A Beautiful Misunderstanding

Chapter 49 Be A House Slave

In the afternoon, Lucy and Bob went out to see houses.

In the meantime, Essie drew up a property agreement. It said, "After the marriage, all properties under our names will remain our own, including all real estate properties. After the divorce, neither of us will be allowed to take any property in the other's name."

Essie had thought that Zac would pull a long face when he read the agreement, but contrary to what she had expected, he remained as calm as a lake, with zero emotions on his face.

Were his face muscles stiff because of the stimulation?

She was extremely worried. To be honest, the last thing she wanted was to hurt his fragile ego, but his reaction was hard to predict. When it came to money, there were a lot of couples who ended up hurting each other, so she had to prepare for the future.

"Zac, I honestly don't mean anything by this. You see, there are a lot of couples who fight during their divorce over the division of their properties. They become enemies who end up trampling on the every last bit of their relationship. We bumped into each other by accident, so it's inevitable for us to get divorced one day. If we have already foreseen all possible disputes by then, then we'll be able to get along well with each other and continue to be friends. Don't you agree?" Essie made sure that her voice was tender and gentle.

Zac smiled. Essie was always very confused. But when it came to money, all the slumbering nerves in her brain would suddenly light up, and she would become smarter than ever. It was a good thing. She was not easy to deceive, but...

"Honey, that's not fair to you. I will leave all of my belongings with you, and I won't take a single thing from you. But why does this agreement say that I will take my belongings with me?"

Essie put her hand on her forehead. She actually felt dizzy from all this!

'Zac, what else do you have except for the clothes in your suitcase? You had nothing when we registered!' she thought to herself. All the money they would spend on buying the house was hers. And when they got divorced, Zac shouldn't be able to take even a note with him!

She chose her words carefully, and tried to put it in a more euphemistic way. "Zac, I never take advantage of others. All of your stuff belongs to you. You can take them all with you, without having to give me even a single piece of paper," she said with a gentle smile. Then she handed him the pen and asked him to sign his name on the agreement. To her surprise, Zac put the agreement into his pocket and said, "Leave it here and I'll sign it later."

"Well, don't delay it for too long. I need to hand this over to the notarization department." She pouted. If he insisted on fooling her, she would take his hand at night and force him to stamp while he was asleep!

Over the next few days, the entire family became busy with house hunting, but they couldn't find anything that was particularly satisfactory, either because of inconvenient transportation or the insufficient supporting facilities.

When weekend came, William arrived.

"Essie, Zac said that you are going to buy a house. My company has an apartment. Do you want to check it out?"

"Of course!" Essie said. With a sparkle in her eyes, Essie thought, 'There must be some special discount for members of the company!'

They drove up to the Legendary at the upscale residential area in the city center.

Before they could even get out of the car, Essie already felt upset. She knew for a fact that the average price in that area was 80,000 dollars, and there was no way they'd be able to afford it even with a discount. They mostly looked for houses in the high-end buildings in the suburbs.

The apartment William showed them had a total area of 120 square meters. It was a duplex apartment with three bedrooms, two living rooms, and a small store room. It was a very large apartment, and it even had its own entryway to the private garden on the rooftop. Content protected by Nôv/el(D)rama.Org.

Hearing the details of the apartment from William, Lucy looked quite satisfied. "The room and balcony are facing southeast. Based on Yang City's location, it's the best view," she said.

Bob nodded in agreement. "The ceilings are nice too. Not too high and not too low. There's also good lighting here."

Essie just stood next to them, not saying a word. She couldn't afford this place, and all she could do was look. Zac cast a glance at her from the corner of his eye. He knew exactly what she was thinking. He walked over to her and put his hand on her shoulder. "Honey, what do you think? We can buy this place if you like," he said deliberately.

'Do you think I'm very rich?' Essie thought to herself.

With her savings, she could only afford a bathroom, anyway.

Essie rolled her eyes at Zac's words and said, "I'll sell you and I'll buy it."

"How much do you think I can sell for?" Zac teased.

She then narrowed her eyes and looked at him with a mocking smile on her face. "I can sell you to a rich woman, and then I can afford the house here," she said.

"Okay, I'll sell myself to you, rich woman," he replied teasingly. William was very surprised to see Zac gently touch Essie's nose and wear a doting look on his face.

