The guys in the crowd looked at each other silently, then they simultaneously looked at Jordan, the head of the Weaver family.Everyone knew that Jordan had been a womanizer when he was young. Back in the days, he had even eaten a poisonous remedy made out of billies just for the sole purpose of sleeping around with women that put his life on the verge of death when he was only sixty years old. So, he was the man who slept with the most women among them all.Jordan started to grin triumphantly when he noticed everyone’s gaze falling upon him. He stood upright and said, “Master Wade, for your information, I was quite charming when I was young, so I did have plenty of admirers back in the days. I guess I slept with about three to five hundred women!”Charlie nodded reluctantly and said to Kenneth as he pointed at Jordan, “Okay, he’s your man.”Kenneth grimaced slightly.Did Charlie really ask him to drink the old coot’s urine? That was too f*cking disgusting!However, Charlie did
Charlie’s remark made Kenneth dizzy and at a loss. After a while, he finally comprehended Charlie’s words.Since the urine was the primer, it was used to enhance the efficacy of the medicine, so of course, he had to drink the urine first.But, one liter of urine… Kenneth collapsed into the slumber of concern again.On the contrary, Charlie smiled cheerfully and said, “You can’t delay this any longer. If your penis is completely rotten, don’t blame me for not saving you.”Kenneth shuddered at the imagination and blurted, “Okay! I’ll follow your instructions!”Charlie nodded and said to Jordan, “Mr. Weaver, please have a drink of water first, then get someone to boil the medicine.”Jordan bowed respectfully and said, “Okay, Master Wade, I’ll drink the water now…”Kenneth heaved a long sigh, resigning to his fate. To him, healing his penis was more important than anything else.On the other hand, Charlie was extremely delighted.The urine and the most bitter medicine were not n
The scumbag’s situation was comparable to that of the rich kid infamously known for eating shit who was all over the Internet…Kenneth drank the urine in one gulp, wiped his mouth, and urged hurriedly, “Where’s the medicine? Quick! Give it to me now!”Charlie took the bowl of thick black medicinal soup from the servant and secretly sprinkled a little bit of the magical elixir’s scraps into the soup.Then, he handed the soup to Kenneth and said with a smile, “Here, Mr. Wilson!”The strong urine smell was lingering in Kenneth’s mouth that he needed something to ease the awfulness, so he quickly took a big sip of the soup when he got it.The bitterness almost knocked him out after the big sip.He had never tasted anything so damn bitter in his life. It was like a tonne of licorice slices melted into this bowl of medicinal soup.Besides, not only was the medicine bitter, but it also burned badly!As soon as his tongue touched the soup, it went numb, followed by the whole mouth. As
After so many sufferings and misery, Kenneth wanted to go home so badly.Besides, he knew that there was no one who could help him regain his manhood in Aurous Hill, so he wanted to try his luck at Eastcliff.He also had an important function to attend to—his mother’s 84th birthday. As her eldest son, he must go back to celebrate her birthday.His mother had requested that he invite Anthony to the birthday banquet, but from the looks of it, it seemed that Anthony still hadn’t forgiven him. Despite that, he cleared his throat and asked, “Uncle Simmons, my mother’s birthday is just around the corner. I would like to invite you to join our celebration.”Anthony said emotionlessly, “Mr. Wilson, I’ve told you, I have nothing to do with your family anymore so don’t waste your time persuading me to attend the birthday banquet.”Kenneth sighed and nodded dejectedly. Although he wanted to jump on the old man and beat the crap out of him, he still said humbly, “Okay, Uncle Simmons. Since yo
What Jordan really meant was, “You, Charlie Wade, are nothing but an outsider. Please stay away from the Weaver family’s affairs!”Liam felt as if he had fallen from the sky to hell when he heard his heartless father’s remark.He realized that he had been tricked—very miserably too!His father had never wanted to give him the chance at all!Even if he surrendered his mother’s precious snow ginseng to plead Charlie to save his family, his father would never want to elect him as the company’s chairman.Charlie frowned in dismay and asked coldly, “Oh? Are you planning to break your promise?”Jordan quickly explained, “Oh no, Master Wade, that’s a misunderstanding. There’s something that you aren’t aware of. Well, the other day, I told both my sons that whoever could solve this problem for our family will have a bigger chance to be the chairman. Of course, I’ll give Liam credit for what he did for the family today, so when it comes to the election for the chairman position, he’ll hav
Charlie wasn’t very surprised when Jordan went back on his words. In fact, he had expected it.When there was more than one child in the family, it was only normal that parents found it difficult to treat each offspring fairly and equally.Lady Wilson was the best example. She didn’t like Claire very much because she disobeyed her by being together with Charlie, so she favored the obedient Wendy more.Jordan had never ever regarded Liam as his own son. He only raised Liam as a servant in the Weaver family, so how could he possibly hand over the family business to him?Charlie glared at Jordan and asked again, “I’ll give you one last chance to settle the chairman position issue. Think about it carefully before you speak.”Jordan sneered, “I don’t have to think, I’ll tell you one more time, I’ll never let Liam be the chairman! To tell you the truth, I’ve never thought about electing him as the chairman. Even if he saved the Weaver family today, to me, he is nothing but an illegitima
