At this time, Lord Schulz shook his head lightly and said, “Matteo might not have managed this matter well this time, but I have absolutely no doubts about his loyalty at all.”Steven hurriedly tried to add fuel to the flame as he said, “Dad! As the saying goes, even if you have already known a person for a long time, you might not understand his true nature! You have always valued Matteo, but who knows if Matteo would betray you after getting tempted by other interests?”Lord Schulz snorted coldly before he said, “Steven, you cannot even understand something as simple as this? You are truly disappointing me!”“Ahh?!” Steven did not know why Lord Schulz would suddenly say something like this, and he had a nervous expression on his face as he hurriedly said, “Dad, forgive me for being stupid, but please explain it to me.”Lord Schulz asked coldly, “If someone is indeed trying to bribe and buy Matteo over so that he would deal with the Schulz family, why would the other party go thro
For a crafty scoundrel like Cadfan, who was already used to scheming and calculating, trying to accuse someone else of the crime to cover up his own actions was a very common trick to him.The reason why he was issuing his condemning opinion about criminals like Zakir and offering a big reward was actually just because he wanted to divert the public’s attention to the greatest extent.In Cadfan’s opinion, most people could be easily swayed, and they did not have any opinions of their own. They did not have the strong ability to distinguish between what was right or wrong, but they would simply rely on the amount of information that they had received to make a vague judgment on whether a matter was right or wrong, or even true or false.If they were exposed to more positive opinions, they would certainly think and feel that the result would be positive.Similarly, if they heard many opposing opinions, they would naturally think that the opposition was right.Many people were coming
The butler could only plead, “Eldest young master, please calm yourself down first. Please wait patiently for a moment. When Lord Schulz is done discussing this matter with the second master, I will go in and report this matter to him!”Jaime shouted out loud, “No! I cannot wait anymore! I want to go in now! I will not hold back, and I will be ruthless if you try to stop me again!”Just as the butler was completely at a loss for what to do, Lord Schulz had a dark expression on his face as he told Steven, “Steven, go and bring Jaime in.”“Okay!”Steven hurriedly turned around and left the study room before he told the butler, “Lord Schulz asked you to let Jaime in.”The butler was finally relieved, and he quickly made way for Jaime to pass.Jaime hurriedly rushed into the study room. As soon as he entered the study room, he started questioning Cadfan a little anxiously, “Grandpa! Where are my mother and sister?!”Lord Schulz replied earnestly, “Jaime, I have also just found out a
When Steven rushed out of the study room, Jaime had already disappeared.He gave chase for about a hundred or two hundred meters. When he realized that he would not have an opportunity to chase after and bring his eldest nephew back, he decided to turn around and walk back instead.Steven was in a particularly good mood on the way back to the old man’s study room. At this time, he could not help but think to himself, ‘Ahh! I truly have very good luck. I was just worried about how I would be able to divert the old man’s attention, and it is certainly a very pleasant coincidence that Jaime had to come and enrage the old man at this time. Now that Lord Schulz is so furious and angry at him, he will certainly be focused on how he is going to deal with and teach Jaime a lesson, then!’Steven felt extremely satisfied. After returning to Lord Schulz’s study room, he had an ashamed and embarrassed look on his face as he said, “Dad, that kid Jaime ran faster than a dog! I could not catch up
As he spoke, Sheldon replied coldly, “Don’t worry. You can be rest assured that if things really happened as you said, you will not be the only one who will not let him off just like that. I will not let him go either. However, if both of us were to fight and go against him, we will have to put careful consideration and deliberation into this matter before planning and strategizing our next move! Otherwise, if anything were to happen to you first, how are you going to avenge your mother and sister, then?!”Jaime was silent for a moment before he said resentfully, “Dad! I understand now…”After he was done speaking, he could not help but choke up as he cried and asked, “Dad! When will you be coming back? I… I honestly do not know what I should do now…”Sheldon sighed before he said, “I have no way to go back now. If I were to take a plane back to Eastcliff now, it will take me more than ten hours to arrive. However, as soon as I leave this place, your grandfather will certainly recei
