Chapter 623Lily's heart tightened, and she broke out in a cold sweat.She suddenly remembered that this Gem Trading Center was the largest and oldest in Imperium.Its owner was said to be of high rank.In comparison, she was just the daughter of a fallen family. She couldn't afford to offend the people in the trading center.If the owner of the trading center was annoyed, only her family could save her.But Liam had stopped caring about her.Lily quickly explained, "That's not what I mean. I mean, Harriet and that salesperson are colluding."This Gem Trading Center is the oldest and most reputable in Imperium. How could you possibly cheat with your customers?"Lily thought she had explained perfectly, but Lewis became angrier.He stared at Lily with coldness and disdain. "Here, every one of our employees has gone through strict screening, and each employee's employment application is reviewed by our boss."Since you're not questioning our qualifications, are you questioning
Chapter 624Just as Harriet was about to refuse, another person stepped forward."Your offer is too low! Are you trying to take advantage of this lady's ignorance? Ms. Munoz, I'm willing to buy this gem for five million dollars. If you're willing to see, we can negotiate the price," he said.The venue then descended into chaos.The people started to make bids, each offering a higher price than the previous one.They acted as if they were in an auction house.The only difference was the absence of an auctioneer. It was noisier there, and the prices went up faster.In just a short while, the price had soared to 90 million dollars.In the venue, the subordinates of many important figures started calling their bosses to inform them about the extraordinary gem that had appeared there.Everyone had only one thought in mind. To get the gem!They didn't care if Harriet had cheated or about her bet with Lily.All they knew was that the gem they desired was in Harriet's hands. As long
Chapter 625Harriet sneered and calmly looked at Lily. "You accuse me of cheating, but have you even checked if you are clean or not? When I first came to this area, a salesperson was standing next to you, right?"Lily didn't understand what Harriet meant. She subconsciously nodded.Realizing it afterward, she stepped back with a wary look. "So what?"Harriet smirked and slowly approached Lily. "If so, whether I cheated or not has nothing to do with you. Did that salesperson introduce to you all the raw stones in this area that can produce precious gems?"Her voice grew colder, and Lily's heart tightened.But there was no time for her to think about why Harriet knew about this matter.She pretended to be calm and snorted. "Are you suspecting me of cheating? Clearly, you are the one cheating, yet you suspect me. How ridiculous!"Harriet unhurriedly glanced at the salesperson.Lily was alarmed.Before she could even threaten the salesperson not to disclose what happened just no
It seemed that Harriet and Lily held old grudges against each other and now they had more.‘If I could belittle Lily in front of Harriet, making Harriet's enemy lose face, it’ll definitely please Harriet!’With that thought, the man who was the first to approach Harriet to buy the jewel instantly switched to a look of righteous indignation.He addressed Lily directly, "Miss Lily, you cheated first, and then falsely accused others, even spouting malicious words. Is this the kind of upbringing befitting a lady of the Lynch family? I never expected such a noble house could raise someone with such malevolent intentions! I wonder if the ancestors of the Lynch family can rest in peace seeing this scene!"As soon as the man finished speaking, other people around started to voice their criticism of Lily.In an instant, everyone in the venue looked at Lily with disdain and disgust.Lily was practically going mad with anger.She had never faced such universal contempt and public accusatio
The next moment, Delbert looked up at Lily, and a killing intent suddenly appeared in his eyes."A malicious woman who doesn't deserve to live is clearly you!"As Delbert's next words were spoken, Lily's face turned pale with shock and she stumbled backward several steps.Oh no!She had forgotten that Delbert was also here when she uttered those words earlier.And now with his face darkened with anger, he was undoubtedly furious!Lily was both afraid and anxious at once but seeing Harriet raise an eyebrow and fold her arms with a look of watching a good show. Her face flushed with anger and she glared viciously at Harriet.If Delbert's impression of her worsened because of this drama, could Harriet bear the responsibility?She would never be done with Harriet!But no matter how much Lily wanted to settle scores with Harriet, Delbert was by her side now.She could forget settling scores. Delbert wouldn't even let her touch Harriet!Lily glanced at Harriet who seemed to enjoy
There was only one thought in her mind: revenge against Harriet, to make Harriet as embarrassed as she was.After missing her target, Lily steadied herself and lunged at Harriet again with renewed vigor."Harriet, I'll make sure to quell your arrogance today!"As Harriet was about to dodge again, Delbert, quick as lightning, extended his arm and pressed Lily down to the ground, signaling Lewis and the employees of the gems trading center to restrain her.Delbert looked at Lily with disdain, his brows slightly furrowed.The worry in his eyes seemed to be for his clothes that might get dirty from touching Lily.He had a thing about cleanliness. Especially towards fools like Lily, it was more pronounced.This cleanliness obsession only disappeared when he dealt with Harriet.Delbert looked up at Lily with disdain and scoffed coldly without any mercy,"Is this the daughter of the Lynch family in Imperium? What an eye-opener! The esteemed daughter of the Lynch family acting like a
Lily looked around, taking in the circle of onlookers.When she saw that everyone was watching with a look of anticipation for the drama, and not a single person intended to speak up for her, her heart sank.Noticing Lily, the main party involved, looking at them, a hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the surrounding crowd."What are you looking at us for, Miss Lily? Surely you don't want to kneel and apologize to Miss Harriet, do you? After all, it was you who proposed the bet. Tsk tsk, you can't afford to lose, right?""Losing isn’t an option for the lady of the Lynch family, is it? I think Miss Lily believes that Miss Harriet actually cheated and is still deluded into thinking she did nothing wrong. How shameless she is!"Listening to the sarcastic comments from the crowd, Lily felt like crying.She bit her lower lip tightly, her hands clenched into fists, looking pitiful enough to evoke sympathy.But no one present felt any compassion for her.Lily was about to make anot
Every person present had an eagerness in their eyes, almost unanimously asking, "Miss Harriet, who do you plan to sell this piece of jewel to?"The price of that exquisite piece of jewel had now escalated beyond 9 million and reached over 10 million in the never-ending bidding war, with an upward trend still visible.The truth was that 10 million dollars were almost equivalent to the annual income of many company bosses.And here was Harriet, a young girl who had earned it in less than an hour.Even they were envious of Harriet's luck!They weren’t at all worried that Harriet wouldn't be able to sell this exquisite piece of jewel!With a fortune of 10 million close at hand, who wouldn't take it? But the next second, Harriet's response shocked everyone present.Harriet nonchalantly took the jewel from Delbert's hand, her lips parting slightly to utter a few words that instantly drove everyone into a frenzy, "Sorry, I'm not selling this jewel!"Not selling?What was all their