The Man's Decree

“Who’s this wealthy lady, and why is she here in our shabby neighborhood?” “Could it be that she has taken a fancy to one of the lads here?” “It’s evident that she’s filthy rich at a single glance, so how could she possibly be interested in the lads here?” A group of elderly ladies was sitting by the neighborhood entrance, shooting the breeze. Among them was Chloe, and she was also very curious to know who exactly the person in the car was waiting for.

However, when she spotted Jared exiting the neighborhood and getting into the car, she was wholly stumped. “Chloe, that’s Gary’s son, Jared, no? So, he has gotten himself a rich girlfriend!” “I remember that he’s quite close to your daughter, Hilda. What’s going on here?” “Young people nowadays are always materialistic…” The few elderly ladies gossiped among themselves while Chloe rushed home to ask her daughter what exactly had happened.

car, they went all the way to the suburbs in Horington according to the location Walter had given them. The area was undeveloped, so single-story houses predominated, and the roads were rather bumpy as well. More than an hour later,

that Walter had a good friend at such a place, considering his identity. “Mr. Chance!” Walter went up to Jared and greeted him courteously right away. Beside Walter stood a similarly elderly man with graying hair at his temples. However, his aura and dressing were as different as night and day from Walter. “This is Mr. Chance whom I spoke

to the elderly man beside him. As soon as Kieran Snyder saw Jared, he froze with disbelief written all over his face. In his mind, he pictured a professor or expert over seventy years old, since Walter had revered the person so greatly to the point of addressing

who had fallen into a trance. Jolting back to his senses, Kieran quickly extended his dry and wrinkled hand, saying to Jared, “Oh, sorry! Nice to meet you, Mr. Chance.” Jared shook his hand and inclined his head a fraction in greeting. “Kieran’s wife is

that they were childhood friends,