"I'm fine, sir. And who might you be?" Lachlan waved his hand to show that he was okay and politely asked.
The man in military uniform saluted Lachlan and said, "I am Mr. Harris' deputy, Ralphie Palmer. Mr. Willis, you can call me Ralphie."
"So you're Mr. Palmer. Thank you for your help," Lachlan smiled.
Ralphie replied with a nod and then enthusiastically said, "Please let me take you to the villa, Mr. Willis."
After someone gave this villa to Zak as a gift, Ralphie took care of all the details smoothly.
He looked coldly at the security guards and gestured to his soldiers below him saying, "Let them go; they are just some lowlifes."
Then he led Lachlan and Reeva into Emerald Green Estates and arrived at Villa A1!
This villa was situated on the highest ground in this area of villas giving it an unparalleled view over everything else around it.
It came with its own garden courtyard complete with swimming pool and other amenities!
Moreover, it had already been decorated so one can move in anytime they wanted.
According to Ralphie's introduction, this villa plus decoration was once offered 50 million dollars but Zak refused to sell it.
Now it had been given as a gift to Lachlan which showed how grateful Zak was for him curing his daughter!
However, deep down inside Lachlan sighed: He had just contacted Zak about launching his new medicine earlier today; yet this afternoon someone from his team brought over the paperwork along with keys for the villa - making him feel like he owed something back!
Meanwhile, on the other side, as Lachlan and Ralphie entered Emerald Green Estates, Claudia and the rest of them including the sales lady were all dumbfounded.
One by one, they all looked a little silly!
Looking at the jeep with military special license plates and several armed soldiers, no one doubted their identity.
Ralphie's respectful attitude towards Lachlan just now made Claudia's face change constantly.
The last time it was Rowan, this time it was a military officer. Why were they all so polite when they saw Lachlan?
Was a mere gigolo from the Lowe family really that prestigious?
Or... was things not that simple?
"What... what's going on? Does Lachlan really know these military people?" Maisie asked in surprise as she stared at Lachlan walking in.
"How is that possible? How could someone like Mr. Harris give a villa to this poor guy?" Tom shook his head repeatedly as if he had been struck hard.
"It's impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Maybe it is possible. We can just go in and take a look! After all, you guys are here to buy villas too right? Why not come in together?" The sales lady looked at Tom hopefully after hearing him say he wanted to buy villas earlier. She had set her sights on him now.
Whoever bought it, as long as she can earn a commission, it was fine.
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