At this point, the maid had already long been deceived by Finley’s series of flowery words.When she heard Finley saying that he would also package a brand-new identity and background for her, this instantly touched the soft spot in her heart that has always been humble and fragile.This made her feel extremely grateful towards Finley and she felt that this person was the angel who would bring her from the abyss to heaven.So, she did not have the slightest doubt about Finley’s words and she gratefully agreed to do so.Finley was temporarily relieved. He knew that he was currently in an awkward position and that it would only be temporarily safe for him to stay at the Fox family’s manor. However, he also had to prepare in advance since it was still a crisis.So, he wrapped his arms around the maid and continued to coax her. “There is one more thing, Casey. If you hear anyone mentioning my name in the Fox family, you have to tell me as soon as possible. I will give you my cell ph
Unlike the previous videos of Xavion kissing the prostitute on the street, these videos captured the follow-up of Xavion kissing the prostitute.When people saw that Xavion had taken two human ears from the prostitute, everyone thought that they were blinded. And when people saw Xavion holding two human ears, bawling and shouting out his son Homer’s name, everyone was stunned!At this moment, many shills began to guide the public opinion in the comments. As insiders, they told the netizens that Xavion was not really looking for women out on the street. However, the real reason was because Homer, his beloved son, had been kidnapped!The kidnappers had brutally cut off his son’s two ears and given them to the prostitute.And Xavion’s passionate kiss with the prostitute was just the kidnappers’ prank.As for Xavion, he did not only have to bear the pain of his son being kidnapped and hurt, but he also had to suffer from the crazy internet violence from netizens who did not know t
At midnight, a team of reporters from CNN and the New York Times arrived at the Fox family’s manor overnight to conduct an exclusive interview with Xavion.In the exclusive interview, Xavion detailed the entire story and he kept praising his son, Homer, in front of the media. He said emotionally, “Homer is young but he has always been very mature, low-key, upright, honest, humble, and kind. He can be considered a very outstanding young talent.”“You might not know this but just before Homer was kidnapped, he was hosting a charity dinner that he had initiated and organized by himself. This charity dinner was not revealed to the public because of his low profile. Unexpectedly, it was also this charity dinner which gave the kidnappers the opportunity to kidnap him just a few minutes before he was supposed to give a speech on stage.”The reporters couldn’t help but ask, “Excuse me, may I ask what this charity dinner initiated by your son is about?”“It’s to help orphans,” Xavion exp
“Okay.”Very soon, Christian, who was wearing a peaked cap and a black mask, walked up under the leadership of a police officer.He was carrying two kraft paper shopping bags and he went directly to Merlin’s office.When Merlin saw him, he asked in surprise, “Christian, why did you come to New York? Didn’t I hear that you’d gone back to Oskia some time ago?”“Yes.” Christian nodded and smiled wryly as he said, “I did go back to Oskia but as a result, I was met with a sharp rebuff, and so, I returned in disgrace.”Merlin asked curiously, “What happened? Is there still someone who can make Christian Acker fail to get what he wants?”“Don’t mention it,” Christian said helplessly, “This matter… is really a long story.”After that, he placed the two kraft paper shopping bags on the table and asked, “You’re considered to be off duty now, right? I brought some food from Oskiatown and a bottle of your favorite Penfolds wine. Let’s have a few drinks together if you can drink.”Merlin la
After hearing Christian’s judgment, Merlin laughed wryly and said, “My thoughts are the same as yours. In New York, there aren’t many people who can make a move on the Fox family. Taking into account the Rothschild and the Acker families, there are at most four of five families with the strength to do so but this time, this group of people’s style of action is not the same as any of you.”“Indeed.” Christian agreed and said, “This kind of gameplay is not something that a few big families can do. It is indeed very wild and surprising at first glance.”“You think so too?” Merlin sighed and said, “I once thought that this might be the work of a new gang. Generally, new gangs would want to do shocking and appalling things to get ahead but when I think about it carefully, it doesn’t seem quite right. If any gang dares to play like this, they would basically be in a dead end and no gang would be able to compete with the strength of the Fox family.”Christian nodded in agreement and said,
