While she was drowning in her foolish thoughts, the butler led the head main and several burly bodyguards and rushed in.The butler told Xavion’s wife, “Madam, I need to speak with your servant. I hope you understand.”Xavion’s wife knew that the butler had great power in the Fox family. He must have come to look for her servant for something important, so she nodded and said, “Do as you please.”The butler thanked her, and right after that, the head maid beside him pointed at Lola and said, “That’s her! She’s Lola!”The other servants in the room were shaking nervously. Seeing how the butler was acting so aggressively, they knew there was going to be trouble.However, Lola thought otherwise. She even thought that her Prince Charming must have come to save her!After leaving the room, it might not take long for her to become Finley’s wife!She would come back to the Fox family as Mrs. George next time, and when that happened, the Fox family’s servants, including the head butler,
Lola carried the watch with her at all times precisely because she cared too much about the watch.She was just a servant, so she did not dare to put a Richard Mille on her hand. However, she did not expect the watch to fall out of her pocket when she fell.Since this had been discovered by Xavion, she quickly made up a lie, “This... A friend left this watch in my care...”“A friend ?” Xavion coldly asked, “What friend? What’s his name?”Lola nervously responded, “I-I... I can’t say his name...”After that, she hurriedly added, “This is a personal matter between us. It has nothing to do with others...”Xavion still wanted to question her further, but Spencer had lost his patience. He coldly said, “Why are you wasting time with her? Since she’s not telling the truth, let’s just cut off her ears!”Xavion immediately thought of his son when Spencer mentioned that. He thought about it again and felt that the maid might be related to his son’s kidnap case.He suddenly burst out in a
Xavion hurriedly looked toward Spencer and blurted out, “Dad! Is Finley the one who did it?!” Spencer frowned. He paced back and forth with his chin down, but he remained silent for a long time.Xavion was getting impatient, so he hurriedly urged, “Dad, say something!”Spencer finally said, “I don’t know who Finley is, however, I remembered seeing the Seattle George Group in the Fox family’s financial report a few years back. The Fox Group’s cooperation with George Group has increased substantially from one billion to several billion annually. During this period, the George Group’s share price has increased nearly tenfold because of its close relationship with us…”Xavion roared, “Is Finley an ungrateful b*stard?!”Spencer waved his hand, “I don’t think he did it.”Xavion asked in surprise, “Dad, all the clues are pointing at him. Who else would it be?”Spencer shook his head. “Do you think anyone with more than hundreds of billions would take the risk of kidnapping someone and
“Afraid of something?!”Spencer’s assumption took Xavion by surprise.“Dad, are you saying that Finley knows who attacked Homer? He’s also afraid that they might hurt him?”“It could be!” Spencer nodded gravely and added, “Now that I think about what Merlin said just now, I suddenly feel something...”Xavion was not as bright as his father, so he asked, “Dad, did you figure out something?”Spencer did not answer his question. Instead, he ordered the butler to take Lola and the rest away.Once everyone else had vacated the room, only Spencer and Xavion were left in the room. At last, Spencer turned to Xavion with a stern expression and said, “We couldn’t understand what Merlin was talking about when he mentioned the scandal earlier. Now, I vaguely think that this scandal is likely related to Homer and Finley.”After that, Spencer looked toward Xavion and said, “I think Homer and Finley have been doing something despicable together! This explains why Homer took Finley to the house
Xavion hurriedly asked, “Dad, what do you mean?”Spencer smacked his lips and said, “No wonder Homer took so much effort to please her and even organized a charity dinner for her...”As he spoke of that, what Merlin had just said suddenly appeared in his mind.He immediately realized something and exclaimed, “D*mn it! Homer, this b*stard! Was he planning to do something to Quinn?!”Xavion replied awkwardly with a smile, “Dad, any man would love a beautiful woman. Isn’t it normal for Homer to want to do something? Is there anything wrong with that?”Spencer coldly said, “What I’m saying is different from what you’re thinking! Maybe he was pleasing her with the intent to spend a night with her. However, he may also be plotting to r*pe her first and murder her before destroying the evidence and corpse later!”Xavion's face turned cold, and he said, “Dad... I do agree that Homer behaved strangely at that time, but there was no substantial evidence. Say... Homer can’t be such a fool,
