twenty million dollars.

The villa at Thompson First was definitely a hundred times better than this villa. Therefore, the old lady felt greedy immediately because she could never afford to live in a villa like that.

However, as soon as she heard the news that Joe was the owner of the biggest villa in Thompson First, she had the same opinion as Christopher. She felt that as the head of the Wilson family, she should be given the privilege to enjoy the villa!

As Lady Wilson was dreaming about moving into the villa at Thompson First, Christopher suddenly rubbed his hands and sighed before he said, “Mom, I am planning to send someone to invite Loreen’s family to come over as our guests. After that, I am hoping to propose to the Thomas family for Loreen and Harold to be married. What do you think about my suggestion?”

“The Thomas family…” Lady Wilson sighed as she replied, “Previously, Harold left Loreen behind and ran away by himself! I believe that Loreen does not have a good impression of him.”

At this time, Christopher said, “I think that something like that is actually harmless. Since both of our families are business partners, I believe that the Thomas family will be more focused on the future development prospects if our children were to get married. Even though the Wilson family cannot be compared to the Thomas family, we have the Emgrand Group to support us. Moreover, there are still a lot of things that we could do to enhance the future collaboration between our families. Therefore, I think that the Thomas family will definitely agree with this marriage proposal.”

Lady Wilson pondered for a moment before she nodded and said, “In this case, let’s try to extend our invitation to them to see whether the Thomas family would be interested in coming to Aurous Hill as our guests.”

“Okay!” Christopher replied in a hurry. After that, he continued speaking, “Mom, the Thomas family is a very reputable and wealthy family. If we do not live in a decent villa when they visit us, we will definitely lose face in front of them. If that is the case, they will definitely turn down the marriage proposal.”

“However, if you can get Joe to hand over the big and luxurious villa in Thompson First to us, the Thomas family will definitely agree to visit Aurous Hill as our guests. Moreover, they will also think very highly of us when they see us living in a villa at Thompson First. Don’t you agree with me?”

Lady Wilson nodded her head immediately.

Living in a villa that was worth one hundred million dollars would significantly improve other people’s perceptions and impressions of the Wilson family.

Therefore, she quickly replied, “Ask your brother to bring his family here tomorrow! I will speak to them personally.”

Harold and Wendy exchanged glances with one another, feeling extremely delighted.

Jacob’s family relied on the family company to earn their living. Moreover, Lady Wilson was still the head of the Wilson family. Would Jacob and his family have the audacity to turn down her request?

If the old lady asked him to surrender the villa over to her, could he say no?

Since the old lady had always had a preference for Christopher, as long as Joe handed this villa over to Lady Wilson, the villa would eventually belong to Christopher’s family in the future!

***

Jacob led his daughter and son-in-law to the Wilson family villa early the next morning.

After opening the car door, Claire could not help but ask, “Dad, did grandma tell you the reason why she wants us to go over to her house today? Is there anything important?”

“She said that we will talk about it when we get there,” Jacob replied after getting into the car. “Your uncle, Christopher, and his family will also be there.”

Joe frowned immediately because he knew that it would not be a good situation.

At this time, Claire spoke furiously, “Why else do you think she has called us over there today?! It must be because of the villa!”

“Well, if it’s regarding the villa, Joe can explain the situation to your grandmother.”

Jacob did not think too much of it and simply got into the car before urging Joe to drive as fast as he could.

They finally arrived in front of the Wilson family villa at half-past nine in the morning.

Joe could not help but raise his brows as soon as he stepped into the living room.

Lady Wilson was sitting on the sofa, and Christopher was standing next to her. Harold and Wendy were standing on the other side of the living room.

Not only that, but several other relatives and elders from the Wilson family were sitting in the living room as well. Right then, the entire young and older generation of the Wilson family was staring at Jacob and his family.

Wasn’t this an intervention?

Jacob had always been an honest and kind man, and he would never have expected his mother to do this to him.

<< Previous Chapter

 

Next Chapter >>