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The Peremptory Casey Davies novel Chapter 99

"They…they are lined up to welcome us. Is this one of the high-end services provided by Hazelfield Estate? No wonder why they always praise this place," Jakub murmured.

"Wait a minute. If these guys are really lined up for us, it means that Casey does have a house here, doesn’t he?" someone said.

All of them realized that, and became even more surprised.

Casey was walking in front of Nyla. She looked at him bitterly and said, "How did he get so much money to afford a house in such a place? It must be because Edith misappropriated money from the project to help him. I need to tell my grandfather once back home."

Albie was unpleasant as well. Even a man like him had to live in a community far from downtown. How could Casey live in Hazelfield Estate?

"It is true. Casey bought a house in Hazelfield Estate," many visitors began to sigh with emotion.

"Once I thought Casey’s house was somewhere rural, but it turns out to be in Hazelfield Estate. We underestimate him this time," a visitor said.

Many visitors changed their attitude towards Casey.

But most of them still believed that it was Edith who made it possible for Casey to buy the house in Hazelfield Estate. She was doing a good job in the company after all.

Amara and Nicolas were the most excited. They once thought that Casey bought a shanty in a remote place and that what he had done was to make them embarrassed.

But now it turned out to be in Hazelfield Estate. They couldn’t be more amazed.

"He really has a house in Hazelfield Estate. I’m so proud of him," Nicolas said smiley.

Amara curled her lip and said, "Do you really think it is all his credit? It must be our daughter who offered him the money."

Nicolas nodded and said, "That sounds reasonable."

When the two of them were walking into the community joyfully, the security guards shouted in chorus, "Welcome to Hazelfield Estate!"

Seeing them walk into the community without being blocked, other members of the Patel family followed them immediately.

The security of Hazelfield Estate was pretty tight after all. In the past, they didn’t even have the chance to get into it. And now that here was the chance, they would make use of it to take a visit.

Nyla and Albie moved into the community sullenly. They wanted to see what exactly Casey’s house was like.

"Oh, my dear daughter, you should have told us you have a house here earlier, so we wouldn’t have argued with you," Amara smiled at Edith.

But Edith was convinced that they wouldn’t believe her even if she told them. "If they weren’t in the community now, they would still mad at us," she thought.

"Edith, do you know how big Casey’s house is? It is said that the high-rise apartment here could cost you several million," a relative said.

Edith didn’t know how big it was either and said, "I have no idea, too. I haven’t paid a visit to there yet."

Then everyone turned to look at Casey. From their eyes, he knew they wanted to ask him the question.

"Follow me. You guys will see it soon." Casey said smiley.

"Eww. He is just making a mystery of it. Obviously, what he bought was a one-room flat, which was not as expensive as they imagine and not a big deal for someone to afford," Nyla said.

The people around her thought her words were reasonable and nodded.

"A one-room flat is acceptable. After all, it is bought only for Edith to live in. The most important thing is this community has a good environment," Amara started to protect Edith.

Nyla laughed. Edith was her daughter. Of course, she would definitely speak for her daughter.

"A one-room flat? Really? Why do you invite all of us to visit a one-room flat? Is there big enough to receive us all?" Nyla said.

"Yeah. A one-room flat is too small. At first, I thought it was a big house for us to take a visit, but then it turns out to be a one-room flat. What a waste of time," someone said.

"No wonder why you won’t tell us how big it is. Making a little more effort, maybe we can buy a one-room flat in here," another one said.

They started to complain that Casey invited them to visit a one-room flat. Usually, they thought they were superior to Casey, and now that Casey brought them into Hazelfield Estate, they needed to find more excuses to maintain their superiority.

Casey curled his mouth. "I have never invited you guys to be here. Instead, it was you guys who insisted to pay a visit," he thought.

"Casey, how do you handle all of us with your small flat? Shall we take turns to visit?" Albie sneered.

All he wanted now was to try every method to humiliate Casey.

"Don’t worry. There is enough space for all of you," Casey said.

Albie felt contemptuous of him at once. "He should feel ashamed to pretend to be macho," he thought.

"Sure. Let’s see how you put all of us in a one-room flat," Albie said coldly.