Immediately afterward, the notifications of incoming messages buzzed on Jeffrey’s phone like a swarm of busy bees!He was a member of a chat message group whose members consisted of several people with good relationships with the Weaver family. They were becoming frantic at this moment!“Jeff, how did you end up on Don Albert’s bad side? He is offering a reward of a hundred million dollars for a hit list on you and your dad! It will take effect at midnight!”Jeffrey’s face darkened. He was shocked and scared.Before he could reply, another message popped up in the group.“F*ck, Zeke White is adding another hundred million bonus on the hit list!”“D*mn, Graham Quinton too! The reward has now increased to three hundred million!”“Oh my god! The Moore family is in it too! They add two hundred million, which makes the rewards five hundred million dollars now! D*mn!”Blood drained from Jeffrey’s face and cold sweat drenched his face and body. He dropped the phone and the screen brok
Jordan wailed in utter desperation upon hearing Charlie’s order!He found Mount Golmin, the treacherous mountain, and its icy cold weather very repulsive!He would not even have stepped foot into that cold place had it not been for the fact that he had to collect the medicine himself at the beginning of his business.Because of his repulsion towards the bitter cold place, he was equally disgusted by Liam’s mother and only treated her as a temporary escort.However, he never dreamed that, many decades later, Charlie would punish him by making him stay at Mount Golmin without ever being able to leave the place!That’s the place that he hated the most! It would be like taking his own life if he locked him there and never be allowed to leave!He was certain that he would die anytime soon due to his deteriorating health, but if he went to a place like Mount Golmin, he would die faster!Besides, the place was like a living hell for a pleasure-seeking old coot like him!He looked at C
In groups like these, any gossip would immediately spread like wildfire as people share everything here with their other circles.Within minutes of these people's good work, Antique Street was abuzz even as the skies darkened: one of the antique traders had been swindled for 300 thousand, and it was Raymond Cole—the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe at that!Some of them wondered when Raymond had actually returned while others were laughing.He was supposed to be the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe, but he had messed up as well? You had to be kidding!Many were dumbstruck too—how would Raymond survive in Antique Street after losing so much money? It had been so long since such a major scam had been pulled!As such, all the antique dealers were asking one question: how did Raymond Cole get fooled?Meanwhile, Mick didn't leak the security footage right away, instead sending his people out to spread the news in other channels, claiming that Raymond thought he had won big by
Mick had already clipped the security footage and was waiting for Zachary's word.He had checked the footage repeatedly as well and was only getting more impressed with his masterful acting by the second. He looked just like a maestro, and every detail he mentioned was flawless and showed experience.Zacahry even said that Raymond had truly slipped up with that bronze sculpture, leaving him endlessly thrilled.The proverbial missing piece of the puzzle was here!Hence, calling all the staff he trusted, he told them excitedly, "Spread the word right away—Raymond Cole slipped up, spending 300 thousand on a fake Renaissance-era bronze sculpture!"His staff had no idea of the conspiracy involved, only that Mick had said that someone had tried to sell a counterfeit bronze sculpture but he had seen through it right away and chased him away, only for Raymond to end up buying the fake bronze sculpture soon after.Someone asked, "Mr. Crane, don't you think Raymond Cole bought from the man
Raymond had said everything he should and shouldn't and with complete sincerity exactly because Billy would never believe it.As Billy just wanted to swindle him, it didn't matter how sincere Raymond was—he wanted the 300 thousand whatever it took. The key here was that Billy had refused a better prospect when told it was possible, and there was evidence that would support Raymond if either he or Zachary realized the truth and came to start trouble.That meant Raymond had nothing to worry about—they could take this to the United Nations but he'd still win this case.Having been in the antique trade for so long, he had seen every form of oddity and was always cautious with people, considering every aspect of any issue.Hence, once he downloaded the security footage to his phone, Raymond decided that he needed to sell the bronze sculpture—not because he was in urgent need of money, but because he realized that there were those who wanted him out of Aurous Hill's Antique Street.Afte
