Riches in Disguise

I stepped forward and said, "I'll take the villa for 750 thousand dollars."

As soon as the words left my mouth, everyone around turned to stare at me. It made me feel a bit embarrassed. I hadn't even raised my voice.

"Um, I'm serious. I want it," I said.

"Pfft!"

Before I could finish, the woman in the red dress laughed mockingly and approached me. "Know your place, kid! Can you even come up with a 200 thousand dollar down payment?

"You're just here to joke around, aren't you? You must be out of your mind!"

The sales agent's expression was equally cold, and she didn't seem interested in talking to me at all. She just shot me a disdainful glance.

I felt my temper flare. "Didn't you hear me? I want to buy this villa."

Only then did the sales agent respond lazily, "I just told you, if you want to reserve it, you need to pay a 150 thousand dollar deposit. To buy it, you have to put down a 230 thousand dollar down payment-those are in thousands! Got it?"

Now I understood what it meant to be looked down upon. Even if I really didn't have the money, they shouldn't treat me like this.

I decided to ignore her and scanned the area until my gaze landed on a young, quiet girl standing by the model display.

"Are you a sales agent?"

The girl looked taken aback but quickly nodded. "Yes, sir. I'm Cecilia Sinclair. I just got promoted a few days ago, so I'm still learning the ropes. Is there anything you need, sir?"

I replied, "If I buy a house from you, will the sale count toward your performance?"

Cecilia nodded slowly. "Of course, sir. The sale will count toward my performance, and I'll also be your after-sales representative. You can come to me with any issues."

She was polite, using "sir" at every turn, which put me in a better mood. I replied, "Great, then help me with the paperwork for this villa priced at 750 thousand dollars. I'm buying it in cash."noveldrama

With that, I pulled out my gold card and handed it to her.

Cecilia's eyes widened in surprise as she took the card. "Is this really the legendary gold card? I've only heard about it, but I've never seen one!"

I smiled. "Yep. Just swipe it."

When the people around saw the gold card in Cecilia's hand, their expressions shifted to shock. Suddenly, the mocking voices fell silent.

It seemed that the gold card had a bit of a reputation. The sales agent who had looked down on me gulped hard and hurried over, saying, "Sir, are you really going to buy that villa for 750 thousand dollars in full?"

"I already told her to swipe the card. Is there any doubt?"

"It's just that you came here without even looking at the house. Who buys a property without seeing it first? How about I show you the place? If you like it, I can help you with the paperwork," she suggested.

I scoffed. Besides, I had already asked Cecilia to handle my payment. I couldn't stand this kind of workplace bullying, where one employee tried to intercept another's client.

I said, "I don't need to see it. Ms. Sinclair, just go ahead and swipe the card."

Cecilia shot me a grateful look and quickly rushed off to make sure she didn't lose her client to her colleague.

Honestly, no one would buy a house without checking it out first. The wealthier the buyer, the less likely they were to be taken for a ride. It was usually the nouveau riche who flaunted their money and pretended not to care about the details.