The Rise of David
Copyright© 2025 by RichXpower
Chapter 38: I Do Not Believe You
Mark walked toward David briskly and apologized appeasingly, “Mr. Chance, I’m really sorry about this. My brother-in-law has just started work, so he knows nothing. Please forgive him...”
When Zayne and the rest saw the manager apologizing to David so subserviently, they were dumbfounded.
“Are you mistaken? He barged into your district, crashed a car, and even beat your brother-in-law up! Why are you acting so subserviently? Do people who work in the maintenance department have such good service?” asked Zayne as he stared at Mark incredulously.
“Yeah! When we wanted to come in to look at which houses to buy, the security guards stopped us. Yet, you’re being so courteous to an intruder. You’re making me doubt the capabilities of the maintenance department. Isn’t he just an ex-convict who had gone to jail? Do you have to stoop so low? Do you actually think that he’s a property owner here?” scoffed Lydia.
“If he can afford a house here, he wouldn’t be driving a run-down Ford around. He even claims that the mansion at the top of the hill is his! He’s just boasting. Since we work for the same company, I know him well. I’m his direct superior. This guy knows nothing other than to boast!” Zayne protested to the manager.
Mark looked at Zayne and Lydia before glancing back at David. He did not know what their relationship was, but judging from how the two of them kept mocking David, it was clear that they were definitely not friends.
Noticing David’s silence, Mark could not stand it any longer.
He said to Zayne and Lydia, “It’s true that Mr. Chance owns property here and that the mansion at the top of the hill is his.”
When Mark spoke, Zayne, Lydia, and Maria were flabbergasted.
“But, Mr. Carlson, the last name of the mansion’s owner is Sullivan. I was the one who handled the paperwork,” said the sales associate with a doubtful look.
“Are you mistaken? The mansion at the top of the hill costs at least hundreds of millions. How can a salesman who drives a battered Ford be its owner? I will never believe that...”
“You’re a horrible manager! How can you be confused about who owns the properties? Do you think that David looks like someone who has a mansion?” Zayne and Lydia interrogated Mark.
Faced with their questions, Mark scoffed coldly.
“Looks like you know more than me, the manager of the maintenance team, huh? Let me tell you this. It’s true that the previous owner’s last name is Sullivan. However, the mansion is now Mr. Chance’s. If there’s nothing else, you can leave now. You’re prohibited from entering the district in the future.”
Zayne and the rest were taken aback by his words. No one would believe that David owned a mansion that cost hundreds of millions.
“Can I leave now, Mr. Carlson?”
David did not want to waste any time with Zayne and the rest as he needed to hurry up with his training.
“Of course! I’m really sorry for taking up your time, Mr. Chance.”
Mark’s attitude immediately became respectful as he opened the car door for David.
Driving his severely damaged Ford, David drove straight toward the top of the hill. When he passed by Zayne and the rest, he rolled down the car windows and deliberately scoffed at Zayne.
“I don’t believe it! I’ll never believe it. It’s impossible for him to own a mansion. I’m going to follow him and take a look for myself! He must be boasting!” roared Zayne like a madman.
Meanwhile, Maria watched as David’s car zoomed away, feeling her cheeks burning. At this stage, she was certain that David was not boasting. After all, he could not possibly bribe such an important manager to play along with him.
When Maria thought about how the mansion cost billions, she could not help but remember how she had looked upon him with disdain because of his poor family. Her father had to force her before she helped him look for a job. Upon recalling all these, she blushed.
Meanwhile, Lydia stared at David’s car until its headlights left her vision. Still, she fixed her gaze on the road toward the top of the hill unblinkingly. The shock was so great that she was paralyzed to the spot.
“Chase them all out for me! Don’t let them enter the district in the future!” instructed Mark loudly.
The security guards quickly chased Zayne and the rest out. As Zayne was simply too shocked, he insisted on heading to the top of the hill to see whether David was boasting. However, after being struck a few times by the baton, he left obediently.