Wasn't it said that he was the most cold blooded man who had crushed countless people's hearts? Even though he was doing this to win Essie over and prevent his political marriage, wasn't it too much? As far as William knew, Zac hated touching women, so why was he holding Essie so tightly now? Was he just very good at acting, or was it more than just an act?

"William, how much is it for the house?" Lucy asked.

"Fifteen thousand," William replied.

What? "How much is it?" Essie asked in surprise. She must have misheard him.

"Fifteen thousand," William repeated, louder this time.

The more Essie thought about it, the more thrilled she became. Her eyes lit up so much excitement that it was as if gold had fallen from the sky. "The average price in this area is around eighty thousand, isn't it?" she asked.

"The office buildings and residential areas in this area were developed by the company of my boss. This is a welfare house. Since I have been working for the company for many years, he approved the price himself."

"Wow, you are so rich now!" Essie said, giving him a thumbs up.

"Essie, you are so lucky to be married to Zac. You are also rich!" said William as he glanced at Zac and gave him a smile.

Staring at them, Bob said, "William, why don't you buy it yourself since it's so cheap?"

"I just bought a house in Dragon City, and I'm still working on it. I won't be able to afford another apartment even if the price was as low as 8,000," William replied, pretending to be helpless.

He had a lot of experience in the underworld. In fact, people would get scared at the sound of his name, but now, he was pretending to be nothing more than a poor house slave. What a strange experience it was.

But on second thought, it wasn't as strange as an arrogant boss who couls call the wind and rain having to dress up as a poor hobo to please his wife and parents-in-law!

He got psychological balance instantly. He really admired the acting skills of the big boss. Given his cold, decisive, arrogant, and unruly character, it was surely difficult for him to act like a sunny and warm man. If he ever wanted to enter the entertainment industry, he would probably be worthy of a best actor Oscar winner.

Bob understood what William was worried about. As the most prosperous and influential place in the eastern region, Dragon City had properties with sky-high prices. There was no way average wage owners could afford two apartments with one apartment there.

Meanwhile, Essie could not be happier at William's words. She was thinking that she must have saved the entire universe in her previous life for her to be this lucky. "I'm going upstairs to have a look," she said. She needed to find a place to laugh wildly!

Downstairs, Lucy and Bob were discussing the payment for the house when Zac cut them off and said, "Dad, mom, I'll buy the house with my money. You should save the money for when you two are old."

Essie heard Zac's words all the way from the second floor and rushed downstairs. "Zac, do you have money to buy the house?" she asked.

"The stock market is in good condition these days and I have made some money from my stock market speculation. I have enough money to buy the house," Zac said, understating his wealth.

Hearing what Zac said, Essie's eyes wandered about. 'No wonder he's in no hurry to find a job even though he is unemployed,' she thought to herself. It turned out that he was making money secretly and was lucky enough to earn a lot!

"I didn't expect that you're that capable," said Essie.

William glanced at her with some sympathy. This girl really knew nothing about his boss. He was some sort of god in Wall Street. He put a stop to a financial crisis in Wall Street at the age of eighteen! Once Buffett and Soros got old and retired, the king of finance was probably going to be his boss.

Lowering his head, Zac smiled and touched her face. "It must be my wife who has brought me the best luck. Ever since I got married, the stock I bought has soared above and beyond."

Essie was wild with joy upon hearing Zac's words. She patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry. I'll give you more good luck from now on. You can invest more in the stock market and make even more money."

William was sweating in his heart. The sight of his boss and his wife flirting was so weird that he needed some time to adapt.

But of course, he understood that as well.

Zac had always been good at deciphering other people's minds.

Rather than coercing others, he preferred to make people willingly surrender to him and go through fire and water for him.

Therefore, he didn't want to force Essie to help him stop the wedding by offering her money or something. Instead, he wanted to make her fall in love with him so that she would help him deal with the troublesome problem he had.

After Zac insisted on paying for the apartment, Lucy and Bob didn't say anything more. As the head of the family, a man still needed to maintain his dignity. If he relied on his father-in-law to buy a house, it would be difficult for him to be proud in front of his wife. So they decided to keep their money and secretly compensated the couple for their food instead.

A few days later, William sent the property ownership certificate to Essie.

She opened it and was just about to peek at the content, but she was shocked by what she saw.