Elaine felt very triumphant as she shook the jade bracelet on her hand. "I have already sent a text message to some of my friends. Many of them are already jealous of me because of this jade bracelet, and now, I even have a big and luxurious villa!"
Charlie looked at the jade bracelet on his mother-in-law’s hand. In actual fact, that was the bracelet that Graham had given to him, and he had been planning o n giving it to Claire in the first place. However, who would have expected that Elaine would take it for herself instead. 6
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At the White family mansion.
Gerald was standing in the hall as he reported what h e had just found out to his father over the phone.
After he was done speaking, Gerald hesitated for a moment before he raised his head and said, "Dad, is uncle confused? He did not even stay a single day in that villa, but he did not hesitate at all to give it to Charlie! You have to persuade him to take it back from Charlie!"
Gerald's father had a solemn expression on his face as he continued to sit on the sofa.
Gerald had just informed him that his uncle had given the villa at Thompson First to Charlie.
He did not believe it at first, and so, he had gone to verify this information with his brother, Zeke, only to find out that Gerald’s report was true after all. 2
Moreover, Zeke had refused to tell him the reason why he had given the villa to Charlie. Instead, he simply stated that he owed the latter a favor.
What kind of favor could Zeke possibly owe Charlie that would make him give away such an expensive villa when he had always been an extremely stingy man?
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