“Even if I give her more than a million dollars, she’ll probably end up spending all of it buying a house, but she still won’t be able to find a job. Unless her aunt keeps supporting her, she won’t be as happy as we are.”

Sure enough, Jessica’s mood improved.

“A million isn’t even enough for the down payment for a house in downtown Wiltspoon. A friend of mine bought a second-hand apartment in the busiest part of the city a while ago. It’s near a school district and is only seven hundred square feet, but it cost her five million. I was really shocked.”

If she had not snatched Hank away, she could not have afforded to buy a house in downtown Wiltspoon with her income.

Hank was cognizant that housing prices were exorbitant now.

Fortunately, he struck early. If he only bought a house now, he would not be able to buy one in a good location, let alone a school district.

“I asked around and heard that Mrs. Stone is a very strong woman. She dislikes weak and incompetent people the most.