Elaine’s words caused Jakel to be dumbfounded as he froze on the spot.He subconsciously asked, “Madam Elaine, what do you mean by a few days later?”Elaine said angrily, “What else can a few days later mean aside from its literal meaning?! Just tell them to hold off for a few days and not be so anxious!”Jakel was suddenly so embarrassed. He really could not understand why Elaine would make such a strange request. He was puzzled and could not help but ask, “Madam Elaine, I’m a little confused. Didn’t you want me to help get you out of here as soon as possible? Why don’t you want to go out now?”Elaine said seriously, “To tell you the truth, I’ve fallen in love with this place, and the people here are very friendly. I have made many friends here that I might not meet again. After all, I’m not American, and I will also be going back to Oskia soon.”In truth, Elaine did not have any real friends here at all, just some people from all over the world who wanted to flatter her. The
In truth, Charlie did not want to let Elaine out of prison so soon either. After all, he really did not want to see Elaine every day.However, he also had to consider his wife, Claire’s feelings. He had left Providence for a few days, and during this period of time, his wife attended school alone, and she also had to worry about Elaine, who was in prison. Her days were also a little tormented.Although Charlie was certain that he could get Elaine out of prison at any time, in Claire’s opinion, she would still feel insecure even if he was certain of what he had said.After all, from Claire’s point of view, her mother had been framed this time, stirring up a big mess. If she was not careful and made the slightest mistake, she could be sentenced to life imprisonment, so Claire could not be completely at ease before her mother was released from prison.Charlie did not want Claire to continue worrying, so he planned to get Elaine out of prison tomorrow and then take her to Providence so
Charlie understood Elaine very well.He was well aware of Elaine’s behavioral style and logic of thinking.Now that Elaine had fallen in love with Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and the feeling of being the domineering figure there, if he did not take her plea seriously, she would definitely feel extremely reluctant and unwilling as soon as she was released from prison tomorrow.In that case, she would definitely have some complaints against Charlie whenever she thought of her wonderful life as the Ferocious Ghost of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. So, the best way was to let Elaine decide to leave on her own.Even though Elaine was very happy at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility now, it was not too difficult to make her decide to leave. Charlie simply needed to remove the three soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies so that Elaine would instantly have a change of attitude and would want to leave Bedford Hills Correctional Facility as soon as possible.Elaine did not know
So, she said happily, “My dear son-in-law, you’re truly capable! You could actually find connections in such a faraway place as New York! It’s indeed remarkable!”Charlie chuckled and said casually, “It’s also a coincidence that I happen to have a client here. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t be able to help much.”Elaine said with a smile, “Oh, it’s good that you could help me! My dear son-in-law, I won’t continue chatting with you anymore. Help me call Claire and tell her not to worry. You also don’t need to wait in New York the whole time. You can go back and accompany Claire first. I will be out of prison in about ten days.”“Okay.” Charlie said, “I’ll let Claire know in a while, so you don’t have to worry about it.”Elaine was very happy after hanging up the phone.She hung up the phone happily, and when she turned around, she found an African woman standing in line behind her as she waited to use the phone. When the African woman saw Elaine, she bowed respectfully immediately an
Elaine had a deep hatred for Chloe.In her opinion, even Lady Wilson was not as bad as Chloe.In addition, Elaine had a vengeful character, so now that she had become the boss here, she would naturally double her revenge against Chloe. Chloe was angry, but she did not dare to speak up. She could only get up obediently, go to the bathroom with Jacelyn to change into a set of clean clothes, and then kneel on the ground and scrub the floor desperately. After everyone had moved freely in the cell for a while, the prison guards came over and began the roll call.After the roll call, the prison guard suddenly said, “Jayne Charice, Stella Whitrel, and Winny Lortle, after having your lunch, come back and get ready to pack up your personal belongings. You will be able to go through the formalities for the release procedures to get out of prison before noon today.” Elaine suddenly had a horrified expression as soon as the prison guard said this. The three names called out by the priso
Chloe, who was kneeling on the ground as she scrubbed the floor, cheered up immediately when she heard this.She knew very well that Elaine’s protection here came from two main sources. The first of which were these three women who were particularly capable in combat.The second was the special care given to her by the prison guards. What really bothered Chloe was the three women who were living in the same cell as them.Chloe had hated Elaine madly for a long time, so when she heard that these three women were about to be released from prison, the first thing that came to her mind was to wait for the three women to leave and wait for everyone to return to the cell after their free time before she would beat Elaine to death.Chloe simply did not care about what would happen to her after Elaine complained to the prison guards.During this period of time, Elaine had tortured her inhumanely. She simply wanted to fight with Elaine. The reason why she had kept restraining herself w
