Chapter 52

Debra, who had kept her phone on mute the entire trip, took it out and saw two missed calls from Ralph. She raised an eyebrow. “He sure finds things out fast.”

Randy asked curiously, “Who is it?”

“My uncle,” Debra replied. “Looks like I won’t be going back to school today. Could you guys take me to his home?”

They understood what she meant. Ralph wanted a piece of the action.

“I’ll take you there,” Marion said.

Debra was surprised. Marion didn’t have to do this for her.

“What? You don’t trust my driving skills?”

“How could I? I just feel bad troubling you so many times.”

Randy couldn’t hold back a laugh. “Really?”

“I’ll never forget your help,” she said, glad to have Marion escort her.

Marion drove her to the Frazier family’s house and even opened the car door for her. Word of this quickly reached Rosalie’s ears. Rosalie couldn’t believe it. “Who did you say? Marion Houston?”

The servant nodded. Ralph heard and asked, “What’s going on? Marion is here? We’ve never offended him.”

Marion’s notorious reputation had spread from overseas to domestic grounds. And with Caleb’s endorsement, he had risen to fame in Seamar City. Ralph didn’t dare provoke such a figure. They would only do honest business.

Rosalie glared at Ralph. “Don’t be such a chicken! Marion just drove Debra back.”

“Debra? Why was it Marion who took her back?” Ralph was puzzled.

As Debra entered the house, Rosalie welcomed her with a warm smile. “Debra, you’re back. Come take a seat.”

“You’re so polite today, which is quite unusual.” Debra sat down on the sofa casually.

Ralph looked around and asked, “Didn’t Marion come in with you?”

“He just gave me a ride, and I didn’t invite him for dinner.” Debra took a sip of tea and asked, “So, did you call me back for something?”

Ralph hesitated, glancing at Rosalie. With a saccharine smile, she chimed in, “You did buy that ten-billion-dollar land, didn’t you, Debra?”

Debra nodded. “Yes, I did.”

“Can you transfer it to Ralph?”

“It’s a sewage area. What does he want it for?”

Ralph was about to speak, but Rosalie interrupted, “He wants to give it to your cousin to test his business skills.”

“We have so many businesses, and you can just give him one. With his personality, he can’t handle such a large piece of land,” Debra argued.

Rosalie wanted to speak again, but Ralph cut her off and got to the point. “I just received the news this morning. The land you bought has been designated as a greenbelt zone. So, Rosalie thinks it’s better to develop a new project under the Frazier Group’s name. Debra, this is a big deal. You can’t handle it yourself. Let me take care of it.”