Chapter 271: Resentment
Chapter 271: Resentment
The Maribou Estate had drawn attention since its construction began, as it occupied a 14-acre plot of land and was the largest estate in newly founded Maribou at its pointy corner. But the attention was limited until the completion of the eye-catching 'City of Freedom' on the cliff, when some local newspapers started to report on it. People guessed which wealthy person had built such a magnificent Maribou landmark building.
But, because the news was kept secret, everything remained a mystery until early December, when it was discovered that Hollywood's newest directors, Eric Williams and Drew Barrymore, began to visit the estate on a regular basis, and the news finally broke.
According to people involved in the design of Freedom City, the initial concept of Freedom City was hand-painted by Eric Williams, and finally it was handed over to the famous architect Frank Gair for detailed design. After seven months of meticulous work, the dream mansion was finally built like a work of art. Eric Williams is worthy of being a Hollywood director who created a series of box office miracles. Compared to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who is like a Middle Eastern tycoon buying villas everywhere in Malibu, this young director, who is not even 20 years old, is undoubtedly more tasteful.
"After investigating, the total cost of Maribou Pointe Estate was nearly $30 million, five times higher than the previous most expensive estate in Maribou. Located on the edge of Maribou Bay, the 'City of Freedom' covers an area of over 40,000 square feet and has more than thirty rooms, as well as a range of facilities such as a swimming pool, tennis court and helicopter landing pad. Although the newspaper was not granted an interview with the owner of the estate, Mr. Eric Williams, a remote aerial photo taken by helicopter reveals that the 'City of Freedom' is like a magnificent silver shell perched on the edge of Maribou Bay. According to an analysis by a professor in the architecture department of the University of California, building this dream villa on the cliff is very difficult, which may lead to an increase in construction costs of more than 30%. However, it appears now that it was all worth it and perhaps in the future many people will come to Maribou and be willing to take a boat out to sea and look at this dream house from afar."
"So far, we have found that, in addition to Drew Barrymore, no other actresses who have close relations with Eric Williams, such as Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts and Ivanka Trump, have visited Eric Williams' new mansion. Eric Williams has repeatedly claimed to the media that he only treats Drew Barrymore as his own sister. It was not until three weeks ago at the premiere of "Home Alone 2" that Eric Williams and Jennifer Aniston made their first public appearance together, and he confirmed their relationship in person. But according to insiders, their relationship is not stable. So who will become the mistress of the most expensive mansion in Malibu, undoubtedly leaving us with a huge suspense."
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Michael Eisner, CEO of Disney headquarters in Burbank, threw a newspaper with an aerial photo of 'Freedom City' on his desk with a gloomy expression and muttered a few words before smirking. Soon after, his assistant knocked on the office door and walked in.
"Mr. Eisner, this is the latest information from the IMS Detective Agency," the assistant said as he placed several folders on the desk.
Michael Eisner opened the folders and took out a thick stack of photos, flipping through them one by one to find pictures of Eric and Drew being affectionate in public. After looking through the photos emotionlessly, Michael Eisner took several files from the folders.
"Have you contacted John Barrymore yet?" Michael Eisner glanced at the documents in his hands and asked casually.
The assistant nodded and thought for a moment before saying, "Mr. Eisner, I think the key is still in the hands of Drew Barrymore, if she doesn't cooperate, it will be impossible to have a huge impact on Eric Williams."
Michael Eisner kept his head down and said in a low voice, "That's not what you need to worry about, you just need to do what I told you to do."
The assistant heard the displeasure in Michael Eisner's voice and quickly nodded, "Yes, Mr. Eisner."
Michael Eisner murmured for his assistant to leave the office, then he opened up several more folders. Even though he didn't know that Columbia's former president had already used the tactic of attacking Eric with the underage Drew situation, Michael Eisner didn't expect the small matter to have much of an impact on Eric, as long as some trouble was caused for the naive young man.
And when that day arrived, the young man would find himself suddenly facing a lot of trouble, and Michael Eisner didn't believe that Eric could hold on without bowing down given a series of measures.
Leaning back in his office chair after reading all the documents, Michael Eisner said with satisfaction, "Hollywood isn't so easy to blend into."
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"Eric, they're so annoying," said Drew, standing by the large window in his villa and pointing to several speedboats floating on the sea, "It was a beautiful sea view, now it looks like there are a few pieces of garbage floating."
Sitting on the sofa by the window and flipping through a book, Eric heard the little girl's complaint and pointed to the party organizers who were preparing for the evening PARTY in the living room and said helplessly, "It's all your own doing, why do you have to have a party, or there wouldn't be so many paparazzi on the sea."
Hearing Eric say this, the little girl immediately acted spoiled and jumped to Eric's side: "It's such a beautiful new home, it's a pity not to have a party."
"Stop it and go set up your party," Eric pretended to be angry and pulled the little girl away from him. Drew smiled and ran off obediently.
Eric was a little annoyed by the people coming and going around him, so he got up and walked to his studio.
The studio was located in the basement of the living room and was built exactly as Tony Stark's studio in his memories. Of course, there was no Iron Man armor here, but it was set up according to Eric's study in Beverly Hills. The whole wall on the west side of the studio was remodeled into a large magnetic whiteboard, which was still attached to many manuscripts with magnets. Eric liked the feeling of many things showing in front of him. Other places are filled with bookshelves, filing cabinets and other furniture, as well as the piano. The large desk for work is placed by the window, and you can see the sea outside.
However, at this time, the stars on the sea surface are indeed like Little Ni said, it looks like floating garbage. Although these people can't use the most advanced long-focus camera to see the interior of the villa, they still refuse to leave because some paparazzi took pictures of Donald swimming in the terrace swimming pool the other day. Eric guessed that these people were waiting for the guests for the party tonight to arrive on the terrace.
Shrugging helplessly, Eric turned on the light and pressed a button by the window without thinking twice, and a panel in the same colour as the studio silently rose up beneath the window. Soon enough, the panel blended in with the wall, and there wasn't a trace left of the window. The studio was now completely enclosed.
Satisfied, Eric sat down by the desk and continued to flip through the book about corporate management.
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As they drove along the coastal highway, the red car slowly cruising along, Nicole glanced over at Aniston, who was sitting in the passenger seat, as Ivanka leaned out the open window, boredly looking out.
Out of boredom, Nicole asked, "Jenny, are you really not going to move there? Those mansions in the newspaper are really beautiful."
Aniston blinked and shook her head, "No, I can't move there. Uh, Nicole, don't you think it's a bit of a bother for me to live with you?"
Nicole quickly shook her head, "Of course not, I just don't understand."
After a brief silence, Aniston said, "I told that guy that there can only be one woman in the house and he promised me that he would make Donald sixteen move out. If I compromise now, maybe two years later, he won't keep his promise."
Nicole heard this and her lips moved, but she didn't speak.
She thought Aniston was too naive. A lot of things could happen in two years, and who knows what would happen then. She was very aware of Donald's shrewdness because of that experience, and who knows if the little fairy would move out when the time comes.
Nicole thought that if she were in this situation, she wouldn't care about anything and would just rush up and grab the man; otherwise, she would probably end up empty-handed.
Why not me?
Recalling Eric's attitude towards her, Nicole couldn't help but feel a faint resentment, followed by a hint of envy as she glanced at Aniston.
What did she lack compared to this brainless girl?
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