I stood there watching them sneer. Their arrogance was unbearable. The same people who had mocked me at the banquet were now demanding that I kneel? I almost laughed.
What a bunch of idiots, I thought to myself. There was no point in wasting time or energy on fools like them.
“We’re leaving,” I said flatly.
But before they could take a step, Evelyn suddenly snapped.
“Nathaniel, you liar!” she shouted, her voice trembling with anger. “Are you really willing to leave us homeless on the streets?”
I turned to her, calm, unshaken.
If I had said I’d bought just an ordinary house, maybe she would’ve questioned it—but Aurora Crown Estate? Everyone in J. City knew it was the most expensive mansion in the entire city. Even billionaires waited years to get their hands on it.
“Do you really thi
