Hollywood Hunter

Towards twelve o'clock at noon, Grace left the clubhouse with the glorious Gralf family of three and came to a block near Fifth Avenue on 92nd Street on the Upper East Side.

The car stopped in front of a townhouse. After getting off the car, Grace looked at the villa in front of her, still feeling a little unwilling.

There are many single-family townhouses in the block of the Upper East Side near Central Park. Most of the townhouses are only 5 meters wide and look very crowded. However, most people struggle for a lifetime, and they may not be able to There is such a villa in this area.

The white European-style villa in front of Grace has double the size of an ordinary townhouse. To be precise, it is a 12-by-18 layout. It is about 200 square meters per floor, five floors above ground and one basement. The total internal space is 1,200 square meters. There is also a roof garden.

This is the canary cage that the little man prepared for Gralf's mother and daughter.

Recently, Grace has quietly visited this fascinating mansion more than once.

Double-sized luxury townhouses, tens of meters away is the prime location of Central Park. There are 35 rooms inside. In addition to the standard configuration, there are gyms, home theaters, private wine cellars and an indoor swimming pool built on the basement floor. .

Grace quietly inquired that a similar villa nearby sold for as much as 21 million US dollars.

You know, now is not 7 years ago.

During the 1987 stock market crash, the newly emerging Simon Westero bought a penthouse mansion overlooking Central Park on East 68th Street. It is said that Westero was fired by Westeros because the owner happened to be in financial difficulties and needed to get rid of. The actual value of a real estate worth 15 million US dollars was only 11 million US dollars.

According to some media reports, the total area of ​​the duplex mansion that occupies the top three floors of a building close to Central Park is also about 1,200 square meters.

The price of luxury homes in the world-class wealthy area of ​​the Upper East Side has a characteristic. When the real estate environment is down, the housing prices in these areas will not drop too much. The real estate industry recovers, but the prices of top luxury homes will rise first.

Seven years later, the price of the diamond-level duplex mansion at the location has at least doubled.

Now if you choose to sell, there will be no shortage of buyers at a price of 30 million US dollars.

As for this townhouse that has deviated from the hottest area between East 60th Street and East 80th Street, although the Spoults both ushered in the second spring of their careers because of Simon, they wanted to buy it. Lace felt that she could only think about it in her dream.

A luxury home worth US$20 million does not mean that you can buy it with US$20 million. If you want to support such a luxury home, your net worth must be at least 10 times the price.

Grace came here several times before, and even thought that she wanted to be a canary.

The Gralf family of three got out of the car quickly, Grace stopped making senseless little emotions, but silently stepped onto the steps of the villa, took out a bunch of keys from her bag and opened the door.

There are already people waiting in the villa.

A total of 11 people.

A housekeeper around forty years old, six maids, and four bodyguards and drivers who are also women.

These are not the direct descendants cultivated by the Westeros family, but they are all carefully selected professional backgrounds. They have perfect professional records, full-time duties, rigorous tone, and have received strict background checks and psychological evaluations before entering the job. And the polygraph process.

Grace, who probably knew about these arrangements, couldn't help but ask her doubts during a call.

The luxury villas in the Upper East Side are already luxurious enough. She feels that arranging such a team to serve the three mothers and daughters is even a bit wasteful.

Then the man said that these people were not serving the Gralf family, but serving the Westeros family.

Grace later wanted to understand.

The position of the Gralf mother and daughter in the heart of a little man is similar to that of this villa, or rather, the same as the sofa and coffee table in this villa, but objects. In comparison, that man may have more of such a service team.

It's still the way of power for big men.

Just like Grace herself, nominally she is now the vice president of Elite North America branch. During this time, she has done a lot for Simon without knowing it.

And there is no salary.

The service team in this house is actually serving the huge industry of the Westeros family. It is only the periphery. It will be tested in the future to confirm their loyalty and reliability. Perhaps they can go further and enter Westeros. The core of the family is like ABCD.

As for the three vases.

Thinking a little more, Grace's envy will disappear a lot.

