Chapter 13
Dn was quite famous in his industry and had been specifically handling divorce cases for wealthy
clients in recent years. The remuneration for each case was over a million dors. In addition to his
position as the co-founder of Microworks Corporation, buying a house in Covenford was as easy as
pie.
“I happen to have an empty apartment. It’s just nearby in Foxtail Garden.”
Foxtail Garden was one of the elite, high-end neighborhoods in Covenford. Those who could afford
properties there were either rich or had high social status. Moreover, Foxtail Garden was the closest
neighborhood to the Regal Dynasty Hotel, and the surrounding facilities were readily avable.
“Really? You’ll rent it out to me?” Larissa could not believe her luck.
“Of course.” Dn nodded, his face showing nothing but seriousness. “If you want to rent it, you can
follow us to have a look right now.”
“Great!” Larissa agreed at once.
There was a car waiting at the main entrance of the hotel. The moment Kevan and Dn emerged, the
driver got out and helped them put their suitcases into the trunk of the car.
Dn quickly imed the passenger’s seat before Larissa could, and said cheerily, “I like sitting here.”
Larissa immediately let him have it. “Of course.”
While they were talking, Kevan had already gotten into the car. He had not closed the door, so his cool
voice was able to reach Larissa’s ears. “Hurry up.”
Larissa quickly sat in the back seat. Kevan was sitting close to the middle, as he had nearly upied
two seats at once. To ensure that she would not touch him, Larissa sat as close to the door as she
could. But even then, his face was so stony and neutral that it was frightening.
Larissa’s back was ramrod straight, and she barely dared breathe for fear of angering him. Thankfully,
the drive from the hotel to Foxtail Garden was less than five minutes long, so it was not too hard to
bear.
The car stopped before a building.
“It’s here.” Dn got out of the car first. “Floors 18 and 19 are mine. If you want to rent, you can take
Floor 19.”
This building contained huge, penthouse-grade apartments. It was the type that had an elevator
opening directly into the apartment.
They headed to Floor 19 first. The apartment was nicely renovated and had a minimalistic air to it. But
it was clear that Dn’s furniture was of higher quality than most minimalistic-type furniture.
“After I renovated this ce, I never lived in it. So, everything here is new,” Dn exined to Larissa.
“I have everything here aside from food. You can move in any time you want.”
Larissa took a good look at the ce and was very much satisfied with the renovation and surrounding
environment.
Her only concern was…
“The rent…”
It probably was not cheap.
“Three thousand a month?” Dn threw out a random number. When he saw Larissa’s shocked
expression, he hurriedly backtracked. “If you think it’s too expensive, two thousand is fine too. I’ve
never rented property myself nor rented to someone, so I’m not quite sure about what the market rate
is. Anyway… you can pay as you see fit.”
Only then did Larissa realize that he had misunderstood her!
“No, no, no.” She waved her hands quickly. “I just feel that three thousand is way too cheap.”
If his apartment was under a real estate agency, the monthly rent was definitely not going to be lower
than thirty thousand dors. However, the price he gave was only a tenth of that!
Larissa could not help but sigh to herself. Dn Shields was honestly a godsend.
After hearing her words, Dn sighed in relief to himself.
“Hey, it’s a friendship discount.” He sounded so natural saying it. “This ce is left empty anyway. You
renting this ce means I have someone to keep an eye on it, and I can even earn some passive
ie. No matter how I look at it, it’s a win.”
His logic was… rather wless.
Although Larissa was tempted by the three-thousand-dor rent, she would never take advantage of
Dn like that since he considered her a friend.
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“How about this.” She braced herself. “I’ll pay you 15 thousand per month and take care of the utilities
myself.”
This was way beyond her budget, but it was not as if she was unable to pay for it—the most important
thing was that she could not rebuff Dn’s kindness, and besides, she really liked this apartment.
Dn’s face hardened. “You’re too kind, Ms. Seymour.”
Kevan, who had said nothing then, spoke. “Three thousand. Take it or leave it.”
Their firm attitudes made it look as if she was the one who was losing something. Larissa was torn
between amusement and exasperation.
“Three thousand is really low…” she tried to reason with them, but Kevan only pointed at the door
without looking at her.
“Go.”
Panicking, Larissa eximed, “Alright, alright! I’ll take it. Three thousand is fine.”
She had wasted two days looking for a suitable ce. If she missed out on Dn’s apartment, she did
not know how much more time she would have to waste on finding a new ce to live in.
Dn was smiling again.
“Great, I’ll have a colleague send over a contractter. We’ll sign it tomorrow once you have time.”
He handed over an ess card to Larissa and added, “If you want to, you can move in tonight.”
Larissa carefully put away the card. “I’ll move after signing the contract.” Otherwise, it may appear
inappropriate.
“As you wish.” This time, Dn and Kevan did not force her to do anything.
“I live downstairs on Floor 18, Kevan’s on Floor 20. You can find us if you need anything,” Dn added.
Larissa assumed he said that out of politeness and responded in kind. However, she did not think of
looking for them at all.
…
After seeing the house, Larissa wanted to return to the hotel.
Dn whacked himself on the head and groaned. “Shit!”
Larissa had never seen him loseposure before and was a little nervous yet curious. “What’s
wrong?”
“I forgot to tell the driver to wait for us.” Dn raced over to the balcony connected to the living room
and leaned over the rails to look. Then he came back looking despondent. “The driver’s gone.”
“Did you need to go somewhere?” Larissa asked, “I can call a cab.”
“No,” Dn exined. “I originally wanted to have him send you back to the hotel.”
Well, that made things easier.
Larissa immediately replied, “It’s pretty close to the hotel, I can walk back.”
“No, no.” Dn looked worried. “It’s too dark out, and there are very few people in Foxtail Garden.
What if something happens to you on the road?”
Larissa wanted to say that Covenford’s security was not that bad and that she was not as stupid as
they thought she was. But before she could speak, Kevan rose from the sofa with a hand in his pocket
and walked swiftly to the door.
Larissa stared at his back in confusion.
Kevan stopped at the door and turned around. He was frowning, and his gazended on Larissa, who
immediately caught the displeasure in his eyes.
“Well? Why aren’t you following?” he asked with irritation.