Chapter 370 - A Super-Rich

Eliot always wore a white shirt and a pair of black trousers in college. He was as gentle as a slight zephyr. No one had seen him topless. Some students who had watched him play basketball said that Eliot had muscles and he was well-built. However, that was several years ago. Even though his figure did not change, they could not tell if Eliot still had muscles under his clothes.

Eliot held Sydnee in his arms. He had been holding her ever since they entered the room. At this moment, he lowered his head to get closer to Sydnee's face affectionately. He then smiled and said, "Yes, I do. But I can't show them to you."

What he did not say was that he would only show them to his girlfriend, Sydnee.

All the girls felt they were so in love.

But Sydnee froze.

Her body was stiffer than a rock.

"Good heavens. Isn't that a work by the painter whose work was auctioned at the Dalton Hotel for a few million?" Someone noticed the painting on the wall.

Several people immediately went over and said, "Yes! Look! There is a small letter 'E' there. This is really a work by that painter!"

"Janet, you're so awesome. This painter's work can cost five or even six million. How can you afford to buy it?"

Janet was also a little surprised. She looked at her boyfriend.

Everyone immediately understood what she meant.

"Oh, this is a gift from your boyfriend? Oh my God, Janet, you're so lucky! Really!"

"Yes, yes, I heard that it's impossible to get a work by that painter even if you had money now. I wonder who exactly the painter is. He's really good!"

"Yes, many people said that they can't find out who he is. He just appeared out of the blue. And ... Oh, right, he painted a portrait for Mr. Vincent. And Mr. Vincent bought it himself. After that, everyone wants his paintings."

"Yes, you're right. I also heard that story. Not only was Mr. Vincent not angry, he even bought the painting himself. This is quite very suspicious. That's why many people think that the painter might be Mr. Vincent's friend."

"Many people guess that the painter is Mr. Trevor."

"I guess it's him too. He's a genius. He can even make robots. I heard that his IQ is 195."

All of them were expressing their opinions and speculations.

Sydnee really didn't want to tell them that this painting was something Emily wasn't satisfied with and wanted to throw away. Sydnee took it, framed it, and hung it here.

"Sydnee, what do you think?" Janet walked over and looked at Sydnee arrogantly and said complacently, "What do you think of the apartment?"

Sydnee nodded, "It's very good. The designer did a good job in decorating this place nicely."

A girl asked, "Janet, who is the designer of this place? Is it expensive to hire him? Can you introduce him to us?"

The other people immediately responded, "Yeah, and which decoration company did you go to? This apartment is really great. Can you introduce them to us and ask them to give us a discount?"

"Of course!" Janet smiled happily.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man in a suit rushed in. He was sweating profusely. He did not do anything when he saw Janet and the others. But when he saw Sydnee behind the crowd, he immediately slapped his thigh.

"Miss Sydnee!" He shouted, "You have time to come here today? I didn't believe it when Jack told me downstairs that you're here. What's the matter? Is the tenant not satisfied with the apartment? Why didn't you come to me directly? You're so busy. We shouldn't let you worry about this yourself."

Everyone was speechless.

The students were all lost for words as they heard the surprising words.

Miss Sydnee?

Let you worry about this yourself?

Who was this fat guy? Did he just say something about a tenant?

Janet's boyfriend's expression suddenly changed. He took a step forward to pull at the fat guy's arm. He wanted to tell the fat guy something.

But the fat guy caught Janet's boyfriend's arm first and said, "Oh, right, I haven't even properly introduced her to you. This is your landlady and the owner of this apartment, Miss Sydnee Dickerson."

"Miss Sydnee, they are your tenants, Mr. Brandon Lovett and Miss Janet Dancey."

In the next few seconds, everyone in the room fell quiet.

All the girls covered their mouths in surprise.

Eliot also looked at Sydnee in surprise.

However, Sydnee looked calmly at Janet whose face was pale and her boyfriend whose face clouded over, and then she said, "That's not necessary. They are my classmates in college."

The fat manager clapped his hands and said, "Oh, what a coincidence! I should have told you their names, if I knew that they are your classmates earlier."

"That's fine." Sydnee thought for a moment and added, "They are just my classmates."

The fat manager understood what she meant and nodded, "So you came to see if your classmates have settled down here today?"

"Yes. You don't need to tend to me. You could get on with your work. I'm just here to take a look."

"Okay, I see. Just give me a call if you want to find me. I'm on call 24 hours a day for you."

"Great."

The other people in the room still did not come to their senses even after the fat manager had left.

The girls were stunned as they recalled what Sydnee had just said.

"It's very good. The designer did a good job in decorating this place nicely."

So she was praising herself?

Sydnee was the owner of the apartment?

Then Janet...

Everybody turned to look at Janet. Janet slapped her boyfriend again and again like crazy and said, "You lied? You lied to me? You didn't buy this apartment! You only rented this place? How could you rent a place and tell me you bought it for me? How could you!"

