Nora

Chapter 171:

Henry was totally flabbergasted when he heard what the lawyer said. “We agreed then that the villa would be mine as long as I made sure she was alive, Right now she’s alive and well! You can’t take the villa.”

The two lawyers looked at each other.

“We don’t know anything about that. However, we have gone through all the formalities legally, AND Miss Smith has the final say regarding the villa!”

Henry’s jaw dropped.

He simply could not believe this could happen. He took the contract from the lawyer and read it carefully.

Sure enough, in the contract he had signed there was a clause stating that, once Nora was of age, he would have the right to decide whether or not to take back ownership of the villa.

In other words, if he treated Nora well, she would not get the villa back.

But if he didn’t, then Yvette would have a backup plan for her!

Henry was so furious that he pulled out his cell phone and called Nora immediately. “Ungrateful daughter! How can you treat me like this when I raised you until you were 18! That villa is mine! Your mother said that as long as you are alive, the villa would remain mine!”

Nora’s voice was very low and deep, it was also tinged with sinister cruelty when she said, “If you hadn’t buried my son alive, maybe I would have given you the villa.”

Her words stunned Henry. “H-how did you know?”

Wendy was the only person he had ever told. He had never told anyone else, how did she know?

Henry was completely unaware that she had hacked into his cell phone operating system when they talked on cell phones before, and that she could monitor their conversations in real time.

A mocking Nora replied, “How about that?”

Henry suddenly looked at Wendy: he suspected that she was the one who had told Nora. However, now was not the time to inquire into such things. He shouted angrily, “Nora, our family of three grew up in that villa! We’re its real owners! You think you’ll have a home just because you took the villa? Dream on! Even if we lose the villa, you’ll still be alone, While the three of us are a family!”

“Is that so?” Nora said, “Then I hope your family of three will stay together forever.”

Henry, “?”

When he wanted to say something, the other party hung up on him.

Henry, “…”

The two lawyers were only there to notify him of the ownership of the villa. They did not need his consent to repossess it. Since they had done their duty, the two left.

Henry plopped down on the couch as they left.

Wendy and Angela exchanged a glance and then looked at Henry. Wendy asked carefully, “Henry, the villa…”.

“We can’t get the villa back anymore! This is New York, where the Andersons are a big family with a big business. If we pick a fight with her, we’re sure to lose out in the end!”

Henry’s eyebrows drew together. “Forget it, let’s go back to California for now. Take out all the valuable things you’ve bought over the years and sell them as soon as possible. The money should be enough for the three of us to survive, right?”

The company had annual revenues of five million dollars. After receiving the money, Henry always bought handbags and jewelry for Wendy, as well as various luxury items for Angela.

In contrast, he owned only two valuable watches.

Wendy’s eyes twinkled as she heard him.

She and Angela exchanged another glance and then nodded.

Henry got up from the couch and said, “Let’s book our plane tickets and leave right away, lest something else happens while we’re here and we end up not being able to get into the house when we get home. It would be terrible if we couldn’t get those things out of the house! Go book the plane tickets, Wendy.”

“Okay,” Wendy replied without hesitation.

She went to the side with her cell phone and used it for a while before saying, “The earliest flight is in three hours. You can relax for now.”

“Okay,” Henry replied.noveldrama

Angela poured him a glass of water. “Have some water, Dad.”

Henry took the glass from her. However, he almost spit out the water after taking a sip. He threw the glass on the floor and blurted out, “Why is it so hot?”

Angela’s eyes flickered.

Henry had never lost his temper with her in the past, not even when the water he served her was too hot. Predictably, he must have distanced himself from her after realizing the truth, right?

He lowered his head and said, “I didn’t mean to, Dad.”

Wendy rushed to hug Angela, who had squatted down to clean up the mess, with a hint of coldness in her countenance.

Then she smiled and said, “Now that you’ve been accepted to NYU School of Medicine, you should go back to school, Angela. You don’t have to come back to us. Instead, do an internship over the summer break. There’s still some money on this card, so take it with you for now.”

Angela looked at Henry.

Henry wanted to say that there was almost $50,000 on the card, which was too much. However, when he thought about how they could sell the stuff at home for over a million dollars after he got home, he preferred not to say anything.

She had to win her daughter over!

Angela took the card, picked up her purse and left.

After she left, Wendy and Henry packed their bags together.

An hour later, the two left for the airport.

When they arrived at the airport, Wendy looked at Henry and suggested, “Why don’t you check the luggage first? There seems to be a lot of people in line over there. I’ll go pick up the tickets at the self check-in kiosk and come back later.”

Baggage check-in must be done at least fifty minutes before takeoff. They would not be able to check luggage if they were too late. Time was pretty pressing, so Henry nodded.

He took the two suitcases with him and lined up behind the crowd.

Seeing the people in front of him walking so slowly, he felt a little anxious.

Indeed, New York was a big, crowded place. Even the airport was packed with people. Seeing that there was only an hour left before takeoff, and that he had already waited more than half an hour but Wendy still hadn’t returned, Henry decided to call her.

Wendy answered the call quickly.

“Where are you?” asked Henry.

Wendy smiled and replied, “I’m on the plane of course.”

Henry was taken aback. “What?”

Wendy replied, “The plane is about to start taking off, Henry. Let’s say goodbye here.”

Henry was totally astonished. “What do you mean, Wendy?”

“It means exactly what I said, Henry. Don’t worry about the luxury items in the villa. I’ve already asked my brother to go retrieve them all.”

Henry was filled with disbelief. “Wendy, what are you doing? We can get over a million dollars with those things. Even if we don’t have the villa anymore, we won’t have to worry about money for the rest of our lives!”

Wendy laughed. She sounded very relaxed as she said, “Yes, you’re right. With that money, Angela and I won’t have to worry about money for the rest of our lives, So you can rest easy!”

Henry finally understood what she was saying. “Are you really abandoning me?”

Wendy scoffed, “I’ve done so much and worked so hard at home to take care of you all these years, Henry, but what about you, who do you think you are? All you do is yell and scream all day long plus treat me like an unpaid babysitter. Now that you have no more income, why should I keep doing everything I can to make you happy? The money is all mine now, and I will spend it well, so you don’t have to worry! As for Angela, I advise you not to bother her. Otherwise, I’ll reveal everything you’ve done and put you in jail!”

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