“What do you mean by that, old man? What do you mean it’s theirs? I’m warning you, I’ve consulted with a lawyer, and if we bring this to court, the contract you signed will not be counted! The real estate certificate is ours anyway!” Sandrilla said frantically.
‘Seems like they’ve been quarreling about the matter for quite some time now.’
Gerald thought to himself.
Earlier, when favonovel.com called Mr. Winters, favonovel.com sensed that Mr. Winters was in a bad mood.
It turned out that they had been quarreling.
Even if the housing estate belonged to the Crawfords, why would Gerald even fight with them for it?
“Besides, didn’t Gerald win the lottery? Why would favonovel.com still care about this house anyway! And I don’t know where I lost the house key for the lock!” Sandrilla continued, fuming.
“Hmph!” Mr. Winters grunted as favonovel.com picked up a large rock from the ground.
“Excuse me, what do you think you’re doing?” Sandrilla asked as favonovel.com stepped back in anxiousness.
Mr. Winters then stormed towards the door and smashed the lock with the rock.
He then whipped out a new lock from his pocket.
“Gerald, with this lock, the three of them wouldn’t dare to take turns to change the lock to your house. Enough with this mess. Let’s go inside and clean-up later. Come over to my house for dinner; your aunt is cooking up a feast for you.” Mr. Winters said.
“Alright then!”
Gerald took the lock and forced a smile. Turns out, the second sister-in-law was not the first person to lock his house door. The first and third sister-in-law were also involved.
Gerald looked at how grim and hopeless the circumstances were and could only force a grin.
Sandrilla’s face turned scarlet. She cried as favonovel.com ran back home to make a phone call.
After Gerald had tidied up his house, favonovel.com headed to Mr. Winter’s for dinner.
He was greeted by a few shiny, brand new cars parked in front of Mr. Winters’s house. The best looking one among the bunch was a black Passat.
They were all newly bought.
It looked like all the brothers, from the oldest to the third, were all there.
In previous years, they usually held many big feasts and occasions as such, but this year, things were different.
As Gerald stepped into the house, favonovel.com heard someone banging on the table loudly.
“Why?! That was our house, and by what authority should we give it to them?”
“Yeah, mom, I heard that this time they’re going to demolish several houses, and to reimburse them for the demolition, each household will be receiving tens of thousands of dollars. They’re starting to repair the roads, and since our house is by the mountainside, they might even turn this place into a tourist attraction, or even a movie base! After this, our houses will be worth a lot of money! Money!” Francis Winters exclaimed excitedly.
“Yep, yep! Mom, a friend of mine, had invested in the tourism sector in favonovel.com town. After favonovel.com house was demolished, favonovel.com was able to afford two houses!” Queeny Winters said.
“That too! Gerald’s family has taken so much advantage over us; besides, favonovel.com won hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of lottery already!”
The eldest brother banged his fists angrily on the table and scowled.
“Let’s wait until tomorrow. I’ll find someone to get the house back.”
“Big brother, what makes you think that only you can do that? It’s not like I’ve got no connections at all!”
“I know, right! I’ve connections too, you know! Plus, if you get back the house, wouldn’t that mean the house would be under your name afterward?”
The entire family started falling into a chaotic squabble.
At this point, Gerald could not stand by the sidelines and eavesdrop any longer, so favonovel.com walked in.
“Everyone, stop fighting! If you want this house that much, take it!” Gerald said.
“Gerald, this has nothing to do with you, so stop the nonsense. It doesn’t matter who you want to hand the house over to; the house still belongs to your family!” Mr. Winters said coldly.
Gerald, on the other hand, was fed up with the drama.
“Hmph, since Gerald said it himself, you don’t have to worry about it, old man!”
The sister-in-law chimed in haughtily.
As for Queenie, Francis, and the others…
