Mery's mansion was in an elite complex area which surprised David.
He was surprised because the complex was guarded by quite a number of heavily armed soldiers.
One could not enter the complex unless special permission was obtained from the manager.
Even the complex of French national officials were not guarded that tightly. David knew because yesterday he was there, at Isabel's mansion.
But what surprised him was that it wasn't an official complex. It was just a private complex where rich people lived.
To David, this was really funny and strange.
Why were soldiers guarding a complex for rich people? Shouldn't it be guarded by private security?
David didn't need an explanation from Mery. He understood what was happening. Maybe this was something common in developing countries.
The taxi wasn't allowed into the complex, but Victor came to pick them up at the gate, so they went home with him.
The walk might have taken a long time because the complex was so big.
This wasn't just because there were so many mansions, but because each mansion was really big, with a very large yard.
The value of the mansions here was probably much cheaper than Jane's mansion, but if Jane's mansion was put here, it would be the smallest mansion.
It was just that, in terms of luxury, Jane's mansion had the upper hand.
David was certain that none of the mansions in this complex had an aquarium under the floor.
Mery's mansion has a combination design of various cultures, not only southeast Asian, but also European and east Asian cultures.
It only had two floors, but the area was completely excessive.
In the yard, David saw rows of luxury cars, and there was even a mango orchard with over a hundred trees.
It just so happened that right now the trees were full of very fresh-looking mangoes.
Some gardeners were picking the mangoes and collecting them into huge fruit baskets.
Mery gazed out onto the porch, and when David followed her gaze, he found that the door was firmly closed.
This was strange to David because Mery's parents should have known that Mery was coming.
When children come home to their parents after a long absence, the door is usually open, and the parents are supposed to be waiting on the porch.
However, this didn't seem to apply here.
As David looked at Mery, the woman suddenly smiled faintly.
"Hmph, it seems they're still annoyed with me," she said, snorting coldly.
Her words made Victor who was driving look at her with a wry smile.
He said, "sis, you know mom and dad are very temperamental, they're angry that you didn't call them first, just called me."
"And I know that they would only give me a hard time if I called them," Mery replied without even glancing at Victor.
"Do you know, Kevin just died," she added.
"What?" Victor looked very surprised to hear that.
"How is that possible? He was obviously very healthy," he said, looking incredulous.
"Even if he was healthy, could he still be alive after falling from the highest floor of his grandfather's office?" Mery replied.
Shua!
Victor stepped on the brake pedal suddenly, but it just so happened that his car had already arrived in front of the mansion's terrace.
After that, Victor hurriedly checked his cell phone, obviously wanting to see the news.
They actually didn't speak to each other even though Mery had arrived beside their sofa.
And Mery didn't take the initiative to speak either.
When she got there, she sat down on the still empty sofa, crossed her legs, then picked up a cookie on the table and stuffed it into her mouth.
This silent situation lasted for quite a while.
In the end, the middle-aged woman spoke first.
"Hmph, why did you come back? Didn't you always say the Western world is better, you should have stayed there until you died," she said.
David couldn't help but be dumbfounded that it was a mother's words after her daughter came home.
And Mery casually replied, "I wouldn't have come to this country if it wasn't for the fact that I have an assignment here. And coming home, ummm, to be honest I just wanted to borrow a place to have sex with my friend."
Her words instantly made all eyes open wide.
She spoke quite loudly, so even the servants in the mansion heard her clearly.
Mery's mom and dad were panting, looking like they had just been hit on the head.
"Wait, are you two just friends?" asked Mery's mother.
She seemed to realize that there was something wrong with Mery's words.
"Yes!" Mery replied.
Bam!
Mery's mother, whose name was Alisa, hit the table.
"Where are your morals now?" she asked in a loud voice.
"Is there anything wrong if we both want it?" Mery replied calmly.
At this point, David also felt uncomfortable.
He actually didn't mind if Mery said that he was her boyfriend. At least it would make their actions look face.
However, if they were just friends?
"Don't worry, we might become lovers soon," Mery added suddenly with a faint smile.
Maybe she said that to calm things down.
Sure enough, Mery's parents were a little calmer although they weren't completely at ease.
In Southeast Asian culture, even two people dating still shouldn't do that, they should get married first.
Even though rich people tend to have followed western culture, they still didn't fully agree if it was said in front of them directly.
And their view of David became rather unfavorable.
"Men from our country like Kevin are much better," said Mery's father, Andika.
"You'd say otherwise after knowing what that asshole did," Mery replied.
"What do you mean?" Alisa was confused by Mery's words.
Mery responded by staring at Victor who approached them.
"Victor, show them the video," she said calmly.
With a wry smile, Victor did as Mery asked.
It only took a few moments before the skin of the middle-aged man and woman turned deathly pale.
At the same time, Mery stood up from the sofa and said to David, "let's go to my room."
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