Chapter 17 He Was Easily Satisfied


    How did he know that?


    Katherine stared at Jack’s message with only one thought in mind.


    All of a sudden, she understood with sparkling eyes.


    The YK Group was the number one property developer in the country. Nobody could know anything at


    all before their decision to prate the local market.


    However, it only worked formon citizens.


    Jack was the deputy general manager of the DT real estate agency!


    Smaller than the YK Group as it was, DT was still one of the local leadingpanies. It was nothing


    special for him as a senior executive to know insider story first.


    At that moment, Kieran punched himself hard and muttered, “Katherine, you should have persuaded


    dad a bit more.”


    Katherine just gawked at Kieran.


    Before Katherine could reply, Elissa abruptly pointed at her as she scolded.


    “You’re so useless! That is your fault! If you could have convinced me yesterday, we would have bought


    the house. This would settle your brother’s bride price. But now we got nothing! You just ruined your


    brother’s life!”


    Katherine began sobbing after hearing this.


    “Dad, mum, I have done my best to convey to you what I knew, but you never listened…”


    Elissa waved her hand as she interrupted, “Bullshit! You are our daughter after all. How camewe


    wouldn’t listen to you if you insist a little harder? You must have done this on purpose because you


    hate me for forcing you to go on that blind date. Now, everything is ruined. We have lost a great


    opportunity to earn money and Tommy’s wedding couldn’t go on anymore because of you!”


    Elissa stumbled onto the sofa and started screaming.


    Hearing the wedding had to be canceled, Tommy started to throw a fit too.


    “Katherine, I’m your younger brother. How can you do this? If I can’t marry Shirley, I’d rather die!”


    The whole family turned out to be a disaster with noise. This got Katherine got so frantic.


    She wiped her tears in deep sorrow, “What have I done wrong?”


    Katherine hastily stormed off into her room and mmed the door hard.


    She cried out loud as she copsed onto the bed and pulled the nket.


    “Why? Why do I have to bear these all? What have I done wrong? I have reminded you guys


    beforehand, but why are you ming me for missing the chance?”


    Her cries were muffled underneath the nket.


    Just when Katherine was on the verge of breaking down, she sat up abruptly while flinging off her


    nket. She muttered inaudibly, “Jack, the fact that you reminded me about this must mean that you


    still care about me, right?”


    As she said that, she quickly picked up her phone and called Jack.


    The call was trying to connect but it was cut off by the other end.


    Katherine continued calling, but failed time after time.


    She was trembling while sobbing as she repeated.


    She thought Jack must have cared about her since he reminded her through a message.


    She needed Jack to help her now. She needed Jack to help her brother too.


    She read Jack’s message again while typing: You gave me a reminder yesterday and that must mean


    that you still care about me, right? Jack, help me, help my younger brother… if Tommy can’t get


    married, my mother would rather die with him. You are the deputy general manager of DT real estate


    agency, you must have a way of getting a house at a discounted rate. Am I right?


    She was practically begging on her knees at the moment. This was the first time she had done that


    since they married three years ago.


    She sent out the message.


    Jack’s replied straightforward, “What does that have anything to do with me?”


    In the MJ Club, Ben, with bruises all over his face, was wrapping himself in a bathroom and shrieking


    like a madman. He was clobbering everything and smashing all the stuff he could reached.


    “What the fuck! Why did things end up like this?”


    Bang!


    He smashed a chair onto the television, and the screen instantly cracked, giving out puffs of ck


    smoke.


    A youngdy aside was shocked. She curled herself up in the corner while clutching her head in fear.


    She even let out a scream when she heard the television getting smashed.


    Ben twisted his face with hatred. He thrown out a beer bottle as he roared, “Get the hell out of here


    now!”


    Then, he stumbled onto the sofa while shaking his head, unwilling to ept the truth.


    For the West Shantytowns renovation project, DT real estate agency had negotiated a deal that had


    exceeded its original budget by a whooping thirty million yuan. It came with such a sky-high price that


    must incur massive loss and bankruptcy.


    This was precisely the reason why Ben could still mock Jack despite his being beaten up.


    In his eyes, Jack was nothing more than a clown who could never transform to a bigger role in the


    agency.


    However, the news that the YK Group was entering into West Shantytowns would be sensational. As


    the former general manager of DT, he knew very well it was gonna make a stir.


    Although he wasrgely incapable, he was not stupid!


    The YK Group was the top andrgest developer in the nation. Putting aside the fact whether the group


    would really invest in the city’snds, the mere mention of their name in the airwaves was enough to


    cause a surge in the housing prices of the properties here.


    These years, where the YK Group invested in property, there was a surge in the housing prices.


    So Jack would be able to turn things around with increasing housing prices. There were a lot of


    properties in West Shantytowns. With such a promising situation, he could easily go through this and


    earn a lot even if it were a 100 million contract.


    It felt like the mockery he had inflicted upon Jackst night came back in a full circle and pped him


    on his face.


    “Is this luck? Yes, you are lucky. Even pigs can fly in a hurricane. Anybody would be able to achieve


    something if they chance upon the right timing and opportunity. It was just because the YK Group has


    decided to enter the local market at this particr timing.”


    Ben muttered with dissatisfaction while picking up his phone to make a call.


    “Hey sister, I don’t wanna work at thispany at all. I still prefer a real estate agency. Doesn’t your


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    husband own a real estate agency? Can you help me put in a word and get a job for me there?”


    “Alright sister, you’re the best. You must help me no matter what.”


    After ending the call, Ben shed a grotesque smile, “Jack, you are useless yet you have chanced


    upon a great window to take off. However, I can count on my brother inw Aiden. Let’s see if you can


    still be so luckyter on!”


    …


    Jack didn’t watch the local news. He hurriedly rushed back home to cook some broth for his mother


    after he finished his remaining work on the renovation project.


    His mother was everything to him.


    Businesses and money were just tools for him to enable his mother to live a good life.


    By the time he reached home from the hospital, he saw Mr. Ward sitting rigidly in the sofa.


    “Mr. Ward, why didn’t you inform me that you’re visiting? I find this slightly outrageous,” Jack said


    jokingly.


    “Young Master, I am just too anxious to break this good news to you.”


    Mr. Ward stared at Jack with admiration and a smile, “I have gathered information about the housing


    prices from all local real estate agencies. Within just half an hour after the news conference, all


    “It’s only thirty percent?” Jack shook his head with dissatisfaction, “It seems that the YK Group is not as


    influential as I heard!”


    The West Shantytowns was an old, run-down ce riddled with filth and poverty. So the housing prices


    here were not that high. Even if the thirty percent seemed significant, the adjusted price just came up


    with normal housing prices in the area.


    This didn''t meet his prediction.


    “Young Master Hughes, it’s only been a short time. In the fewing days, the housing prices in West


    Shantytowns will increase gradually,” Mr. Ward answered with a rxed smile. He suddenly said in a


    grave voice, “However, more importantly, you’ve secured yourself a huge first victory. The old master is


    very proud of you!”


    “Haha…”


    Jack raised his eyebrows while snorting coldly, “Is he satisfied that easily?”


    Mr. Ward frozed.


    Jackughed disdainfully and went into the kitchen. It seemed that he was restraining himself, “If he is


    that easily satisfied, that could exin why he abandoned us all those years ago.”


    Mr. Ward wanted to say something but stopped with a sigh.