After David drove to the mansion and entered, he discovered that it was extremely clean and spotless. Josephine probably sent someone to clean the place. She had always hoped to convince her parents and invite them to stay there. However, David didn’t want to discuss it yet as his parents were happily fussing over David and Hilda. If she told them now, they might not even believe her.
Sitting on the sofa, David took out the meat reishi mushroom and placed it on the table. Sensing the rich spiritual energy exuding from it, he was overcome with excitement.
It was exceedingly rare to find these meat reishi mushrooms. Ideally, he would reach another breakthrough after absorbing them.
David had already found the perfect training technique. If he wanted to increase his abilities, the only element lacking was spiritual energy. However, there was a lack of spiritual energy on Earth. It was only at the top of hills where the spiritual energy would be more concentrated. If David wanted to increase his abilities quickly, he needed to seek out other solutions.
After thinking about it for a while, David calmed himself down. He summoned the Focus Technique slowly and was soon enveloped by a faint mist.
As if it could feel something, the meat reishi mushroom in the glass bottle started twisting around frantically, looking like it wanted to escape the bottle.
However, no matter how vigorously the meat reishi mushroom turned, its attempts proved futile. Soon, it stopped moving. At a spot that resembled its eyes, pink gas gushed out and floated toward David.
He opened his mouth slowly and inhaled forcefully. The pink gas suddenly accelerated and was absorbed into his body. Meanwhile, the meat reishi mushroom quickly shrunk. Its initially fair surface, which looked like a youthful girl’s skin, started to become wrinkly and dry.
Soon, the meat reishi mushroom turned into a pile of powder which ended up being absorbed into David’s body. Meanwhile, David sat on the couch with his eyes slightly closed.
Time passed gradually. After a long time, when the sky was about to darken, David finally opened his eyes slowly.
Delighted, he quickly checked his abdomen. However, other than having more spiritual energy, he did not manage to advance to the next level.
David sighed heavily. In the end, he got up and left the mansion.
Driving the damaged Ford, he left Dragon Bay and parked his car at a repair shop. He planned to hail a taxi home instead.
However, just when he was waiting beside the road, a red BMW suddenly stopped in front of him. The car window rolled down, and Maria stuck her head out.
“Where are you going, David? I’ll give you a ride.”
David was taken aback, unused to Maria’s sudden change in attitude.
“I’m going home,” said David calmly.
“Come in! I’m going in the same direction, so I can send you there.”
While saying that, Maria pushed the car door open.
Furthermore, she pushed open the door of the front seat. In the past, she would never have allowed David to sit in her car. Even if she had to, he could only sit in the back seats.
David had no idea what Maria was up to again. It was as if she had become someone else!
“Come in!” urged Maria when she saw him standing there motionlessly.
David nodded and sat in the front seat.
Maria slammed her foot against the accelerator and drove toward David’s house.
Meanwhile, David sat silently without saying anything. The atmosphere in the car became slightly awkward.
“David, do you really own a mansion at the top of Dragon Bay?”
After a while, Maria broke the silence.
“Yeah.” David nodded.
“Did you buy it yourself?” Maria shot a surprised look at him.
“Someone gave it to me,” replied David calmly.
Noticing that David did not seem to like talking to her, Maria stopped speaking.
After a while, David interrupted the silence. “Why aren’t you at home to eat at this time? Where are you driving to?”
“Zayne made a reservation at a restaurant. I’m going to eat with him there and discuss our marriage,” said Maria.
“You’re marrying him?” David was taken aback.
“Yeah! We’ve been dating for a long time, and our parents have been hurrying us. Hence, we decided to just get married,” explained Maria.
David was silent for a while before saying, “I’d advise you to think about it carefully. Zayne doesn’t suit you...”
David said that not because he wanted to take revenge on Zayne for always bullying him. In reality, he had already instructed Tommy to investigate Zayne secretly. That man was a playboy. When he was still dating Maria, he had slept with multiple women.
Although Maria was also quite materialistic, she was still the daughter of his father’s comrade. David did not want her to dig her own grave.
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