My Billionaire Mom
Chapter 168

Wallace's words made it clear that the owner of City Square was not Chuck Cannon, but Harold Wendel. The relatives at the table were all talking about it, and they looked down on Chuck even more now.

Manny Liu and her two best friends were stunned. Wasn't Chuck the owner of the plaza?

This should not be possible, but Wallace's words couldn't be wrong. What was going on?

"Your news seemed to be out-of-date. Chuck has already taken over City Square." Zelda was angry. The previous owner of the plaza had told her about this. She didn't believe it at first, but now she did.

"Is that so?"

Wallace Hanne smiled and said, "Although City Square is not big, the land is still very expensive. Getting it under your possession is impossible without paying at least six hundred to seven hundred million dollars!"

"Six hundred to seven hundred million? So expensive!"

"Then it couldn't possibly be him. He doesn't look like he has that much money."

"Alas, his showboating has now reached its limits. What is the point of lying anymore?"

Several relatives sighed in a sarcastic tone. The last sentence especially made Manny feel even more embarrassed. Just what was going on?

Didn't City Square belong to Chuck?

Her two best friends were even more surprised. "No way, there has to be some misunderstanding here!"

"I think so too. Chuck should be the owner of the plaza. Otherwise, how would he have settled the issue with the broken vase last time?"

It was only when the two best friends started talking that Manny felt a little better. There had to be a misunderstanding.

They looked at Chuck.

"Zelda, do you care to explain? City Square isn't someplace that could be easily bought over by just anyone. Six to seven hundred million is not a small sum, and I feel maybe Chuck had a little too much to drink and accidentally said the wrong name. Could you perhaps help him to recall the name?" Wallace smiled deeper, his tone full of sarcasm.

Zelda was furious. He was implying that Chuck was drunk and that led to him showboating!

"What are you talking about? City Square belongs to him!" Zelda Maine said seriously.

The corners of Wallace's mouth curled up, and there was a hint of disdain.

"Zelda, stop it." A relative shook his head.

"We all know your boyfriend's true self now. There's really no point in continuing to lie. As your uncle, I have to advise you youngins that it would be better to stay humble and not spew out such bullsh*t. People like him are not worth committing your future to. Think about it!"

"Yeah, if it weren't for Wallace's connections, we might have been fooled by him. How could he be so arrogant in front of us? Seeing him like this, I have a pretty good idea of how he normally acts like. I don't even want to sit on the same table with him now."

All the relatives were disappointed. Zelda herself felt wronged. Why did they not believe her? Chuck was indeed the owner of the plaza.

"Zelda, how about I introduce you to someone else? Split up with him now, he simply isn't worth your time. Being a liar, I can assure you that he will continue to lie to you in the future and you will never really be happy," another relative said.

"Auntie." Zelda's eyes were red with anger.

She turned to look at her mother, and the disappointment on Manny's face was evident.

Chuck didn't say a single word during this entire ordeal, and this made her upset.

Even her two best friends were now suspicious of what was going on.

Zelda's heart was aching, but she felt especially sorry for Chuck. He must be feeling really wronged!

Zelda stood up and bit her lips, unwilling to let her aggrieved tears flow out. "Let's go, Chuck."

"Let him go by himself, Zelda. We're all family. It's all right!"

"Yeah, let him go. He's nothing but a liar. We'd better not let him stay here."

Some of her relatives said.

Chuck looked up and saw Zelda's grievance. He wanted to comfort her so badly. Looking at this person who had helped him so much, just what was she to him?

Chuck himself didn't even know. He wanted to comfort her when he saw that she was about to cry.

Maybe this is the feeling of a little brother wanting to comfort his older sister!

"It's fine. We haven't finished eating yet!" Chuck said. He took her hand and let her sit down.

Zelda's tears came out, mainly because she felt sorry for Chuck. He should be having a good meal, but instead, he was caught in this situation because of her.

Zelda made up her mind at this moment. If there were anything that Chuck requested or wanted from her, she would agree to him! Anything!

"Are you that shameless to continue sitting here?" Wallace's smile disappeared. Liars did not deserve his smile.

