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Sir, You Don’t Know Your Wife Chapter 41
Mason was afraid that she would trip again, so he held onto her hand tightly as they walked down the trail. As she couldn’t cope with the uneven path, she threw in the towel and allowed him to support her. After all, she had already seen what he looked like when he was half-naked.
A successful smile flashed on his expression. The woman’s hands were so soft that he couldn’t bear to release it.
Janet had walked for a while before she squatted in front of a stall, which gave her the perfect excuse to release his hand. The stall owner, upon noticing that his customer was merely a lady, didn’t give her a second glance. “Miss, please don’t simply touch anything, yeah? The items here are extremely valuable. If you break them, you’ll have to pay for it.”
She didn’t respond as she perused the items in the stall. Pulling an inconspicuous bracelet from a corner, she held it in her hand and slightly shook it. “Sir, how much is this?”
The stall owner glanced at the bracelet in her hand—it was black, which made the item look ugly as it was a knock-off from a precious stone. He had bought it as a rejected item from the countryside and since it looked old, he decided to take it out and try to sell it as a genuine item. No one had ever asked about its price and now, someone finally did—it was unfortunately a young lady who looked like she didn’t have any money. He never thought that he would be able to sell it for an extravagant sum.
The stall owner casually said, “10,000! No bargaining!” This child probably hasn’t seen enough of the world, which is why a broken bracelet caught her attention. If she’s an adult, I’ll definitely sell it for only a few hundred.
Janet glanced around the stall and decided that there wasn’t anything else that caught her eyes—she was determined to have the bracelet and took out her phone. “Give me your bank account’s QR Code. I’ll scan it.”
The stall owner gave the QR code for his bank account with trembling hands. After watching her proceed with the payment, he finally returned to his senses.
Meanwhile, the surrounding stall owners sighed. “Who is this silly girl? How could she purchase a broken bracelet for 10,000?”
“If it were my own daughter spending like this, I’d definitely give her a lecture!”
“Miss, don’t walk away! Come over to my stall and look at the treasures I have!”
All of the present stall owners were unable to believe that the young lady had actually bought the broken bracelet.
Janet heard their discussions and laughed—it was just that she really liked the bracelet and hoped that Sarah liked it too.
As Janet left the place, she shook the little treasure in her hand and blinked at the bracelet. Against the setting sun, Mason watched the beautiful scene unfold as the corners of his lips lifted into a doting smile. What a silly girl to fancy antiques that much.
She wandered around the stalls, looking at the items—there wasn’t anything particularly good.
At that moment, a young man was preparing to open his stall. Pulling out a velvet cloth, he placed it on the ground and carefully laid some antiques on top of it. There were some rocks under the cloth, which made the ground antiques uneven. He cursed, “These damned broken stones are in the way!”
Janet noticed that he held a palm-sized red object in his hands and he was about to throw it away into the trash can. She stepped forward and grabbed it from the man’s hands, leaving him a little dazed. “I’ll throw it away for you.”
Mason watched with pleasure, knowing that his young lady was indeed kind-hearted. Unbeknownst to him, she took advantage of the young man’s carelessness and quickly shoved the red stone into her bag as she had found a treasure. When she first saw that distinct color, she knew that it was not a mere simple stone since it was of a naturally bright red color; it had to be the legendary oriental jasper.
Mason was stunned for a few seconds when she actually placed that trash in her bag. The young woman doesn’t seem to use common sense to do things. However, it was fine as long as she was happy.
She, on the other hand, was satisfied as she had found two treasures—one of which she had gotten for free! She held on tightly to the bag, afraid that she would accidentally drop it.
He watched Janet’s nervous expression—she looked so helpless, like a chicken guarding its babies.
…
Back at the Jackson residence, Janet quickly went upstairs and carefully opened the bag before taking her phone to send a picture to Sarah. ‘What do you think that this stone looks like?’
Sarah replied: ‘An oriental jasper?’
Janet: ‘Smart girl.’
