It might have been an illusion.
Elise shook her head, discarding the thought. It was nothing; she must have been overthinking. Why would Mr. X hide from her when she hadn’t even known him before?
“Alright then.”
Since she couldn’t see Mr. X, Elise gave up and continued, “I came here today to talk about returning the car. I feel that the Porsche isn’t suitable for me. I want to return it today, and I won’t tell anyone at the company.”
She hadn’t returned it earlier because she didn’t want to hurt Mr. X’s pride. Now, in private, she could return it.
However, Melody House shook her head, “President Houry, the car is parked at the company. If it’s not there for even one day, people will gossip. Besides, this was Mr. X’s order.”
Return the car? What a joke. This was the gift Robin had given to his wife. How could they let Elise return it?
“I…”
Elise wanted to say something else, but she was silenced by the words ‘this is Mr. X’s order.’ Everyone knew that Mr. X was a domineering person, and his word was final. If she refused, it would seem very ungrateful.
Nevertheless, Elise wanted to say something more to avoid upsetting Robin when he returned. Melody House noticed and politely smiled, “If you want to return it, do it next month.”
“Why?” Elise asked, puzzled.
“There’s no particular reason. It’s just the most I can do for you,” Melody House replied.
Next month? That was days away. By then, everything would be clear.
“Alright.”
After she heard Melody House’s response, Elise didn’t want to ask further. She knew she was pushing the boundaries and might upset people.
“I’m sorry for the disturbance, Miss House.”
In the end, Elise left.
Melody House went to an upstairs room and looked at Robin, who was standing by the window, watching Elise leave. She said with a hint of bitterness, “Boss, your wife wanted to return the car to… to… not affect the harmony between you and her…”
Her words were laced with a bitter undertone. Elise wanted to return a luxury car worth tens of millions to avoid upsetting another person and, in doing so, offended her boss. Melody House would never have believed such a thing in the past, but now she did. What kind of divine love was this? It was so enviable.
Truly, it was divine love!
“Uh-huh.”
Robin stared intently outside. He actually wanted to go out, but it wasn’t time to meet yet. Otherwise, with Elise’s understanding of him, she would recognize him. The truth had not yet surfaced.
In a few days, everything would come to an end.
However, at this moment, Jeff Reczek made a phone call, causing Robin’s gaze to grow colder and colder, finally flashing with a hint of chill, “Walter Wraith, you have quite the nerve!”
…
By now, Elise had returned home. Karen came in from outside, carrying a top-quality LV bag. Elise looked at it and was momentarily stunned, “Mom, this bag is an LVHOBODAUPHLN-E, the latest LV model. I heard it’s a limited edition, with only three hundred pieces worldwide, and it costs over a million. Where did you get it?”
Elise was dumbfounded. Their family couldn’t afford a million-dollar bag.
“A young gentleman gave it to me,” Karen’s face beamed with joy. She then took out a photo from the bag and placed it in front of Elise, laughing, “This is the guy, Penn Wraith, the eldest son of the Wraith family, one of Stillwater’s top three families. He just returned from abroad, graduated with two master’s degrees, and is both well-educated and of good character. He’s tall and handsome.”
“He asked me to introduce him to you, so he gave me this bag. Such a generous man. My girl, listen to your mother, forget about that Mr. X. Penn Wraith is the real deal, and he wants to pursue you.”
“Just agree, and he will give me an even better bag,” Karen said excitedly.
A bag worth over a million! She had never owned such an expensive bag before. As for the photo of Penn Wraith, he was indeed as Karen described – tall, handsome, over six feet tall, wearing a gray suit, and looking sunny and dashing.
However, Elise glanced at him and looked away. What did his height and handsomeness have to do with her? She was a married woman with a child.
Still, Elise looked at the bag and said, “We can’t accept this bag, it’s not right. Please return it and tell him I already have a husband.”
“Ah, girl, why are you still holding onto Robin? You’re so stubborn. He hasn’t been back for so many days; he might even be dead,” Karen exclaimed.
“Mom!”
“Alright, alright, I won’t say anymore,” Karen stopped talking when Elise glared at her. Karen then took out a drink from her bag, “Daughter, this is your favorite strawberry milk tea. I brought it back for you.”
“Thank you, Mom.” Elise licked her lips upon seeing the milk tea.
Her favorite flavor! She picked it up and took a sip. However, as she continued drinking, she felt something was off, and she felt dizzy. This sensation was familiar.
“Mom… this drink… something’s wrong…”
Her words barely left her mouth before Elise slumped onto the table, unconscious.
“My girl, you can’t blame me for this. It’s because you won’t give up on Robin. What’s so good about him? He’s just a poor kid who can’t even afford to give me a bag,” Karen walked over to Elise, sighed, and shook her head. She didn’t want to resort to these means, but Elise was too stubborn.
A Robin? What a joke. Such a loser wanted to be her son-in-law? Impossible!
At that moment, Karen made a phone call.
“Auntie.”
In no time, a tall, handsome man appeared at the door. It was Penn Wraith, smiling brightly and calling Karen politely.
“Don’t call me auntie, call me mom,” Karen pulled Penn Wraith in, her enthusiasm boiling over. She knew just how wealthy this man was. If she could secure him as her son-in-law, she would have a lifetime supply of LV bags.
“My daughter is right here. Hurry and take her away. Once everything is done, she will have no choice but to accept it. Then, you can show off your charm, and she will naturally forget Robin and fall into your arms. After it’s all settled…”
Karen pinched her hand, her eyes sparkling with little stars.
She had already planned everything.
As long as they got the thing done, they would have it all.
“Mom, don’t worry. Once this is done, I’ll buy you as many LV bags as you want. After all, we’ll be family – the Wraith family and the Houry family.”
Penn Wraith clapped his hands repeatedly, showing his sincerity.
“Good, good, my future son-in-law.”
The more Karen looked at Penn Wraith, the more she liked him. He was the perfect golden son-in-law, much better than Robin.
Before long, Penn Wraith left with Elise. In the car, the driver asked, “Young Master, where are we going now?”
“Take us to the most chaotic bar in Stillwater.”
At that moment, Penn Wraith’s sunny demeanor vanished, leaving only ruthlessness behind.