Meanwhile, in New York, in the United States. It was now morning in the financial center that was Manhattan.In a conference room on the top floor of a skyscraper, an old man in his seventies was cursing furiously at seven to eight people. He roared, “I just can’t understand how an old man who’s been sent to the hospital can evaporate into thin air! They are all a bunch of fucking losers! Garbage!”The shouting man was Jordan’s eldest son, Spencer Fox. A few hours ago, he had just announced the news of his new ascension to his new position to his father over the phone. He deliberately used provocative words to stimulate the already ill Jordan, so the latter’s body would collapse as soon as possible.From Spencer’s understanding of his father, the phone call would definitely give the man a devastating blow. In fact, it might even lead Jordan to a heart attack and kill him in an instant!Therefore, Spencer had some of his men keep an eye on every move in Aurous Hill.He also s
Hayman tried to soothe Spencer’s anger by quickly saying, “Eldest Master. In my opinion, our most urgent task right now is to send a group of competent subordinates to Aurous Hill. We have to find Lord Fox and Miss Kathleen first, no matter the cost.”Spencer’s face was glum. “Mr. Morgan, I’ll leave this matter to you. You should personally pick out several of our men and fly them to Aurous Hill today. You must find Lord Fox. I want to see him if he is still alive, and I want to see his corpse if he’s dead!”Hayman asked carefully, “Eldest Master, should I take any proactive measures if we find Lord Fox and Miss Kathleen?”Spencer hesitated for a moment before saying coldly, “Find them first. If the situation’s all under control, put them under house arrest so that Lord Fox cannot leave Oskia before he dies. If the situation’s out of control, find a way to create an accident.”At this moment, a middle-aged man in his early fifties voiced his concerns. “Dad, what are you going to do
At this moment, at Shangri-La.The auction was already over, but Charlie didn’t leave immediately. He originally prepared a whole Rejuvenating Pill for the three VIPs tonight, half of which was to be given to his grandfather, Jeremiah. The other half would be divided into two, to be given to Old Master Lennard and the old queen of Northern Europe.The reason why the auction attracted so many rich customers from Europe and the United States was all thanks to these two, who had helped Charlie to promote and endorse the Rejuvenating Pill. Therefore, Charlie prepared a simple banquet at Shangri-La and invited the three of them over for a late-night snack.Jeremiah and Chandler already knew each other and so, both of them chatted happily at the dinner table. The old queen of Northern Europe, however, was feeling quite left out and it made her rather uneasy. Although she was once the queen of a country, she had already abdicated the throne now and had lost her status. Furthermore,
Charlie shook his head and said seriously, “I’m not saying that you were abrupt. I’m saying that there’s no need for you to compete with them because you’re a VIP. Regardless of whether you have more assets compared to them or otherwise, your position here with me is higher than all of them.”When the old queen heard this, her inferiority complex eased a little.Although she wasn’t strong enough, the fact that Charlie was showing her so much respect was already more than enough for her to stand with confidence. Although she failed to win the bid for the Rejuvenating Pill at the auction tonight, she did feel a little more respectable because of her presence as a VIP. She said respectfully, “Thank you, Mr. Wade, for thinking so highly of me. The Elliot family also owe all that we have today thanks to you.”After saying that, she hurriedly brought up her granddaughter, Helena, and said seriously, “Mr. Wade, Helena often talks about you to me. She’s been missing you very much and is
The three VIPs didn’t dare to hope that they’d be able to participate in the auction or get the Rejuvenating Pill as a gift from Charlie, Charlie thought otherwise. Since he invited them, how could he possibly let them make a trip here for nothing?He divided a Rejuvenating Pill into three parts. In his opinion, giving his grandfather half of the Rejuvenating Pill and a quarter of the pill to both Old Master Lennard and the old queen was a reasonable way of distribution. Among these three, his grandfather, Jeremiah, had not eaten the Rejuvenating Pill yet.Jeremiah wasn’t too old, so half of the Rejuvenating Pill would give him great improvement. Moreover, Charlie needed a backup plan. If he were to give his grandfather a whole Rejuvenating Pill, it’d definitely be very troublesome for him if the old man suddenly got ambitious and had the desire to regain control of the Wade family.If he gave Jeremiah half a pill and let Jeremiah experience the pill’s effects, Jeremiah would ha