When Elaine, who was disoriented, picked up her breakfast absent-mindedly in the dining room, the news that the three female soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies were about to be released from the prison had already spread throughout Bedford Hills Correctional Facility.Everyone knew that the main reason why Elaine was able to dominate Bedford Hills Correctional Facility was because she had three Oskian women who were so powerful in combat that it was unbelievable.Now, these three women were going to be released from prison suddenly, which meant that Elaine would lose her protection completely!As a result, the flames of revenge began to ignite in the hearts of many people who had been suppressed and humiliated by Elaine and were even punished by the three female soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies. Everyone was looking forward to teaching Elaine a lesson after the three left, and they wanted to see if she could still be the so-called Ferocious Ghost of Bedford Hills Correctional Faci
Charlie hummed in response and then said, “I’ll call and ask my friend. You can wait for my news first.”Elaine hurriedly said, “My dear son-in-law, I’ll call you again at noon, then! You have to find a connection to get this done for me!”“Okay.” Charlie deliberately wanted to make Elaine nervous and reminded her, “Mom, you told me just yesterday that you didn’t want to come out for the time being, but you’re suddenly telling me that you want to be released from prison today. I really cannot give you the guarantee that this can be done.”Elaine felt really depressed, but she also knew that the request was too sudden and it might be really difficult for Charlie to try and get her out of prison before noon. After all, there were only four hours left from now to noon. Elaine immediately became apprehensive at the thought of time being so short, but she could only instruct Charlie, “My dear son-in-law, you have to try your best!”Having said that, Elaine secretly thought to herself,
The other antique traders who were keeping tabs on the situation were left confused by Trippy's message.[Maybe even those out-of-towners know that Raymond is a sucker? So they traveled overnight just to see what happens?][I know Raymond is in trouble, but is it really worth traveling hundreds of miles just to watch?][Maybe they know he's a sucker, so they came to sell him more counterfeits?][Shit, that must be it! Suckers are rare these days, after all!][Damn straight! Just knowing that there's one in Aurous Hill, you'd be eager to come over.]Even Mick Crane who had just woken up and saw the message immediately sent a voice message: "Those conmen are just like flies flocking around shit as soon as they smell it.""Oh, but what they don't know is that Raymond has no more money! I heard he only had a few hundred thousand for the startup, and the bronze sculpture must have cost most of it. I'm afraid those people won't even get their gas money and toll costs back after travel
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A
While Jacob was feeling delighted after pulling off his con, Raymond had posted details of the bronze sculpture online.The website he was using was the biggest platform for antique collectors and the antique trade where each user could set a favorite tag in the antique category and era. If a user who preferred canvas art pieces of the Tudor dynasty set that label as their favorite, they would immediately be notified with text or desktop notifications in regards to any item with the same label.As medieval bronze sculptures were rare in the first place, most who were interested had already set that label on their favorites and were immediately notified soon after Raymond posted pictures of the bronze sculpture online.The collectors were naturally eager to check it out as gilded sculptures of the medieval era were really rare, and most collectors would go a lifetime without picking one up for their collection.On top of that, the seller had even listed a major flaw and was only ask
"Nope," Jacob chuckled. "We were both working separately and just happened to get back in at the same time."Then, he immediately became smug and excited, "Guess what, dear? I made 200 thousand out of the deal! In net profits!""For real?!" Elaine gaped. "200 thousand in just one night?! That's amazing! How did you do that?"Claire was surprised to hear that too, and she came over to ask, "What deal was it, Dad?"Jacob grinned, "Oh, it's nothing to brag about. It's just that I managed to pick up a nice antique item thanks to my wisdom and then sold it for 200 thousand."Pausing, he then sighed in dismay, "However, the buyer wasn't too rich—I would have squeezed him for 400 thousand, but he couldn't afford more, so I had to settle for less."Elaine quickly exclaimed, "Shit, we're talking about a loss of 200 thousand! People would work a year and still never earn that much…"She trailed off for a moment before asking, "By the way, dear—are we still flying out first thing tomorrow?