The man who had just spoken was none other than Edmund’s father, Salem.Ever since Edmund and all of his subordinates’ sudden disappearance, the Whittaker family had been doing everything that they could do to inquire and gather clues about their whereabouts.However, no matter how much they investigated and inquired about this matter, the feedback and results were always the same.No one had seen Edmund or any of his subordinates, and no one knew how they could just disappear so mysteriously. They could not even obtain any information or data related to Edmund or any of his men from the surveillance cameras all over the city.This made the Whittaker family realize that it was highly likely that Edmund had offended and provoked a very influential and powerful person in Aurous Hill.Therefore, Edmund’s father, Salem, had decided to personally make a trip to Aurous Hill so that he could do everything that he could possibly do to find Edmund before bringing him back to the United Sta
Salem hurriedly replied, “Mr. Schulz, I am the head of the Whittaker family from the United States. I wonder if you have ever heard of our family?”Steven could not help but frown.“The Whittaker family from the United States? It seems as though I have never heard of such a family before… is it a very powerful family?”Just as Steven was still pondering, Salem hurriedly added, “My mother is a member of the Rothschild family!”The popularity of the Rothschild family could be said to be well-known to everyone throughout the whole world.True enough, as soon as Steven heard this American introducing himself as a relative that was related by blood to the Rothschild family, he immediately began to take Salem seriously. After that, Steven quickly walked toward Salem before he took the initiative to reach out his hand and introduce himself as he said, “Hello. I am Steven Schulz.”Salem hurriedly shook hands with Steven with a flattering expression on his face as he said, “Hello, Mr. S
Salem knew that the Schulz family was currently the strongest family in Oskia. So, he wanted to befriend him.Now that he had already found out that Steven was here in Aurous Hill for the same purpose and was actually inviting him to head to the hotel together with him at this time, he felt that this was a perfect opportunity for him to establish an intersection and build up a friendship with the Schulz family. At the same time, he would also be able to greatly increase the chances and probability of finding his son.He would be killing two birds with one stone!So, he was very grateful as he said, “Mr. Schulz, to tell you the truth, I do not have anyone that I can trust or depend on in Aurous Hill ever since my son and his subordinates suddenly disappeared. Therefore, I did not arrange for anyone to pick me up from the airport either. It would be perfect if I could hitch a ride in your car to head to the hotel together with you. Thank you so much!”Steven smiled slightly before he
No one except Raymond expected that the terms would be agreed upon so quickly.He was utterly confident in his judgment and even more so in his value appraisal.He was convinced that once they had a good look, any one of these collectors who could afford twenty million wouldn't miss this bargain.After all, an opportunity to secure an item worth millions more than the price they paid was very rare.In fact, when the other nine collectors heard that the first collector was buying it, it was only to be expected even if it left them all gloomy. They had all held the bronze sculpture in their hands—they knew it was definitely worth that much.However, no one in the room was more shocked than Trippy.He looked utterly flabbergasted, his eyes wide and bulging as he stared at the bronze sculpture while asking himself the same question repeatedly.Was that crap really worth twenty million? How?!While Trippy was still stunned, Raymond had already sent his payment details to the first
Unable to nitpick on the air stewardess' response, Elaine pouted, "Well, try to ask management to improve on your first-class cabins anyway. Maybe even make a premium-class or something since it's not like we can't afford it."The air stewardess quickly said, "We will definitely relay your message to the management."Nodding in satisfaction, Elaine waved her off. "Alright. You can go back to work now."Clearly relieved, the air stewardess bowed her head respectfully. "Always happy to be of service."After the air stewardess left, Jacob asked Elaine in curiosity, "Was the private jet that good?"Elaine rolled her eyes. "Didn't you see the stuff I posted in the chat group?""Not really," Jacob blurted. Elaine was ready to snap at him for not caring, but considering that they had made up now and she shouldn't fuss too much over the little things, she snorted, "Just remember to like and comment on all my posts in the chat group, otherwise, I will make you regret it!""No problem!"
