Charlie saw that Claudia looked like she was only about seventeen or eighteen years old, and she seemed to be Eurasian.She had blue eyes, long eyelashes, a high nose bridge, and she had brown-black hair. Her features were impeccable. However, although her features were very beautiful and her appearance was also very perfect, there was a burn scar from her right cheek all the way to her neck. The scar was very obvious, and her entire skin had been completely twisted. It was shocking and also a little gruesome.Claudia also deliberately turned sideways as she tried not to let Charlie see the scar on her right cheek. She even pulled up her collar involuntarily as she tried to block it as much as possible. Charlie looked at Claudia and said politely, “Hello, Claudia. You speak the Oskian dialect very well!”Claudia nodded slightly and said softly, “Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Wade...”Stephanie, who was aside, introduced, “Brother Charlie, this is the second employee in our
There were also many mobile food trucks in the pedestrian area on both sides of the road. Some were selling pancakes and fruits, whereas others were selling burgers. Although it was already after lunch hour, the vendors’ business was still doing very well.Charlie stopped and watched for a while, and the only feeling that he got was that life here was very comfortable and peaceful. He could not see or sense where the danger was.At this time, several young men and women who looked like they were high school students who were seventeen to eighteen years old came to the door of the convenience store together. They walked past Charlie, pushed the door open, and walked in.Charlie looked back, and he saw that the leader of the pack was an Oskian girl with long, dyed blonde hair, followed by a very trendy and flamboyant-looking Oskian boy. The both of them were walking arm-in-arm like a couple.There were also two girls dressed in colorful clothing behind this couple, and one of them
When faced with the girl’s provocation, Stephanie simply said indifferently, “I’m warning you, if you don’t leave my store right now, I will call the police!” “Call the police?” The girl said, “You can go ahead and call the police. Do you believe that if I make a phone call to my father right after you call the police, I could just ask him to buy this entire row of storefronts so that you can pack up and leave tomorrow?”Stephanie asked in a cold voice, “Why? So what if you’re rich? I’ve rented this shop for five years, so you can evict me as long as you pay me the money that I’ve invested in the store and compensate me for the breach of contract for the rental. I can always switch to another location, but that depends on whether you can afford to pay me or not.”The girl spoke disdainfully, “Sister, I can see that you’re not young, but you are truly naive! Do you believe that there will be ten thousand ways for me to make sure that you will not be able to open your store so that a
Claudia was a little alarmed at this point, and she subconsciously took a few steps backward. At the same time, she clenched her fists even tighter.She knew very well in her heart that Gigi was in no way joking with her.This girl looked harmless, but in truth, she was an extremely vicious person.She had been bullying their Oskian classmates who were studying here alone, and she had been engaging in school bullying at school.The number of students who had been bullied by her at school could not be counted with the fingers on both hands. She also came from a family with a strong background and so, many things could be set up for her. Therefore, the general public really could not afford to mess with her.At this time, Stephanie suddenly did not hesitate to stand in front of Claudia to block her, and she then looked at Charlie, who had been silent all along, with a pleading look on her face. She did not understand why Charlie, who had always been cynical about evil people, was
As soon as Charlie’s words fell, Gigi felt extremely offended, and she cursed furiously, “You f*cking said that my mouth stinks?! Do you believe that I will call someone to come over and tear your mouth apart?!”Gigi was angry, but she never would have dreamt that her boyfriend, who had always obeyed all of her orders, would suddenly turn around and stare at her with gritted teeth as he said coldly, “Your mouth stinks!”“F*ck!” Gigi’s eyes widened in shock as she cursed, “Hagrid Lynchson, what the f*ck are you saying about me?!”Hagrid yelled out loud, “I said that your f*cking mouth stinks!”After that, Hagrid rushed forward immediately, grabbed Gigi’s collar, and swung his right hand hard toward her face as he slapped her hard. This made everyone at the scene aside from Charlie look dumbfounded. This was especially so for Claudia and Gigi’s two followers. They used to be classmates, and all of them knew very well how humble Hagrid was in front of Gigi.As long as Gigi was
Now that his emotions had faded and his sanity had returned, he realized that he had made a huge mistake.Thinking about it, the whole thing instantly became very reasonable.Even Hagrid himself thought that he had just lost his mind because he was so angry.What he was most worried about now was how this matter would end. If Gigi was not willing to let him off after she awoke, he would really be finished...Charlie sighed and said to Hagrid, “Okay, don’t cry here. The priority now is for you to hurry up and get her to the hospital. Otherwise, your life will be all over if anything were to happen to her!”Hagrid then came back to his senses, and he panicked as he said, “Yes! Yes, you’re right! Hurry to the hospital! We have to rush to the hospital! Call the emergency number!!!”As soon as he was done speaking, he then shook his head and said to himself, “No! The ambulance will be too slow. It would be a problem if something really happens... The general hospital is not too far fr
When Charlie received this text message, he did not think twice to call again, and just as expected, the cell phone was once again turned off. This time, Charlie did not continue to explore the identity of the other party. Instead, he simply turned back to look at the warehouse. When he saw Claudia, who was wearing an apron, busy at work inside, he silently put his cell phone into his pocket. In his opinion, this girl named Claudia seemed to be getting more and more interesting.So, Charlie deliberately pretended as though he was not affected by the warning text message that he had received just now, and he smiled as he said to Stephanie, “Stephanie, are we going to eat out tonight, or will we be eating at home?”Stephanie laughed and said, “Anything will do. It depends on what you want to eat, Brother Charlie. If you want to eat at home, we can wait for Mrs. Lewis to come back, and we can go home and cook together. If you want to eat outside, we can decide whether to go for West
Stephanie said politely, “Thank you for your kindness, Chief Light, but indeed, we are not suitable for each other.Chief Light asked her, “You really don’t want to think about it?”Stephanie said with a bit of difficulty, “Sorry, Chief Light.”Chief Light paused for a moment, smiled slightly, nodded, and then said, “It’s okay. It’s okay. When it comes to these kinds of matters, it’s all about your love and wants. Although I’m not highly educated, I still have excellent emotional intelligence when it comes to such matters. I will never force you if you are not willing.”Having said that, he straightened his body, looked around, and asked curiously, “Where is my cousin sister? Why don’t I see her coming out to say hello to her cousin brother?”Stephanie said, “Claudia is busy, so perhaps she did not hear you come in.”“What is she so busy with? Don’t I know about the situation in your store? Don’t you usually have no customers at all after mealtimes?”As he spoke, he looked at Ch
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