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Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 199
Terry didn’t expect Jacob would answer, but after about fifteen seconds of ringing, Jacob answered.Long silence followed as none spoke immediately.“Hello, my friend,” Terry started the conversation, sounding tentative. “How are you doing?”“What can a poor man do in the middle of the day?” Jacob sarcastically replied. “Work his ass off so he wouldn’t go to sleep on a hungry stomach.”“I… feel for you.”“Do you?” Jacob harrumphed. “Really?”“Yeah,” Terry’s tone grew some base. “I never had any issues with you, only with your son-in-law.”Jacob’s expression briefly froze. As Terry kept on speaking about what had happened with his daughter by adding many more things than what had actually happened, Jacob was left speechless.“That’s why I couldn’t help you when you came to me last time,” Terry stated in a pitiful tone. “I should have told this to you sooner, but I didn’t know that your son-in-law was our common enemy. Only recently I came to know that you are not on good terms with him
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 200
In the evening.Benjamin and Rebecca returned to the villa. Elizabeth and Dorothy were savoring mutton soup on the balcony, but the soup dropped from their mouths when their eyes fell upon fully-shaved Benjamin.Kathy was standing next to them, and she felt her soul burning with passion. He looked so much more handsome now, making her wonder if this was the same guy who once licked the cake off her fingers. She felt like she would do anything to experience it once again.“Is it just my imagination, or does he look taller?” Dorothy murmured.“Was he this good-looking when we first saw him?” Elizabeth pondered. “He looks lot younger.”“He looks so cute I want to eat his cheeks,” Kathy spoke her thoughts aloud, making Elizabeth and Dorothy turn their heads. “I-I was obviously joking. I’m not a cannibal.”Meanwhile, the couple entered the villa. Jacob, who was sitting on the couch and reading a magazine, briefly noticed his daughter and son-in-law.“Butler,” he spoke without even looking
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 201
At 4 A.M.Jacob was in a theater, with people watching the El Man movie, but he was standing and watching their expressions. And their faces turned from positive to negative steadily until they got out of their seats and began throwing things at the screen. And then they directed their rage toward Jacob and made him run out of the theater, run for his life, even.Suddenly, Jacob woke up in his bed, only to find out it was another bad dream. He had been having trouble sleeping these days.He then watched some of the clips of his old movies where people stood up at the end and clapped in joy and appreciation. He had wanted the same to happen for El Man, his biggest project, but that didn’t happen.Breathing at the moment felt too hard.He just couldn’t sit on the bed and do nothing. He got out of his room and went to Veronica’s room to talk about planning the party, as he had nothing else to do.However, when he went to her room, the door was already open, and Akash was hitting Veronica
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 202
Jacob was not a fan of crappy food, and he was usually very selective with everything he ate. For someone like him, eating a rooster's testicles was unimaginable. This was easily one of the most uncomfortable moments of his life. He ran to his room, wanting to get the testicular matter out of his body at any cost.Benjamin went back to the kitchen and resumed cooking.At around six o’clock.Everyone in the villa except Selena had gathered at the dining table. Shawn looked happy because he received repeated calls from his lawyer, saying that the cases put against him were being pulled one after another. He thought something miraculous was happening, and luck was finally returning to him.Elizabeth and Dorothy naturally occupied seats next to Ryan who had his eyes closed. They weren’t sure if he was sleeping or praying or thinking, but none of them had it in them to disturb him.Lisa was asking Roshan how his new car was, but he told her he wouldn’t give her the car keys because he wasn
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 203
Even though life hasn’t been easy lately, Rebecca was feeling good today as she headed out to hunt for a job.She had many reasons to be feeling positive because, for one thing, Benjamin kissed her in the morning in front of so many family members. A simple kiss to the cheek might not be a big deal for others, but to her, it meant a lot. She felt like she was receiving the attention she had missed from her parents. And she loved it.Secondly, Rebecca had asked Ryan privately if he had given Benjamin any credit card, and Ryan told her he didn’t. He also told her, he was thinking of giving a credit card to Benjamin soon as he needed to buy groceries and manage the household activities.Rebecca stopped by her Porsche 911 Turbo S. “I don’t know where he’s got the money to pay for this, but… this is a car bought by my husband.” She took some snaps and posted it online, bragging about it.Jane who woke up and saw the post online ended up biting the pillow in frustration.Rebecca drove her n
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 204
“Ms. Rebecca, you’ve been—”“Sorry, it’s Mrs. Rebecca.”“Oh, my apologies, Mrs. Rebecca. For your age, you’ve already designed very many collections,” the HR team spoke. “Your designs have been sold in stores, featured in magazines, and even worn by celebrities to this day. But you’ve also been accused of copying other’s works as well, so what do you have to say about that?”“All my designs came out of my mind and heart, from my own personal experience,” Rebecca explained, trying to sound polite and not desperate. “If you conduct a little bit of research, you’ll see that all those claims floating around are utterly false.”“Mm, as you know, our brand is still developing, and we’re looking for designers with distinct styles that can still work together and generate leads for sale. You know, unity in diversity. So, if we give you the job, what can you guarantee us?”“My focus has never been on gaining immediate customers, sir,” Rebecca replied. “I believe that we must build a relationsh
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 205
Rebecca posted online about getting a job, though she didn’t mention her salary. A lot of her colleagues and friends congratulated her and tweeted how happy they were for her.Rebecca, however, didn’t even smile or feel happy from the response. None of these same friends had actually called her back when she lost her job due to a conspiracy.“Peer pressure can make professionals look like pussies. Compared to these fake, jealous friends, Jane is a thousand times better.”Though Jane didn’t congratulate her now, Rebecca still had a much better opinion on Jane and a few other friends that were close to her.She wished she could talk with Jane, but she also wanted to give him some time to think straight. After all, if Jane were to keep pursuing Benjamin, Rebecca would be forced to forever break her bond with Jane. She didn’t want to do that.From afternoon, Rebecca kept roaming throughout the city, looking for inspiration for her designs.“The key is to see everything in a different pers
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 206
“Is everything alright?” Sasha asked. She couldn’t think of a better question at the moment after seeing the angry, confused, and betrayed expression on Rebecca who had ended up plucking the tag out just now. “AHH! What have you done!” Sasha clutched her cheeks in shock. “You shouldn’t have done that!”Rebecca ground her teeth as she squeezed the tag in frustration. “How dare they do this to me? If even I get duped like this, what about other designers who have little to no fame or background?” Just thinking about it boiled her blood, but she didn’t want to jump to conclusions just yet.“I must first find out if this is just the fault of the branch manager, or if it’s happening on a major level across the whole Scissor’s brand.”“Is everything alright, girls?” The two mafia guys approached them. Wearing decent suits and ties that concealed their tattoos and identities, they looked like your typical business men. They were no longer picking their teeth, either.“Why wouldn’t it be?” Re