Facing the people in professional uniforms welcoming in the living room, even if they recognize that they are all servants, even if the Gralf family of three who have never experienced such a battle before are somewhat restrained, Laura Gralf looks quietly Around, looking for the figure of the owner of the villa, a certain name popped up in his mind.

Perhaps the man who noticed her at the party hadn't forgotten it.

The leading female housekeeper stepped forward and interrupted Laura Gralf's thoughts.

Grace looked at the housekeeper in front of her again. She was about the same age as her, about 1.7 meters tall, in the same black suit, stepped on black high heels, and had brown hair. Her face was not beautiful, but her figure was quite charming.

It seems to be in line with the preferences of a certain little man.

Thinking of this, Grace introduced to Laura Gralf next to her: "Laura, this is Angri Davis, the housekeeper of this apartment. Ann, this is Laura, and her 'S two daughters, Cathy and Victoria."

Angri Davis shook hands with Laura Gralf respectfully with a smile, and did not forget to say hello to the two girls.

Laura Gralf is a little confused. Grace introduces herself to what the butler does. Shouldn't she see a male host?

However, she shook hands with Angri Davis obediently.

After a brief greeting, Grace asked Angri: "Ann, is lunch ready?"

The housekeeper nodded: "Of course, Grey, and everyone, please follow me."

Speaking of giving orders to the women behind him, let them go away, Angri personally took Grace to the restaurant on the first floor of the villa.

After being seated, a maid soon brought a series of sumptuous dishes to the table. The long dining table large enough for ten people was almost full.

Grace and other dishes were all served, and Angri was asked to open a bottle of red wine and pour it on a few people. This dismissed everyone in the restaurant and said to the mother and daughter who were already a little dazed: "Today is the first One day, so I asked them to cook all the dishes they are good at. You can see what you like and order by yourself in the future."

Hearing what Grace said, the family of three sitting across from each other was finally regained. This time Cathy Gralf first spoke: "Ms. Grace, you mean, these are all for us. "

Grace nodded: "You can say so."

Cathy couldn't help but look around, with a certain expectation that she couldn't believe herself: "That, here, too?"

Grace shrugged and picked up her cutlery: "You must be hungry. Eat first."

Speaking and looking at the table full of dishes, he simply summoned two maids to help divide the meal.

The mother and daughter, who hadn’t had such a rich lunch for a long time, didn’t speak much, and started silently, until an hour later, Victoria Gralf hiccuped on the spot. She had already put down the tableware and was savoring the wine in the villa Only then did Grace frowned and said: "Okay, don't eat anymore."

The mother and daughter paused when they heard the words, and all put down the cutlery obediently, but looked at the dining table obviously reluctantly.

Grace looked at the hopelessness of the three daughters and teased: "If you get out of shape because of gluttony in the future, even if you go out to the streets to be call girls together, you won't necessarily be attracted to it." After that, she ignored the embarrassment of a family of three. , Got up and said: "Follow me."

Leaving the restaurant, Grace stepped up the stairs to the roof garden on the top floor of the villa.

Sitting under a scaffold made up of green vines, the maid brought coffee and backed away. Grace glanced at the other three women sitting around the round table and said, "You are not stupid, you probably have guessed something. , Yes, here is Mr. Westeros prepared for you."

Laura Gralf’s two daughters are not quite sure that their mother has been obsessed with an opportunity that was snatched by Grace. At this time, hearing Grace say this, Cathy Gralf subconsciously said: "Simon Westeros?"

Grace nodded and glanced at Laura Gralf: "Your mother didn't tell you?"

The two girls looked at their mother together.

The relationship between the mother and daughter was very stiff during this period, and they quarreled at every turn. How could Laura Gralf talk to them about this.

The three girls didn’t answer, and Grace did not follow up, saying, “I’ll just say the next thing, ah, in fact, I don’t want to remind you at all, because even I can’t live in such a house and enjoy so many servants. Service, so I very much hope you will be kicked out. However, I dare not go against Mr. Westero’s wishes."

