"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.
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