Riches in Disguise

I wasn't buying this house for myself. I was doing it to recruit that tech guy. Whether I checked it out or not didn't matter. What was important was whether they liked it.

Cecilia quickly ran over to me with the machine. "Sir, please enter your password."

Throughout the entire process of entering my password and printing the receipt, no one moved or left. Everyone stared wide-eyed, afraid to miss even the smallest detail.

It was rare to see someone buy a house outright these days, especially when the buyer looked like a young college student. So, their curiosity was understandable. Once all the paperwork was completed, Cecilia placed a set of keys in my palm. "Congratulations, Mr. White! This house now belongs to you. Here's the basic information about the property.

"If you have any questions after you get home, feel free to contact me. If it's convenient, I can take you to the property management office the day after tomorrow to complete the purchase. Does that work for you?"noveldrama

I nodded. "Sure."

Cecilia looked genuinely grateful.

The other salespeople gazed at her with envy. I had bought the house outright. If all went as expected, she would easily earn 20 thousand dollars from the commission. Some generous agencies would even allow her to pocket up to 40 thousand dollars.

The red-dress beauty looked at me with none of the earlier arrogance or disdain. Instead, there was eagerness in her eyes, as if she wanted to strike up a conversation.

However, I couldn't be bothered with her and turned to the tech guy instead.

"Hello, I'm William White, the owner of a game company. I bought this house to serve as employee housing.

"If you're willing to talk with me and I successfully hire you, I can guarantee you free accommodation in this house during your employment."

As soon as I finished speaking, a gasp erupted from behind me.

"Are you kidding me? He bought this house to use as employee housing?"

"Is he out of his mind? A 750-thousand-dollar house for employee housing? What kind of employee is that? Not even a royal guard would qualify to live in a place like this!"

"He's got no regard for money at all! I'm once again reminded of the vast differences in this world."

The tech guy looked completely stunned. "Did you just say you bought this house for me to live in?"

I smiled. "To be honest, my company needs talent. I just overheard you talking about how much you liked this house, and then that beauty misunderstood and thought I was staring at her."

Upon hearing this, the woman in the red dress flushed and quickly looked down. The crowd around us glared at her.

"Are you kidding me? I even defended her earlier!"

"So it turns out she was just being overly sentimental. How ridiculous!"

"Anyone can see he's rich. Why would he be interested in a woman like her?"

The man in the striped suit looked utterly miserable. He realized that staying here would only lead to more humiliation, so he turned and stormed off.

The woman in red glanced at her boyfriend but surprisingly didn't follow him. Instead, she stayed behind and stared at me.

I felt a bit uncomfortable under her gaze, so I changed the subject. "But do you have what it takes to join my company? I still need to assess your skills. Can you give me your contact information? I'll have someone from HR reach out to you."

"Of course!" he replied eagerly.

These days, there were plenty of bosses who treated their talent well. However, there were very few like me in the whole country. Talented individuals who weren't foolish would definitely seize this opportunity.

After giving me his contact information, he looked a bit worried. "Mr. White, if you've bought the house for me to live in, what about you?"

I smiled. "I didn't come here just to buy that house."

With that, I turned to Cecilia. "Do you still have the largest standalone villa in this community?"

Cecilia paused for a moment before responding, "Yes, we do. Someone put down a deposit but then backed out. There was quite a commotion to get the deposit back, so we no longer allow reservations.

"If someone wants to buy, they have to pay immediately. Many people have inquired recently, but no one has made a payment yet."