chapter 010 Luxury Cars

"""That's right"Indeed, he's fineunscathed, but you've pissedmanaged to anger him off. So, you're done for!"". As such, your downfall is imminent," Cooper sneered.

Boom!

taunted with a smirk. Suddenly, a cacophony erupted as seven or eight policemen rushed out from both sides and took control ofpolice officers emerged from the shadows, swiftly apprehending the father and, son, as well asand Wendy.

"" "What are you doing?""

""Yeahis the meaning of this?" "Indeed, what the hellon earth are you doing!""

The men shouted.

Inside the house, Wendy turned pale with fright.

""?" The men's voices echoed in protest. Within the confines of the house, Wendy's face drained of color, her fear palpable. "Alex, how much did do you truly believe I'm oblivious to the funds you and your son embezzlehave siphoned from the company over the years? Do you really think I'm clueless? ?" Cooper's voice was laced with icy contempt. "I've already gatheredamassed the evidence. Now, it's time for me to arrest you. With such a large amount involved, it will be enough for you to spend the rest of your lives behind bars,"" Cooper coldly laughed.

""What?""

Alex was once again shocked. He knewIt's time for your reckoning. The magnitude of your theft ensures a life sentence for both of you." Alex's face registered shock. He was all too well how much money he embezzled fromaware of the company.

""Originally, extent of his embezzlement. "Mr. Phillips onlyinitially intended to fire you both and not pursue terminate your employment without further actions. Butaction. However, you don't knowoverstepped your place. Youbounds, even attempteddaring to harmthreaten the chairman. This isYou've chosen a path toof self-destruction!"" Cooper said coldly.

""," Cooper's voice was as cold as ice. "Dad, what do we do? What do we do? I don't want to go inside! I don't want to!"" Mr. jail!" The younger Smith, whonow in handcuffs, was handcuffed, panicked.

""You dare to say that? If it weren't foron the verge of hysteria. "Have you stealingno shame? If you hadn't stolen Eric's girlfriend, would it have come to this?!""

Alex slapped Mr. Smith hard across the face.

""we be in this predicament?" Alex's hand connected with his son's face in a resounding slap. "Take them away!""

The!" At the command of the leading officer waved his hand and, the Smith family was taken awayescorted from the villa.

Inside Wendy, left behind in the villa, Wendy was rooted to the spot, her gaze following the departing Smiths. If the younger Smith was imprisoned, she stood frozen in place as she watched the Smith family being taken away. For Wendy, if Mr. Smith went to jail, she would to lose everything.

Regret overwhelmedwashed over Wendy. She regretted choosing Mr.lamented her choice of the younger Smith over Eric. IfHad she hadn't let go of Ericchosen differently, she would now be the wife of the chairman now.

. Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regrets in thisthe world.

On the other hand, Eric didn't go to class in the offered no remedy for regret. Meanwhile, Eric had foregone his morning. Instead, he went straight to the class, opting instead to visit a car dealership to buy. Despite his previous financial constraints, he possessed a car.

As a guy, fair understanding of automobilesE andric had some knowledge about cars, despite being poor in the past.

As for what car to buy, Eric already had ana specific car in mind.

At the entrance of Upon arriving at the Lamborghini dealership.

""Here it is,"" Eric smiled slightly.

Eric, a small smile played on his lips. He had once seenglimpsed a Lamborghini Diablo supercar on the road, and its stunning appearance immediately captivatedstreet. Its breathtaking design had left an indelible impression on him. It remained vivid inIn his memory to this day.

Eric was certain thatmind, it was the most beautiful car he had ever seen.

epitome of automotive beauty. At thatthe time, Eric had fantasized about how great it would be to own that car, buthe had yearned for the car, fully aware that it was beyond his means. Now, however, he knew he could not afford it.

However, Eric definitely had enoughpossessed the necessary funds to makerealize his dream come true.

Since he needed. In need of a carvehicle, his first thought was to buy apurchase the Lamborghini Diablo and fulfill his dream.