While the ten collectors were taking turns studying the bronze sculpture, Jacob and Elaine were boarding their flight.As they were flying first-class, they had priority over the other passengers and boarded from the separate plug door at the first-class section.The capacity of the Boeing 777 was huge, and the wide-body aircraft could be connected to a special double corridor bridge where first class and business class passengers boarded separately from the economy class passengers.As the terminals to economy class and business class were connected, Elaine and Jacob were able to get through the first-class terminal unimpeded, but the passengers in economy class had a queue of over two hundred passengers. Even as she walked, Elaine was looking over her shoulder and exclaiming at Jacob, "Must be nice being rich! We used to have to queue like the rest of them, waiting for over thirty minutes just to board our flight." "In first class, we may be in the same plane, but we don't hav
Meanwhile, once Raymond had briefed everyone about the rules, he opened the door and invited everyone into Treasure Measure.It was not that wide but appeared spacious since the interior was mostly empty—it was not really crowded even with thirty-ish people.Then, locking the door from the inside, Raymond told them, "I can tell from everyone's faces that we are all veterans here, so I'm sure you understand the rules while appraising: no photos or videos, thank you very much."Indeed, there were many rules that governed the hobby, the most important being respecting the seller's requests and privacy.As the collectors listened, they knew that Raymond was selling but did not want the public to know too much about him.They all nodded, and those who had their phones out slid them back into their pockets.With that, Raymond took out the bronze sculpture that he had brought, leaving Trippy a little surprised.He had never seen the bronze sculpture with his own eyes before, only from
"Alright!" Trippy was at once fawning, tagging along behind Raymond like a little child.Around thirty people were waiting in front of Treasure Measure by now. The collectors came in twos or threes, and all ten numbers had since been taken.Before Raymond arrived, he had a brief look at the collectors' faces through the security cameras before walking over, and he was really relieved to see no familiar faces.Having traded Oskian antiques for years abroad, it was only natural that he was acquainted with some of the elite collectors in the country.He also knew that they were especially demanding with the quality of their collection and wanted almost flawless items. As such, the bronze sculpture which had been completely lost wouldn't interest them.Still, he was also a little concerned that amongst the elite collectors he knew, there might be some who were losing money and losing purchasing power in turn. If they happened to take an interest in the bronze sculpture on top of that,
Trippy grinned. "I mean, just look at my stall—ain't no way I'm getting any business here. Why not let me check out this item of yours? And see how interested they are? I'm really interested in learning and upping my game."Then, as if worried that Raymond would refuse, he quickly added, "Don't worry—I promise to stay in a corner and just watch."Still, Raymond could guess right then that someone must have sent Trippy to spy on him.It didn't matter whether it was Mick, Jacob, or Zachary either—they were all in this plot together, and one knowing meant all three knowing.Trippy was a gossiper in nature. If he was allowed to witness the whole process, everyone down Antique Street would definitely know before long.In fact, he could use someone like that right now, and Trippy had come straight to his doorstep.With that in mind, Raymond smiled, "Come join me if you're interested. It's not like there's anything to hide…"Pausing, he then warned Trippy, "But since you're going in my
After watching Mick's video, Jasmine's opinion of the man improved considerably.She was actually well aware that the decline of Vintage Deluxe was mostly due to Mick's incompetence.However, as Jasmine was now managing a billion-dollar company, she couldn't spare any time to ask many questions about Vintage Deluxe's performance. In her opinion, as long as Vintage Deluxe didn't lose too much money or ruin the reputation they had worked so hard to build, she wasn't interested in a regime change.It was the same mindset as Marianne Long, who begged her father to keep that lane full of food stalls in Hong Kong over sentiment.As such, seeing that Mick actually had some skill pleased her considerably.She couldn't resist checking out the comments of the video too.She saw that many were praising the manager of Vintage Deluxe for taking a tough stand against the scammer as well as how Vintage Deluxe's reputation was long-standing and without comparison.She soon noticed Jacob's comme
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo