Chapter 979


    Chapter 979 I Underestimated You, Matthew


    It wasn’t until after several grueling days that the whole fiasco about the vi neighborhood project finally


    came to an end.


    During this time, James and the others paid particr attention to the constructionpany and how it


    was handling the situation. They were stunned speechless when they learned that only one-third of the


    buyers insisted on backing out of their purchase.


    In all honesty, James and the others hadn’t thought that Matthew could put the fire out, even if he could


    come up with enough funds to quell the demanding crowd. After all, in the heat of the moment, all the


    buyers had been adamant about getting their money back.


    s, who could have expected that the number of those who insisted on a refund would be in the


    minority? By some miracle or other, the rest of the buyers had decided to stay.


    From the looks of how things had turned out, the constructionpany wouldn’t be making a huge loss


    at all.


    Moreover, with Tiger lending aid, the inspection process went a lot smoother.


    At the end of the day, the constructionpany did not crumble, and it was still standing strong after the


    mess was cleared up.


    That evening, the Cunningham Family was having dinner when James lifted his wine ss and mused, “I


    must say, I underestimated you in the past, Matthew! You really are the definition ofpetent! I didn’t


    think you could settle such a tricky situation with such ease!”


    To one side, Helen nodded hastily in agreement. “Yes. I thought the constructionpany was done for!


    Who could have thought that everything would turn out fine? You handled this brilliantly, Matthew!”This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org.


    Sasha’s face lit up when she heard her parents’ outright acknowledgment of Matthew’spetence.


    What can I say? Life could only get better from here on.


    Meanwhile, Demi and Liam were looking distinctly gloomy. They were disappointed to learn that the


    constructionpany had found a way out of the sticky situation because Matthew had taken away all


    the money in their ount in the process.


    Some of the things they had bought were returned while the rest were sold off as secondhand goods,


    and the proceeds went into thepany ount. This meant that Demi and Liam had essentially


    schemed hard for nothing, and it left them angry as well as resentful.


    They had initially believed that Matthew would never be able to resolve this mess. In fact, they thought


    they could watch him make a fool of himself. However, he had gone and proved them wrong by easily


    putting out the fire, which enraged them to no end. Now that James and Helen were praising him, Demi


    and Liam only grew all the more furious.


    Incensed, Demi interjected abruptly, “There’s something I can’t quite figure out, Matthew—all these


    people were going all out, demanding that they get their money back, but why did they change their


    minds as soon as you showed up? Could it be that you were the one who persuaded them to back out of


    the deal in the first ce? In other words, did you go to such lengths just so you could throw us out of the


    constructionpany?”


    Sasha frowned at this. I can’t believe she’s using Matthew like this.


    But before she could protest, James demanded, “What are you talking about, Demi? Matthew wouldn’t


    do something like this!”


    Still peeved, Demi argued, “Then exin to me why those people changed their minds as soon as


    Matthew showed up.”


    James was stumped by this.


    Sasha, on the other hand, retorted icily, “Isn’t it obvious? They change their minds because they trust


    Matthew. You do know what trust means, don’t you? Liam ended up the way he did because everyone


    lost faith in him and no longer trusted him, whereas Matthew has won them over because they trust him.


    That’s why they decided to stay.”


    “Are you saying that my husband isn’t trustworthy?” Demi seethed.


    Sasha scoffed and ignored her, which provoked her more as she snapped, “What the hell do you mean


    by that, Sasha? What right do you have to insult him?”


    Irritated, James shot Demi a dark, warning look. “What are you yapping about? You know as well as we


    do when your husband lost the trust of all those people. Take a look at what the both of you have done.


    Do you want me to list out your faults one by one?”


    Upon hearing this, Demi felt her words die on the tip of her tongue. This time, not even her own parents


    were on her side.