Chapter 361
At Donovan’s Restaurant, Arthur finally arrived, greeting everyone with a warm and sincere smile. “Hey, guys, you’re all here!
“Mom was thrilled to hear you came, but she’s been overworked lately. She fainted last night and is still in the hospital. We’re keeping her company and have put our phones on silent, so it was inconvenient to answer calls,” he explained.
“Plus, since you changed your numbers, we thought it might be a telemarketer, so we didn’t pick up. That caused such a big misunderstanding.”
With that, Arthur pulled out his phone, showing a picture of his mom in the hospital, IV in her arm, lying in bed.
These photos had been edited by Athena at the last minute.
They looked so real that even he would have believed it was genuine.
The Stevens family was instantly silenced, unable to continue their complaints.
Onlookers quickly dismissed any doubts about Claire and the Donovan family upon seeing the photos.
“I knew the Donovan family was decent. There’s no way they’d abandon their elders. There must be some misunderstanding here.”
“I hope Clarie is fine. Starting her own business must be tough at her age. needs to take care of herself.”
“You’re all family. You should understand each other. Don’t sit on the gro
Only then did Quentin and the others feign concern about Claire’s health.
She needs to cook countless meals every day and
“It’s great that the misunderstanding has been cleared up. Arthur, shall we go
visit Claire now?
“I heard your family lives nearby. Can you drop the kids off at your place for a rest? The adults can make multiple trips, but it’s tough on the kids.”
Arthur nodded and said, “I came to pick you all up. My car is in the parking lot. Please follow me.”
Thus, the previously raucous Stevens family happily followed Arthur out.
Brandon had arranged for a nine–seater business van for Arthur
Once everyone was seated, Arthur casually said, “Grandpa and Grandma, our old house is being demolished. The compensation is based on the number of people registered in the household. The more family members, the more houses you get.
“My dad feels you’ve had a tough life in thmind.”
mountains and wants to transfer the old house to your names. I hope you don’t
The car, which had been noisy, fell silent immediately.
The Stevens family was shocked, breathing rapidly as they looked at Arthur.
Then Ronan, Violet, Quentin, and Gavin all echoed, “We don’t mind at all.
“Even though the relocated houses are usually in poor locations compared to your villa, at least they’re new homes. We can’t let them go to waste.
“Arthur, you don’t lack money and live in a villa. It’s normal not to want a relocation house, but we’re used to hardship and can’t stand waste. Please let us take care of those rundown houses”
If each of them got a house, they would be loaded.
“I’m glad you don’t mind,” Arthur said sincerely. “But there is one condition.”
“The government requires homeowners to live in the relocation houses for at least six months to prevent people from exploiting them for money. Otherwise, some would buy the relocation houses cheaply, never live in them, and wait to cash out after demolition, which would cost the state a fortune.”
“Exactly.” The Stevens family members nodded, smiling broadly “This policy is excellent. People like us really need housing. We’d never try to cheat the government.”
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