With that said, Grace took a sip of her coffee, and then continued: "You now have a choice to accept everything in front of you, and then, there are some things you want to say without me needing to point them out."

Laura Gralf and Cathy Gralf were a little silent, but Victoria Gralf, whose face was still a little green and immature, couldn't help but stared, "We, three?"

Grace looked at the girl with a smile but not a smile, until Victoria realized that her head was drooping, and then she continued: "Promise, you can live here forever and enjoy a more prosperous life than ever before. But what about the future? What should be done and what shouldn’t be done, I think you can all figure out for yourself that once you touch the red line, you will be kicked out immediately, and there will be no chance to live in the basement this time."

Having said this, Grace took out a credit card from her bag and placed it on the table in front of her, saying: "You don’t need to pay attention to all the expenses in the villa. This is your daily allowance, which is $30,000 per month. Can you brush more, it should be ok. However, I don’t know what will happen to the overspending. You can try it yourself. As for other things in the villa, you can ask Angri. Okay, that’s it, I’ll pay There is a lot of work to do. You have one night to think about it. Give me an answer tomorrow morning, whether to stay here or continue with me back to the basement of the East Village."

Upon hearing the word ‘basement’, Victoria Gralf's body trembled visibly.

Having reached heaven again, who wants to return to hell?

Laura Gralf saw Grace picking up her bag and stood up. She also stood up and asked: "That, Grey, we... Mr. Westeros..."

Grace understood what Laura meant, and said: "Simon is very busy, when will I see you, maybe tomorrow, maybe a month, maybe even a year, who knows. By the way, even if you stay here, Cathy The modeling career with Victoria will continue, and many projects will be added. This is what Simon meant. As for you, continue to be their assistant."

After the final explanation, Grace stopped staying and walked straight to the stairs.

Laura Gralf kept sending Grace to the top of the stairs, but was stopped by her agent before stopping.

After a while, it was determined that Grace should have left the villa before Laura returned to the round table under the pergola. Immediately, she noticed that the credit card left by Grace on the round table disappeared, and immediately glared at the two daughters: "Where is the card?"

The little girl looked at her sister subconsciously.

Cathy Gralf got up and ran to the top of the stairs. Laura Gralf almost screamed and chased: "Kathy, you stop me."

The girl kept walking: "I'll keep this card."

"I am your mother."

"FU."

"What, what did you say, you say it again."

"F——U!!!"

"I beat you to death!"

Watching her mother and sister disappear noisily, Victoria, who was sitting at the round table, blinked, then took a sip of the coffee in front of him, and took the butter biscuits on the tabletop plate. After eating for a while, she suddenly remembered the broker. Ms. Ren forced herself to stop for certain words during lunch.

I got up and looked around, and noticed that there was a bell on the pillar of the pergola. I probably understood what it was, and stepped forward and pressed it.

Soon a maid appeared on the roof and said respectfully: "Miss?"

Victoria didn't ask about the meaning of her mother and sister, but said, "I want to sleep."

The maid asked, "Which bedroom do you want to sleep in?"

Victoria said without thinking: "Master bedroom, the biggest one."

The maid made a gesture: "Please follow me."

Victoria walked to the stairs and asked, "What is your name?"

The maid said: "Lisa Lockhart."

The two of them came to a master bedroom on the fifth floor. This is a suite with a living room overlooking the street.

Entering the bedroom, Victoria looked at the very soft-looking bed, and suddenly felt sore in her nose. She took off all her clothes indiscriminately and jumped directly on, buried her head in the pillow, pulled up the thin blanket, and twisted. She found the most comfortable position, and finally looked at the maid who bowed to help her tidy up the clothes on the floor: "Lisa, remember to call me at dinner."

The maid nodded: "Okay, miss."

With that said, Lisa sorted the girl's clothes and socks, and looked at the big bed again. The young girl had fallen asleep, her slightly green face was perfect and delicate, like a sleeping beauty who was hard to be awakened.