Upon hearing that, everyone was shocked.
This villa area needed a lot of funding and it was developed under the collaboration between two of the
Ten Greatest Families of Eastcliff back then.
There were only a few people who could afford to take over this project, which led them to wonder how
much funds Matthew really had.
Leo and the two others were especially dumbfounded and their eyes almost popped out.
As for Grace, she finally understood why Matthew had told her to get lost after she recovered from her
shock.
It turned out that this villa area belonged to Matthew so naturally, he had the right to chase them out!
Even so, she refused to resign herself to defeat so she taunted in jealousy, “Matthew, you truly are
successful in living off a woman! This project must be sponsored by your wife, isn’t it? That’s why I’ve
always said that no matter how hard you study, it’s better to marry a wealthy spouse. Look at our class
monitor, who still has to rush off his feet for a living no matter how hardworking he is, and compare him to
Matthew, who rose meteorically right after getting married. Sigh! In the future, all the men in the world
won’t bother working hard since they can succeed in life by living off women.”
At once, the villagers burst into laughter while Leo said in contempt, “A real man should have high
integrity and be dauntless. We should never live off charity. No matter how challenging things get, I’ll only
spend the money that I earn. Even if I die of starvation, I’ll never ask a woman to pay for my food!”
His words were instantly approved by many and the contempt in the crowd’s eyes could almost bury
Matthew.
Julian couldn’t hold it in any longer and mocked, “You wish to spend women’s money but sadly, you
can’t. Have you forgotten about Leanna?”
At once, embarrassment overtook Leo’s face while he recalled how he boasted about his relationship
with Leanna in public previously.
Yet, Leanna went to fetch Matthew that very night and completely proved him wrong, which utterly
humiliated him in front of all his classmates.
“I have no time to waste with you! Director Redd, what do you think?” Leo asked.
In a low voice, Jonathan asked, “Master Hanson, what do you think the cause of this issue is?”
Looking arrogant, Master Hanson glanced at Matthew from the corner of his eyes and replied, “Since the
person-in-charge is here, I’ll save my words.”
He was keeping Matthew in suspense as he wanted Matthew to beg him.
Yet, Matthew sneered and said, “You’re right. Since I’m here, you should stop teaching a fish how to
swim so that you won’t make a fool of yourself.”
Master Hanson’s expression instantly changed and he flew into rage. “Arrogant brat! Fine, I’ll show you
the real deal today. Later on, don’t beg for my help!”
Sneering, Leo mocked, “Matthew, you should be humble since you’re doing business. How dare you
offend Master Hanson? You must have given up in developing this villa area! Without the pointers from
Master Hanson, this land is just a piece of trash!”
Matthew just smiled without speaking. After all, they were nothing to him.
Master Hanson got even more furious at his attitude. He then took out his compass and walked back and
forth the lakeside, seemingly doing some calculation. After that, he looked around before walking back to
them.
“Were there two big rocks near the pond in the past?” Master Hanson asked sternly.
Jonathan immediately nodded. “Yes, there were. Master Hanson, how did you know?”
Master Hanson sneered. “You might not know, but the name of this pond was Dragon Pearl. The two big
rocks represented the dragon’s horns and the pond represented the dragon’s mouth. When a dragon
spits out water, it helps to protect the people. This pond was initially extremely beneficial for human’s
health but now that the dragon’s horns are removed, the dragon has become a snake. On top of that, the
pond was expanded, turning it into a situation representing a snake swallowing a whale. Snakes are
venomous so what do you think will happen when the water is spit out by a snake?”
The villagers that followed around him were shocked.
Then, they started to grind their teeth. “I’ve known from the beginning that we mustn’t alter this pond
because it protects the villages.”
“These heartless developers! They put all of us in danger because they insisted on dredging this pond!”
“My poor uncle! His death was unjust!”
“Not only is your uncle a victim, my father is sick in bed too!”
“These b*stards are too cruel!”
Hearing the villagers’ comments, Leo immediately scoffed and chided, “Matthew, as a developer,
shouldn’t you consider the life and well-being of the villagers? In order to earn money, you’re willing to do
anything and even disrupt the feng shui of the village, which ruined so many families and took so many
lives. Do you still have a conscience? Did you feed your conscience to the dog and trade it for money?”
He was putting all the blame on Matthew.
It was only then did the villagers recall Matthew was the developer of this place.
At once, all the villagers charged toward Matthew and surrounded him while cursing him.
“You heartless bast*rd!”
“Give me back my uncle’s life!”
“Compensate us! You have to compensate us with money!”
“If you don’t give us an explanation for this incident, don’t ever dream of leaving here!”
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