Crises in Love (Zora and Jaylan)

Chapter 123

The video showed my dad grinning like a Cheshire cat, refusing to answer. My mom, on the other

hand, was all smugness.

She snatched my dad's phone, leaned in close to the camera and whispered to me, "Your dad, he's

always been quite the visionary. A few years back, the old town was going through a rough patch,

especially our little Oldtown Avenue. So many people were moving out. No one wanted to stay in this

old street, especially the young folks. They all wanted fancy high-rises and penthouses. The old-timers

were all leaving, heading off to the new districts."

I nodded in agreement, "Oldtown Avenue was way too run-down. If I were there, I would have packed

up and left too!"

Mom pouted at this, "And that's why this place turned into a forgotten backwater. It was once dubbed

'Ghost Street'."

I chuckled along, "You're absolutely right, mom. If young folks were to live in Oldtown Avenue now,

they'd probably die single. No one would want to marry into a life in a flat!"

"Few people ever visit Oldtown Avenue anymore, let alone rent a place here. Fortunately, we had some

extra money at the time, so your dad bought up a bunch of these properties." Belongs to NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.

As mom said this, I noticed Jaylan peeking over my shoulder, his eyes were lighting up.

"You mean dad bought properties on Oldtown Avenue?"

Mom nodded, "I wasn't too happy about it at the time. Your dad and I had quite a few arguments over it.

But he just wouldn't give up the idea. Bought up half the street in one go. Once word got around that

your dad was buying, people were lining up to sell...”

I was shocked, "You mean, half of the Oldtown Avenue...?"

Mom looked smug as she chuckled, "If we hadn’t invested in Medsafe Liyah Inc. back then, your dad

would have bought the entire street. But if he had, then... Oh well!"

Mom had a regretful look on her face. Jaylan's expression stiffened, probably thinking what a missed

opportunity!

I was staring at my mom on the screen, dumbfounded. Was she for real?

If they really bought Oldtown Avenue, holy moly, I can't even imagine the profit right now.

But then, my dad snatched the phone back and said sternly, "Don't listen to your mom’s nonsense.

We're still in negotiations. You said you'd bring the kids to Silverdale City during the summer holidays,

right?"

He promptly changed the subject and I couldn’t help but chuckle. Such a sly old fox.

Before I could respond to my dad, Jaylan jumped in, "Of course, dad. We told the kids and they're

thrilled. They're counting down the days! As soon as their exams are over, we'll head over!"

"That's good. We haven't seen them for two years. Monique must have grown taller, hasn't she?" Mom

asked.

"She sure has!" Jaylan grinned widely.

The conversation then turned to family matters, and my dad didn’t bring up the property issue again.

After hanging up the video call, I was still in a daze. Was what mom said true?

Jaylan seemed pretty pleased, asking Helga to bring me a bowl of soup, "Allie, have this while it's hot."

I silently took it and after finishing the soup, I told Helga, "I need to leave for a bit. Could you pick up

Carl tonight? I'll pick up Probert on my way back."

"Don't worry about it! Nothing urgent at the office. I'll head home early and pick up the kids. You don't

need to worry about it." Jaylan was overly eager, picking up the task of fetching the kids.

I glanced at him, not responding, and headed upstairs.

Jaylan, I'll make sure your hopes remain just that. So, nothing urgent at the office, huh? Well, that's

about to change.