Originally, Jameson wanted to try his luck at The Apothecary Pharmaceutical again tonight. He wanted to show Liam his sincerity.Unexpectedly, he was forced to change his plans. Kathleen Fox’s assistant suddenly contacted him and told him that Kathleen wanted to discuss something with him in person.Jameson dared not to offend Kathleen. Once he hung up the call, he hurriedly made his way to the appointment.He soon arrived in front of Kathleen’s presidential suite. Kathleen’s bodyguard, Julian, stood outside the door, as still as a statue.Jameson stepped forward and stated his purpose of visit. “Hello, I came to meet Ms. Fox.”Julian observed him with a curt glance before nodding at him. “She’s waiting for you inside. You may go in.”Julian turned around and opened the door for Jameson. Jameson asked in surprise, “Don’t you want to do a body search or a security check?”“No need,” Julian said indifferently. “I know you don’t have any weapons on you.”Jameson shrugged. “Okay,
Jameson instantly recognized Charlie just with one glance.He raised his pitch and exclaimed enthusiastically, “That’s him! He… He’s the Director Wade of the pharma dept!”Unable to stop himself, he asked, “Ms. Fox, why do you have a photo of him? Do you know him? If you do, can you connect me to him? Please, I beg you!”Jameson felt like he was clutching at his last straw just moments before drowning in complete despair.He was at the end of his wits and on the verge of collapse. He couldn’t meet Liam, thus, he was unable to get his hands on the Apothecary Restoration Pill. He had tried all sorts of ways to search for Director Wade. Based on what he had seen, Director Wade seemed to be an important person. Besides, Director Wade was the one who gave the first batch of Apothecary Restoration Pill to him at the beginning.However, Director Wade did not leave any information about his identity during their meeting. Jameson knew nothing about Charlie apart from Charlie’s title. He
Kathleen replied indifferently, “You’re welcome, Mr. Smith. One more thing. Once you leave this room, you have to deny knowing me, especially if anyone in Aurous Hill asks you about me. Do you understand?”Jameson didn’t understand Kathleen’s purpose, but agreed anyway. “Don’t worry, Ms. Fox. From now on, I don’t know you.”Kathleen nodded.Not many knew her real identity, and this fact was even more prevalent in Aurous Hill. Apart from her entourage, Jameson Smith was the only one who knew her real identity.She hoped Jameson could keep it a secret and not be the reason that would uncover her identity.Unbeknownst to Kathleen, Charlie had already begun an investigation into her identity.…The next morning arrived. Stephen sent Charlie all the information about Kylie, or Kathleen, and her party when they entered the country.There was a record of Kathleen’s entry to the country as Kylie Jane. Charlie also identified the six-star martial artist who came with her. His identity i
Charlie ordered Porter to obtain the information regarding Kylie’s real identity in their intelligence network. After that, he gave Kylie a call.Kathleen had been waiting for Charlie to contact her. She wanted to please him, so she sent Jacob a brand new Rolls-Royce Cullinan and even gave Claire a huge project worth tens of millions.She expected Charlie to at least call as a courteous gesture.She answered the call at once. “Mr. Wade, why are you calling me so early in the morning?”Charlie told his reasons. “Ms. Jane. As I’ve said yesterday, you didn’t have to pay for my Feng Shui readings. Why did you give my father-in-law a Cullinan? You’re too generous to me. It made me embarrassed.”Charlie only said that as a polite exchange. In truth, he wasn’t embarrassed at all.Kathleen answered, “Mr. Wade, please don’t fret. You’re a great Feng Shui master. How can I not pay for your services? If I set a precedent, it may affect your further business. I’ll feel bad about that.”Kath
Claire asked in surprise, “Dad, why are you dressed so formally today?”Jacob carefully adjusted his tie and grinned. “I’m someone who drives a Rolls-Royce Cullinan now, so I have to pay attention to what I wear. Otherwise, others may think of me as just the driver.”Claire was speechless. She said helplessly, “Dad, did you forget? Your Rolls-Royce is supposed to be a gift for Charlie! Why didn’t you ask Charlie if he needed the car?”Jacob rubbed his nose awkwardly and hurriedly asked Charlie, “Charlie, you… Do you need the car? If you need it, I’ll leave the car with you…”He then added quickly, “Well, if you aren’t using the car anytime soon, I’ll drive the car for the time being. Let me know in advance when you need the car. I’ll leave the car for you and not be a hindrance!”Charlie smiled and said calmly, “Dad, don’t worry about it. I don’t plan to drive that car. If you don’t mind, you can bring your BMW 530 home for me to use occasionally.”Jacob was overjoyed to hear tha
