After Xavion received this text message, he looked up at the few women standing at the roadside, only to find that the blonde woman who had lost two incisors was the woman who had just come to knock on his car window. Wasn’t she the woman who had just startled him?When he thought of how the other party might also have AIDS, he felt nauseated and he almost vomited.However, he never would have dreamt that the mysterious person who had kidnapped his son would ask him to stuff money into that woman’s collar!He could not help but curse angrily. “Isn’t he f*cking bullying someone in a weaker position than him? If there was really something that he wanted to give me, wouldn’t it be enough just to ask her to take it out?!”The bodyguard could not help but ask, “Master, did the other party text you again?”Xavion looked at the woman outside the car window and said with disgust, “That son of a b*tch has asked me to stuff a thousand dollars into that woman’s collar in exchange for somethi
The bodyguard said nervously, “Master, it’s too dangerous for you to go directly. Why don’t I go and check if there’s anything wrong with that woman first?!”“No need for that…” Xavion shook his head. His father, Spencer, had already said all that. If word were to reach Spencer that he had asked someone to go and check on that woman, Spencer would definitely be very disappointed in him.So, he could only bite the bullet and push the car door open to get out of the car before walking towards the woman at the side of the road.Several women did not expect that a middle-aged man would come down from inside the Cadillac and walk straight towards them. So, a few of them were still busy scratching their heads and winking, hoping to gain the man’s favor.Xavion felt even more disgusted when he saw that.However, he had no choice but to brace himself and walk up to the blonde woman, roll up the thousand dollars in his hand, and stuff the money into the woman’s collar.There was a gasp
The woman was scared out of her wits with so many people pointing pistols at her and so, she was shivering as she hurriedly took out a crumpled box of condoms from the worn-out shoulder bag that she was carrying.Xavion glanced at the picture on the condom and the expression on his face turned extremely dark. He thought that it was just a prank and he cursed coldly, “This is what that b*stard had asked you to give me?!”“Yes…” The woman panicked as she hurriedly said, “He… He also asked me to convey a message to you…”Xavion shouted angrily, “Say it! I’ll f*cking kill you if you stammer or hesitate again!”The woman trembled with fright and hurriedly said, “He said… I’m sorry, Mr. Fox, I was in a hurry and… I couldn’t… I couldn’t find a decent container, so I had to make do with this box… Although the packaging is very inferior, the contents inside are still very precious…”Xavion reached out his hand and was about to grab the condom box but when he thought about how the woman had
He wished that he could capture those ninjas immediately and rip them into pieces but unfortunately, they had not been able to grasp the true identities of those ninjas yet at present.Spencer had many spies and most of the bodyguards around Xavion reported to him. So, he had already heard about this matter before even waiting for Xavion’s return. He was particularly fond of Homer and when he heard that his grandson’s ears had been cut off, he was furious and since he was in his study, he smashed everything that he could possibly smash. When the old mistress heard of the news, she rushed over to see what was going on and she finally managed to stop Spencer. After she learned the full story, she stomped her feet in distress and when she saw that there was nothing else to smash in the study, she started punching Spencer as she cried and shouted, “You have to save my grandson alive. Otherwise, I will die before you!”Spencer was upset and he did not want his wife to follow suit. So,
What Charlie liked the most was to crush both a person’s heart and body. He knew very well what rich people cared about the most and so, he could always find their weak point.For most rich people, what they cared about was just two things—profit and reputation.Since he had wanted to make this matter a big deal and cause more damage to the Fox family, this way of exposing the scandal was the best solution.When Xavion returned home and saw a group of his angry family members, he realized that he had already become popular on the internet.When he saw the video of him being shared wildly on the internet, he almost died of anger. The sight of the unpleasant street girl made him feel sick all the way and he almost vomited several times in the car.Coupled with the feeling of holding his son’s two ears in his hands, he felt even more miserable. After finally carrying it home and just when he was ready to take the HIV prophylactic drug immediately, he did not expect that the vid
Someone said, “I think that Xavion Fox must be a pervert. Otherwise, it would not be possible for him to approach such a prostitute. This kind of prostitute goes for ten dollars on the street and no one would even look at them!”“I think that the Fox family’s ancestors will not be able to rest in peace! They must not be able to understand how they could produce such an offspring in their own family!”Someone else said, “I reckon that Xavion Fox must have some kind of special fetish. Perhaps people with money like such women who are covered with holes from needles, and might even have AIDS.”There are even more damaging people who commented, “You might not know this but the Fox family has invested in a large number of drug research and developed teams and biological laboratories over the years. My guess is that the Fox family may have developed a special drug to treat AIDS and the master of the Fox family plans to get infected with AIDS personally to test the drug!”There were all k
In Spencer’s opinion, it did not matter if they were misunderstood but as long as they could lift this misunderstanding as soon as possible, they would often be able to get good results instead.Take love movies from all over the world as an example. The male and female protagonists would often come up with a prejudice against each other, and they would often fall in love after breaking that prejudice.Such is human nature.Therefore, Spencer felt that this was a good opportunity for public relations crisis management.As long as he could seize this opportunity to give Xavion the persona of a great father, Xavion would not only be able to turn things around but this would also bring the Fox family to a better mass base.At this time, his younger brother, Steton, spoke up. “Elder Brother, don’t you think that inviting the reporters directly to our house is a little too elaborate? Even if the kidnappers aren’t provoked, others would think that we’re doing this on purpose.”Spencer
They sent a large number of people to search for witnesses near the scene of the incident in Brooklyn, followed by the promise of one hundred thousand US dollars in cash to acquire the video of the incident captured during the time of the incident. In addition, the Fox family also promised for the use of cash transactions for all those who provided videos, and that none of their personal information would be recorded, so as to reassure those passersby.Needless to say, their approach was very effective.Soon, the news spread in Brooklyn and those who had captured what happened on video came over and sold their videos to the Fox family. Within twenty minutes, the Fox family bought eight different videos that were shot from various different perspectives. However, some of them had started filming from when Xavion kissed the prostitute whereas the others started filming from when Xavion found the two ears. It was the latter that the Fox family wanted. This was because they wan
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