Chapter 1712 An Agreement
“Steven, do you think it’s unfair for you to fork out money for your rent? Or could it be that the Maupay family is tight on money and couldn’t afford it at all? Don’t tell me you guys have gotten to such dire straits?” Davin sized Steven up.
“You don’t have to try to provoke me by saying those things, Davin. It’s not about whether I can afford it or not! It’s whether I want to spend my money on that!”
“So you’re in a dilemma because of the rent?” Davin probed.
Steven was stumped. He knew he was in no place to bargain in such a situation.
Safeguarding Skyler’s reputation was his top priority at this point.
Furthermore, he had received news about an hour ago that Lucas would possibly make a move at the hideout, and hence it was no longer a safe place to stay.
Perhaps it isn’t a bad idea to move out of this place after all.
“Davin, you’ve made yourself clear earlier, so I won’t beat around the bush either. I can agree to move out, and you can also do whatever you want here for a month. That said, I have one condition; that is, you’ll have to pay the rent for us or find a place that can accommodate over a hundred of us.”
Davin did not expect him to agree so readily. To him, arranging accommodation for them was a piece of cake.
“Sure, I’ll find you a place. There’s an ideal place in the north. You can move in there with the rest of the Maupay family. As for the rent… I’ll help you fork out half of it. How is it?”
At the thought of that so-called ideal place that he was recommending to Steven, Davin knew that receiving only fifty percent of the rent was still considered a steal.
However, he appeared slightly hesitant while negotiating as he figured Steven would be suspicious had he agreed too readily.
“All right. It’s a deal then.”
“Great!”
And so, Davin successfully secured the right to stay at the hideout for a month.
Later, Sheila made her way to the underground palace as well. As soon as she saw Davin, she showed her affection in a high-profile manner and went ahead with clarifying the slanders made against them last them. She also explained that those photos leaked on various social media platforms were nothing of truth but photoshopped images.
Looking at the pair hugging and acting intimate with each other, the crowd began whispering among themselves.
“If what’s leaked last night is a rumor, it’ll mean that Mr. Davin isn’t getting a divorce. That’ll also mean that the rumored family conflicts are absolute nonsense. The Muir and the Seet family would still live peacefully like before. If that is so, wouldn’t that mean that the stock prices crisis wouldn’t exist?”
“Yeah, I believe that if the trending topics are real, Mr. Davin would’ve long spent tons of money to cover the news. How is it possible that he’ll allow things to spread like wildfire yet remain mum for so long? I’m pretty sure this is enough to prove that Mr. Davin is an honest man. There’s nothing for him to be afraid of, and that’s why he’s unaffected by those baseless rumors. From what I see, we must’ve been manipulated and thus are reading too much into things. We’ve wasted our money for nothing!”
“Exactly! I wouldn’t have come if I knew that’s the case! I’ve wasted a hundred and fifty thousand!”
As they successfully led the crowd to believe that the matter last night was absurd nonsense, Shelia and Davin held their hands even tighter and put on a blissful smile on their faces. They also went a mile further by leaning closer to each other and posing in various postures to mimic a sweet couple so that they could boast about their loving relationship.
Throughout this, Levant stood by and deliberately told the crowd how the pair was the perfect example of a loving couple for how they had sworn to stay loyal to each other and how they had a deep affection for each other.
He then proceeded to snap some shots that they would use to prepare a big gift. He also prompted the crowd to wait patiently for further details regarding the giveaway sometime later.
Seeing how they got along so well and even gave off a harmonious vibe, several people started to grow frustrated at the thought of how they had wasted their money.
Some even brought up their intention to investigate the culprit for leaking those fake news. They thought that would help them recoup the hefty loss they had just suffered.
With that, the incident was settled for the moment.
Like what Davin had expected, not only did he secure the accommodation rights, but he also managed to salvage his reputation.
Conversely, that was not the same case for Steven. When he saw the accommodation in the north that Davin had arranged for them, he was in bewilderment.
