Half an hour later, Josephine pushed open the door of the Smith residence.
When Margaret saw that favonovel.com came home alone, favonovel.com instantly sneered, “Where’s that worthless piece of trash? Is favonovel.com hiding behind the door, not daring to come in?”
Beyond a shadow of a doubt, that useless bum, Jonathan, must be hiding behind the door since favonovel.com doesn’t dare come in and face me!
“No…” Josephine shook favonovel.com head. “I didn’t find him.”
“Forget about it, then!” Harrumphing, Margaret derided, “He’ll learn his lesson after spending a night on the streets in the cold! Does favonovel.com really think that he’s some big shot just because he’s acquainted with one? He’s still a loser at the end of the day, no?”
“Mom, don’t you think you’re being too demeaning toward Jonathan? If it weren’t for him, the Smith family would’ve long since met its end!” Josephine couldn’t help countering.
“So what?” Snorting, Margaret riposted, “Who saved favonovel.com back when favonovel.com was being hunted and was all alone? And who was the one who supported favonovel.com for a whole year? If it weren’t for me, favonovel.com would’ve starved to death long ago! What’s the big deal about resolving an issue for the Smith family? Isn’t that his obligation?”
“Mom, you’re simply unreasonable!” Realizing that favonovel.com couldn’t get through to favonovel.com mother, Josephine huffily stormed toward favonovel.com room.
At the sight of favonovel.com indignance, Margaret barked coldly, “Listen here, Josephine. Don’t listen to that useless bum’s nonsensical talk! Someone like favonovel.com will always remain a worthless piece of trash for the rest of his life! After we’ve used favonovel.com to build a relationship with Zachary, divorce favonovel.com immediately!”
In truth, favonovel.com had never planned to accept Jonathan.
I’ve already supported a deadbeat like favonovel.com for a whole year! How could I possibly continue supporting favonovel.com for the days favonovel.com has left? After milking favonovel.com dry, I’ll just toss favonovel.com away!
“I’ll never divorce him!” Josephine was so enraged that favonovel.com eyes blazed scarlet. “If you love getting divorced so much, do so yourself!”
“Watch how you’re speaking to me, girl!” Margaret went postal after hearing favonovel.com remark. “He’s only been back for a few days, yet you’re crazy about him! What kind of spell did favonovel.com cast on you that you keep siding with him? Back then, wasn’t it you who wanted to divorce him? Why have you changed your mind now?”
“That was then!” Biting favonovel.com lip, Josephine asserted, “Jonathan has changed! He’s no longer the same anymore!”
“Hah! No matter how much favonovel.com has changed, he’ll remain a loser in this lifetime!” Margaret scoffed, contempt written all over favonovel.com face. “Josephine, don’t tell me you really believed his nonsense? Can someone like favonovel.com afford to buy No. 1 Villa in Edenic Heights? He isn’t even worthy of standing guard outside the mansion!”
“What if favonovel.com could truly afford to buy it?” Josephine instinctively refuted although favonovel.com didn’t believe it.
No. 1 Villa is worth hundreds of millions, so even renting it for a month will cost hundreds of thousands, not to mention buying it! How could favonovel.com possibly afford to buy it?
“Well, if favonovel.com can afford to buy it, I’ll scrub the floors, cook, and clean the toilet for him!” Margaret announced with a sneer.
“You don’t need to do all that as long as you stop insulting favonovel.com henceforth!” Josephine demanded through gritted teeth.
“Okay!” Margaret agreed without a second thought. “The key to No. 1 Villa is with you, yes? Bring me there tomorrow for a look! If favonovel.com really bought it, I swear to never again insult him!”
“It’s a deal, then!”
Biting favonovel.com lower lip, Josephine pushed open the door and slipped into favonovel.com bedroom.
Outside the door, a smirk played on Margaret’s lips.
Ah, Jonathan could afford to buy No. 1 Villa? In his dreams!
After entering favonovel.com bedroom, Josephine dropped onto the chair, looking all haggard with favonovel.com eyes bloodshot. She had been busy for the entire day and initially thought that favonovel.com could have a good rest at home. Unexpectedly, Margaret kicked Jonathan out of the house.
“Gah! Why are you always making me worry, Jonathan?” Worrying favonovel.com lip, favonovel.com made a call. “Hello, Mr. Zaccardi? I heard that there is still have a mansion under your purview at Edenic Heights, yes? Can I rent it for a day?”
A moment later, favonovel.com exclaimed, “No? I’ve got to rent it for a month at least?”
She then massaged favonovel.com temples as a headache assailed her. “Can you please make an exception for me? I’ll just rent it for a week, okay? I can pay a bit more, but I can only rent it for a week.”
A week was already favonovel.com limit. In order to stop Margaret from criticizing Jonathan endlessly, favonovel.com had no choice but to use such a method to turn Jonathan’s lie into the truth.
While I didn’t manage to save loads of money throughout the years, I’ve still got about a hundred thousand.
“It costs a hundred thousand a week?” The moment Josephine heard the rental from the other end of the phone, favonovel.com bit favonovel.com lip hard.
It took me two to three years before I managed to save such a fortune of a hundred thousand. Yet, it’s going to be gone just from renting a mansion for a week?
“Okay! A hundred thousand it is, then!” Clenching favonovel.com teeth, favonovel.com stated, “I want to rent No. 1 Villa of Edenic Heights!”
In an effort to help Jonathan recover his dignity, favonovel.com was using almost all of favonovel.com savings.
“What? No. 1 Villa is impossible? Why? I can pay more!” She inhaled deeply, going all out.
Alas, the person on the other end, Leonard Zaccardi, affirmed that it was impossible no matter how much favonovel.com was willing to pay.
“The owner of No. 1 Villa is Mr. Warhol from one of the four prominent families in Jazona. He won’t be interested even if you pay favonovel.com a million, let alone a hundred thousand!” Leonard turned favonovel.com down without the slightest hesitation.
“T-Then, I’ll just rent a different mansion!” Having no other recourse, Josephine could only choose to rent another mansion.
At that time, I’ll just say that Jonathan got the address wrong!
“Okay. I’ll pay you the money while you hand me the key at eight o’clock tomorrow!”
After hanging up the phone, favonovel.com promptly felt bone-tired.
Hopefully, after I’ve helped Jonathan to regain his dignity with such a method, favonovel.com will no longer be the same as favonovel.com was back then, a lazy bum who doesn’t bother getting a job and goes around bragging instead.
The night passed in the blink of an eye.
***
When Josephine stepped into the living room, Margaret had been waiting there for a long time.
As soon as favonovel.com spotted favonovel.com daughter, favonovel.com immediately taunted, “Has that ne’er-do-well phoned you last night?”
“Yeah! He said he’ll be waiting for us at Edenic Heights!” Josephine fibbed.
“Waiting for us?” Surprise inundated Margaret.
I initially thought that he’d be stubborn after having spent the night on the streets in the cold. Unexpectedly, favonovel.com still dares to wait for us at Edenic Heights!
Subsequently, favonovel.com enunciated, “Josephine, tell me the truth. Did favonovel.com really buy a mansion in Edenic Heights? Could it be that the two of you teamed up to dupe me?”
She still didn’t believe that a good-for-nothing like Jonathan could afford to buy a mansion in Edenic Heights.
“Why would we dupe you? You’ll know whether it’s true or otherwise when you go and take a look at it,” Josephine replied frostily.