The big man immediately tried to comfort his girlfriend, "Janet! Don't be mad! Don't be mad! That's bad for our child!"

Everyone was startled.

Janet was pregnant?

They could not help but glance at Janet's belly. For the time being, her belly did not bulge. Janet was probably pregnant for less than three months.

"Shut up! Shut your mouth up!" Janet was still slapping her boyfriend like crazy, "I won't give you a child if you don't have an apartment! I won't give birth to your child! Don't you even think about it!"

"No! Janet, that's our child. I'm trying my best. I just can't afford it now, but I'll definitely be able to afford it in the future!" The big guy almost wanted to kneel on the ground to beg Janet.

"You've embarrassed me, Brandon! You've embarrassed me in front of my classmates!"

"I'm really sorry. I didn't know this was your classmate's apartment."

"That's true. You didn't know. That's my fault!" Brandon's words reminded Janet. She wiped the tears off her face and looked at Sydnee with hatred, "No wonder you also come to see my apartment. You know that we are your tenants, don't you?"

Sydnee pondered for a moment and said, "To be honest, I don't know. This is really a coincidence."

Eliot was lost for words.

Janet cried and shouted at her, "No, you are not here to look at the apartment! You are here to laugh at me!"

Sydnee said, "No, it's really just a coincidence."

"No wonder you have praised the designer and the decoration just now, because it was you who designed it, wasn't it?"

Sydnee said, "I guarantee you it's a coincidence."

"Sydnee, I didn't expect you to be such a vicious woman!"

Sydnee was confused.

"You fooled all of us!" Janet roared.

Sydnee looked at her in puzzlement, "It was you who bragged that your boyfriend have bought you an apartment."

She looked at the other girls who were still in a daze and then at Janet again, "How could I make you and your boyfriend rent my apartment? Am I a fortune-teller? How could I know that you are pregnant and your boyfriend will rent a place?"

Sydnee paused and sighed, "I just happen to be the owner of this apartment."

The girls did not know what to say.

Eliot was also lost for words.

Janet screamed at her, "What do you mean? Do you mean you own many apartments? Are you trying to tell me that you own more than one apartment? Are you trying to show off?"

The fat manager who had left the apartment heard the dispute, so he ran inside again. He was shocked as he heard what Janet's had just said. He stood in front of Sydnee and said to Janet, "Miss Janet, calm down. It's true that Miss Sydnee owns more than one apartment. But ... but ... you can't hurt her!"

Sydnee did not know what to say.

Janet was so shocked that she stopped crying. She looked at the fat manager and asked, "What did you just say?" She pointed at Sydnee in astonishment. The tears on her face made her look extremely miserable, but she was still stubborn and asked again, "Do you mean she owns more apartments somewhere else?"

The fat manager nodded. "Yes, she came to buy the apartment when apartments at Landscape Estate were just put on sale. She wanted this apartment on the top floor which was the most expensive. She also bought an apartment on the top floor at Ocean Estate. She probably likes the view on the top floor. Now we are all waiting for her to buy another apartment at Prosperity Time Estate when the apartments there are on sale. Miss Sydnee said that she is going to buy another one there."

Sydnee was still quiet.

Janet was also lost for words.

And so were the others.

The whole room fell into deathly silence.

Sydnee thought that being a super-rich felt so good. She enjoyed the time when everyone looked up to her very much.

"Where did you get so much money?" Janet asked in disbelief, "The Britts must have lent money to you. This can't be your own money. The Dickerson family is a poor family now. It's impossible for you to afford to buy apartments here!"

Eliot interrupted at that moment, "You didn't tell me that you bought two apartments here."

Sydnee pretended she was calm and replied, "Because you didn't ask me."

The short conversation between Eliot and Sydnee made everything clear. Eliot didn't even know that Sydnee had bought the apartment, so how could Sydnee buy the apartment with Eliot's money?

"Eliot! You should check if she has used your money! Maybe she diverted..." Janet spoke without thinking. She was too eager to prove that Sydnee was poor.

"Miss Janet, I have given you respect because you're Sydnee classmate. And I hope that you can respect me, too." Eliot held Sydnee in his arms and said in a gentle but determined tone, "Sydnee always controls the purse strings for us, so she can buy whatever she wants. If buying apartments could make her happy, she could just buy as many apartments as she wishes. If the money is not enough, I will go borrow some."

That was what every woman liked to hear.

No woman could refuse a man who would say those words to her!

Even Sydnee was slightly touched when she heard those words, but she immediately calmed herself down again. She knew she was not really in a relationship with Eliot. She did not need to take his words seriously, because Eliot was probably pretending he was a good boyfriend.

All the girls in the room were moved. They all looked at Eliot affectionately. Eliot tilted his head to look at Sydnee and saw that she gave him a look of admiration.

Eliot did not know how to respond.