On Saturday morning, she and Sarah agreed to meet at Leaping Dragon Hotel. Sarah was picky about the taste of food; if the food was even a little bit stale, it would be difficult for her to swallow. Hence, within the group, she had the nickname ‘picky little eater’.
As Janet looked for the table that she reserved the day before, she heard a familiar voice not too far away.
“Janet Jackson, what are you doing here?”
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Emily quickly approached Janet and glared at her, saying, “Janet, what are you doing here? When did I invite you to my celebration party? You’re absolutely shameless by trying to come here and cause trouble.”
Janet was a little confused; she was merely searching for her table, but ended up being lectured for no apparent reason. She raised her head and looked at Emily. “What are you talking about? Who would want to attend your celebration party? Don’t be ridiculous.”
She was in a good mood, only for Emily to have ruined it.
Emily never expected the usually calm Janet to scold her.
Janet had wanted to leave after being scolded, but Emily was like a dog refusing to back down and blocked the way. “Stand there! You’re not allowed to leave! I know that you pretended not to care when I gave Gordon his invitation card yesterday.
You must have secretly taken his card to gain access. This party is to celebrate me being in the finals of the competition. You’re here to disrupt it, right? What a shameless person.”
Emily clearly remembered that she had asked her mother, who confirmed that Janet would not be invited. After all, Megan was also afraid that her reputation would be lost as a result of Janet being a village girl.
Emily vaguely recalled that Janet was hanging out with Gordon. As Emily did not hear anything, she did not know what was being said between them, which caused the misunderstanding. Who would have thought that such a coincidence could happen in the Leaping Dragon Hotel?
No wonder she approached Janet to scold her like a madman.
After understanding the entire story, Janet sneered. “I think you’re the shameless one. I’m not here to attend your celebration party! Do you perhaps own the Leaping Dragon Hotel?”
Emily’s face stiffened. “You…”
Although the Jackson Family came from a wealthy background, the amount they had was nowhere near the amount needed to open a place like the Leaping Dragon Hotel. According to what their parents had shared, the Lowry Family, Sandfort City’s number 1 tycoons, was the one who founded the hotel.
The Lowry Family’s wealth was more than enough to overthrow the Jackson Family.
After feeling that she was being shamed, Emily gritted her teeth. “Janet, since Mom is not here, I’m going to be honest with you. Do you honestly think that you can afford to splurge in the Leaping Dragon Hotel? Do you even know how much it cost to have a meal here?
Do you also know how many cows and goats you’d have to sell? Furthermore, we have reserved the entire Leaping Dragon Main Hall, leaving only the top area empty. That area alone costs over 100,000! Are you sure you aren’t here to attend my party? Don’t tell me that you have the money to dine here?” Haha, it would be impossible for her!
Janet had no idea what Emily was up to. She wanted to immediately leave when she suddenly heard Emily calling out for someone. “Manager!”
Not too far away, a man heard Emily’s call and hurried over.
Upon seeing him coming over, she said sarcastically, “That man in front is the manager of the Leaping Dragon Hotel. Since you said you’d be eating in the top area, why don’t you ask the manager to escort you there?”
She thought that Janet would immediately leave upon hearing those words, but did not expect the latter to nod her head and curl her lips into a smile. “It so happens that I can’t find my table! You are rather the attentive one.”
The Leaping Dragon Hotel was designed to have separate floors—with the top area obviously being on the last floor. However, some new customers would be confused by the layout and thus, be unable to locate the floors.
Emily sneered. Even at this moment, she’s still pretending! Why is she so thick-skinned? Or could it be due to the amount of layers of mud on that face of hers?
The manager quickly arrived and she took the initiative to introduce herself. “Hello, I’m—”
However, he did not look at Emily and instead stood in front of Janet before politely greeting her. “Miss Jackson, we have a poor reception. For that, I apologize for keeping you waiting.”
Emily was furious. “Where are your eyes? I’m the young lady of the Jackson Family!”
