Desires Die Hard

Cindy continued shaphowing Anya around the villa in Oak View Mansion.

After all, it was one of the most expensive properties in the city, so even though Anya grew up comfortably, it was a real eye–opener. Dazzling chandeliers hung from the ceiling. The tiles had a retro flair to them. All the furniture was automatic.

It was absolutely opulent. It wasn’t the sort of place Anya could afford to live.

Although the MacMillan family was wealthy, they were completely out of Cindy’s league.

Anya could not help sighing as she looked around, “Cindy, this place is gorgeous.”

“Really? Even though I don’t like living in a villa, I personally handled its renovation and hired the best interior designers to work on it.” The moment Cindy talked about the renovation, she looked absolutely proud of her handiwork.

Anya smiled as she reached her hand out to poke Cindy’s adorable face. “Do you have to be so smug? Then again, judging from this wonderful renovation job and how new the villa is, I don’t think I can afford to stay here.”

“Also, I feel bad about moving in especially if you haven’t stayed here before.”

“There you go again. Anya, I really hate staying here. Also, I lived here when I came back during the school holidays. Sigh… I was living all alone in a 500 square foot villa. I didn’t even dare to turn off the light at night, okay?” Cindy genuinely did not like the idea of residing in a spacious villa on her own.

When she got married, she would rather live in an upmarket condo with her husband than take the villa.

The villa was so large that it made her feel insecure.

“Are you serious?” Anya felt tickled by Cindy. “If I rent this place from you, I can’t pay you much. I haven’t been confirmed yet, so my basic pay is $1000, excluding commission. Since I don’t have a lot of projects for now, I only received $1500

commission so far.”

She only received $1500 for designing Lola’s wedding dress.

Even though it was not much, it was more than enough for a new designer like her.

For every project worth $150 000, the designers at JK Couture could get $3000 worth of commission.

Since she was a rookie, she came cheap.

“I was really hoping to find a cheap place. I need to spend a lot of money on Nate and Dora’s diapers and milk powder every month.” Anya liked the place as well, but she simply could not fork out this kind of rent.

Moreover, she simply wanted to stay somewhere affordable and was hoping to find a place that cost less than $500 a

month.

Cindy knew Anya felt bad about staying here and couldn’t afford too much rent. However, she did not intend to make Anya pay rent to begin with. “Why don’t you stay here first and start paying me after you find a new job and things stabilize for

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you?”

“You need to spend a lot of money raising Nate and Dora. Just keep your money and buy nicer clothes for my godchildren.” Content © provided by NôvelDrama.Org.

“Are you sure?” Anya did not want to stay here for nothing.

“It’s perfectly fine. Don’t you know it’s bad to let the property sit around empty for too long? The villa has been sitting around empty and feels completely dead. If you stay here, you can help improve its aura.” Cindy patted her shoulder and said, “Don’t worry about it. Considering our friendship, I don’t mind paying for you at all.”

Her words left Anya’s eyes red. Anya was so touched that she did not know what to say.

“Cindy, you are a real friend. I won’t ever forget what you have done for me today.”

Cindy smiled without taking it to heart. “We have to be friends forever.”

“Yeah.” Anya nodded hard in agreement.

“Why don’t I show you around a little more? We can go see the bedrooms upstairs,” said Cindy as she pulled Anya’s hand.

“Sure.” Anya followed behind her and went to the bedroom on the second floor.

Jamie came over when he learned Anya was here while Cindy showed Anya the second floor.