"I haven't finished my meal yet. I'm hungry, and I wish to add something else to the table." Chuck said, took out his mobile phone and made a phone call. "Betty, I'm eating at the Opulence Retreat now. I want to try the dishes you mentioned yesterday. Can I?... Sure, you can change that dish. There are fifteen people here in total. Well, I'll be waiting for you."

The call ended.

Chuck put away his phone.

The relatives at the table frowned. Add more food? Did he just call to order takeout? This was the Opulence Retreat, a luxurious holiday resort. Takeouts were not allowed! Still full of nonsense!

"Wait a minute. I added a dish and it will be served in twenty minutes," Chuck said.

"Okay," Zelda bit her lip and nodded.

"Auntie, please wait for a moment. This dish is very good!" Chuck said to Manny and her two friends.

The three of them sighed and nodded.

"Add more food? Don't be so troublesome. I'll treat you to whatever you want to eat. But you'll have to eat at the other table," Wallace said.

"Well, I don't think you'd be able to order the dish that I would be adding to the table," Chuck said.

"I can't order it? Are you kidding me? What kind of food is there that you can't order in this restaurant? Tell me!" Wallace sneered.

There were so many kinds of food in the country, and what kind of food could he not afford with all the money he had?

"Forget it, isn't it a waste of money to treat him to dinner?" Rainie Lowe pulled her boyfriend away.

She understood what type of person Zelda's boyfriend was. He was useless, but he still loved showing off. He named a plaza that he supposedly owned, but in truth it belonged to someone else. And now he was talking about adding another dish to the table? How disgusting, how could she eat on the same table with someone like him?

"Just think of it as you are feeding the dogs!" Wallace sneered, "Tell me, what kind of dish did you add? Is it some seafood platter or roasted lamb?"

"I ordered the olive Wagyu beef just now, but..." Chuck said.

"What? Olive Wagyu beef?" Wallace asked in disdain. He knew what it was. It was really expensive at around ten thousand dollars per kilogram. Plus not anyone could buy it. Did he just say that he had just ordered this dish?

"This kid is spouting nonsense again!"

"Yeah, I've heard of olive Wagyu beef, but I've never had the chance to eat it. I heard that it costs about twenty or thirty thousand dollars for less than a kilogram of it. We have so many people here, it would cost a bomb if he got everyone a piece of it."

"Alas, Zelda, how did you replace such a boyfriend who bullshi*ts so well?"

Those relatives felt disgusted. If he really did add a dish to the table, then why did he have to say that it was olive Wagyu beef? If he wanted to lie, he should have at least made it more believable!

Manny and the other two were surprised. How could Zelda, a person who worked at a restaurant, not know about the olive Wagyu beef? How did Chuck get his hands on it?

"How did you order it?" Wallace asked. He could get it, but it will take at least two hours for it to reach here. Not to mention an even longer time to prepare it.

"A phone call," Chuck said.

"Haha! Are you joking? Fine, let's say you manage to get it. It will take hours for it to reach here. Do you expect us to wait for such a long time?" Wallace said disdainfully.

"It will come within twenty minutes," Chuck said.

"Bullsh*t!"

A relative scolded, "This whole area belongs to the Opulence Retreat. It is also in the mountainous area. Even if you drive, it would take around thirty minutes to reach here. And now you're saying it will reach in twenty minutes?"

Chuck glanced at him and said, "It's pretty simple. Cars aren't the only mode of transportation."

"It's not, but are you referring to a bicycle? An electric bike?" Wallace laughed.

Manny's face turned red and she was embarrassed. She sighed. How did the gathering turn out like this?

Alas!

"No." Chuck shook his head.

"No? Then tell me, what other transportation do you have?" Wallace laughed mockingly and disdainfully. But at this moment, there was a sudden roar from the distant sky. It sounded like the continuous rumble of thunder closing in on them.

The relatives at the table and the other people eating nearby were stunned, and they subconsciously looked out.

"Look! What's that?"

Someone pointed at the sky as a black dot approached them.