I Inherited Billions

Chapter 106

After buying the necklace, Montana and I got ready to leave the mall under Baxter’s escort.

However, at this moment, the saleslady ran out quickly. “Mr. Lang, please wait. Our general manager wants to see you.”

“Your general manager?” I frowned. “But I don’t know your general manager.”

“Mr. Lang, after our general manager knows how much you like Green Hope, she said that only you are worthy of this necklace. If the diamond necklace could be kept by you as a collectible, it would be its honor. Hence, our general manager said that she’ll give this necklace to you for free as only you are worthy of it. I hope you can wait for her because she’s on the way. She’ll be here soon.”

“Well…”

When the saleslady said that, I knew what she was trying to do.

It was obvious that she had told the general manager about what had happened at the mall today.

The reason why the general manager wanted to give it to me was to leverage this opportunity to get on my good side.

When I thought about this, I said to the sales lady, “Please help me tell your general manager that I thank her for her kind regards, but I won’t receive any rewards that I don’t deserve. So, I can’t accept her gift.”

After I said that, I left the mall with Montana without turning back.

…

The next day, we were making preparations for the engagement.

It was a little troublesome to get engaged in Shura City and the process was mired in minor details.

However, after Montana’s proposal, we only needed to have a meal with her friends and family to get to know them in the end.

To be honest, I understood. If it was not to make her mother happy, Montana would not get engaged and it was because she truly feared marriage.

She did not want to get married even if that person was me.

The next day came quickly and the engagement party was reserved at the most luxurious hotel here, the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

However, before leaving, Montana said anxiously to me, “Freddie, if my relatives said anything that upsets you later in the hotel, please endure it. It’s just an act and we’re only going through the standard of procedures anyway.”

“Hmm, what do you mean?” I could hear something abnormal from Montana’s statement.

“It’s nothing. It’s just that my uncle’s family is very annoying. Just listen to me and ignore everything they say. Just treat them like they are talking out of their asses. It’ll be over in a blink of an eye.”

“Um, are they at odds with you?”

“I guess so. It’s a little complicated…”

Montana told me about her uncle’s family briefly.

After Montana’s birth father abandoned her and her mother, Montana took her mother’s last name.

However, what Montana did caused her uncle, Tim Bale, to be on high alert. He thought Montana wanted to steal the ancestral home and family property from them.

So, from that day on, they kept setting themselves against Montana and would mock and ridicule her whenever they had the chance.

Plus, Tim had a daughter who was almost the same age as Montana. The two girls had always competed with each other since they were small. In short, her uncle’s family loved causing trouble for her.

Since Montana was the first to have an engagement party, her uncle’s family would definitely cause a ruckus.

When I heard this, I nodded. “Don’t worry, I’ll listen to you.”

However, I was only saying that, I did not feel the same way in my heart at all.

Now that Montana was my woman, would I still allow her to suffer grievances just like before? Would I still be a f*****g man if I did?

This time, not only would I not allow Montana to suffer any grievances, I would want them to be respectful toward Montana.

…

At 10 a.m., Montana and I arrived at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

There were two private rooms for the engagement party. One was for Sean’s friends and family while the other one was for the friends and family on Montana’s mother’s side.

Mainly, it was for Uncle Tim’s family.

When it was about 10:30 am, they finally arrived. Montana quickly stood up to welcome them and started introducing me passionately, “Uncle, Aunty, you’re here. Let me introduce you. This is my fiance, Freddie Lang.”

After she said that, Montana tugged my sleeve.

I smiled and got up. Then, I said to them with a smile, “Hello, Uncle, Aunty.”

“Yeah, hello.” Montana’s aunt looked at me up and down with a smile. Then, she said with a chuckle, “Montana, back then, you’re always behind our Rue, but I didn’t think that you'd get married before her. This is good, this is good. However, I have to remind you that marriage is not child’s play. You can’t just marry any random guy you see on the streets, you have to choose a man carefully, do you understand?”

Even though Montana’s aunt was saying that, what she was implying was pretty infuriating.

It was clear that she was mocking me and saying that I was just a man from the streets and not of high quality at all.

I was enraged. I opened my mouth to retort her but Montana could see through me. Hence, she said before me, “Aunty, you’re right. Oh right, where is Rue? Why isn’t she here?”

Montana changed the subject.

“Rue is a high-ranking manager now so she’s very busy. Not like you, who’s always so free. But, she told me that you girls are very close so she will definitely come to meet your fiance. At the same time, she can take a look for you too. She’s on her way now so she’ll get here soon.”

“Really? Rue is so good to me,” Montana giggled. It was as if she did not hear her aunt’s sarcastic remarks.

I knew that Montana could tell. However, she did not want to waste her breath with them and she only wanted to complete the engagement as soon as possible for the sake of her mother.

When it was 11 o’clock, almost all of the guests had arrived.

Meanwhile, Montana’s aunt sat beside her and chatted with her non-stop while holding her hand.

When everyone had arrived, Montana’s aunt suddenly pointed at her necklace and said, “Oh, everyone, look. Montana is wearing a diamond necklace. It’s so shiny, so it must be very expensive, right?”

When Montana’s aunt said that, everyone’s gaze all fell onto the necklace around Montana’s neck.

“Yeah, it’s so pretty.”

“Montana, where did you get this necklace? It’s gorgeous.”

When everyone was staring at her, Montana felt awkward. She just wanted to get this thing over with.

“Um, it’s not that expensive. Since everyone’s here, I’ll ask the waiter to serve the food, okay?”

“Let’s not rush that and wait for Rue.” Montana’s aunt clearly did not want to be deceived so she continued asking, “This necklace is so stunning, so Freddie must be the one who gave it to you, right? How much is it? Tell us so that we can show off to Rue later when she gets here.”

“Um, my necklace is not expensive, so please stop asking.”

“Why are you so shy? Your fiance is nothing special to look at. Since he’s not handsome, then is he rich? If not, why would you like him? So, this necklace is very expensive, right? Let me guess, hundreds of thousand?”

When Montana’s aunt said that, it was obvious that she wanted to embarrass Montana.

How would she not know how Montana's family’s financial situation was? The reason she said that was to purposely mock Montana.

Montana lowered her head and refused to answer.

However, even if she could endure this, I could not. After smiling, I said to her aunt, “Aunty, your judgment is pretty bad. This necklace is embedded with 80 carats of emerald and it’s personally crafted by the international designer Mr. Waterson, so how would it only cost a few hundred thousand dollar? You’re looking down on me too much.”

“Oh? If that’s the case? Is your diamond necklace very valuable?” Montana’s aunt asked after hesitating.

“Of course. How could my engagement present for Montana be so cheap? However, it’s not that expensive, it’s just three million.”

“T…Three million?”

After I told everyone the price, everyone in the room was shocked.

Clearly, they did not expect that the price of one necklace would be enough to buy a few houses.

They were Montana’s relatives and they were just ordinary folk. This was already beyond their imagination.

“Kid, who doesn’t know how to lie? Do you think it’ll cost three million just because you said so?” Montana’s aunt said unconvincingly. “My daughter is working at such a good job and the most expensive jewelry on her is just a little over one hundred thousand dollars. I don’t believe that you can buy Montana a necklace that costs three million dollars.”

“Hehe, if you don’t believe me. You can search for it online. Its name is Green Hope.”

When Montana’s aunt heard this, she stopped speaking.

It was clear that she did not dare to look it up. If she found it, she would be utterly embarrassed.

She chuckled and replied, “So what if it’s real? Who knows if you got it legally? What if you stole this?”