Simon glared haughtily at Esther.“I’m in the geomancy market’s Empire Hall, Silas…” he began. “Someone named Esther John is trying to trick my money out of me. I need your help. You…”“Hello? Hello?”“What did you say, Uncle? The signal’s getting weak…”Beep, beep, beep!The call ended right after.Simon froze. He dialed the number a few more times, but the busy tone would always play. Without Silas’s help, he had no idea how to deal with the situation.“Looks like Young Master John won’t be coming to you!” Esther exclaimed.In reality, she knew that Blaine was the owner of the place. At the end of the day, Silas was just his younger brother!Silas would be insane if he stood up against Blaine for someone else’s sake.Harvey said nothing as they argued. He crouched down to look at the broken pieces on the ground.The exquisite statue was made purely out of porcelain. Aside from the wooden fish in the statue’s hands, everything else was basically dust.Judging from the qual
Simon was shivering with rage. It was his first time enduring such humiliation since he came to Golden Sands.He gritted his teeth, still holding his phone.“I didn’t break the statue! Why should I give you any money? Why should I take responsibility?”“That’s right! What right do you have to push the blame on my father without the cops’ report?” Gabriel exclaimed.“Besides, where’s proof that the statue actually costs 1.5 million dollars?”“Maybe it’s a fake!”Simon was so agitated, he started jumping up and down. “That’s right! The statue’s a fake!”Harvey pinched the shards on the ground. “The statue’s real. No doubt about that.”Everyone froze. They looked at Harvey, puzzled.He was clearly on Simon’s side, yet he was speaking up for Esther.‘What’s going on here?’‘Is that man getting betrayed?’Esther looked at Harvey, and smiled.Simon was boiling with anger. “What are you saying, you b*stard?”“Stop spouting nonsense if you don’t know anything here, Harvey! I’ll
“Don’t worry, Dad.”“I’ll pay the damages.”Harvey grabbed the wooden fish, then handed his Black Card to Esther.“1.5 million. Give me the receipt.”Simon’s face darkened instantly. “Where did you get the money from? Did you steal it from Mandy?”Gabriel immediately got jealous when he heard that. “Right! You must’ve stolen the money!” he yelled. “I’m warning you, Harvey! I’ll sue you if you spend Mandy’s money like this!”“I want you to suffer!”Simon glared fiercely, as if he was looking at a loser.“You think Mandy would have that much money right now?” Harvey retorted. Gabriel and Simon froze, then came back to their senses. All of Mandy’s money was basically used for the Zimmer Enterprise at this point.If she really had the money for Harvey, the Zimmer Enterprise and the ninth branch wouldn’t be in so much trouble.“Azrael lent me the money.”Harvey casually found someone else to blame. Then, he looked at Esther.“Can you hurry up? I’m running out of time.”Si
“You’re embarrassing!” Simon screamed. “From now on, don’t you dare step in the family’s front door from now on!”“If you do, I’ll kick you out like a stray dog!”Facing the crowd’s disdainful gazes, Simon was boiling with anger.He wouldn’t dare lash out at Esther, so he had no choice but to vent all his anger on Harvey.“Ignore this dirtbag, Father,” Gabriel said.“Since he’s so rich that he can make his own decisions, we’ll let him take responsibility.”“Come on, we shouldn’t be near this idiot. People will think that we’re actually with him.”Gabriel hated Harvey to the bone. Because of Harvey, he and his wife were almost dead yesterday.Esther sized up Harvey. After confirming that Harvey wasn’t capable of anything, she chuckled coldly.“We don’t try to please the crowd here.”“If you’re going to be a clown, go outside.”Harvey smiled calmly before putting the shards on the ground. Then, he squeezed the wooden fish lightly.Crack!A rock the size of a thumb was foun
Harvey squinted at the rock in his hand, ignoring everyone in the process.Using his geomancy, he noticed the rock was shining slightly.There was something covering the rock on the outside, making it seem that there was treasure hidden inside.Harvey smiled at Esther, then asked, “Can you lend me some tools?”Esther froze, then scoffed.“Even if there’s a small gem inside…”“It’d be crazy for it to be even a hundred and fifty thousand dollars!”“You really think there’d be insane treasure inside?”“You want to earn money in the geomancy market? Are you out of your mind?”Despite saying all that, Esther waved her hand and had someone give Harvey some tools. She wanted to humiliate Harvey even more.“Is that so?”“You must be quite experienced, Ms. John.”“That said, there are no absolutes in this world.”“There are a lot of things beyond your comprehension.”Under everyone’s gaze, Harvey grabbed some tools and slowly chipped away the sand on the rock. Soon, a half-transpa
Harvey handled the gem, ignoring the crowd.Esther frowned; she didn’t believe what Kian said at all.‘An Augustea hiding in a random statue?’‘From Caesar Augustus himself?’‘What a joke!’‘There’s no way everyone here could miss out on the gem!’Harvey’s movements were slower and steadier. Nobody dared to say a single word. Pin-drop silence filled the hall. They wanted Harvey to show the true form of the gem, but they were also afraid of him breaking it. It’d be unforgivable if that happened.Soon, everyone could see the whole gem.It was smooth, plump, and translucent. Even an ordinary person could tell that there was a slight glimmer on the gem’s surface.Those who can use geomancy arts could tell it was shining with a bright aura. Kian’s eyes lit up instantly.“It really is Caesar’s Augustea!”“I only saw the same thing from before, when I was in India’s royal temple.”“I didn’t think I’d see it again!”“Legends say that there are only nine of these in the entire
Harvey York smiled faintly.“Go ahead.”Compared to the others, Harvey was perfectly calm.He had seen too many things like the Augustea. He was already desensitized by the sight at this point.That said, he was still interested in the so-called legend of eternal life.The gem would be good bait.Kian Foster respectfully took the Augustea from Harvey’s hand before pulling out his magnifying glass to inspect it.At the same time, he brought out a few precision instruments to appraise the gem.Harvey was completely speechless. He did not expect Kian would have something that could detect isotopes in a gemstone.Those instruments would usually be found inside a laboratory.After a long while, Kian started to get ecstatic.“That’s right! The isotopes here are the same as the one with India’s royal family!“This is one of the nine pieces of Caesar’s Augustea!“It’s an honor!“It’s a great honor!“I never thought I’d see something like this in my lifetime!”Simon Zimmer and t
After stepping out of the Empire Hall, Simon Zimmer excitedly extended his hand.“Harvey! Give me the Augustea!”He was exhilarated by the thought of the priceless gem.He already decided to give this to the Jean family!That way, he would have a chance to make a comeback and become the head of the family!This was God’s gift! He was not planning to let this chance slip by!He believed he would be better suited to rise to power than his daughter.Simon showed a righteous expression after thinking about his life filled with debauchery.Gabriel Lee was jealous after seeing the sight in front of him.“The gem belongs to Harvey, Father! It’s unfair to take it from him!”“What do you mean by that?Simon was not planning to speak reason after thinking about his beautiful future.“I picked the statue myself!“I was planning to haggle for it!“And then this b*stard showed up!“How dare he?“Clearly, the statue belongs to me!Then, Simon glared at Harvey York.“Enough of this!