Albie nodded and said, "That is right. When Hazelfield Estate was constructing, they built the ten finest villas in the centre, which was an independent area with the best facilities. That’s where the best villa in J City was located."
"But the villa there costs fifteen million. Casey, don’t tell me you are the owner of one of the ten villas," Albie said.
Everyone was shocked after hearing Albie’s words. Fifteen million was about equal to the profit of the whole Patel family earned for two or three years.
They turned to see Casey to hear the answer from him urgently.
"Casey, did you really buy a villa for fifteen million? Don’t try to fool us, it is not so easy to afford such a price," Amara frowned.
Although she wanted to live in the best villa in J City, fifteen million was not a small amount even for the Gray family, let alone Casey. How did he pay such a price?
"In my opinion, he is lying. Is it possible that a loser like Casey can afford a villa for fifteen million? If he could afford it, all the Patels had already lived in a villa like that!" Nyla argued, sounding like she couldn’t accept the fact.
"Yeah. If he could afford such a villa, why are we still living in someplace far from downtown?"
"Yes, indeed. Think about what Casey has done in these years. All he has done was living off a woman."
"Casey, what’s wrong with you? You say you can’t afford a villa like this, but you still bring us here."
Casey glanced at the crowd and said, "We are about to arrive, then you can see it by yourself. There is no need for me to tell a lie."
Then, he continued to walk ahead.
Although they felt suspicious, they still followed him.
"Wasting time with a loser, that’s boring. Do they really believe that Casey bought a villa for fifteen million?" Nyla said with disgust.
"Don’t worry. These ten villas are in an independent area. If he wants to get in the area, he needs to walk through a locked door first. Without the key, he can’t even get past the door. Soon we will find out whether he is lying," Albie smiled coldly.
Nyla nodded. And then the two of them continue to follow him.
Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the finest villa area. The gate here was made of steel bar, and the whole area was confined by the iron fence.
The entrance card of the community couldn’t open the gate. Instead, it could only be opened with a special key kept by the owner of the finest villa.
"As far as I know, the lock of the gate was made by a top locksmith. There is no way you can open the gate unless you have the keys kept by the owners of the finest villa. Casey, you’d better not fool us," Albie said.
Everyone turned to look at Casey, wondering whether he could show them the key or not.
Casey smiled and put his hand in the pocket. Suddenly he realized that he left the key on the table in the living room of his villa when he was about the leave.
His hand was in his pocket without any movement, which revealed a little embarrassment.
"I made a mistake. I left the door of my villa open, but forgot that the gate here would lock itself automatically," Casey made a bitter smile.
Seeing Casey couldn’t show them the key, they began to suspect he didn’t have the key to this gate at all.
Nyla and Albie sneered. They thought he couldn’t hold on to his camouflage any longer.
"Just open the gate with your key, Casey. What are you waiting for? Don’t tell me you forget to bring your key," Nyla said gloatingly.
"I think he doesn’t even have the key at all! He lies to us about having a villa here but doesn’t recognize that he needs to go through the gate first!" Albie shouted.
Amara’s face suddenly darkened. She stared at Casey and said, "Do you really have the key to this gate? Take it out if you do have!"
"I left the key on the table of my living room," Casey replied honestly.
Albie and Nyla burst into laughter.
"I don’t even feel surprised that you will find such an excuse. Now that you can’t get in to take the key, you will tell us to come home first and put off the visit, won’t you?" Nyla said.
"You play us like a fiddle, Casey," Albie said.
Those relatives were sullen. They felt like they were fooled by Casey.
"I have been wondering why a loser like Casey can buy a villa with this price. And turns out it is only a joke."
"Do you lose your mind, Casey? If you can’t afford it, you just admit it. Why do you lie to us and bring us here? To show us how stupid you are?"
"You are overestimating him by calling him stupid."
The mood of Amara and Nicolas was worse than relatives’. A little while ago, they were enjoying compliments from the relatives, but now the compliments turned to scorns. They couldn’t stand the difference.
"Casey Davies! You are a hopeless loser! What’s wrong with you to lie to us and make yourself a joke! I can’t put up with you anymore! Once back home Edith will divorce you and you will no longer be a part of my family!" Amara shouted hysterically.
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