Chapter 44: They're Driving a Mercedes! "He's doing well at work," Elizabeth Black said. Rupert Washington had been on a meteoric rise over the past few years, his reputation in the architectural circle growing more illustrious by the day. He was almost deified. Now, it was he who chose his partners, not the other way around. Upon hearing that her son-in-law had a stable job, Nicole Sainsbury felt relieved. "Now that you've been officially hired and your job is stable, you should consider buying a house. It doesn't have to be big; you just need a place to call home." Nicole Sainsbury had always assumed that Elizabeth Black and Rupert Washington didn't own a house, as Elizabeth Black had never mentioned it. Elizabeth Black tugged at the corner of her mouth, "We've already bought a house

