A Man Like None Other

Chapter 456 Demolition

Hannah showed Josephine around as soon as they entered the room in an effort to make her feel more at ease. At the same time, Jared drifted in and out of the rooms drunk on nostalgia.

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“Take a good, long look, son,” sighed Hannah. The house is coming apart soon. I don’t know where we’ll go to once they evict us.”

“Aren’t they going to rehouse you, Mom?”

“Hah!” exclaimed Hannah scornfully. “They didn’t even subsidize our rent. Some of us have been living here for decades and they are only giving us about a hundred thousand per home. That’s what we’re worth to them. Though we should be grateful that other villages receive much less compared to us, it’s hard to feel too optimistic when our future is that uncertain. Besides, your father and I had just forked out so much for the renovation and it’s going to get torn down just like that!”

“Come to Horington with Dad,” Jared suggested. “The place in Dragon Bay is still vacant anyway. I haven’t had the time to drop by and sort things out over there.”

Hannah glared at her son. “Though Josephine’s family is rich enough to let you live in a huge house like that, you can’t be sitting on your hands all day, you hear me? You can’t be spending all of her money for the rest of your life. Be a man!”

are mistaken,

Mom,” Jared cut across Josephine.

know.” Hannah gazed fondly at Josephine. “You must treat her well, son. If I hear that you do anything to hurt her, I will

a nice, polite girl from a rich family who does not mind our

to me, Mrs. Chance. I’ll twist his ear off

Hannah reciprocated the smile. “Inform me

Mom!” Jared protested despite being secretly delighted at how quickly the two most

burst out laughing at

Jared!” A young female voice suddenly came from outside

cousin’s voice at once and

who had gotten

how my

nine at the very least, greeted him when he arrived outside the room. Her ponytail bounced excitedly at his appearance, revealing