Love At The Right Price
Chapter 7

Love At The Right Price Chapter 7

Chapter 7 Meeting the Homewrecker Again

Tamara repressed her anger. I didn’t teach him that! It was all Emily, that woman’s fault for alwayspulling my son’s leg. Now he isn’t gullible anymore because of that! In an attempt to drop the subject,she pursed her lips and brushed past the man. “Go freshen up. I made an appointment with the realestate agent yesterday to look at some houses today. You’ll be going with me!” After all, he shouldknow something about housing prices, having lived in Deacon Town for so many years, shethought.She couldn’t keep staying at Emily’s place. Since she had made the choice to come back andbring Tim with her, she couldn’t let the boy suffer hardships with her. I’d better buy a house and thenreplace time to buy a car, she thought to herself while doing some mental calculations on the amount ofmoney she would have to spend. Oh, dear, how easy it is to burn a hole in my pocket! Once I buy ahouse and a car, I’ll only have tens of millions of cash left. Oh, I’m broke!At the sales office, thesaleswoman said with all smiles, “Miss Randall, Royale Garden is here, situated right next toSpringvale Place. Both neighborhoods are similar in many aspects, but the houses at Royale Gardenare far more favorably priced than those at Springvale Place. And besides, Royale Garden provides thesame facilities as Springvale Place does, so buying a house here would be better value for money. Fora quality house buyer like you, choosing us will be the best decision you can ever make.” Inwardly, shewas delighted, for the man and woman before her were both dressed in expensive clothing. Thewoman was pretty, whereas the man exuded a regal air with his commanding presence. However onelooked at them, they looked like a rich man taking his pretty young wife on a spending spree. Talkabout an easy mark!Tamara knew Springvale Place, having heard of the name back when she hadn’tleft the country. Once a well-established villa area in Deacon Town, the neighborhood was home to thetown’s upper crust. The houses there were in great demand, so it was no exaggeration to say thatevery square foot of land there was worth a pretty penny. Since Royale Garden is near SpringvalePlace, it mustn’t be bad, thought Tamara.However, after inspecting the villa area and listening to thesaleswoman’s bragging, she found herself unhappy with both the houses and Royale Garden’s poorproperty management. Indeed, Royale Garden was right next to Springvale Place, but the

neighborhood lacked a commercial area, which was basically located within Springvale Place. Also, theneighborhood was in a bad location, for its back exit was directly connected to an overpass bridge.Timmy is still a kid. What if he has trouble sleeping and can’t grow tall because of that?She and Frankwere sitting in the sales office while studying Royale Garden’s residential layout. She curled her lips,asking, “What do you think?”Frank pursed his thin lips coldly. “It isn’t worth buying,” he remarkedsuccinctly. Usually, he would never have bothered to look at these trashy housing projects. After all, hehad over a dozen villas and castles under his name, and any of these properties was a million timesbetter than this place.When the saleswoman beside them heard what Frank had said, her facechanged color at once. “Sir, the location here is convenient, and the houses are all furnished, so youcan move in right away with just your belongings. To be honest, there’s no way you can get such areasonable price anywhere else, even on Black Friday.”Frank turned and gave the saleswoman ascornful look that oozed a profound sense of menace. “Is that so?”Seeing the look Frank gave her, thesaleswoman felt somewhat guilty. In reality, she had secretly marked up the original sales price a littleafter learning that Tamara had just returned from abroad. Now that Frank had asked her such aquestion, she immediately turned her head away, not daring to meet the man’s gaze.As soon as sheturned her head away, though, she noticed a group of people coming their way. Her eyes instantly litup, as though she had seen her savior, and she called out at once, “Mrs. Hardy?”Upon hearing thesaleswoman’s voice, Lily, who was inspecting the workplace, instinctively turned to look in thespeaker’s direction. However, when she saw the person before her, she was completely stunned. Aftera brief moment of stupefaction, she came to her senses and immediately marched up to Tamara in afew steps. With a venomous look in her eyes, she uttered between clenched teeth, “I thought you’redead, Tamara!”