Chapter 509 The Aggrieved Karen

New York City, Pearl Peak.

Pearl Peak sits in a mountainous area, and right in the center, on a small hill, there's a gated community of luxury villas.

Sure, it's called a community, but there are only about thirty villas in total.

Each one is built to be as lavish and massive as possible, making them the most coveted properties around here.

The starting price? A cool $10 million.

The most luxurious one? A whopping $75 million.

When it comes to opulence, they even outshine the villas in Houston's Platan Heights.

In this villa district, there is one villa priced at $40 million, ranking in the top five of the entire district!

The Moore family's villa!

The entire villa, including the outdoor pool, garden, and parking lot, covers an area of over 50,000 square feet!

The four-story villa is home to Gabriel Moore and his family!

Gabriel's ancestors struck it rich in the cotton trade.

They hit a rough patch at one point, but Gabriel turned things around.

He expanded the business, setting up textile and clothing factories, and ever since, they've been raking in serious cash every year.

Nowadays, the Moore Group, owned by the Moore family, has a conservative estimated market value of at least $6 billion!

Even though they haven't reached the top family status in New York City, they are definitely among the top!

Gabriel has only one daughter, Lisa, whom he loves dearly!

But with his advanced age, Gabriel frets that he won't live to see the Moore family rise to the top of New York's social ladder.

Because of that, he's pinned a lot of hope on Lisa's future husband—someone capable and reliable.

But surprise, surprise, Lisa ended up pregnant by some outsider named Kyle.

The wedding that followed was a grudging affair, with Lisa being the only one in the Moore family who was actually happy about it.

Right now, in the Moore family's villa, the mood isn't exactly cheerful, even though they just had a wedding.

Gabriel's wife, Jasmine Elliott, sitting on a pricey sofa, glanced up and snapped at Karen, "You! Come here!"

Karen, standing in the villa's living room, was still a bit dazed!

This was her first time in the Moore family's villa, and she was blown away.

She'd only heard Kyle talk about how lavish and massive it was, but seeing it in person left her speechless!

Her biggest dream had always been to live in a place like this—she'd even fantasized about Houston's Platan Heights.

But after all the drama, she finally made it into the Moore family's villa, which was even more impressive than Ryder Platan Heights' top property.

She was thrilled!

She imagined snapping some photos and posting them on New Feed—her old friends would be green with envy.

"I called you! Are you deaf?" Jasmine suddenly barked, her voice sharp.

Only then did Karen realize Jasmine was calling her!

She quickly stepped forward, showing a slightly nervous expression, and asked, "What's the matter?"

Jasmine, with her strong build and striking features, had been a runner-up in women's wrestling back in the day, and her daughter Lisa took after her in both looks and stature.

Because of that, Karen couldn't help but feel a wave of intimidation when facing Jasmine.

Jasmine's eyes narrowed as she said, "Nothing much. Just a few things I want to make crystal clear—and I expect you to remember them."

"What is it?"

Jasmine said, "Kyle's part of the Moore family now, so he'll play by our rules—and that includes you, as his mother. I won't have anyone messing up the Moore name!"

Karen kept nodding, "I understand!"

"Now, let me tell you a few rules, remember them well!"

Jasmine, sitting on the sofa, said, "First, you don't breathe a word to anyone about Kyle marrying into the Moore family—especially not your broke relatives and friends back in Houston. I won't have those country bumpkins showing up here, trying to mooch off us and embarrass us!"

"Second, in this family, you're at the bottom of the food chain. Whether you're dealing with the Moore family's relatives, friends, or business partners, you stay humble. Even if there's a disagreement, you keep your mouth shut—no backtalk!"

"Third, we don't do freeloaders here. Kyle's getting a job at Moore Group soon. As for you, sitting around the house isn't an option. So, I let go of five maids yesterday. From now on, you're handling all the cleaning, laundry, cooking, and keeping an eye on the villa. Got it?"

Hearing these three conditions, Karen felt her legs go weak, and she was almost sitting on the floor!

The first two conditions, though brutal, she could stomach!

But the third one? That was straight-up bullying!

She agreed to have Kyle marry into the family partly because she hoped to live the good life and enjoy her golden years!

Now, not only was she not living the dream, but she'd been downgraded to the Moore family's live-in maid!

One person doing the work of five maids? That's insane!

So Karen hesitantly said to Jasmine, "I can't handle the third condition. I'm pushing fifty, and my health isn't great. I can't keep up with all this. Besides, our family are loaded—why not just hire a few maids?"

To Karen's surprise, as soon as she finished speaking, Jasmine's face turned ice-cold, and she slammed her hand down on the sofa!

With her wrestler's strength, it made a loud thwack!

Karen jumped.

Jasmine, seething, snapped, "Our family? Who the hell said you could call the Moore family 'our family'?"

Karen was stunned, "Kyle and Lisa are married. Doesn't that make us family?"

Jasmine fired back, "The Moore family is one of the most elite in NYC. You think just anyone can claim to be part of it? Don't get ahead of yourself! And what does the Moore family's wealth have to do with you? I'm cutting costs by not hiring maids and putting you to work. What's wrong with that? If you're not up for it, fine. Pack your bags and get out of here right now. Rent a place, stay at a hotel—whatever. Just don't drag us into it!"

"You're going too far!" Karen shot back through gritted teeth.

It would have been better if she hadn't said that!

The second she finished, Jasmine was on her feet, slapping her hard across the face!

The blow sent Karen crashing to the floor!

One of her teeth went flying!

Jasmine glared down at her, voice like ice, "One more word out of line, and I'll end you. Understood?"

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