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Naomi looked exasperated. “What’s wrong with you? How could you not even remember the properties that your family owns? I’m talking about that old, run–down place in Pentaring.
“Once, when you drove past it, you told me your dad bought it as an investment years ago, but
it hasn’t been touched since.”
With Naomi’s reminder, Sonia finally realized what Naomi meant. “Right, that place. It’s one of my family’s properties. Why are you asking?”
The Woodward family owned quite a few properties, and most of them were located in prime downtown areas.
However, that old mansion was in a remote area and had long fallen into disrepair. Sonia had completely forgotten it even existed.
Naomi put on a sweet, ingratiating smile. “Well, a few days ago, I did something that upset Dale, and he’s been ignoring me ever since. If this continues, it’ll only be a matter of time before we break up.
“You know how it is. If our families weren’t close, and if Dale didn’t care so much about what his elders thought, I might not even have had a chance with him.”
Naomi’s pursuit of Dale wasn’t exactly a secret. No matter what tricks she had used, the fact remained that she had succeeded in bagging him.
Sonia appeared to listen attentively, but she was sneering inwardly.
She had never gotten over the humiliation she suffered at The Golden Chalice. Naomi had stirred up trouble, while Dale sat by and did nothing.
She couldn’t afford to offend the Zingers or the Harringtons, so she swallowed the
humiliation and pretended nothing had happened.
Naomi continued, “To make it up to Dale, I want to give him a huge gift. I was thinking that the gift could be your family’s old mansion.”
Sonia snapped out of her thoughts. “Did I hear you right? You want to use my family’s property to please your boyfriend?”
Naomi hurriedly explained, “Of course, I’m not asking for it for free. Just name your price, and I’ll pay the full market value.”
Sonia wasn’t foolish enough to be fooled by a few sweet words. Something about Naomi’s tone
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didn’t sit right with her.
Sonia asked, “That old place is in bad condition. It’s not in a great location, either. Why would you use it as a gift for Dale?”
Naomi coughed lightly. “We’re friends, so I’ll be honest with you. The last time I went to see Dale, I accidentally overheard him talking with his assistant. That’s when I found out his company is planning to acquire that old property.
“Apparently, the White family is also interested in it. Dale didn’t want to make things awkward for his friend, so he hadn’t made a move yet.”
Sonia finally realized what was going on. “So even Mr. White is interested in my family’s old property?”
Realizing she had said too much, Naomi quickly steered the conversation back. “People at their level just love collecting land. They don’t care if they actually need it or not. They have money to burn and like to collect for fun. Your family bought that property back then as an investment, right?
“Sonia, I’m begging you this one time. Do me a favor. If I successfully marry into the Harrington family, you’ll be my maid of honor for sure.”
Of course, Sonia wasn’t so easily swayed. “Naomi, land transactions aren’t some trivial matter that I can just decide like that. How about this? I’ll ask my dad when I get home. If he doesn’t have any objections, I’ll agree to it.”
Naomi knew she couldn’t rush things.
Until the house was in her hands, she had to keep up her friendly act with Sonia.
Just then, a commotion broke out nearby, drawing their curious gazes.
Valerie hadn’t expected that even a simple lunch with Lucinda would lead to them running into such a scene,
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