The manager was stunned, turning to the person who had called for him. “Are you Janet Jackson?”
Emily was shocked and it was a while before she responded. “What? Are you telling me that she is actually here to dine and has actually booked your top area?”
The manager slightly frowned upon hearing her words and turned to look at her. “Miss, please watch your words. Bear in mind to not insult our VIP guest.”
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Emily was stunned. “What did you say? How could she be your VIP guest? Do you know what her finances are like?”
The manager frowned. “Kindly speak with more respect, Miss. If you continue to insult our VIP guest, I will have to ask you to leave.”
“Are you blind? I’m the young lady of the Jackson Family…”
She freaked out, unable to believe that Janet was one of the VIP guests in the Leaping Dragon Hotel.
The manager ignored her and turned to address Janet with respect. “Miss Jackson, your friends are already waiting for you, so let me lead you there.”
Janet replied, “If you don’t mind.”
“No problem at all, Miss Jackson. Please come with me.”
Emily huffed in anger as she watched their backs disappearing from view.
If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she wouldn’t have believed it, especially since she was the one who could afford to dine in the Leaping Dragon Hotel!
Maybe Mom secretly gave her some money?
If not, where did she obtain so much money? She’s merely a country bumpkin, for crying out loud!
Hold on… It suddenly occurred to Emily that the manager had mentioned that a friend was waiting for Janet.
Could it be that Janet was involved with some bigshot? That was right; Emily had seen a Rolls-Royce pick her up before.
“Haha, she is really shameless to the point where she’s willing to be someone’s mistress for the sake of money…”
Emily wanted to secretly follow them; she wanted to see the bigshot who bedded Janet.
However, before Emily could take another step, she was stopped by someone behind her.
Right at that moment, Megan had arrived.
“Emily, what are you doing here? All the guests have arrived.” She walked toward Emily from their designated area.
“Mom, I saw Janet earlier.”
Upon hearing Janet’s name, Megan instantly panicked. “Why is Janet here? Did she secretly attend your party?”
Emily frowned. “No, it seems like she has an appointment here…”
Megan snorted. “Emily, what are you joking about? How could she afford to dine here?”
“I am also puzzled. I even thought that you gave her some extra pocket money.”
“How could that be? You know what? Forget it. Forget her.” Megan pulled Emily into their area. “Emily, look at the blue and white porcelain that your Uncle Brandon brought. There will be a lot of bigshots attending today. Uncle Brandon will be using this opportunity to collaborate with them while paving a way for you in the future as well.”
Emily nodded. Today’s party isn’t for me to show off. There would be many influential people here, so I’ll be able to network with a wider circle. Janet can’t compare herself to me.
Megan had also specially invited many relatives and friends to attend her daughter’s celebration party, so she didn’t want her mood to be affected by such a trivial matter.
On the other side, the manager brought Janet to the top area and respectfully said, “Miss Jackson, here you are.”
Janet’s lips curved into a ‘thank you’ before she walked toward the brightly lit area.
Although she had seen many luxurious interior designs before, The Leaping Dragon’s decor and style were amazing with many famous paintings on its walls.
A person was patiently waiting at the dining table where the light came from.
Janet smiled and took longer strides. “Sarah, have you been waiting for a long time?”
The girl who was sitting rose to her full height and replied in a respectful and polite tone, “Janet.”
Janet gently smiled. “Please sit!”
Sarah sat down and subtly tried to bring up yesterday’s incidents. “Janet, did you manage to get a good supply?”
Janet knew that she meant the oriental jasper which she took pictures the day before and smiled. “It’s not exactly a supply. I picked it up at the antique market yesterday.”
Sarah stopped looking at the menu and raised her head as her eyes widened. “Picked it up?”
She couldn’t believe it because she was well-versed with gems.
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The oriental jasper that Janet showed her last night was clear, bright and natural in color, making it valuable. It wasn’t that kind of gemstone where one could simply collect from the streets.
