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
Not far away, a sales associate beside Harriet was carrying a pile of rough stones towards the stone cutter.Even the stone cutter couldn't help but twitch at the sight of these stones.All the rough stones being carried were selected by Harriet!The crowd was astounded.After all, these rough stones appeared quite ordinary at first glance.Was Harriet overly confident in her luck?Or did she possess enough skill to be sure she could cut good stones from them?After all, this gems trading center was the largest and oldest in Imperium. Even the prices for rough stones weren’t low!Cutting so many stones at once, the odds of not losing money were incredibly slim!Indeed, Harriet was still a girl with simple thoughts at heart.Having just cut an exceptional piece of jewel, she wanted to continue her luck and cut more fine jewel.It looked like she might lose money this time!Just as everyone felt pity for her and some even thought to advise Harriet not to cut so many stones,
The next second, after the stone cutter made another cut into a rough stone, the whole place fell into a stunned silence.The stone cutter even fainted.Along with him, many of the onlookers and staff members of the gems trading center also passed out from shock.What kind of luck was this?Four times in a row, they had all been top-grade jewels. When they were betting on stones, why didn't they ever see such jewels appear?It felt as if the jewels were hiding from them whenever they bet on stones!But when Harriet came to bet on stones, why did the jewels seem to jump into her hands?It was so unfair!What was even more infuriating was that everyone initially thought that Harriet's streak of luck with four top-grade jewels would end there. But they were completely wrong. This wasn’t the end but just the beginning!In the next round, all of the remaining ten rough stones that Harriet had personally selected turned out to be top-grade jewels.If it hadn't been witnessed wi
Lewis was initially taken aback upon hearing her request but then nodded quickly as if he had thought of something. After processing Harriet's words and combining it with the mysterious stone that had appeared in her hand earlier, Lewis understood that the stone probably had an extraordinary origin.Harriet likely wanted to cut open this stone as well to see what kind of jewel was inside.Before long, he arranged for a room for Harriet to use for stone cutting.The stone cutter he summoned was one of the most experienced in the entire jewel trading center.It was said that this stone cutter had witnessed the days when Alan ruled over the jewel world with his power and influence. Now he had become one of the most reliable stone cutters under Alan's command.This stone cutter was loyal to Alan and was aware of Harriet's background. Having him cut the stone was the safest bet!As he watched Harriet and her assistant, Delbert, along with the stone cutter following behind, enter
It was the gems trading center's mechanism to protect its customers. Under the protection, Lewis had thought Harriet would be safe.But now that Harriet had revealed top-grade emerald, the situation was different.Such top-grade emerald might compel some to become enemies of the gems trading center just to take it from Harriet's hands.Lewis's expression immediately tensed as he stepped towards the stone cutter lying on the ground.He was about to confirm for the third time that the stone cutter wouldn't leak this news when he heard Harriet say, "Is this green jewel very precious?"Harriet tilted her head, her face full of confusion as she looked at the rough stone on the table that had just been cut, which was now faintly revealing the emerald inside.Lewis, who had been tense, nearly dropped his jaw in shock upon hearing Harriet's words.He had been wondering how Harriet could have revealed such fine jewel without any reaction and even stand quietly aside.He had thought sh
In the underground parking garage.It was unusually quiet since it was a workday, with few cars and even fewer people, leaving only the sound of Harriet and Delbert's footsteps echoing.Unseen by them, several figures lurked in the shadows.Not long ago, Lily escaped from the gems trading center in embarrassment.She ran into her brother, Liam, on her way home, who had rushed over after hearing about the drama. Liam had been swamped at work because of Harriet and was both angry and resentful upon hearing that Lily had been dealt with by Harriet at Alan‘s gems trading center.He didn’t want to deal with his foolish sister. But he realized that during this critical period, any slip-up by Lily could be exploited by Harriet in the court of public opinion. By then, the Lynch Group would be doomed.Without hesitation, Liam drove to the gems trading center to find Lily. When he saw her running out, disheveled, he knew she had been thrown out by Harriet. Liam was aware that Lily