We Don’t Have a House in Lakeside Garden!
Donald was James’ childhood friend.
Each coming from families of similar standings, it was only natural for them to have grown competitive
with each other over the years.
However, Donald had always emerged as the victor every time.
The man was always one step ahead of James––be it when it was about his family background or his
achievements.
And most important of all, Donald had always been the one to steal James’ girlfriends away when they
were still students.
One could only imagine how much James must have hated Donald.
If things were still like they were in the past, James would not even have considered joining the dinner
party.
The only reason he had agreed to it was that he wanted to show off his new-earned wealth to Donald,
but never in a million years would he have expected for his nemesis to have prospered so much too.
Apparently, Donald’s daughter had gotten married to a wealthy man whose family business’ worth was
far more than that of Cunningham Pharmaceuticals’.
Not only that, Donald currently lived in another one of Eastcliff’s villa areas that was more high-class than
The Grand Garden.
His purpose for coming back was definitely to brag about what he had.
Just like that, all the cards James had hidden up his sleeves were rendered useless.
Out of anger, James quickly told every one of his old friends that he had a villa in Lakeside Garden.
Although that had successfully one-upped Donald, James now faced another problem due to his
boasting as his friends had been so amazed that they started urging him to let them visit his villa.
After all, having the chance to take a look in the area itself was a show of one’s status.
Lakeside Garden was like a mythical place for most of James’ friends. It was a place that they have only
heard of, but have never seen, and probably never will in their entire lifetime. None of them could hold
back their interest in the villa now that they were given a chance to have their egos stroked.
And just like that, James had shot himself in the foot.
After hearing the whole story from Helen, Demi could only deadpan, “Dad, isn’t this lie a little too over the
top? You know we don’t have a house in Lakeside Garden.”
“What else was I supposed to do then?” James angrily retorted. “You both know that Donald has always
looked down on me. Things got worse after his daughter had gotten married into a good family. I’m so
mad because of him!”
“You and your need to have the final say! Fine, you said what you said. But what are we going to do
now? It’s either we find a house in Lakeside Garden by tomorrow or we get our reputation flushed down
the drain!” Helen cried angrily.
An embarrassed look flashed across James’ face as he fell silent. After thinking for a moment, he timidly
asked, “How about we ask Matthew for his help? He is a capable man. I’m sure his connections are too.
It should not be a problem for him to ask around for a house in Lakeside Garden, right?”
Nearing the end of her wits as well, Helen could only let out a sigh. “That is probably the only option we
have. But I’m not so thick-skinned to still ask Matthew for help after what happened. Since you got
yourself into this situation, you should get out of it yourself. Go talk to him on your own.”
James’ face twisted after his wife refused to help him. Just thinking about how he had treated Matthew in
the past was enough to make him feel too ashamed to even look for Matthew. He glanced over at Demi,
and with a low voice, he apprehensively asked, “Demi, how about you try and talk it out with Sasha?”
Hearing that, Demi soon left the room while she grumbled with a dissatisfied look on her face.
Liam, who had been waiting right outside, rushed toward her to ask about the details of the conversation.
At that, she began telling him the whole story, and by the time she was done, Liam’s eyes oddly showed
a hint of interest.
“We don’t need Matthew for this! I have gotten acquainted with Lakeside Garden’s head of security when
I worked on a project there previously. I will talk to him about it tomorrow. I’m sure it wouldn’t be a
problem to just enter the premises for a short visit,” he said.
His reassuring words managed to put life back in her. “Really? You can do that?” she asked excitedly.
Liam nodded and answered, “Of course! I wouldn’t lie about this.”
“But… what if they want to visit our villa?” Demi asked again as she scratched her head.
“That’s easy!” he cheered with a smile. “There are still many unrenovated villas in Lakeside Garden, so
I’ll just tell my friends to say that Dad’s friends can’t visit the villa because it is still being refurbished.”
He then continued, “Demi, this is our chance to get your parents’ approval. Dad and Mom have not given
us their blessings because they aren’t 100 percent happy with us. We’ll use this chance to make them
see the side of us that they will be proud of!”
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