There were those in Antique Street who made their living from swindling the average Joe while others swindled antique traders.In fact, it was already cliche for them to trick antique traders with forgeries, and it was not surprising that someone had tried their luck on the opening day of Raymond's shop.As such, it was strange that he had just started today without any hype or even a proper shop sign, but someone was already after him.That told him that he was being targeted, and Raymond was putting his money on Zachary.The sole reason for that was how Zachary had come earlier to ask Raymond about how much capital he had, and he had humbly said a few hundred thousand.The fact that Billy had come and immediately demanded 500 thousand made even more sense—he wanted to siphon all of Raymond's capital.Even losing money wasn't the worst part—the worst was being labeled as an amateur.When that happened, customers who wanted the good stuff wouldn't come to him, and he would find
Just as Jacob was celebrating fooling Raymond, getting his revenge, and earning 200 thousand on top of that, Charlie was left musing to himself on the second floor of the teahouse.He knew that Billy was a conman as soon as he saw him, but he didn't understand why Raymond would buy from Billy.Could the item really be medieval as Raymond stated?As soon as the thought occurred to him, Charlie was sure of it. Given Raymond's knowledge of antiques, there was no way he would mess up in Antique Street of Aurous Hill.While his father-in-law and Zachary had worked hard to weave this elaborate conspiracy, Charlie still wondered how they would take the news that Raymond had bought something worth millions for just 300 thousand.Meanwhile, Raymond watched as Billy left and locked the door from the inside before studying the bronze sculpture once more.He trusted his own judgment that it was a gilded bronze statue from the medieval era. He was playing down its importance since the bronze
Meanwhile, Raymond sighed unhappily. "I really can't afford four hundred grand—like I said, there's not much to offer here in my shop, which I've been investing a lot in. I'd have to pay rent to the owner soon as well, and everything would end terribly for me if I paid that much…"Billy blurted right then, "You said it's medieval and worth millions, didn't you? You'd make a fortune if you sold it!"Raymond sighed again. "Million-dollar antiques aren't that easily sold, and people would be especially skeptical with a small business like mine. I could sell it at an auction too, but that's only happening when someone decides to organize one, not to mention the troublesome appraisal processes it involves.""And right now, I just think it's medieval in terms of style, but I'm no authority in the matter. In the end, it's up to experts and specific groups that would verify it, and if I messed up, it's entirely my loss.""Even if I'm lucky and it's medieval, I'd still have to wait until th
"Invest?!"Billy was left dumbstruck at the term.What even was this fool up to? This definitely wasn't in the script! What about the questions he was supposed to ask? It was like sitting for a grade-schooler test and suddenly being hit with a bar exam!In the car, Jacob blurted out, "What the hell is that bastard thinking? Is he really going to pay 250 thousand?!"Zachary pursed his lips. "Maybe he's just throwing us bait. Think about it—if we took the deal, we'd have to leave a contact number.""After that, he would trick us and say he sold it for ten million and lure us in for the five million. We'd definitely show up, wouldn't we? Once we came, it might turn out that he has called the cops and would even produce\ the bronze sculpture as evidence. Wouldn't we be just shooting ourselves in the foot?"Jacob was left in misery, his face contorting as he pouted, "But you said the cops wouldn't get involved…"Zachary rolled his eyes, "Yes, they wouldn't most of the time since that
However, neither Zachary nor Jacob expected Raymond to confuse them further as he asked Billy, "If you can afford to wait, you can leave the bronze sculpture with me as a consignment. I'll only take 10% off the sales while you get the rest—how about that?"Jacob was stunned and asked Zachary, "What the hell is he up to? Did he get too deep into character?"Zachary shook his head. "I don't get it either… is he trying to keep the bronze sculpture to use as evidence against us?"Jacob frowned. "I thought you said there was a gentleman agreement in this business, and the cops won't really care anyway?"Zachary snorted. "He said he would keep it as a consignment, meaning that he won't spend a dime. What if he told all the antique dealers instead of going to the cops? He would prove that he's sharp, making a name for himself… and what can we do? Do we take back the bronze sculpture? Even if we do, can we really ask for it?'"Fuck!" Jacob swore. "Then what are we waiting for? Tell Billy
In Treasure Measure, even Billy was having a hard time understanding what was going on.Before he came, Zachary made it very clear that he was here to dupe Raymond Cole, and he had come.As such, his job was now to claim that this bronze sculpture which was made in the last century was actually from the Renaissance era and then sell it to Raymond at a cutthroat price.But now, Raymond himself was saying that it was medieval? What was that supposed to mean?Even as he was left confused, he blurted out, "Sir, if you say it's from medieval times… then how much is it worth?"Raymond thought about it and said, "It's quite an unpopular item, but it's not to say that no one would buy it or that no one likes it. The main issue is that there were plenty of wars at that time, and most bronze would be used for weapons. Copper production would be low with rationing as well, so bronze tools were naturally rare for civilians.""Gilding is common for better quality items, and from the northern