Chapter 14: Giving You the Whole World
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"All... all of them?!" Even someone like Leo was trembling at the thought. Twenty-one villas, conservatively valued at 230 million.
Next to him, Andrew Cooper was slightly better, having participated in Flores's acquisition of Global Investment for billions!
"Yeah, no matter what means you use, I want to see the property deeds for all the villas by the end of this week," Flores said thoughtfully, checking the date.
"Yes!" Andrew Cooper replied without hesitation, though he felt a bit uneasy.
Sito lo Nasta Villas was inhabited by the elite of Sebria City, especially the Zeus Villas, rumored to have owners with immense backgrounds.
After finishing up all the business, it was already afternoon.
Flores arrived downstairs at the Wilson Group to pick up Stella from work, but after waiting for a while, she was nowhere to be seen, and her phone was not reachable. Helpless, he could only go up to the office, where he unexpectedly found Julia, who had been frightened unconscious in the morning!
"Oh! Look who it is! The big boss who was supposed to be picked up by twenty phantoms, but ended up riding a bike again?!" Julia said sarcastically. She had suffered humiliation in the morning and had long considered Flores as the target of her anger.
"Where's Stella?!" Flores ignored her and turned to a bespectacled young man nearby.
"Don't know!" The bespectacled young man replied curtly. As a member of the Wilson family, he looked down on Flores, the freeloading son-in-law.
"What? Looking for your wife?! Hahaha, maybe she's having fun with sugar daddy right now! Why do you think Andrew Cooper is helping you? It's all for sleeping with your wife! You think too highly of yourself!" Julia refused to believe that Flores could hitch a free ride from the Cooper family. She could only attribute it to Andrew Cooper's lust for Stella's beauty!
"Are you asking for death?!" Flores stared coldly at Julia, a hint of murderous intent rising within him.
Laugh at him, insult him, whatever! But insulting Stella crossed the line in his heart!
"Hey, Stella, your free-loading husband is here to pick you up from work!" a voice suddenly came from the door, Ethan returning from outside.
Behind him was Stella, carrying many bags.
"Flores, what are you doing here?" Stella was slightly surprised to see Flores, thinking he must be off with Andrew Cooper doing something important, not expecting him to return so soon.
Flores didn't say anything, silently walking up to take the heavy items from Stella's hands.
"Why are you doing this?!" Flores's voice was stern. Never in his wildest dreams did he think that investing 500 million would result in his wife being bullied at work!
"It's okay, let him be smug. After next Tuesday, when I officially become the heir, he won't be happy for long!" Stella clapped her hands, consoling herself. ‘I don't know why, but seeing Flores angry for me, I feel a little sweet in my heart.'
"Wait until next Tuesday? Don't celebrate too early. It's not clear who will win or lose yet!" Ethan sneered. Ladyship Wilson detested outsiders coveting the Wilson family fortune, and Flores was Stella's Achilles' heel!
"Ethan! Next Tuesday is March 12th! That's our beautiful Stella's wedding anniversary! So she is so happy!" Julia laughed lightly, covering her mouth, her eyes full of mockery.
In an instant, Stella's eyes lost their luster. And Flores's aura became even colder!
"Pah! Wedding anniversary? I think it's a day of shame! When they got married, it made the entire Sebria laugh at our family!" Ethan spat disdainfully, speaking loudly.
"Yes! Since then, every March 12th, I dare not leave the house, afraid of being ridiculed by others!"
"Tsk tsk tsk, while others marry rich and handsome husbands, she married a worthless delivery guy, truly embarrassing for our Wilson family!"
Other members of the Wilson family also joined in mocking Flores and Stella.
They all saw the situation clearly, after all, Ethan was the Ladyship Wilson's favorite grandson!
Stella's head slowly lowered, her lips tightly pressed together, ‘March 12th, the day Flores and I got married, but without a wedding ceremony. That night, I locked myself in the room and cried until dawn. I couldn't understand why my beloved grandfather, before his death, left me a secret will that required me to marry Flores! It caused me to become a disgrace to the Wilson family, a laughingstock in Sebria!'
As she thought about it, Stella's beautiful eyes gradually filled with tears!
Seeing her helplessness, Flores felt a tightness in his heart. Over the years, despite bearing the reputation of being worthless and being scorned by others, Stella silently endured even more criticism and pain for him!
"Trust me, one day, March 12th will become a day of commemoration for the whole world! By then, you will all envy her!" Flores, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.
Instantly, everyone present burst into laughter, looking at Flores with eyes as if he were a fool. They thought, had this worthless guy gone mad? Who did he think he was? The ruler of the world?
"I admit, over the years, my presence has brought Stella a lot of grievances and sadness! But from today onwards, I will make up for all the debts to my wife!" Ignoring the ridicule of the crowd, Flores gazed at Stella alone and said slowly, "Honey, as long as you're willing, I'll give you the whole world!"
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