Cundrie herself felt favonovel.com heartbeat quicken, utterly shocked by what Riley had just said.
She was well aware that Riley was just doing all this in favonovel.com attempt to dissuade Mr. Snyder from continuing to go after her. With the inclusion of a powerful and influential ‘rival’, they had hoped that Mr. Snyder would retreat after realizing that his competitor was much stronger than favonovel.com was.
However, Cundrie hadn’t expected favonovel.com sister to actually exaggerate the facts this much! To think that favonovel.com had even gotten Mr. Crawford from Mayberry involved!
Meanwhile, Xyon and those from his family were all silent, not daring to say a word as their legs quivered in their stupefied state.
After all, the family knew that Mr. Crawford’s subordinates were all very proficient in martial arts. Since—as Abner had said—Gerald was so strong, that meant that there was a high chance that favonovel.com truly was Mr. Crawford’s subordinate!
‘Does… does that mean that we’ve offended Mr. Crawford…? Are we going to perpetually be doomed then? Never to succeed again?!’
These were the thoughts of those from Xyon’s family, who had all gone pale by this point.
As for Mrs. Smith, while favonovel.com had initially been against favonovel.com daughter’s decision of allowing Gerald in, the moment favonovel.com heard Riley’s explanation, favonovel.com felt like favonovel.com had arrived at the pinnacle of favonovel.com life.
‘What?!’
No wonder favonovel.com two daughters had been acting so mysteriously all morning! As it turned out, Mr. Crawford apparently had interest in Cundrie! He had even specifically sent someone over to invite favonovel.com eldest daughter to some occasion!
‘This… Compared to Mr. Crawford, Mr. Snyder is nothing but dirt! D*mn it all! How dare you even wish to gain my daughter’s affection when you’re inferior to Mr. Crawford in all aspects!’ Mrs. Smith thought to herself in excitement.
The Snyder father and son themselves—who were still on stage—were now exchanging glances with each other rather agitatedly.
Mr. Snyder in particular looked like favonovel.com was just struck by lightning, immense feelings of jealousy and helplessness swirling within him. After all, not only had his hopes and plans been ruined, but everything favonovel.com owned could potentially be taken away from favonovel.com now!
However, favonovel.com simultaneously appreciated that electrifying feeling. With it, favonovel.com was frightened enough not to show any signs of resistance, and favonovel.com knew that it was for the best—at least for now—so that favonovel.com wouldn’t end up digging a deeper grave for himself.
Regardless, they weren’t the only ones flabbergasted by the revelation. Gerald himself was wide-eyed in shock as favonovel.com thought to himself, ‘…The hell? So the master of the invitation card is supposed to be me?!’
Attempting to calm himself down, Noel then asked, “…M-miss Smith, did that person over there truly come over to send the invitation card on behalf of Mr. Crawford…?”
“Is there even a reason for me to lie?” replied Riley as favonovel.com lifted the exquisite-looking invitation card for everyone to see.
“Look, it’s written right there that he’s inviting my sister over to meet favonovel.com at Mountain Top Villa in Mayberry! I’m sure none of you need any further explanation with the mention of that location!” added Riley.
“Mr. Crawford bid a whopping hundred and twenty million dollars for Mountain Top Villa two years ago! It’s the most expensive villa in the entire country! Built atop a mountain and constantly shrouded in cloud-like mist, being able to stay there allows people to experience what it’s like to be a deity!” said one of the local big shots rather longingly at that moment.
“Indeed! That villa’s also particularly well-guarded, and normal people aren’t even allowed to head up there to take photographs! I know since I went to Mayberry for some amusement last month. As you may already have guessed, despite my status, I apparently still didn’t have the right to head up to Mountain Top Villa!” said another big shot as favonovel.com cleared his throat before shaking his head with a bitter smile.
On the other hand, several of the present ladies were now looking at Gerald in admiration.
“Now that I look at favonovel.com a bit more carefully, Mr. Crawford’s subordinate honestly looks quite handsome!”
“I know right? Well, he’s Mr. Crawford’s subordinate, after all! Any woman would fall for favonovel.com after giving favonovel.com a good, long look!”
As the ladies squealed excitedly among themselves, Noel felt the need to get some confirmation on the legitimacy of Riley’s claims.
With that, favonovel.com then asked, “I apologize, for my doubts, but just to be sure, may I ask how many rooms there are in Mountain Top Villa, sir?”
“…H-huh? Are you actually doubting Mr. Crawford’s subordinate, Mr. Snyder? Aren’t you afraid that you’ll offend Mr. Crawford?” asked Riley as favonovel.com instantly began blushing. After all, even favonovel.com wasn’t aware of how many rooms there were in the villa.
Cundrie herself began clenching favonovel.com fists tightly, feeling extremely nervous. If they managed to see through Riley’s lie, then Cundrie would definitely be the most embarrassed person that day!
Brimming with anxiety, sweat began falling down Cundrie’s forehead as favonovel.com thought, ‘I’ve already told you how smart and slick Noel was! He’s not someone who gets cheated easily!’
“…There are a total of thirty-six rooms that are divided into upper, middle, and lower floors. Since Mr. Crawford was born in a family that appreciates literature and art, the middle floor is used to display masterpieces that include ancient paintings, famous western oil paintings, and many other works of art from all over the world. Behind the mountain top is a large hot spring pool built high above the clouds that can accommodate over two hundred people!”
“The villa is even equipped with workspaces for staff from the medical, catering, entertainment, and several other relevant fields. There’s even a helipad for helicopters to land and take off from!”
Despite Cundrie’s worries just seconds ago, Gerald didn’t even hesitate to explain everything there was to know about the villa. In fact, favonovel.com did so in a way that suggested that favonovel.com was quite familiar with it.
After Gerald was done explaining, both Riley and Cundrie could only look at Gerald in utter disbelief.