Jeremiah’s expression contorted into an annoyed sneer. “Previously, your maternal grandfather’s family was rather dissatisfied with the Wade family. When your mother married here, her natal family didn’t even bother to come. I’ve never met with any of your uncles before. But I did meet your second uncle, Kaeden Acker, in a summit in Sweden some years ago. I saw him from afar because he was on stage, and I happened to be off stage. I thought of getting close to him and paying him a visit, but he wasn’t willing to see me.”Charlie laughed. “It seems the Acker family has no respect for the Wade family at all.”Jeremiah laughed to himself. “He didn’t look up to me, true. At that time, he said that among everyone surnamed Wade, he’d only acknowledge you.”Jeremiah continued, “To think your eldest uncle came to participate in the auction. He even wanted to take the Rejuvenating Pill away. I wonder who he is planning to buy it for? Perhaps your maternal grandfather or grandmother?”“I’m n
For ordinary people, getting the contact information of a top tycoon like Jeremiah would be an impossibly difficult task.But it was not so for Christian, who was able to inquire Jeremiah’s contact information with ease.Very soon, he obtained Jeremiah’s cell number. He didn’t hesitate to call Jeremiah immediately.Jeremiah was chatting with Charlie when his cell phone rang. He picked it up, glanced at it, and saw that it was an American number. He frowned. “Charlie, I’m going to answer a call.”Charlie nodded and made an inviting gesture for Jeremiah to do so.Jeremiah picked up the call. “Hello, may I know who this is?”Christian, who was on the other end of the line, greeted with a smile, “Hello, Uncle Wade!” Jeremiah was momentarily stunned, puzzled by the speaker’s words. It was an unfamiliar phone number, and as soon as the call was connected, the person referred to him as Uncle Wade. Could it be a child of an old friend of his? In his surprise, he came to realize tha
This made him relax a lot and so, he said over the phone, “Uncle Wade, you’re right. Both of our families are relatives, but we haven’t had much contact with each other for so many years now. We should have more contact when we have the opportunity to do so in the future.”“Yes, yes, yes.” Jeremiah was also a witty old man and so, he naturally would not lose out to anyone when it came to putting on an act. So, he said very politely, “Christian, there must be a reason why you’re suddenly calling me on my cell phone. Since we are all family, you don’t have to be so shy, and you can just get to the point directly.”Christian smiled and said, “Uncle Wade, you’re really a very straightforward person! In that case, I will not be so formal with you.”After saying that, Christian then said again, “Uncle Wade, I heard that the Wade family also participated in the auction for the Rejuvenating Pill in Aurous Hill. I even heard that you were a VIP at the auction. Was there really such a thing?”
As Ian Cash's trio turned and left Treasure Measure, Trippy was still standing there, staring blankly as they headed off to the distance, utterly dispirited.Seeing that, Raymond returned his phone and said coolly, "We had agreed on some ground rules, but not only did you break them, you even tried to sabotage me.""Since you refuse to be honorable, you can't blame me for being cold—starting now, we shall have nothing to do with each other. We'll be strangers even if we bump into each other."Trippy was already choking, and he snatched his phone back before dashing out of Treasure Measure, calling Mick Crane as soon as he left.Mick had just arrived at Vintage Deluxe and hadn't even sat down when Trippy called, and he asked as soon as he answered, "How did it go? What did you find out?"However, Trippy was so exasperated he burst into tears right then, "M-Mr. Crane… My dear Mr. Crane…"Mick was left reeling from shock, and he promptly snapped, "Can't you fucking talk? Why are you
Seeing that the transaction was complete and that the bargain deal had been taken, the other collectors all excused themselves and left.As for Ian, once he had bagged the bronze sculpture, he nodded at Raymond. "I apologize for leaving early, Mr. Cole, but I must return to Eastcliff. However, you can contact me again should you pick up another treasure. I'm quite a spendthrift, and I pay up right away if the item is good and the price is right."Raymond smiled. "Very well. I shall contact you first the next time I get something good."Ian nodded and was ready to leave with his two friends when Trippy chased after them."Please, Mr. Cash!" He cried urgently, his anxiety overcoming him. "You shouldn't buy that! It's a forgery!"Ian frowned at him. "Are you trying to sabotage Mr. Cole? Aren't you supposed to be his friend?""Hell, no!" Trippy promptly replied. "I'm no friend of his—I'm just here to watch, but I didn't think he dared to trick you for 20 million! I can't bear to see
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