Unexpectedly Sweet Flash Marriage

Chapter 5 $77.77 Million As A Gift

Chapter 5 $77.77 Million As A Gift

Viola became increasingly excited as she spoke, "A friend of mine got an apartment there from her family! We're all green with envy over her."

"Okay! You'll get one, too." Edith said it without hesitation.

Viola kissed her mother on the cheek happily and said, "Great! Thank you, Mommy. I love you so much! I'll throw a party for my friends after I move in there. They'll all be jealous of me!"

Adeline frowned as she heard her sister's words and couldn't stop herself from feeling sad, although she wasn't surprised by that.

Everyone in the family thought Adeline should give her sisters whatever belonged to her.

They would accuse her of being ungrateful and cruel to her family if she said no.

Seeing Adeline's head bowed caused Curtis such profound sadness that he thought his heart might actually stop. He had violent fantasies of whipping everyone who had ever hurt her.

But he couldn't. He had to act like a gentleman at all times.

Curtis took a file from Steffen and gave it to Phillip without losing his temper.

"How about I give you some more land as a gift? I'm not sure how much to give you. How about 77.77 million dollars? That sounds like a lucky number, doesn't it?"

Phillip's eyes widened in surprise after hearing his words, and both Edith and Viola became excited.

None of them could have imagined that Adeline, a neglected child, would bring them so much money!

Adeline squeezed Curtis' shoulder in shock.

Curtis took her hand and rubbed it twice in his own before she could say anything. He said, "You don't have to say anything else, Adeline. Your father is right. I should give your family money as a gift if I marry you. If I didn't do this, everyone in town would laugh at me."

Phillip asked, glaring at Adeline, "Did you hear what he said? You should listen to him. Of course, as someone from a decent family, he knows he should give us gifts according to custom. Are you trying to ruin his reputation?"

"So, Mr. Burton, how much will you give your daughter as a wedding gift? I don't anticipate receiving much money from you. You can feel free to give her something in return," Curtis asked, nodding slightly,

"You're right. How about I give her a few antiques as a wedding gift? You gave us over seventy million dollars, but it would be inappropriate for us to give you some of the money back." Phillip nodded, pointed to the living room, and said.

What Philip meant was that he didn't want to give Curtis his money back after he got it. The Burtons had nothing to give her as a gift, but these antiques were the only things of value in their house. Philip had spent a lot of money on them, so he put them in the living room to make his guests think he was rich.

"Do you like these antiques?" Curtis asked Adeline. Property © of NôvelDrama.Org.

A porcelain vase was the first thing Adeline noticed, which was an antique Phillip bought from an auction, and it was his favorite one.

Philip once warned her not to touch the vase after noticing her staring at it for a while. He said that the vase would shatter if she touched it since she was an unlucky child.

When Phillip noticed the vase in the direction Adeline was looking, his heart skipped a beat. He was about to say something when Adeline pointed to his precious vase and said, "I think that one's just fine."

Curtis frowned slightly to show his discontent, but he still asked Steffen to bring the vase over to Adeline. He asked, "Is there anything else you like?"

Adeline became so excited when she noticed her father's hesitation that she quickly pointed out a few more antiques.

Curtis said, shaking his head, "No offense, but you don't have a good eye for antiques. I'll teach you how to appreciate antiques in the future. Come on, Adeline! Smash it! Let's start with the one you're holding."

"You're going to smash it?" Adeline looked surprised at Curtis.

Curtis nodded, then reached out and knocked the one she held in her hands to the ground. With a loud crash to the floor, the porcelain vase shattered into shards.

Philip frowned. He had a feeling that it was not his antique that turned into pieces but his heart.

"You have the right to smash the antiques, my dear. They're gifts from your dad. You are free to smash them as much as you want. I'd be embarrassed to have these things in my house anyway."

Adeline's long-suppressed rebellious feelings surfaced after she was encouraged by her husband.

She smashed every antique her father and brother had forbidden her from touching.

She felt incredibly relieved and happy when she heard antiques crashing to the ground.

Philips put his hands on his chest to calm his wild heartbeat. He was so depressed that his face turned purple.

Only Curtis kept gazing at her with an adoring grin.

Adeline finally broke every last one of those antiques after much effort. When she returned to Curtis, she lowered her head and apologized in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I ruined all the gifts my family gave you."

Curtis gently interrupted her and said, "It's okay. As long as you're happy."

Adeline was touched because she had already realized Curtis was doing this to help her get back at her family.

When he saw the two chatting affectionately, Philips' heart ached so much that he couldn't breathe. "So, Mr. Riley, when will you give us the money?" he interrupted the two with an awkward smile.

"I'll give you the money right now!"

Phillip sighed in relief while Edith and Viola's eyes twinkled with delight.

Curtis gently pointed to the broken pieces on the floor and said, "I really don't care about these worthless things."

Both the Burtons and Viola immediately replied, "Of course."

Steffen approached after Curtis made a gesture to him.

"Deposit 77.77 million dollars into Mrs. Riley's bank account now. By the way, transfer the deed to Mrs. Riley."

Phillip was stunned.

Curtis looked over as gracefully as a gentleman at his father-in-law and said, "Sorry, I forgot to tell you, Mr. Burton. I gave Adeline the ownership of the house in Bay Hall this morning. You don't have to worry about that."

Adeline's phone buzzed.

She subconsciously checked her phone and discovered a text message from her bank informing her that her account had been credited $77.77 million.

Adeline deliberately said loudly to Curtis, "I've got the money! Thank you!"

Steffen quickly hung up the phone, saying, "Mr. Riley, Mrs. Riley's name is now on the title deed."

Phillip was completely dumbfounded after he saw how things were going. "Mr. Riley, you should have given us this money! We're her parents!" he said.

"You're right. But, as far as I know, most rich families don't need the money from their sons-in-law. They all give the money to their daughters because they want them to live a better life after they get married. Because the bank will charge you a fee if you transfer the money, I gave Adeline the cash directly."

"How dare you trick us!" When Viola saw the shattered vase, she pointed angrily at Adeline and shouted, "Did this bitch ask you to do this to us?"

Steffen slapped Viola hard across the face.

Steffen had received sports training since he was a child, so he was so strong that Viola could feel her eardrums buzzing after being slapped.

Viola had never been hit before, so she was so shocked that she stammered for a long time without being able to say a complete sentence. "You...you..."

"Shut up! The last person who pointed his finger at Mr. Riley had already lost his fingers! I didn't treat you that way just because you're Mrs. Riley's sister."

Curtis glared at Steffen and said, "How could you?"