Charlie was no longer in a rush to head to New York. After all, Ten Thousand Armies had caught Finley. According to his plan, he wanted Kazuo to cut off Finley’s ears. Then, he would lock him up with Homer. He wanted to let them spend a night in horror. After that, he would crush them when he arrived in New York.Quinn was a well-informed lady, and she was not affected by Homer’s incident at all.The day after Charlie made Kazuo kidnap Homer, she forgot about it entirely and focused on preparing for her next concert.Quinn had been busy preparing for her concert all day. To better coordinate with the team, her agency company had rented a dance studio in New York specifically for Quinn to rehearse and choreograph with the dancers.At night, Quinn finally returned to the hotel to rest. After she was done taking a shower and about to rest, her assistant Dorothy knocked on the door.Dorothy told Quinn, “Quinn, Xavion Fox from the Fox family has just called. He would like to invite y
Spencer waved his hand and asked in a menacing voice, “Didn’t she come to New York for a concert?”Spencer instructed, “Arrange for someone to buy the venue and tell her team that the entire venue will be undergoing an upgrade and construction. Her concert will be postponed indefinitely. We will compensate her according to her rental contract, and I’ll see what she will do when the time comes.”***Quinn woke up early the next morning. After she had washed up and prepared herself, she was ready to go to the dance studio to continue rehearsing.She had been a little worried since Charlie had not come to New York yesterday. Hence, she took the initiative to send Charlie a message, asking if he planned to come to New York today.Charlie had indeed planned to go over today. He needed to find a way to get Homer and Finley to speak as he wanted to make the two confess to all the heinous deeds they had commited. After that, he needed to find a way to secure the evidence.It would be eas
Dorothy’s eyes lit up as soon as Quinn mentioned Charlie.She agreed and blurted out, “That’s right! Go and get Charlie to help! If the Fox family dares to hurt you, tell Charlie to punch the sh*t out of him!”Dorothy’s words embarrassed Quinn, and she said awkwardly, “Can you be a little more ladylike?” Dorothy’s lips twitched. “I’m usually very ladylike until someone messes with us. When I’m angry, I don’t care about being ladylike anymore. If Charlie can kick Xavion to the ground, I’ll make sure to join in and kick him too!” Quinn shook her head helplessly. “I really can’t do anything about you.”Then, she looked at the time and said, “Let’s go to the dance studio to rehearse first.” Dorothy hurriedly asked, “Wait, what should we do about the Fox family? If this doesn’t work out, the show will be canceled...”“It’ll be fine.” Quinn waved her hand and said, “The Fox family’s goal is to meet me. They won’t seriously cancel the concert. They’ll contact you soon.” Quinn had
Zachary was instantly relieved to hear that Jacob's flight was taking off soon.The issue at hand was troublesome, but he would at least have time to come up with a plan if he was given more time.Moreover, Jacob didn't know anything and would be in Dubai in a few hours. Most importantly, he wouldn't be bothered with Aurous Hill gossip when he arrived, giving Zachary more time to deal with this mess.As such, Zachary quickly said, "Oh, nothing, Mr. President. I was just calling to check on your flight, but since you're flying now, I'm sure the air stewardess will be asking you to turn the flight mode on. I shan't be a bother now—I wish you safe travels with the missus!" Seeing how cordial Zachary was, Jacob chuckled, "How nice of you. I'll definitely get you some local souvenirs!""Oh, then allow me to thank you ahead of time, Mr. President!" Zachary exclaimed, as subservient as ever."Uh-huh," Jacob replied. "Well, I'm hanging up now. Let's catch up later.""Yes, yes, yes, let
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