The current piece of oriental jasper had an exorbitant price—the value of a higher quality version could reach a figure of up to 10,000 per gram. The one that she had looked like it weighed about 2 catties—an equivalent of about 1000 grams and worth more than tens of millions.
She thought that such a thing was impossible yet it occurred. “This could only have happened, thanks to you coming to Sandfort City.”
Sarah was puzzled. “Why is it thanks to my coming?”
Janet glanced at Sarah. “Let’s order first. We can talk while we eat.”
Although Sarah was a picky eater, fortunately for her, the restaurant in Leaping Dragon Hotel could cater to any and every kind of request. She ordered some Kobe steak, king crab, black truffles, and even foie gras.
All of the ingredients for those dishes were flown in from abroad on a daily basis, ensuring that it always tasted fresh and lovely.
She couldn’t help but nod her head, completely forgetting about the oriental jasper. “Janet, this tastes so good.”
Janet picked up her fork, cut a piece of foie gras, and placed it in her mouth.
The food melted in her mouth—the ingredients were fresh with a light taste. It was so good that she closed her eyes.
The two of them ate their meal for nearly an hour.
After Sarah finished eating, she lay on the sofa and rubbed her belly.
It was a while before she remembered the matter at hand. “Right, Janet, why is collecting the oriental jasper thanks to me?”
Janet rose from the sofa, picked up her bag, and unzipped it. She took out the bracelet and dangled it in front of her. “Look, when I discovered you were coming to Sandfort City yesterday, I bought this for you. Then, along the way, I managed to pick up the bloodstone from a stall.”
Sarah took the bracelet from Janet’s hands and habitually sniffed it—it had a faint pine fragrance. “This has a pine scent… Is this amber?”
Items like amber, which had evolved over the last tens of thousands of years, had their value rise steadily. There was also a discussion within the medical community that amber could treat headaches, tinnitus, insomnia, forgetfulness, rheumatism, stomach pains, backaches, and more.
Janet shook her head before continuing to speak, “You’re only half correct. It’s an amber fossil. Can you see what’s inside?”
Sarah blew on it and wiped the item. She could faintly see minute things inside, but she couldn’t tell what the little animals were and was a little shocked. “Janet, did you buy this from the antique market?”
Antique markets generally sold high-quality goods, like amber fossils, that would usually be bought and sold through auctions.
Janet gently smiled. “I bought it for 10,000 from an old man. He didn’t know his stuff.”
Upon saying this, she couldn’t help but laugh.
The fact that the other stall owners had even called her silly…
If the old man ever learned that he had sold such an item for such a low price, even his intestines would be green with regret.
Sarah listened, feeling a little helpless. 10,000? Only 10,000? Based on the current market value of amber fossils, the old man may have sustained a loss of over 100 times. She stared at the stones in her hand.
Janet watched her and her red lips moved. “It’s a gift for you. Take it back and study it.”
She knew that Sarah loved those sorts of items—the girl could study antiques and precious stones for over half a month without ever wanting to leave her house. It looked like Sarah would be busy again with the oriental jasper.
“Thank you, Janet.” Her cheeks flushed, for she liked it as much as she liked Janet.
After the meal, Janet bid Sarah adieu and wandered around the Leaping Dragon Hotel. The paintings on the wall were detailed in their line art; they were soothing to the eye. She came across a painting that looked vaguely familiar and when she looked at the artist’s signature, that was familiar to her as well. Upon further reflection, she remembered that the signature belonged to a friend whom she knew many years ago.
At the same time, in a storage room in the corner of the Leaping Dragon Hotel, Emily looked at the shattered blue and white porcelain in front of her with a pale face.
What am I to do now? What should I do? Megan had earlier reminded her to carefully watch over the item as Brandon wanted to use it in his negotiations with other guests.
When the big bosses arrived, Emily had volunteered to fetch it from the storage room. However, she did not firmly hold onto it and it slipped from her grasp, instantly shattering on the floor.
Brandon and the big bosses were still outside, waiting for the blue and white porcelain.