It was soon noon, but the Ten Thousand Armies’ intelligence system hadn’t reported any useful information yet.Charlie had decided on his plan to restrain the six-star martial artist by her side, regardless of Kathleen’s real identity. He would execute his plan that night.It was five o’clock in the evening. He forwarded the address from Albert to Kathleen.After that, he took his father-in-law’s BMW 530 and drove to the farmhouse in the suburbs.In her hotel, Kathleen was busy dressing up and getting herself ready.She wore a handmade white Hermes Haute dress. She tucked her long hair elegantly at the back of her head, and fixed it with a black hairpin. Then, she took a pair of beautiful pearl earrings and put them on carefully.She wore a modern dress and matched her look with simple accessories. It completed her look harmoniously.Kathleen improved her features drastically with just some simple makeup. When she was done getting ready, she finally received the address to the d
If she failed to win the pill at the auction, she could at least try negotiating with Charlie through their established friendship.Besides, she wasn’t worried about the possibility of revealing her true identity at the auction. Her identity as Kylie Jane was real. Moreover, the Jane family in France was a distant relative of the Fox family. She could accompany the head of the Fox family to the auction as a distant relative, which made sense.She felt relieved at that thought. Deep in her heart, she began to fantasize.She imagined her grandfather missing out on the Rejuvenating Pill at the auction. Just as he was grief-stricken, she managed to purchase a Rejuvenating Pill from Charlie and became a savior in her grandfather’s eyes.Her wild imagination left her with shame. However, this feeling quickly went away. She knew very well she could only turn the table around beautifully by relying on such an opportunity.It would be hard to fight for power in the Fox family. In fact, it
Kathleen furrowed her brows at Julian’s words. Julian wasn’t unnecessarily pessimistic, but he was just vigilant with the possible threats. After all, he had just broken through the sixth meridian and became an official six-star martial artist last year.With his current strength, he was probably the weakest compared to others at the same level. If Charlie was at least as strong as a six-star martial artist, he would probably be stronger than Julian and could easily see through Julian’s real strength.Even so, Julian couldn’t be certain with his assumption. He noticed that Kathleen was a little worried, and went silent as he pondered for a moment. After a while, he informed her, “Young Lady, in my opinion, it’s unlikely for Charlie to be a six-star martial artist or a martial artist of a higher level. You don’t have to worry too much.” Kathleen asked, “Mr. Larson, why do you think so?”Julian explained, “This is a peaceful and prosperous country. There hasn’t been any chance f
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A
While Jacob was feeling delighted after pulling off his con, Raymond had posted details of the bronze sculpture online.The website he was using was the biggest platform for antique collectors and the antique trade where each user could set a favorite tag in the antique category and era. If a user who preferred canvas art pieces of the Tudor dynasty set that label as their favorite, they would immediately be notified with text or desktop notifications in regards to any item with the same label.As medieval bronze sculptures were rare in the first place, most who were interested had already set that label on their favorites and were immediately notified soon after Raymond posted pictures of the bronze sculpture online.The collectors were naturally eager to check it out as gilded sculptures of the medieval era were really rare, and most collectors would go a lifetime without picking one up for their collection.On top of that, the seller had even listed a major flaw and was only ask
"Nope," Jacob chuckled. "We were both working separately and just happened to get back in at the same time."Then, he immediately became smug and excited, "Guess what, dear? I made 200 thousand out of the deal! In net profits!""For real?!" Elaine gaped. "200 thousand in just one night?! That's amazing! How did you do that?"Claire was surprised to hear that too, and she came over to ask, "What deal was it, Dad?"Jacob grinned, "Oh, it's nothing to brag about. It's just that I managed to pick up a nice antique item thanks to my wisdom and then sold it for 200 thousand."Pausing, he then sighed in dismay, "However, the buyer wasn't too rich—I would have squeezed him for 400 thousand, but he couldn't afford more, so I had to settle for less."Elaine quickly exclaimed, "Shit, we're talking about a loss of 200 thousand! People would work a year and still never earn that much…"She trailed off for a moment before asking, "By the way, dear—are we still flying out first thing tomorrow?
