A group of people came out of the villa.
“It’s him!”
Elisa was sharp-eyed and recognized at a glance that the person who came out while being flanked by several men in black was Remy.
Serena looked over again before finally remembering. “Isn’t that Mr. Johnson from Annenburg?”
“He already has a house in Wiltspoon. Why did he buy another? He even spent so much money to buy my neighbor’s villa. Most importantly, he was quicker than us and bought the villa before we could.”
Elisa muttered, “Does he plan to settle down in Wiltspoon?”
Remy was only responsible for FC & Co.’s business in Wiltspoon and would often return to Annenburg where his home was.
He had a house in Wiltspoon, but it was just a villa. He did not buy any other real estate. However, that was normal. After all, he was from Annenburg and would return to that city.
Elisa was grumbling because Remy suddenly bought a large villa spanning more than an acre.
Serena said, “Isn’t it normal for rich people like them to have many properties under their name? My husband gave me a whole bunch of keys and property deeds for me to keep.”
She did not accept when Zack wanted to give her all his property, so she did not count how many property deeds he had. In any case, it was a whole stack of papers. The multiple keyrings with all the house keys were enough to make a small hill.
Elisa paused. “You’re right…”
Remy came out of the large villa and was just about to get into the car to leave when a bodyguard whispered something to him. He turned around and saw Elisa and Serena. After a slight hesitation, he came up to the two ladies.
Since Remy walked over, Elisa opened the villa’s door and watched him approach with a smile.
“We meet again, Mr. Johnson.”
Remy smiled back. “Yes, we meet again.”
He nodded in greeting toward Serena. “Hello, Mrs. York.”
“Mr. Johnson,” Serena greeted him.
Elisa asked, “Did you buy that villa, Mr. Johnson?”
“Yes, I did.’
“You’re very well informed. We’ve been neighbors with the Zimmers for more than ten years, so we thought we were the first ones to receive the news, but when our family tried to buy the villa from them, we were told that it was already sold. I was wondering who bought it, though I didn’t expect it to be you.”
Remy laughed and said, “I bought Zimmer Corp. After finding out that Mr. Zimmer wanted to sell his villa to pay off his debt, I came back with him to take a look and decided to buy it. Now that you’ve said that, I’m glad I acted quickly. If I had hesitated, the villa would have fallen in your hands instead.”
Elisa grinned. “We’re neighbors from now on. You’ll be renovating the villa, right?”
“Yes, I will. I’m not a fan of the current interior design, so I’ll hire a designer to come over and make new plans for the layout.”
“I didn’t think you would want to redecorate.”
Remy said, “There’s nothing wrong with redecorating a house you just bought.”
Remy’s eyes looked deeply at Elisa, and he said, “Buying a house is an important matter and has to be taken seriously. I spent a lot of money buying the villa, so of course I have to change it to fit my tastes. I’ll only be able to live comfortably here if I like the design.”
Elisa remembered that her family also hired a famous interior designer to come over and tailor the villa according to their tastes. Thus, her family lived here happily over the years.
She said in understanding, “You’re right. Since we’ll be neighbors in the future, why don’t you come in for a cup of tea?”
Remy did not refuse Elisa’s offer and followed her and Serena into the house.
Clive and his wife were still sitting on the sofa in the living hall. Audrey was there too, concernedly asking her daughter-in-law about something. When she heard the sound of her daughter talking with an unfamiliar man, she looked at the door and saw her daughter and niece inviting a young man inside.
Clive saw Remy and stood up. He took a few steps forward and greeted Remy with a smile, saying, “The wind must be quite strong today to have blown you all the way here, Mr. Johnson.”
Remy laughed. “Yes, only very strong winds can move me.”
The two men knew each other but were not exactly friends.
FC & Co. were partners with York Corporation, so Remy, Zack, and Josh were good friends in real life as well as in business. However, York Corporation and Stone Group were at odds with each other, so Remy and Clive were just nodding acquaintances. They were not close.
Audrey heard of Remy and had met him once before, but only from afar. They never spoke face-to-face, so she could not recognize him at first.
It was only after hearing her son’s greetings did she realize who Remy was.
“Hello, Mrs. Stone.”
Remy greeted Audrey politely when Clive and Elisa invited him to sit down.
Audrey smiled and asked him to have a seat.
“Sorry for disturbing you.”
Audrey laughed. “It’s no trouble.”
“Mr. Johnson was the one who bought the Zimmers’ villa. He’ll be our new neighbor from now on.”
Audrey and Clive were surprised to hear that. Clive smiled and said, “So it was you, Mr. Johnson. You’re better informed than we are.”
He heard that the special assistant of FC & Co. was like Josh, who specialized in collecting information. Remy was the ideal son-in-law candidate for the Houston family, which was similar to the Bucham family.
“I bought Mr. Zimmer’s company,” Remy said.
Clive was struck by a realization.
No wonder Remy moved faster than the Stone family-it was because he bought the Zimmers’ company.
The maid served pastries and tea.
Remy politely took a sip and put down the teacup. He did not touch the pastries.
Serena was observant and realized that Remy was like Zack. They both did not like sweets.
Remy did not stay for long. He only came in to greet the others when Elisa invited him in. After all, they would be neighbors in the future. They would be living very close to each other.
He declined the Stones’ offer for him to stay for dinner and got up to leave. Elisa took the initiative to see him off.
“Mom, Clive, do you feel that Elisa and Mr. Johnson are familiar with each other?”
Alice spoke a little earlier. She was just listening and observing.
Her little sister-in-law was proud and arrogant, and very few men were able to catch her attention.
She was infatuated with Zack for many years to the point where her eyes and heart were filled with him. It was Alice’s first time seeing Elisa treat a man who was not Zack so well.
Serena explained, “Elisa and Mr. Johnson met several times. She said that the first time they met was on the road. She blocked his way, but he gave way out of courtesy.”
Audrey said faintly, “Mr. Johnson is an exceptional man. The men from his family are as good as the men from the York family. They just live too far away.”
Everyone fell silent.
Serena also thought about whether Elisa and Remy would become a couple. Then, she remembered that Remy lived in Annenburg. Audrey only had one daughter and could not bear to let Elisa marry somewhere far.
She stopped thinking about it.
If a spark ignited between Elisa and Remy, they would overcome their problems by themselves. Compared to what Zack and she faced, what Elisa and Remy had to deal with could not be considered problems.
Remy suddenly spent a fortune to buy the house next to the Stone family’s villa and went from being miles away to becoming neighbors. Now, they were just separated by a wall.
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