Elaine did not expect that the person who used to flatter her, beg for mercy in front of her, and follow her around with such respect and deference, would act this way toward her now.She could not help but feel angry and blurt out, “Kelsey, we can’t be so heartless as human beings. What did I do when you guys knelt in front of me as you cried and begged for my help?! Now that I’m asking for your help, you’re asking me to go as far away as possible. Do you still have a conscience?” The woman called Kelsey had an ugly expression on her face and said coldly, “You’re refusing to accept it when I’m giving you a chance, right? Don’t blame me for being rude to you if you refuse to get lost!” Elaine felt very indignant and could not help but clench her teeth and said, “You’re going to be rude to me? Are you still going to beat me up after I’ve helped you so much?!”Elaine’s angry rebuke triggered the attention of many people in the prison.Many people knew that these Oskian female inma
Elaine said aggrievedly, “I really didn’t expect that these people could be so shameless to this extent.”The woman chuckled and said lightly, “What is this? You’ve not been in the United States for long, I see. You can encounter anything if you just stay a little longer.”Having said that, she asked Elaine, “Do you know how I got in here?”Elaine shook her head and asked blankly, “How did you get locked up in here?”The woman laughed and said, “Because I sold hairy crabs...”Elaine was puzzled and asked, “How can you get locked up in prison for just selling hairy crabs? Is it because they were of inferior quality or is it because of shortage in the weight?” The woman shook her head and said, “You might not know this, but hairy crabs are an invasive species in this part of the United States. Selling hairy crabs here is essentially an illegal act.” Elaine asked in surprise, “Why are you still selling them when it’s against the law?” The woman smiled wryly and said, “Everyone
Elaine survived twenty long minutes in extreme fear.As soon as the twenty minutes were up, Elaine rushed to the public phone next to the field immediately.Many inmates watched coldly when they saw Elaine running desperately. Although many of them were already eager to teach Elaine a lesson, their free time had just started, and many prison guards were keeping an eye on them at this moment. So, these inmates did not dare to attack Elaine immediately.According to the prison guards’ practice at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, they had to keep a close eye on the group of prisoners in the first fifteen minutes and last fifteen minutes of the one-hour free time. This was because according to experience, the most frequent point of escape would usually be during the process when the prisoners were passing through different areas. The journey from the prison cell to the dining room, the dining room to the field, and from the work site back to the cell were processes that were gener
With that said, Charlie said again, “Mom, how about this? I’ll rush over there now and call my client on the way to see if he can help think of a way to release you as soon as possible. After that, I’ll pick you up directly, and we can go back to Providence together!”In truth, Charlie had already arrived at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility at this moment.He had come here with Jordan from the Fox family.The two of them were standing in the warden’s office which overlooked the entire prison field from a height. Charlie could see Elaine’s anxious appearance in front of the public phone at the moment.For Charlie, he only needed to say a word if he wanted to get Elaine out of prison. Jordan could also ask the warden to release Elaine immediately within ten seconds.However, in Charlie’s opinion, he would be letting Elaine off too easily if he did that.Elaine was the kind of person who was heartless and never learned from her mistakes. She would lose her judgment completely a
What Kelsey was most worried about at the moment was her own self-preservation.Once Mandy, who had been wounded, came back, Mandy would definitely seek revenge on her. She had already lost her backer and would be no match for Mandy at all, so the only thing she could do now was to clear her own name and rid herself of any blame.She was at the stage of making things known. Everyone was watching from the field, and they were all impatiently waiting to do something to Elaine later.If she were to beat Elaine up violently in front of everyone now, it would be tantamount to telling everyone that she had nothing to do with Elaine. If she forced Elaine to become a scapegoat and publicly assume the blame, her own risk would also be greatly reduced.If that failed, she would kneel down and beg for Mandy’s forgiveness when she came back. Perhaps she would be able to escape this disaster, then.It was also at this moment that Elaine understood how sinister a human could be.She gained a
So, she tried her best to break free from the prison guard who was holding onto her, rushed to Elaine’s side, and stomped hard on the calf of Elaine’s right leg.Elaine’s right leg had already been broken several times, and her leg had not recovered completely even at this point. When Kelsey suddenly stomped fiercely on her leg, there was only a clicking sound followed by an instantaneous sharp pain. Elaine collapsed emotionally and shouted, “Ahh! My leg... My leg is broken again!”At this time, Kelsey looked at Elaine, who was rolling on the ground with a broken leg, and she deliberately cursed out loud, “Listen up, Elaine! I’m breaking your leg for Mandy! Don’t forget that you broke Mandy’s leg, so I’m breaking your leg now to avenge her! This is a blood debt!”Elaine kept rolling on the ground in pain at this moment and could not help but shout at the several prison guards, “My leg... My leg is broken again! Please take me to the hospital! Don’t leave me here any longer! Please!”
Kelsey, who had just beaten Elaine up, never would have dreamt that Jayne and the others who had just been released from prison not long ago would be sent back again!She was scared out of her wits at this moment!She had witnessed the strength of these three, and as long as they were here, absolutely no one in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility could go against them.Even if Mandy came back, she could never be their opponent...This also meant that she had made a blatant mistake with her act of hitting Elaine in order to seek vengeance for Mandy!Kelsey was extremely terrified, and she hurriedly fell to her knees and said with tears in her eyes, “Elaine, I’m sorry... Elaine, I really didn’t mean to... I didn’t do it on purpose... I must have been completely out of my mind...”Elaine hated this woman, and she said through clenched teeth, “How dare you say that you didn’t do it on purpose?! I’ve never met anyone as shameless as you in all my years of life!”With that said, Elain
Upon hearing this, Elaine nodded vigorously and blurted out, “Jayne, after you go back to the cell, you have to teach Chloe and Jacelyn a lesson on my behalf! These two b*stards turned on me immediately after you guys left at noon. You must not let them off!” Jayne solemnly promised, “Elaine, don’t worry. We will not let them have a good day as long as we are still here!”At this time, the prison guard who was aside said to Elaine, “Elaine, I think you should come to the infirmary with me first so that the doctor can check whether your injury is serious!”Elaine felt the pain in her right leg and could not help but choke up and say, “How can it not be serious? My leg seems to be broken again...”With that said, Elaine hurriedly asked her, “Can you send me to the hospital? By the way, can I have my cell phone back too? I want to call my son-in-law...”The prison guard spoke up, “Your son-in-law is already here, and he is waiting outside to pick you up from prison.”“Really?” Elai
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
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo