Chapter 8

"Please come again next time, Mr. Duncan!" The manager had all the staff stand in two lines and bow respectfully as they saw Charles off. As for the shop assistant who was the first to receive Charles, she was still trembling in her boots! She had almost offended Charles, a huge client. Fortunately, Charles did not hold it against her. Otherwise, her life would be ruined. Charles, who had changed into an expensive suit, seemed completely different now. Every move he made exuded a noble aura, attracting the attention of countless beautiful ladies. Some of the bolder ones even approached him and asked for his Instagram handle. For some reason, Deidre was not very happy with this! She immediately pulled Charles into the car and said with a smile, "Mr. Duncan, we still have to buy you a car!" Charles nodded. Deidre started the car, and it did not take them long to reach the automobile store. Since Charles walked into the store in an expensive suit, no one dared to look down on him. On the contrary, he attracted the attention of all the shop assistants. "Wasn't that suit designed by Europe's top designer? Just the design fee alone is more than a hundred thousand dollars. That suit has to cost at least a million. He's a huge catch!" One of them ran toward Charles excitedly. "Hello, sir, I'm Clerk A. May I help you?" Not to be outdone, the other assistants ran over and scrambled to serve Charles. After a while, they even caught the manager's attention. He jogged over and bowed down low, saying respectfully, "Sir, I'm the manager here. What kind of car are you looking for?" Charles said, "The most expensive one!" The manager and all the shop assistants took a sharp breath. It was obvious from Charles's attire that he was no ordinary person. They knew he would definitely splash a lot of cash here. However, Charles's spending habits still ended up exceeding their wildest expectations. He actually asked to see the most expensive car here. The manager said excitedly, "This way, please! The two most expensive cars in this shop are the Lamborghini A Ventador, which costs 6.2 million, and the Ferrari SF90, which costs 5 million. Which one would you like?" The manager was already taking Charles to the VIP exhibition hall inside. There was a red Ferrari and a blue Lamborghini parked there. Their metallic bodies dazzled under the lights. Charles turned to Deidre. "Which one do you like?" Deidre looked puzzled. "Mr. Duncan, you're the one who's buying the car. Why are you asking for my opinion?" Charles smiled. "There are two here. We can have one for each of us!" Deidre was stunned. "Mr. Charles, what do you mean? You want to give me a sports car?" Charles nodded. Deidre was even more shocked now. She asked in confusion, "Why would you do that?" Charles laughed. "Because you've been a great help, of course!" Deidre looked at Charles, utterly perplexed. She was trying to figure out what he meant. No matter how she cut it, she did not think she helped him that much at all. Then why would he give her such an expensive car? Just as she was looking puzzled, Charles explained to her with a smile, "You picked me up in your car and brought me to buy clothes. You've helped me so much, so I have to show you my gratitude!" With that, Deidre was well and truly gobsmacked. That was nothing! Besides, she had her own reasons for helping him out. She wanted to get close to him and gain more benefits that way. Even so, Charles was grateful to her for these small favors. He even wanted to give her a luxury sports car in return! She could barely believe that any of this was real. Most people would not believe their ears under such circumstances. "Did you bring your driver's license? We can handle the paperwork right now!" Charles said. His words pulled Deidre back from her thoughts. She stared blankly at Charles. He was not joking with her. He meant it… He really wanted to give her a luxury sports car worth five to six million dollars. Deidre suddenly felt tears well up in her eyes. She almost cried. All her life, no one had treated her so nicely. Even if they did, they always had other motives. For example, if someone gave her a handbag, they would hint in advance that they wanted to sleep with her… and if she refused, they would immediately turn hostile. Charles had given her a sports car, only because she had helped him with two small favors. Of course, she would be touched! In all her years of interacting with men, she had always considered men as tools to be used. She never dared to actually fall for any of them. That was why she did not even have a boyfriend right now! Even when she approached Charles, she had ulterior motives! Now, she had changed her mind. This man wanted to give her an expensive sports car just because she had done such insignificant things, without any strings attached… She was really touched! When she looked at Charles again, her gaze was completely different. To her, Charles was now larger than life. He was like a great mountain she could only look up at. "What are you waiting for? Come over here and sign the paperwork! Or did you forget your license at home?" Charles hastened her. The female shop assistants around them were all extremely jealous of Deidre. Those with poorer self-control were practically drooling. He gave her a sports car worth more than five million without batting an eyelid… How they would love to be in Deidre's shoes! When handling the paperwork, some of the female shop assistants' hands began to wander, brushing against Charles'… When Charles looked up at them… All of them were staring at him, their eyes nearly popping out of their sockets. He looked puzzled. "Are you all sick? Why are you looking at me like that?" While the store was settling the paperwork, Charles and Deidre had nothing else to do, so Deidre dragged Charles over to take some photos. She hoped to get closer to him this way. First, Deidre stood next to the luxury car and asked Charles to take her picture! After that, she asked Charles to stand beside the car, and she took a picture for him! Once they were done, they posted the photos on their Insta stories. It was not too surprising for Deidre's circles of friends. After all, she was the manager of the sales department at Jonestown Bay Mansions, so she was already at the higher end of society. She often attended car exhibitions too, so she did not garner too much of a reaction when she posted these photos to her Stories. The others simply thought she had gone to another auto show. Things were different for Charles. As soon as the photo was uploaded to his Stories, it caused a huge stir. "Congrats on the new car, Master Duncan!" "LMAO, are you trying to make me laugh?" "A peasant like Charles couldn't afford a car like that in a thousand years!" "Charles, it can't have been easy for you to find a part-time job in a car showroom. But instead of working hard, you secretly took photos of the luxury cars in the store! Aren't you worried you'll get fired?" "Not only did he secretly take photos of the luxury car, he even put on a fake branded shirt… Wait, Mandy just dumped him, right? Is he losing his mind because of the trauma?"