Chapter 328 - Still Alive

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At the beginning of February, it was still surprisingly cold.

Sydnee took the car keys and rushed out. Janice chased after her and asked, "Where are you going? Will you come back to have dinner?"

Sydnee's voice came from afar, "I won't. Don't wait for me!"

Janice sighed softly. Then she raised her voice when Sydnee was driving out, "Take care! Eyes on the road!"

She was not sure whether Sydnee heard her or not.

Sydnee's father, Ryan just came back from the pharmacy and he came across Janice at the door. He asked, "Is she out again?"

"Yes."

Recently, Sydnee had changed a lot. She used to stay at home unless she had to help out in the pharmacy. Or she just stayed at school without participating in any activities. She was extremely dumb and never talkative.

However, she often stayed over either at Tea Manor or at school these days. Even during her stay at home, she hung out all day long. What on earth was she doing?

Her parents wanted to find a date for her, but she had her own ideas and said, "No, Mom and Dad, I don't want to get married for the time being. I'll think about it after I have my own house."

Was it necessary for a girl to have her own house?

She would eventually marry someone and live in her husband's house. Janice was worried. But on second thought, she knew that Sydnee could not afford that. Sydnee wanted a house with one living room and three bedrooms. Besides, it should be spacious enough to walk a dog. In this way, it must be a big house which was more than 200 square meters. If she bought one in the suburbs, it would be cheaper. But if she wanted one in the downtown area, she might never be able to achieve that.

Janice was relived but still a little worried. She couldn't understand why her daughter had changed so much. Why did Sydnee buy this car without telling them? Janice was an outsider when it came to cars, but Ryan checked the brand and said that the bare car was worth 140,000. Taking other expenditures and insurances into consideration, 150,000 to 160,000 would be a must.

How could she get that much money?

Out of curiosity, Janice asked Sydnee in front of her car.

Sydnee replied, "This a second-hand car. One of my friends wanted to get a new car. And I just had 30,000 in hand. I thought it's a good deal, so I bought it."

Of course, Sydnee could not tell her that Emily gave her this car.

Buying an almost brand-new car worth 150,000 to 160,000 with only 30,000 seemed unbelievable to Janice, but she couldn't find any reason to doubt that. She was sure that her daughter wouldn't deliberately deceive her.

Anyway, Sydnee had really changed. In the past, she would tell them before leaving. But now she had a car, and she went out immediately after taking the car keys without any words...

"Where did she go?" Ryan came in and brushed the snow off his shoulders.

"I don't know." Janice took a towel to help him brush the snow off, then unbuttoned his coat and hung it on the hanger. "Wash your hands. The water is still warm."

Ryan nodded without saying anything else. He thought of a fellow he came across the other day. He gossiped, "I saw a young woman at Gemdale a few days ago. Guess what! There were a dozen estate agents by her side. I found out that this young woman had already bought two apartments. Both were on the top floor. Now she is planning to buy a third one..."

Ryan listened patiently and nodded in response, "Young people nowadays can get some financial support from their parents."

Unable to guess what he meant, that fellow asked tentatively, "Have you made a fortune recently?"

Ryan was puzzled, "What?"

Seeing his confused expression, that fellow thought he might be unwilling to tell the truth, so he grinned and said, "Don't worry. Just don't forget me. I may need your help in the future."

"Definitely." Although Ryan did not quite understand his words, he replied politely.

Rethinking about that, Ryan sensed an implication that the Dickersons had made a fortune.

As for the young woman followed by a dozen estate agents, could it be Sydnee?

When Sydnee arrived at the residential area, the landlord was rushing over with the key. He sighed in relief, "It's been several days. He hasn't gone out once. I thought that something bad might happen, so I opened the door and saw him sitting motionlessly on the ground. Please help him. I tried once in vain."

"Alright, thank you."

Sydnee got out of the car and took the key from his hand. Then she entered the elevator with him.

The landlord kept talking, "No one answered the door the day before yesterday. I thought he was out. Yesterday was the same. When I passed by the security room this morning, I asked around. But no one ever saw him going out. That's when I realized that something was wrong. I instantly found the key to open the door and took a look ... Fortunately, he was still alive. Oh, I was scared to death. Please don't do this again! Tell him that my house is new. I can't bear it if anything bad happens. I'll rent the apartment to others in the future. "

He talked a lot because he was afraid that Eliot might die in his house.

Sydnee knew that he was telling the truth, but she was still annoyed. She put him at a distance, "I know. Thank you. I shall go in alone."

The landlord probably realized how selfish and heartless his words were just now. He only smiled embarrassedly and said, "I did it for his own good. If he came across any difficulties, he should tell us so that we can help him."

"Thank you."