Jacob laughed. "Put that issue behind us? Sure, but we're not becoming friends. Hell, I can't even hold a grudge now that you're shit out of luck."Then, his tone changed sharply and suddenly became icy, "But you see, Aurous Hill is not a place you can stay just because you want to. No… After this, you're not going to be able to make a living in the antique trade.""If I were you, I'd be running a thousand miles away, far away from Aurous Hill where no one would know my face to start over. That way, you just might be able to make a living."Raymond simply kept smiling, "You need not be concerned about how I'm going to survive here, Mr. Wilson. I'd be very grateful if you'd cease any form of harassment once you leave my premises."Jacob pursed his lips, staring at Raymond in disappointment. "I'm plenty magnanimous, so I won't stoop to such pettiness. Just do whatever you like!"Clicking his tongue, he huffed, "Tut, tut… And here I'd thought you're tough, but you're just yet another
Raymond chuckled at the title, humble as ever, "The Duke of Wastage? Now, that's quite the royal title, and I don't think I deserve such an honor…"Trailing off, he then made an especially curious look, "By the way, how'd you know they were calling me that?"Seeing that he was still so ignorant, Jacob scoffed. "You bought a Renaissance-era bronze sculpture earlier, didn't you?"Raymond nodded. "I did. But technically, it's medieval and not Renaissance, along with a Renaissance-era base."Jacob clutched his stomach as he laughed, "Oh, please! Medieval? Hahaha… You're killing me, Mr. Cole!"Raymond kept a serious look on his face. "It's really medieval. Why don't you take a look?""No way," Jacob snorted, pursing his lips. "Anyway, word has already spread that someone was selling a counterfeit bronze sculpture to defraud Antique Street for some serious dough. He went first to Vintage Deluxe, but their manager, Mr. Crane, saw through it and didn't buy it… and then he came to you, an
That was why most of the collectors only knew that such an item existed but they did not know in whose possession it was.After registering a new account and paying the ten thousand registration fee, Raymond got in.It was very safe as it was anonymous, and he posted a photo of the bronze sculpture and an announcement with an asking price of twenty million.In his opinion, it wasn't that expensive—if it was still gilded, it would be worth around a hundred million. Without it, it was plenty reasonable to cut the price down to just thirty million.And Raymond was cutting another ten million off that, so twenty million was plenty reasonable.Moreover, medieval bronze sculptures were exceedingly rare, and less than one specimen showed up annually at times. Collectors who desired it would therefore be willing to break the bank for it, and that was why Raymond was sure that someone would put in an order once he posted it.As he wrote the summary of the item, someone knocked on his door
Jacob frowned in disdain. "Why would I be worried? He's no longer the manager of Vintage Deluxe, and he just lost a shit ton of money for messing up his appraisal. I am also the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, so why would I be worried about some loser who will soon be kicked out of Antique Street?"Straightening his collar, he snorted coldly, "I am now going to see Raymond Cole and humiliate him face-to-face! He thinks he's impressive, doesn't he? Let's see how he will keep up that facade!"Zachary chuckled, "Yes, exactly! People like him need to be given a slap in the face! As hard as you can! Don't worry—I'll be right behind you. If he gets physical, I'll rush in to help. If he doesn't dare to start a fight, you just insult him as much as possible!""Good plan!" Jacob nodded since he was concerned that Raymond might get physical when pushed too far.And with his body, there was no way he could beat anyone…Spreading his arms, he exclaimed, "Come! I'l