Chapter 37
“You son of a bitch! I can’t believe you accepted that key! I think we should find a chance to return it!” Diane’s brows furrowed as she walked on the street with Severin and Selene.
“Return it? Wouldn’t it be rude to return it after I’ve already accepted it?” Severin frowned. “Don’t get so worked up. It’s just a house! He gave it to us so we could stay there, so that’s what we’ll do! We just so happen to need a house right now too, and my parents’ house is also really run-down!”
“What do you mean ‘it’s just a house’? Do you know how valuable that house is? It’s a villa in Dragon Lake Vista! Not even my grandmother could buy a unit there now that they’re all sold out. The Shanahans couldn’t afford it last time, but when they finally had the means to buy one, no one was willing to se! Living in this villa doesn’t just prove that you’re rich-it’s more of a status symbol!” Diane immediately explained to Severin “The Longhorns bought one that’s the biggest out of all the others and has the best location! It’s worth at least eleven million!”
“Really? That old man is quite the big spender then!” Severin was awestruck.
“You weren’t planning on keeping it, were you?” Diane was dumbstruck because the villa was simply too precious.
“Think about it, if I returned a gift that was already given to me, won’t that be the same as slapping Henry in the face? And besides, I didn’t know it was THAT expensive. I thought it was only worth about a million!” Severin smiled wryly. “It’s okay, if the Longhorns need my help in the future, I’ll be sure to help him. Besides, I saved his life once. That’s an old man’s life we’re talking about. That’s gotta be worth more than this house, right?”
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