LIFE AFTER PRISON - Season 3 Episode 12

Marie breathed a sigh of relief after hearing that. “It was all just a misunderstanding, Simon. We should know our daughter better than anyone!”

“How do you explain the car, then? Are you able to afford it?” Simon’s tone softened a little as he asked.

Queenie merely smiled and said, “Hehe, we don’t just have our own car now. We have our own house too, renovated and fully-furnished! The house will be ready for us in a few days, and once the keys are handed over, we can move in after buying some furniture.”

“WHAT?!” The old couple gasped and wondered if they heard it wrongly. ‘We have a car now, and even a house?’

Marie gulped. “Don’t frighten me like that, Queenie. You’re not doing something illegal, are you?”

Queenie was speechless and immediately explained to them, “Did you remember Aunt Judith borrowing eight thousand dollars from us the other day? Well, Severin’s back! He’s got money now, so he paid back his debt to us!” Queenie then took a seat on the stool and continued, “But he didn’t only pay back eight thousand dollars… He gave us four hundred and fifty thousand. He says it’s to thank our family for showing kindness to them in their time of need.”

“He gave us all that money?”

Simon frowned, then slapped his thigh and said, “That explains the phone call your mother received from her sister today! They even invited us for a meal to celebrate your cousin’s release from prison, and to celebrate having a new house! I was wondering where they got the money to invite us to a five- star hotel?”

“They invited us to a five-star hotel?!” Queenie asked immediately.

“Yeah, it’s called the Bloomington Hotel or something like that. It’s supposed to be near the Dragon Lake Vista area, where every inch of land costs a fortune!” Simon remarked animatedly, “I thought I misheard them when they mentioned the hotel’s name, so I asked your mother to ask again and confirm that it will be at the Bloomington Hotel before hanging up!”

“I see. It’s really close to their house, then. You can always pay them a visit after the meal!” Queenie muttered after some thought.

“It’s close to their house?” Marie was taken aback.

“Yes, they’re staying in one of the villas at Dragon Lake Vista. It’s a huge detached villa worth more than eleven million dollars, but then again, not anyone can buy a villa there even if they’re rich!” As Queenie explained Severin’s current situation to them, she became a little emotional as she said, “He really got rich, and he’s now so generous that he could give our family four hundred and fifty thousand!”

“Did he really give us that much? Was that house you bought paid in full?” Simon was getting excited when he heard that, because having 450,000 dollars meant that his family no longer had anything to worry about in the future. Although that did not make them very rich, their life would be a million times better than the present.

“Yeah, both the house and the car were paid in full. I spent a total of nearly three million, and there’s still more than a hundred and fifty thousand left on me. Hey, why don’t we all take a look at the house after their keys are handed over to us in a couple of days?”

Queenie felt relieved when she saw how happy her parents were. The old couple never had the chance to enjoy happiness, and they could finally sit back and relax after working so hard their entire lives.

“That’ll be too long. Since Judith invited us for lunch tomorrow, we can have a look at our new house in the morning before going to get lunch! I can’t wait to see our new house!” Simon said excitedly.