Riches in Disguise

I was speechless.

Gabrielle's eyes lit up excitedly, but she still shook her head. "No, the second floor

is too low. The view is blocked. I'd prefer a higher floor."

"That's easy. I'll move you to the 12th floor, a south-facing unit with plenty of sunlight!"

Gabrielle smiled. "For 1,000 dollars a month?"noveldrama

Marcus nodded. "Yes. For just 1,000 dollars."

She immediately agreed, "Deal."

A 12th-floor unit with such a good view, facing south with a large balcony, would originally cost 3,800 dollars. There was no way it could be rented out for just 1,000 dollars. These people clearly didn't take my pricing seriously. They think they were the ones in charge now, huh?

Gabrielle was thrilled. She quickly signed a six-month contract and happily headed upstairs with two of the men.

After she left, I couldn't hold back any longer. I walked up and said, "You're being way too casual about giving discounts and changing units."

Marcus immediately shot me a displeased glare. "What's it to you? Stay out of things that aren't your concern! Keep talking, and I'll beat you up!"

I was speechless. "It's not about whether it's my concern... So, does that mean that I can get a discount on rent too?"

"You? Want a discount? If you want to live here, you must pay more!"

One of them said, "Yeah. We have a beautiful lady on the sixth floor and another on the 12th. A loser like you thinks you can live in a building with two beauties? You wouldn't get that kind of luck even if you prayed hard. Do you want to live here without paying more? Dream on!"

Another added, "I think you should add at least 1,000 dollars a month. If you want to stay, sign the contract now. If not, get lost!"

I finally understood their strategy.

Every time a beautiful woman walked in, they'd offer a discount and then use her allure to attract losers like me, making men like me cover the cost of the lost

revenue.

It was a pretty good scheme-just like how bars operated. Beautiful women could get in for free, but men had to pay a cover charge. Women could get discounts on drinks, but men had to pay extra.

But this wasn't a bar. This was supposed to be a proper place to rent apartment units!

This kind of setup would make the women feel unsafe, and I could imagine complaints flooding in daily. The men were nothing but perverts. I wouldn't be surprised if they started secretly filming or even doing Something illegal.

This building would be ruined in less than a month, and I wouldn't even be able to

rent it out! These people were trying to destroy me.

Just then, my phone rang. It was a call from Jane. I immediately panicked. I figured that she must be on her way now. I wondered about what I should do.

I still hadn't dealt with these people yet.

I answered the call, planning to tell her to return, but to my surprise, ber laughter came through the phone. "Stop joking... William, I'm already on the first floor of the building. I'll be upstairs to move in soon."

"You're already here?"

"Yes! The security on the first floor is really nice to me."

Was it those two blond men?

I could hear them shouting into the phone, "Don't worry, boss! We'll take good care of your friend!"

So they knew that Jane was the friend of the building's owner, which was why they weren't daring to act up. But even so, she wasn't safe.

The actions of these people contradicted their words. Marcus had suggested installing cameras in her room. I couldn't let that happen.

"Jane, go ahead and rest in your room for now. I'll take care of some things, and once I'm done, I'll come see you."