She had messed up. Would Megan kick me out of the Jackson Family? She didn’t want that; no, she didn’t want that at all. She didn’t want to become a village girl who herded cattle and sheep. When she thought of how the mud would dirty her legs, she felt as though her whole body itched.
Just as she looked out the window with flustered eyes, she saw a familiar figure looking at a painting in the corridor. Janet?
Emily’s eyes gleamed as a perfect plan formed in her mind.
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Janet happened to stroll past when someone had called her over.
“Janet.”
She paused, but ignored Emily and continued to walk upon hearing her voice.
Emily huffed. Is this bumpkin deliberately ignoring me? Although she wanted to explode, she could only say in a low voice, “Janet, can you come over here? I need to talk to you about something.”
Janet was silent for a few seconds. “Alright, say what you want.”
Emily saw that Janet had finally acknowledged her, noting that her plan was already 50% successful. She continued to speak in a pitiful tone, “Janet, I’m sorry for what happened in the Leaping Dragon Main Hall earlier. I misunderstood you, so can you forgive me?”
Janet was not in the mood to entertain her, so she replied perfunctorily, “Sure.”
Emily’s eyes started to tear up. “Then, could you come over here?”
Janet listened before a wicked smile graced her lips as she indifferently refused, “No way!”
“You…”
Emily had never expected Janet to reject her. Emily was on the verge of losing her temper, but the situation had warranted her to cast her anger aside. “Janet, I know I’ve always misunderstood you and said a lot of mean things. Now, I know that I am wrong and hope that you can forgive me. Please come here, okay?”
Upon hearing this, Janet laughed. “Weren’t you under the impression that I’m that desperate to attend your celebration banquet? What game are you playing now?” She then turned to leave.
When Emily saw what was happening, she ran after Janet and deliberately yelled at the top of her voice, “Stop! Don’t leave!”
Sure enough, her yelling had caused people from the banquet to rush out.
Several people hurried over.
Megan saw Janet and her palms were coated with a layer of perspiration. This is it. I’m going to be made a fool today.
Brandon and the big bosses had also rushed over. When he saw Emily, he asked, “Emily, didn’t you say that you were going to fetch the blue and white porcelain?” As he spoke, he saw Janet. “You… Aren’t you Megan’s biological daughter?”
Brandon looked at the girl before him—she looked like the younger version of Megan. Although he knew earlier that her biological daughter had arrived in Sandfort City from the village, it was his first time meeting her.
Megan now believed that Janet was present all along and lowered her head. This is too embarrassing that I can’t even raise my head now!
Emily saw that her time had arrived and grabbed Janet’s hand before loudly shouting, “Uncle Brandon! Mom! Janet broke the blue and white porcelain! She wanted to run away, but I stopped her.”
“What?” His expression changed. “How did this happen?”
Emily lowered her head and pretended to cry. “Uncle Brandon, Mom, this is all my fault. I noticed that Janet wanted to attend the party too, so I agreed. She offered to help me fetch the item but she dropped it on the ground as it was slippery.” The more she talked, the more dramatic she became. “When she saw that it shattered, she wanted to leave and put the blame on me.”
Upon listening to this, Megan thought she was going to have a heart attack.
Brandon was furious—he had wanted to present the white and blue porcelain as a gift to the man as they discussed a project worth millions. Now that it was broken into pieces, the project would not be happening…
He pointed at Megan and cursed, “Megan, look at your children! I know we’re not supposed to look down on children from the countryside, but look at what has happened! How could they be so inhumane to avoid responsibility? As for you two, weren’t you so insistent to help me?” He pointed at Janet and Emily and loudly scolded them.
Megan was so ashamed that she still couldn’t lift her head as she whispered, “Brandon, please don’t blame Emily. She was just trying to help. Today is her celebration banquet. Could you please not yell at her publicly?”
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“Look at Janet!” Brandon spoke in anger. “She has broken other people’s items yet she wants to absolve herself from her responsibilities? Where are her manners?”
