Chapter 85

Jeanette was no ordinary woman. She had already decided to take twice the amount of the actual bonus from the pot before they split it, so she happily agreed. She grabbed a stack of notes, quickly counted out fifty, and handed them to Elio.

Elio gave the money to Leid, saying, “Thanks, sir. Here's your bonus.”

Even though the money was Jeanette's, Leid was grateful to Elio. Without Elio, he would not have gotten a single cent. He hurriedly thanked Elio, saying, “Thank you, ma'am. And thank you, Master Elio. How would you like me to cut the next stone?”

“Cut it over here and give us a sneak peek on what's inside.” Elio drew a line on the stone with his finger.

Leid cut the stone accordingly. After they got a glimpse of what was inside, the onlookers were surprised. “Huh? There's definitely a gem inside, but it doesn't look too high quality.”

“It won't be worth that much, especially because the color looks all off. At least they'll break even…”

They were right. The gem inside was