The next morning, Monique got up early to go to work.
Tyrion went to work together with his daughter. Ever since Sabrina had been transferred to the new office, she wasn’t that busy, so she was the last one to get out of bed.
Before she left, she went to Brucille’s room and saw that he was still sleeping soundly. By that point of time, she had already considered him as her own child. Taking a seat on a chair beside the bed, she told him, “Brucille, today is Monique’s birthday. We are concerned about your relationship. Today, you have to do your best. You can’t always let her sleep alone in that room.”
Hearing that, Brucille almost jumped out of bed. Was it appropriate for his mother-in-law to say that?
The separation between Monique and him was like a river. Not a shallow and narrow stream that could be easily crossed, but a huge wide one.
Even if he was not afraid of the difficulties and obstacles, he had to consider whether he had the ability to bridge that gap. After all, he did not want to end up drowning.
He replied bitterly, “Mom, there is a barrier between Monique and me. I’ve tried my best and I’m out of ideas. But I’ll definitely prepare a big gift for her today. Can you tell me what she likes?”
Sabrina responded, “When Monique was a child, she did not dream to become a doctor. Instead, her ambition was to be a pilot.”
“Huh? Are you asking me to buy her a plane? To be honest, I am not financially capable of that at the moment.”
Exasperated, Sabrina kicked the bed.
“How old are you? Please think rationally!” she scolded. “She has wanted a new car for a long time. Everyone else has BMWs and Audis. Can you afford that? You know how our family is financially. Even for this house, it was Pollard who spent a lot of money on it.”
“Right, then I’ve made up my mind. Please carry on with your work,” Brucille said.
Looking at Brucille, Sabrina realized she didn’t hate him as much as she had previously. After all, her status at work had improved a lot because of him. The director of the branch office even treated differently and often asked about her wellbeing.
To her surprise, she was also nominated for the most outstanding employee award.
After Brucille finally got up at noon, he went to an automobile store in the city. A brand-new 812 Superfast Ferrari was parked in front of the entrance of the store, and it was rather eye-catching.
Stepping on the accelerator would give the driver a rush of euphoria. Meanwhile, the exterior looked simply amazing and its sleek waist line was extremely alluring.
One of the salespersons enquired lazily, “Sir, do you want to buy a car?”
“Yeah, I’m just taking a look at it. This style is pretty nice,” Brucille replied.
Brucille loved luxurious cars as Uncle Evan had a collection of them in his garage. His eyes lit up in excitement, but in the eyes of the saleswoman, his gaze looked extremely obscene.
As the best sports car of the Ferrari brand, the model was out of the world. Even when it was compared with other sports cars that were worth more than a million, it was still super cool and outstanding.
The saleswoman noticed that Brucille owned an old electric car. It looked like it was at the very least two years old.
Moreover, no matter how she looked at the guy, there was no way he could possibly afford a car worth more than 5 million yuan.
Hence, she naturally thought Brucille was another window shopper who would come in just to have a look at the luxury cars.
At that moment, a blue Porsche stopped in front of the store.
The driver was a plump, middle-aged man. Following behind him was a voluptuous woman clad in branded clothes. The makeup caked on her face was white as flour. It seemed that she had applied a thick layer of concealer, then painted cream and powder on top. It was unusually shiny and greasy.
As soon as Brucille saw her face, he could immediately tell that she had gone under the knife several times to achieve that kind of complexion.
Clasping the middle-aged man’s wrist, she asked in a delicate voice, “Honey, I like this red Ferrari since its colour matches my red leather bag. Don’t you think so?”
The middle-aged man, Brock, boasted confidently, “Janet, as long as you like it, we’ll buy it. Just pick one and I’ll buy it for you!”
There was a big golden chain hanging around his neck, and it swung around as he passed by Brucille.
“Hey, can’t you see that my girlfriend is looking at the car? Go away!” Brock spat at Brucille.
Brucille’s face darkened. Just as he was about to lose his temper, a saleswoman with a good figure walked over Brucille, enquiring, “I’m sorry, sir. Are you tired? Please take a seat and have a glass of water.”
She looked very sincere with a smile on her face. Therefore, Brucille took a deep breath and suppressed his anger as he headed to the reception area.
The young lady handed over her business card with both hands and introduced herself kindly, “Sir, I am Lydia Lee, the sales assistant of this store. If there’s a car you want to know more about, I can introduce it to you in detail.”
Pursing his lips, Brucille pointed to the car displayed at the entrance.
Lydia looked through the car’s specification information and then explained the details to him, “Sir, this car can accelerate to a speed of 100 kilometers per hour within 2. 9 seconds. Also, it has a maximum speed of 340 kilometers per hour. Apart from that, it’s equipped with top-level safety features as well as an automatic driving function that uses advanced technology-”
“What? Are you trying to rob me of 5 million yuan?” A voice suddenly cried out.
Lydia was in the middle of explaining the car features to Brucille when Brock suddenly roared, startling everyone.
Shocked by the price of the sports car, Brock complained, “This is a cut-throat shop. The tax rates for vehicles are so low now, yet you sell your cars at such a high price. Definitely a cut-throat shop. My dear, let’s leave.”
Brucille frowned at that and then shook his head, commenting, “I really didn’t expect beggars to dress like decent people nowadays.”
When he said that, he deliberately raised his voice. Obviously, Brock heard Brucille’s mockery of him. Meanwhile, Janet obsessed over the car, taking pictures in front of the sports car with various poses.
Brock stalked towards Brucille, confronting him, “What did you say? Who are you calling a beggar?”
“I’m just saying that people who pretend to be able to buy a car despite not having the ability to are beggars. Some people want to buy a 20 million yuan car with the 200, 000 yuan in their pockets. Don’t you think it’s ridiculous?” Brucille retorted.
“Ridiculous? Are you talking about me? As a civilized person, I don’t want to argue with you. But you must apologize to me, otherwise, you might end up with your teeth scattered all over the floor. Also, what’s wrong with this store? Why do you entertain such a rowdy person? Do you really think this man can afford anything here?”
Brock lost his composure as he reprimanded the store attendant behind him.
The store assistant was a little embarrassed. Because she had seen Brucille’s worn-out electric car, she did not know what to say. Therefore, she could only try to placate him, urging, “Sir, please calm down.”
Brucille took out the bank card and placed it on the table lightly. “Lydia, right? Please complete the transaction procedures for the purchase of that car before tonight. If it’s okay, I’ll pay you the full amount now.”