Merlin sighed. “But I still don’t quite understand why they would want to draw the Fox family into the spotlight. Are they going to make a move against the Fox family in front of the whole world?! That would be too arrogant and the whole world will not forgive them for it. By then, they will definitely become everyone’s public enemy!”Christian frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, “Unless…Unless they have absolute certainty that they would be able to reverse the current situation completely!”With that said, a rarely seen slightly frightened expression appeared on Christian’s face as he blurted out, “Ahh, I got it! This must be a public execution!”“Public execution…” Merlin muttered and repeated Christian’s sentence. After that, his eyes suddenly lit up and he blurted out, “I got it now! If your inference is right, then this mysterious person must have mastered a huge scandal of the Fox family. As soon as this scandal is exposed, the entire Fox family will suffer a devastatin
Merlin’s offhand remark caused Christian’s face to darken. However, he did not react and he simply raised his cup of wine slightly and took a large sip before he smacked his lips and said lightly, “The idiot that you’ve just mentioned is me.”Merlin was dumbfounded as he looked at Christian and blurted out, “F*ck! What the hell! Did someone deceive you?”“No.” Christian waved his hand and laughed mockingly at himself under the influence of the wine as he said, “No one was cheating me. I was the one who gave the f*cking price of three hundred and seventy billion US dollars, and I even knelt down on the spot in front of them but they did not sell it to me and they even kicked me out of the auction venue.”Merlin felt that his perception had been completely subverted and he subconsciously asked, “What medicine is it…why did you offer three hundred and seventy billion US dollars for it? What kind of concept is three hundred billion US dollars? Even the market value of Alibaba today is
Christian said emotionally, “He has been ill for more than two years now. In the beginning, I realized that he forgets things easily and sometimes, he’d just put something down and forget all about it in the next moment. Sometimes, he would forget something as soon as you’ve just mentioned it to him, or he’ll understand you when you say something to him but after that, he’d come back and ask you about it again…”“At that time, we had already let the best experts intervene and we also took him for some systematic training to fight the disease. However, the cause of this disease is the functional decline of the brain and so, there’s no effective medical treatment for it. After that, his condition continued to deteriorate.”As Christian spoke of this, he smiled wryly and said, “Tell me, isn’t this disease f*cking strange? The more recent the thing is, the more the person is unable to remember it, but the more distant the thing, the more a person can remember it. The old man’s condition
Mr. Cardensky's forgery syndicate had made the bronze sculpture—all Zachary had done was talk Jacob into buying it, and Jacob himself had made some money after Raymond bought it.That meant the entire plot had nothing to do with Zachary as he was just a mediator at best.In other words, if the bronze sculpture was worth nothing, he didn't lose anything… although he wouldn't make a cent even if it was worth a hundred million.However, he also knew all too well what Jacob Wilson was like.In fact, in this world, he was only second to Charlie when it came to knowing what type of man Jacob Wilson really was—not even Claire or Elaine would win against them.He was a dead man.That was Zachary's immediate thought on the matter, should Jacob ever find out.After all, Jacob was precisely one of those people who didn't play by any rules—no buyer's regret? No seller's remorse? None of that applied to him.Not even the Gods could make Jacob offer a refund if he scalped them. And vice vers
As Mick Crane had established a corrupted hierarchy in Vintage Deluxe, he had to make sure his position was never threatened by Raymond Cole.That was why he wanted Raymond gone, and it was obvious from that how important self-gain was to him.However, though he plotted to protect this job with a salary of several hundred grand per annum and incentives worth just as much, he didn't think that doing so meant he had missed out on 20 million.And to add insult to injury, that 20 million had ended up in Raymond's pocket.Mick wasn't just thunderstruck—he wished he was dead.Hanging up on Trippy right then, he called Zachary directly since Zachary had told him earlier that text notifications from his number would be silenced.Zachary was just about to fall asleep when his phone began buzzing.Already annoyed when he picked up his phone, he immediately snapped at Mick when he saw who the caller was. "I told you! Text me if you have any updates, and I'll check it when I wake up! Why ar
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,