Elaine was scared out of her wits, and her first thought was to run away.However, she thought of how she was still limping on one leg and could not outrun the three of them no matter what it was.If she shouted and called her son-in-law for help now, she might startle Hannah, who was broadcasting live upstairs. If Hannah found out that she was sneaking around her villa, Hannah might be able to guess her intentions. Wouldn’t she lose the opportunity to expose her if Hannah started to be wary of her?Elaine’s mind was racing, and her eyes were also twitching non-stop.When Jennifer saw Elaine’s shifty eyes and how she did not say a word even after a long time, she stepped forward immediately, grabbed Elaine by the collar, then slapped her as she said angrily, “I feel so annoyed when I see you. Get out of this place!”Elaine felt both angry and afraid after getting slapped, but she then saw that the three of them were all wearing identical T-shirts with the logo of the same cleani
“Hannah Queen?!”Jennifer frowned immediately when she heard this and asked sternly, “How can someone like her turn their lives around? Could it be that she is using her appearance to sleep with others?!” Elaine sneered and said, “Selling her body with her appearance? Someone like her?! I estimate that someone like her who sells her body with her appearance will only get two steamed buns in exchange, at most!”After saying that, Elaine looked around and then looked upstairs before hurriedly saying, “Jennifer, this is not the place to talk. Let’s go over there and talk. Don’t let the Wilson family who’s upstairs hear us!”Jennifer immediately winked at her buddies. Yulia instantly understood and stepped forward to assist Elaine. They quickly walked toward the far edge of the fence. When Elaine saw that there was no longer any need to worry about being heard by the Wilson family, she stopped them and said, “Let’s talk here, then!”Jennifer was the first to stop in her tracks when
With that said, she raised the bowl of rice she was holding in her hand to the camera and presented, “Thanks to this nutritional rice cereal company who knows of my family’s difficulties, they sent us a batch of nutritional rice cereal. My husband has recovered a lot ever since he started eating this rice cereal.”Christopher also cooperated with her and opened his mouth to yell as he desperately raised his neck to reach for the rice spoon in her hand. Hannah quickly fed a spoonful of rice to him and continued, “This nutritional rice cereal has five flavors, and you can eat it after adding boiling water to it. It contains all kinds of nutrients needed by the human body. Adults will gain enough nutrition daily by drinking three sachets a day, and it is made of raw green and organic materials. In addition, they also specially added a variety of vitamins, amino acids, and DHA needed by the human body. There are twelve sachets in a box, and it usually sells for 108 dollars in the market
Although Elaine was not really a smart person, she definitely had a lot of tricks up her sleeves. She had long thought of a way of exposing Hannah, but she suffered from inconvenience because of her broken leg, and the risk was too great when she was alone.However, the situation was completely different after Jennifer and the other two joined her. The three of them lived under the same roof as Hannah’s family every day, and these three people were strong. Therefore, it would be much more convenient for them to climb up and down compared to Elaine. So, she hurriedly called the three of them to the front and whispered her plan to them in detail.After hearing Elaine’s plan, the three of them also felt that the plan was highly feasible, so Jennifer patted her chest and said, “Don’t worry, Elaine. You can leave this matter to us. We will definitely do it according to your requirements.”Having said that, she added, “But you have to promise us that you must also keep your word and b
Jennifer then said to her buddies beside her, “You should also add Elaine as a friend so that it will be easier for us to communicate with each other in the future.”Elaine said without hesitation, “That’s really great. I’ll create a group chat immediately and add the four of us to the group chat. We can communicate in the group chat directly if there’s any news in the future.”Soon, the four of them started getting to work with the birth of a WhatsApp group chat called ‘Eliminate Hannah Queen to Eliminate Harm for the Society’.Elaine then returned home on crutches whereas Jennifer and the others walked back to their villa immediately. After arriving below the villa, Jennifer looked up at the room on the second floor and said to the other two in a low voice, “They really closed the windows and doors. I’ll climb up to their balcony on the second floor to see if I can take pictures or videos from outside, but our windows here have really good soundproofing. Even if I can take video
Harold did not dare to retort after he was reprimanded by Hannah. He could only nod resentfully and concur, “Mom, you’re right. I was too self-righteous...”Hannah snorted coldly and continued rebuking, “Besides, I also told you that you only have one task tonight. You have to shed some tears when you thank the viewers in the live broadcast after the live broadcast is over. But why didn’t I see any tears from you when you spoke just now? Where are your tears?”Harold said nervously, “Mom... I-I couldn’t cry when I thought about how easily you could earn hundreds of thousands of dollars again tonight...”Hannah scolded angrily, “Useless! You have to cry even if you can’t cry! If you don’t move those people in the live broadcast room and make them think that they are being very noble, how can they be willing to spend their money on us, then?! The selection in our live broadcast room is all cheap and worthless goods with a selling price that is several times higher than its cost price.
With that said, Christopher smacked his lips and sighed emotionally as he said, “But this rice cereal is really f*cking unpalatable. It doesn’t leave any fragrance in your mouth after you eat it, and it even tastes a little bitter. Would it cost the manufacturers a lot to use some good materials?” Hannah raised her hand and slapped him, stunning him.Christopher was about to ask her why she had done that when Hannah then said impatiently, “Who the hell are you to call me your honey?! Weren’t you the one who slapped me, forced me to get a divorce with you, and asked me to get out of this house?”Christopher was taken aback and hurriedly said, “Oh, Honey, it’s all my fault! I was blind and didn’t know how to cherish a good wife like you. If I mention divorce to you again, I will be struck to death by lightning!” Hannah laughed coldly and said, “Oh, Christopher, your attitude really changes very quickly! What did you say at the beginning? You said that I cuckolded you, got pregnant
Before finding a means to make a living through live broadcasting, Hannah was often rejected by the Wilson family. This was especially so after she came back from the black coal mine and was found to be pregnant as well as infected with venereal disease. Lady Wilson and Christopher had never treated her well. At that time, even her son, Harold, felt ashamed of his mother, and he felt that she was a disgrace.When Hannah was facing the most difficult time of her life, the only person in this family who made her feel warm was her daughter, Wendy.Since encountering setbacks and being rescued by Charlie, Wendy’s personality had changed a lot. She became much more stable and down-to-earth, and she was also much kinder because of the trials and tribulations she had gone through.She knew what had happened to her mother. Even though it was a little embarrassing to speak of it, she could not do anything about her mother’s situation.Outsiders could laugh at and mock her mother, but th
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