The Man's Decree novel Chapter 171

After getting off work, Hilda didn’t hitch a ride home with Jared but hailed a taxi home by herself. “What’s wrong with her today?” Jared murmured under his breath. He could sense her being listless the entire day, and she didn’t speak to him either. Having driven home, he got changed, and Josephine came to pick him up. A luxurious car idling in front of the dilapidated neighborhood attracted plenty of attention in a blink of an eye.

 

“Who’s this wealthy lady, and why is she here in our shabby neighborhood?” “Could it be that she has taken a fancy to one of the lads here?” “It’s evident that she’s filthy rich at a single glance, so how could she possibly be interested in the lads here?” A group of elderly ladies was sitting by the neighborhood entrance, shooting the breeze. Among them was Chloe, and she was also very curious to know who exactly the person in the car was waiting for.

However, when she spotted Jared exiting the neighborhood and getting into the car, she was wholly stumped. “Chloe, that’s Gary’s son, Jared, no? So, he has gotten himself a rich girlfriend!” “I remember that he’s quite close to your daughter, Hilda. What’s going on here?” “Young people nowadays are always materialistic…” The few elderly ladies gossiped among themselves while Chloe rushed home to ask her daughter what exactly had happened.

After Jared had gotten into Josephine’s car, they went all the way to the suburbs in Horington according to the location Walter had given them. The area was undeveloped, so single-story houses predominated, and the roads were rather bumpy as well. More than an hour later, they finally arrived at their destination. By then, Walter was already waiting there.

As Jared swept his gaze around, he couldn’t quite believe that Walter had a good friend at such a place, considering his identity. “Mr. Chance!” Walter went up to Jared and greeted him courteously right away. Beside Walter stood a similarly elderly man with graying hair at his temples. However, his aura and dressing were as different as night and day from Walter. “This is Mr. Chance whom I spoke of, Kieran.