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Chapter 871
Chapter 871
Chapter 871
Charlie drove around town aimlessly. When he got a call from Jacob saying that Matilda was going to their house soon, he drove home.
Claire received her father’s call too with the same message, and she headed home despite her reluctance.
Loreen insisted to stay out of dinner at home tonight when she learned that there were visitors coming. Claire wanted her company to avoid awkward silence, but she felt awkward enough already so she rejected her offer by saying she had to work overtime and had dinner by herself.
Claire was in no place to force Loreen though, she warned Jacob beforehand instead, “Dad, when your friend comes over, please don’t try to talk about me, I’m not in the mood to chit chat today.”
Jacob knew that he could not push her too much since she was willing to come home and have dinner with Matilda for his sake, so he said to Charlie, “My dear son-in-law, at dinner later, I need you to lighten the mood, okay?”
“Alright.” Charlie nodded hesitantly.
At this moment, the doorbell rang. Jacob rushed to the intercom system and shrieked excitedly, “They’re here! I’ll go get the door.”
He barged out the main door and went through the yard to open the gate.
Claire sighed at her father’s unusual vibe and asked, “Hey, do you think there is something going on between dad and that Aunt Matilda?”
Charlie chuckled. “They haven’t met each other for more than 2 decades, what else can there be? Stop overthinking it.”
Claire frowned, her tone serious, “But, dad seems to be unusually happy and excited.”
Charlie tried to comfort her by saying, “Well, they had a history, you know that, don’t you?”
Claire quickly interjected, “But dad has already married mom, and they are not divorced! He should be loyal to his marriage vow and be a responsible husband!”
Charlie chuckled and said, “Why do you sound like your dad really has an affair already? Please, he just saw his first love after 2 decades, it’s not as serious as you think.”
Claire sighed helplessly. “I’m not saying that there is something between them now, I’m just worried.”
Meanwhile, Matilda was standing outside the villa, marveling at the most prestigious villa in Aurous Hill.
She had been away from the country for a long time, so she wasn’t familiar with the domestic real estate and their market value, nor did she understand what Thompson First meant in China, hence, she hadn’t given much thought when Jacob told her their address, Thompson First Villa A05.
But after she came to the Thompson First residential park, she realized how extravagant and majestic the houses here.
The discovery of Jacob living in such a luxurious villa made her quite surprised and befuddled. This was because when she asked their college mates about Jacob’s recent situation over the years, the feedback was that he was not doing very well, which made her a little confused.
While waiting for Jacob outside the gate, Paul checked the selling price of the Thompson First villas on his phone and said, “Mom, it says here that the houses here are selling at about 80 to 100 million, and, check this out, the Type A villas like this one are the largest in size, they are selling at over 100 million.”