They walked with the guidance of Casey. The residents here felt weird to see so many people gather together.

"Casey’s house was a one-room flat, isn’t it? The flats are in the north but why are we heading south? That’s the area for villas," someone said.

Many people also realized the problem and turned to look at Casey.

Amara and Nicolas were confused as well. But soon, the confusion turned into shock as they formed an assumption.

"Edith, is it possible that what Casey bought was a villa?" Amara asked Edith in a low voice.

Edith didn’t know the answer, too. She had no idea what kind of house did Casey buy. She thought it was a one-room flat at the beginning.

Now Casey was leading the crowd to the villa area, which meant that his house was not in the flat area. So, it couldn’t be a small flat.

But the villa here was expensive as hell. Edith remembered that Casey had paid the price at once, so how much money did he have?

Edith glanced at Casey. He was determined, and didn’t seem like to play tricks, which calmed her down. No matter what he had bought, all she needed to do was to have faith in him.

"Casey, are you sure we are in the right way? I have been told that the flats are on the north side," Albie said.

"Did I ever tell you that my house was a one-room flat?" Casey glanced at him and spoke.

The crowd was excited immediately. Casey didn’t bring them to the flat area and said that his house was not a one-room flat, so the only possibility was, he had a villa.

Everyone looked at Casey in astonishment. In the beginning, they wanted to laugh at him, but now it was he laughing at them.

"Stop keeping us guessing! What did you buy exactly? Just tell us!" Jakub said hurriedly.

"A villa," Casey said in a calm manner.

They were shocked again. A villa in Hazelfield Estate would cost eight million at least, which was enough to buy several houses of that ordinary kind they were living in.

"Are you kidding? A villa?" Amara said in disbelief.

"I’m not kidding you," Casey responded.

Amara pressed her breast immediately. She felt like her heart was going to jump out of her mouth.

All those relatives from the Patel family were speechless. The answer from Casey was so sensational. A villa in Hazelfield Estate was something they could never afford.

After a short period of silence, they started to move close to Amara and Nicolas, talking with them with a much nicer attitude and tried to flatter them.

Amara and Nicolas were overjoyed. In the past, they were the ones to be mock at, but now they were the ones to be flatter.

Only Albie and Nyla’s families looked gloomy, especially Jakub, who once believed that what Casey got was a flat that was no better than his new house.

But now he said it was a villa, a villa in Hazelfield Estate. Jakub couldn’t stand this anymore.

Casey kept walking in front of the crowd. Edith approached Casey and said, "Umm…is that really a villa?"

Casey nodded.

"You paid the full price at once?"

Casey nodded again.

Edith took a deep breath. She was completely confused.

"The house is for you. Of course, I will give you the best," Casey smiled.

A strong emotion rushed into Edith’s mind. She didn’t know why but wanted to hug him and gave him a kiss.

Every time when Edith talked to him, his words would make her heartbeat fasten. "Don’t know where he learned that from," Edith thought.

Very soon, they walked into the heart of the community, leaving the villa area behind.

Nyla noticed that Casey was still walking, and said, "You said your house was a villa, but we just passed the villa area. You don’t even know where the villa area is, do you?"

Hearing Nyla’s words, the others looked at Casey dubiously.

"Hey. Are you lying to us, Casey?" somebody said.

They started to discuss Casey. Rather than believing that Casey bought a villa in Hazelfield Estate, they preferred to believe that it was a lie.

"Casey, just tell us where your house is exactly. Don’t let everyone guess around," Amara said. She had just tasted the feeling of being flattered. If it turned out that Casey was lying, she would definitely tear him apart.

"Just in front," Casey pointed at a separated area in front of him. It was the part with the best environment in the community.

"Liar. There is no villa in there. Don’t you see the edge of the villa area here?" Nyla laughed.

Meanwhile, Albie frowned and took a step. He said, "This is not the edge, technically."

"How is that not the edge? There…" When Nyla was speaking, she suddenly recalled something. She was so stunned that her heart missed a beat and her eyes widened in surprise.

"There is the where the only ten finest villas in Hazelfield Estate are."

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