Jaime asked her, “Do you honestly think that I’m a fool? Do you think that I still cannot see right through you after all these years? Based on your current state, I know that you’re obviously lying.”As he spoke, Jaime had a helpless expression on his face as he said, “Sigh. Why do you think that you’ve to hide this matter from me? Our benefactor is not only your benefactor, but he is also my benefactor. He was also the one who saved my life. I know that you want to find him to repay his kindness, and I also want to find him to repay his kindness! If he was indeed the one who saved you and mom this time, the Schulz family would owe him four lives, then! If I have the chance to do so, I would want to thank him in person, but you keep hiding the truth from me here. Does that mean that I cannot possibly have the chance to thank my benefactor in person in the future?”Sophie’s line of psychological defense was suddenly a little crushed.This was because she did not realize that her eld
After getting the information that he wanted, Jaime said to Sophie, “Sophie, you must be tired too. So, you should get some rest earlier. We can discuss anything else tomorrow!”Sophie nodded. “Okay, Brother.”Jaime stood up and said, “Alright, then. I’ll return to my room to rest first.”Sophie sent Jaime to the door before she returned to her bed. At this time, her mind was still filled with images of Charlie. She had already fallen completely for him.Meanwhile, Jaime returned to his room anxiously. The first thing that he did was to hurriedly send his grandfather, Cadfan, a voice message: “Grandpa, I already asked Sophie about it. The person who rescued her and my mother this time was indeed the Oskian who saved the both of us in Japan…”Cadfan, who was unable to sleep, was drinking tea as he sat alone in his study room. After listening to the voice message, he slumped down on his chair, and he was unable to move for some time.He muttered under his breath, “Why would such a
This helicopter whizzed past as it headed straight for the Harker family mansion’s compound.At this time, Holden Harker, who was clad in a thin jacket, was standing in wait in the courtyard.After getting off the plane and before transferring to the helicopter, Arrington had already called Holden.Holden originally did not want to see anyone from the Schulz family at all even if it was just the Schulz family’s butler.However, Arrington had told him that it was Lord Schulz who had sent him here. Holden felt a little uncertain out of respect toward Lord Schulz.He knew very well that although the Harker family was a martial arts family which was naturally very good at fighting and killing, they were nothing in front of a top-notch family such as the Schulz family. The martial arts masters had always been serving wealthy people ever since ancient times. Aside from some rash individuals, who else would dare to provoke the wealthy people?This was especially so for the Harker fami
In fact, Yuvin had held an opposing view when they were looking for Rosalie from the very beginning.He felt that at that time, the whole world already knew that it was Lord Schulz who had betrayed Rosalie. As for the Harker family, they had still insisted on looking for Rosalie in that situation. Wasn’t the Harker family clearly going against Lord Schulz, then?!The best option would be for the Harker family to say nothing and do nothing at all so that Lord Schulz could clearly see that the Harker family was constantly standing by the Schulz family’s side at all times and that they were willing to accept Rosalie’s fate for the sake of the Schulz family.In that case, Lord Schulz would certainly give more benefits to the Harker family. Rosalie would have died a worthy death if she sacrificed her own life for the greater interest of the Harker family.Unfortunately, because of Rosalie’s death, aside from his sister, Yashita’s anger, Lord Schulz also wanted to draw a clear line with
Yuvin hurriedly said, “Okay, Father.”Arrington smiled as he chimed in, “Thank you for the trouble, Yuvin!”Yuvin was not a senior like his father. So, he was still very respectful toward Arrington. He bowed slightly as he said respectfully, “Butler Schulz, you don’t have to be so polite with me. Please wait a moment, and I’ll be right back.”Holden invited Arrington to sit on the cold wooden chair. As soon as Arrington sat down, he could not help but stand up again as he laughed and said, “Oh, Lord Harker, I think that it would be better for me to wait for the charcoal fire to come before I sit down. It’s really too cold. I cannot stand it…”Holden nodded and said, “Sorry for our poor hospitality.”Arrington hurriedly waved his hand. “No, no. I’m the one who was acting presumptuously, coming to bother you at night. Holden did not continue being courteous with him, and he spoke up as he asked, “Arrington, I wonder why Lord Schulz asked you to come here this time?”Arrington sai
“One billion dollars?!”Yuvin, who was aside, was instantly stunned as soon as Arrington took this cheque out.This amount was indeed a little frightening.This was equivalent to the entire Harker family’s remuneration for two whole years.Moreover, the Harker family was currently at a time where they were really short of money. So, this cheque worth one billion dollars made Yuvin feel extremely excited.Holden was also shocked because of this amount.Lord Schulz was simply giving them one billion dollars just like that. This was something that he never would have expected.However, Holden also knew very well in his heart that the Schulz family money could not possibly be obtained so easily.Anyone would be able to figure out that this sum of money would never be given to them for no reason at all.So, he did not take the cheque, but he questioned Arrington in return, “Arrington, I wonder what is Lord Schulz’s purpose in asking you to bring this cheque here today?”Arrington
A tsunami would be sufficient to submerge the entire forest, let alone a forest fire?This was where the bottom line would be defeated.Arrington did not speak anymore for a long time.His eyes were like that of a falcon as he keenly observed the expression of the father and son in front of him. He kept all of the changes in their facial expression, their eyes, and even their movements, firmly in his mind.Arrington’s greatest ability was his ability to observe a person’s body language and read his mind. After staying by Lord Schulz’s side for so many years, Arrington’s eyes could basically be more accurate as compared to a polygraph.He could clearly and firmly determine that the father and son in front of him were already falling for the temptation.This also made him finally heave a sigh of relief.He thought to himself, ‘Lord Schulz was still worried that two billion dollars would not be enough to tempt the Harker family. It seems as though the psychological price of the
When Yuvin, who was aside, saw that his father had not spoken up to respond to Arrington’s question, he broke out in sweat out of anxiety.What he was most worried about was that it would truly be a shame if his father were to speak up and reject Arrington directly just because his brain had suddenly suffered from a failure to reason correctly.So, he hurriedly spoke up, “Dad! Lord Schulz is already so sincere in inviting us back. He even asked Butler Schulz to personally come all the way here to invite us back. So, what else do we have to hesitate about?”Holden thought to himself, ‘I’m not f*cking hesitating at all! I already have my decision in mind, but I have not thought of how I should respond yet…’But on second thought, the fact that his son had said these words was also beneficial to him. It could be considered as Yuvin adding another step between Holden and Arrington.Holden originally did not know how to speak up because he felt that it seemed as though he was a little
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