Eric walked straight into. As he entered the luxuriousopulent dealership which was free, devoid of other clients.

""customers, he was stopped by a salesperson. "Just a moment!"" A male salesperson standing at the entrance stopped him and asked, ""! Are you Eric?""

""?" "And you are?""?" Eric askedqueried the vaguely familiar looking salesperson.man.

"" "I'm Hayden, your former classmate from elementary school classmate. Don't you remember?"" the male salesperson said with a smile.

It was only when Eric heard the name that he suddenly recalled.

""?" Hayden, you seem to be responded with a grin. Upon hearing the name, recognition dawned on Eric. "Hayden, it seems you're doing well,""," Eric saidremarked with a smile.

""Not bad,"" Hayden intentionally puffed his chest.

Seeing Eric dressed in low-quality clothes, Hayden immediately concluded that Eric must be in a miserable situation, at least worse off than him. Leaving him feeling proud and important.

Hayden looked at Eric and said with a smile, ""By the way, Eric, what brought you here? It can't be for a job application, right? We sell luxury cars here and we may not hire employees with low taste.""

Although Hayden wore a smile on his face, his disdainful tone...

""You must have gotten it wrong. I came here to buy a car,"" Eric said casually.

""What did you say? You came to buy a car?"" Hayden's voice became sharp with surprise.

. "Not bad," Hayden replied, puffing out his chest with pride. Observing Eric's modest attire, Hayden hastily concluded that Eric's circumstances were dire, certainly worse than his own. This assumption filled him with a sense of superiority. "By the way, Eric, what brings you here? Surely you're not seeking employment? We deal in luxury vehicles here and may not hire those with less refined tastes," Hayden stated, his tone dripping with condescension, despite the smile on his face. "You're mistaken. I'm here to purchase a car," Eric responded nonchalantly. "You're here to buy a car?" Hayden's voice rose in incredulous surprise. Hayden and his colleagues couldn't stiflesuppress their laughter.

Their clients are wealthy. How could someone dressed in such shoddy clothes like this guy be wealthy?

""

The clientele that frequented the establishment were known for their affluence. It was thus puzzling to see a man, dressed in such shabby attire, claim to be one of them. "Eric, this is a Lamborghini 4S dealership. We sell luxury cars here, notdon't deal in bicycles,""," Hayden said, stifling a laugh.

Furrowing his brows, Eric retorted, ""Of course, I know this is a Lamborghini 4S dealership. I truly remarked, barely suppressing his laughter. Eric's brow furrowed in response. "I'm well aware of where I am. I came here to buypurchase a car. What's the matter? NotIs there a problem? Are you not welcoming me?""

Eric?" He could sense Hayden looking down on him.

""feel Hayden's condescending gaze upon him. "Of course, we are welcoming. It's just... are you sure youcertain you can afford theour cars here?"" Hayden's face bore?" Hayden asked, a contemptuousderisive smile.

playing on his lips. The surrounding salespeople chimedjoined in.

""Kid, do the conversation. "Do you knowrealize that our cars here are all priced at over a million?""

""Exactly, with just ?" "Indeed, judging by your appearance, how could you behardly seem like someone who cancould afford a Lamborghini?. Don't be ridiculous!""

absurd!" They would ratherfound it easier to believe in the existence of ghosts than believeto accept that a guy dressedman in shoddytattered clothes could afford a Lamborghini.

"" "What a bunch of narrow-minded people,"" Eric detested peopleindividuals," Eric muttered, his disdain for those who discriminated against the poor the most.

""less fortunate evident. "What did you say, kid?""

After hearing Eric's words, the?" The salespeople besidearound him became displeased. In bristled at his words. They might act subservient in the presence of the wealthy, they may act submissive, but they weren't afraidhad no fear of a guyman dressed in shoddy clothes.

""Brothers, this is my elementary school classmate. rags. "Let me handle his reception,""this, gentlemen. This is an old schoolmate of mine," Hayden gestured to the salespeoplehis colleagues.

"" "Hayden, this kid obviouslyclearly can't afford a Lamborghini. Are you sure you want to waste your time entertaining him?""?" The salespeople team expressed doubt.their skepticism.

With a smile, Hayden, with a knowing smile, leaned in closer to the salespeople, lowering his voice and said:

""to say, "He wants to show off as aplay the big shot, doesn't he? Then, I'll make sure he can't pull it off. Let's see how he ends up later.""

According to Hayden's guess,fares in the end." Hayden suspected that Eric was prohad comebably here to apply for a sales position. However, , but for the sake of savingto save face after seeingin front of his old classmate, Eric pretended to be here to buy a car.

If that was the case, Hayden's plan wasHayden decided to goplay along with it. "". "So you said you're here to buy a car? Then I'll show you the cars. Let's see if you can come up with the money to buy one, and then I'll. see how you continue to pretend!""Try to keep this charade going

!" When Eric cancould no longer pretendkeep up the pretense, Hayden planned to mock and ridicule him.

Following that Turning to Eric, Hayden smiled at Eric and asked, "" with a smile, "Eric, tell me, whatwhich car dowould you wantlike to see?""

""?" "A Lamborghini Aventador,""," Eric answeredreplied without hesitation.

"" "Aventador?""

Everyone was shocked once again?" The room fell silent, then bursterupted into muffled laughter.

The Aventador iswas the flagship sports car of Lamborghini, andwith even just the base model costscosting seven to eight million. Those able to afford this carOnly the wealthiest individuals in New York are definitely top-tier wealthy individuals!

After smiling, hecould afford such a car! Suppressing his amusement, Hayden said, """Alright, let me show you the car then.""

After saying that, ." Hayden led Eric to the showroom, andwith the few salespeople present followed suit, readytrailing behind, eager to witness Eric's impending embarrassment.

Under Hayden's guidance, Eric arrived in front offound himself standing before an orange Lamborghini.

What an Its appearance, and how stylish this was striking, its color is!

""vibrant. "Still so amazing!""!" Eric stared at murmured, his eyes drinking in the Lamborghini and nodded in satisfaction.

sight of the car. The supercar he had once fantasized about only dreamed of was now right in front of him, and within his reach.

"" "What's the exact price of this car?""?" Eric looked atasked, turning to Hayden.

"" "The base price is 7.55 million dollars!""

After quoting the price, !" Hayden crossed his arms, preparedwaiting to see Eric's reaction.

Hayden could imagine He was certain that Eric would definitely be shockedtaken aback by thisthe price.

"" "7.55 million dollars? NotThat's not expensive at all.""," Eric waveddismissed, waving his hand casually, seemingly unimpressed by the amount.

""nonchalantly. "Not expensive? Haha!""!" The salespeople next to him couldn't help but coverstifle their mouths and chuckle.

laughter. Hayden also sneered, """Eric, do you even realizecomprehend how big oflarge a numbersum 7.55 million is?""

""?" "Of course, it's just smallpocket change," Eric retorted. "What? Pocket change."" Eric dismissed it.

""What? Small change?? Hahaha!""!" The salespeople and, along with Hayden, who were spectating, couldn't help but burst into laughter.

A guy wearing The idea of a man in cheap clothes actually said that 7-8considering seven to eight million is smallas pocket change? They felt that this was a huge joke.

ludicrous to them. Hayden couldn't hold back anymore.

""contain himself any longer. "Eric, are you mpretending too muchessing around here? You think it's smallpocket change, right? Fine, show us the money then! If you can come up with that much money, I'll eat my words a ton of shit!""!" Hayden thought to himself, let's see how long you can keep pretending!

""up this act! "That's right, show us the money if you really have the guts!""!" tThe other salespeople echoed.

How could Eric not know what Hayden was thinking?

""well aware of Hayden's intentions. "You guys accept cards, right?""?"