Chapter 511 Her Hatred
"Why aren't you buying? We even gave you a discount! Or are you thinking about getting a house from the school? I heard they're building faculty housing too. But come on, how can the school's housing compare to New East Group's properties? Ours are fully furnished. The school's houses are just cheap and nothing else," Charles said, sounding pretty convincing.
Chloe grinned. "Yeah, but buying so many houses at once, you must be doing pretty well."
"I've made quite a bit of money following Mr. Blake these past few years. Don't underestimate him; he's got a sharp eye and always invests successfully. I bet he could make over a billion dollars from that project in Pearl Peak City," Charles said.
Making money was tough, but investing and making more money seemed way easier.
Chloe had never underestimated Donovan. His wisdom and business smarts were on a level she could only admire, so high she couldn't even see the top. Among the people she knew, he was miles ahead, leaving everyone else in the dust.
'So, is the "annual salary over ten million dollars" in the personal ad really written by him? If he wrote it himself, isn't he being too modest? Maybe he's just trying to avoid trouble,' she thought.
During the ride, Chloe had thought several times about borrowing some money from Charles, as she might not have the chance later, but she couldn't bring herself to ask. Besides, he had just bought so many houses, so he probably didn't have much cash left.
Charles dropped Chloe off at her place in Willow Grove Estates. Since she had a meeting in the afternoon, Chloe invited Charles up for a bit before they headed to Stellar Corp together.
Charles looked around Chloe's home, which was simple and unadorned, with lots of books. "I didn't expect you to become a scholar."
Chloe suddenly had a thought. 'Gordon wanted Donovan to become a scholar, but he didn't. In the end, I became a scholar. Life's twists and turns are unpredictable.'
Chloe tidied up a bit and left with Charles. Just as they were going downstairs, they ran into Cynthia as Charles was backing up the car, and Chloe was waiting for him to pull out before getting in.
"Haven't seen you these past few days?" Cynthia said.
"I went home to see Francis for a couple of days and just got back." Talking about Francis being sick inevitably made Chloe think of Cynthia's Jake also being ill and Donovan's meticulous care, stirring up some emotions.
"Are you heading out now?" Cynthia asked.
"I'm going to Stellar Corp for a meeting." With that, Chloe got into Charles's car.
Cynthia never saw who was driving. She was standing on the right rear side of the car, and Charles's car had good tinting, so she couldn't see inside.
Even as the car drove away, Cynthia stood there. She thought the driver was Donovan because Chloe had just said she went home to see Francis. And the fact that 'Donovan' didn't even acknowledge her and drove off without a word stung. She thought that through Jake, her relationship with Donovan had become very close, but it turned out she was overthinking it.
Back home, the nanny looking after Jake had left, and Jake was playing with his toys. She spanked Jake a few times on his bottom. "Useless thing."
She hated herself for being unworthy and hated Jake for not being strong enough to make Donovan talk to her. Her heart was still beating for him, but she couldn't do anything. She could only take it out on Jake.
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