Jacob laughed. "Put that issue behind us? Sure, but we're not becoming friends. Hell, I can't even hold a grudge now that you're shit out of luck."Then, his tone changed sharply and suddenly became icy, "But you see, Aurous Hill is not a place you can stay just because you want to. No… After this, you're not going to be able to make a living in the antique trade.""If I were you, I'd be running a thousand miles away, far away from Aurous Hill where no one would know my face to start over. That way, you just might be able to make a living."Raymond simply kept smiling, "You need not be concerned about how I'm going to survive here, Mr. Wilson. I'd be very grateful if you'd cease any form of harassment once you leave my premises."Jacob pursed his lips, staring at Raymond in disappointment. "I'm plenty magnanimous, so I won't stoop to such pettiness. Just do whatever you like!"Clicking his tongue, he huffed, "Tut, tut… And here I'd thought you're tough, but you're just yet another
Raymond chuckled at the title, humble as ever, "The Duke of Wastage? Now, that's quite the royal title, and I don't think I deserve such an honor…"Trailing off, he then made an especially curious look, "By the way, how'd you know they were calling me that?"Seeing that he was still so ignorant, Jacob scoffed. "You bought a Renaissance-era bronze sculpture earlier, didn't you?"Raymond nodded. "I did. But technically, it's medieval and not Renaissance, along with a Renaissance-era base."Jacob clutched his stomach as he laughed, "Oh, please! Medieval? Hahaha… You're killing me, Mr. Cole!"Raymond kept a serious look on his face. "It's really medieval. Why don't you take a look?""No way," Jacob snorted, pursing his lips. "Anyway, word has already spread that someone was selling a counterfeit bronze sculpture to defraud Antique Street for some serious dough. He went first to Vintage Deluxe, but their manager, Mr. Crane, saw through it and didn't buy it… and then he came to you, an
That was why most of the collectors only knew that such an item existed but they did not know in whose possession it was.After registering a new account and paying the ten thousand registration fee, Raymond got in.It was very safe as it was anonymous, and he posted a photo of the bronze sculpture and an announcement with an asking price of twenty million.In his opinion, it wasn't that expensive—if it was still gilded, it would be worth around a hundred million. Without it, it was plenty reasonable to cut the price down to just thirty million.And Raymond was cutting another ten million off that, so twenty million was plenty reasonable.Moreover, medieval bronze sculptures were exceedingly rare, and less than one specimen showed up annually at times. Collectors who desired it would therefore be willing to break the bank for it, and that was why Raymond was sure that someone would put in an order once he posted it.As he wrote the summary of the item, someone knocked on his door
Jacob frowned in disdain. "Why would I be worried? He's no longer the manager of Vintage Deluxe, and he just lost a shit ton of money for messing up his appraisal. I am also the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, so why would I be worried about some loser who will soon be kicked out of Antique Street?"Straightening his collar, he snorted coldly, "I am now going to see Raymond Cole and humiliate him face-to-face! He thinks he's impressive, doesn't he? Let's see how he will keep up that facade!"Zachary chuckled, "Yes, exactly! People like him need to be given a slap in the face! As hard as you can! Don't worry—I'll be right behind you. If he gets physical, I'll rush in to help. If he doesn't dare to start a fight, you just insult him as much as possible!""Good plan!" Jacob nodded since he was concerned that Raymond might get physical when pushed too far.And with his body, there was no way he could beat anyone…Spreading his arms, he exclaimed, "Come! I'l
Mick inspected every video to see who was getting the most views, and he then paid out of his own pocket to use paid advertising to get the video viral.It cost five thousand and it hurt, but reaching the trending page was definitely worth it.Mick was quite shrewd too, making sure that the paid advertising was focused locally. After all, he knew all too well that five thousand didn't buy many clicks, and clicks from elsewhere might be too sporadic to gain any worthwhile attention.As he worked in Antique Street, he naturally had to come up with a plan to promote himself in this place, ideally presenting himself as a master appraiser.That way, his fame would slowly extend throughout the province and perhaps Eastern Oskia, and eventually the country.As such, focusing on Aurous Hill was the best idea.Moreover, he also had another idea—if Jasmine Moore happened to see this video, she would see him in a new light.When that happened, he could look forward to getting really rich!