Megan was too choked to summon the courage to reply. She could only project her anger on Janet. “Who allowed you to enter this place? Do you know how expensive this is? It’s a blue and white porcelain, which cost a few hundred thousand!”
Janet smiled as she watched Emily’s self-orchestrated farce, knowing that something was amiss when Emily had asked her to stay.
At that time, she could have obviously bypassed Emily, but she could be falsely accused of breaking the porcelain if she left and paving the way for more trouble in the future. Now that she looked at the situation at hand, she understood why Emily refused to let her leave.
Upon facing Megan’s questioning, Janet’s mouth curled like a hook. “Is the Jackson residence financially capable to the point where this broken vase is so valuable, huh?”
“Janet, how could you even say that?” Do you know how valuable this blue and white porcelain is?” Emily looked at Janet’s eyes with sarcasm while pretending to be pathetic.
“So, it’s blue and white porcelain!” Janet was shocked.
“That’s correct. I suppose village folks like you have no idea on the value of the blue and white porcelain, right?” Brandon asked coldly.
“Of course I know that the blue and white porcelain is extremely valuable, but… this is only worth 30,” she slowly replied, touching her chin before adding. “Hiss… No, if you purchase it at another shop, maybe you can only obtain it for 19.90.”
He was angered after hearing her proud tone. “Country bumpkin, I went to Macau and bought it for 700,000 at an auction, so how can it only be worth 19.9?”
“Ah! Something from Macau then! A blue and white porcelain worth 700,000?” His words had shocked her.
Emily coldly snorted, “Janet, now that you know this information, it’s too late. You better quickly apologize.”
“Who says that I’m going to apologize?” Janet looked at the debris on the ground and picked up a fragment of it for a careful observation. “Whoever sold this for 700,000 is a cheater!”
Megan had no idea what Janet did, but the former was angered when she thought about the effect of the latter’s behavior on her reputation. “Janet, you better quickly apologize to Emily and Uncle Brandon. Otherwise, I won’t be able to protect you today.”
“Mom, in fact, it’s not completely Janet’s fault. I’m also partly at fault. Uncle Brandon, I’m sorry!” Emily turned to Brandon and bowed to apologize.
Janet wanted to clap in amazement for Emily when she heard the sentence. She sure is a good actor; not only did she shove the blame on me, but she even received a wave of sympathy for it.
Sure enough, the moment Emily spoke, the crowd of onlookers and the restaurant staff discussed it.
“This young lady is really a good person. Obviously, the item wasn’t broken by her yet she’s taking the initiative to bear responsibility for it.”
“Indeed, especially when the country girl isn’t having any remorse.”
“I don’t know how her parents have educated her!”
“It’s shameless to break someone else’s item and not apologize for it!”
Megan listened to what the bystanders had commented; the expression on her face worsened with each passing moment.
“Young lady, it’s one thing if you refuse to compensate, but you even have the nerve to comment that my blue and white porcelain is only worth 19.90. Is that intentional?” Brandon asked in fury.
“That item is merely a counterfeit. It looks so fake,” Janet sneered.
Brandon almost spewed out a mouthful of blood, causing the crowd at the scene to be in an uproar.
“This young lady has gone bananas. She deliberately destroys other people’s property and should be imprisoned. Didn’t you hear that? They are all relatives, but they are behaving in a similar manner. I’m ashamed to have such a relative.”
The crowd taunted as they looked at the young little—she seemed rather innocent, but never had they expected that she would be a girl without manners. When Megan heard what the crowd said, her face paled as she regretted her actions of bringing Janet out of the village.
“Shut up, Janet!”
Janet slightly narrowed her eyes as her fair hand touched her lips with an innocent face. “My mouth is meant for me to speak, so why should I be silenced?”
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“I’m your—” Megan could no longer speak further as she was unwilling to acknowledge that kind of daughter.
As if Janet knew about the words that Megan couldn’t say, she scoffed before approaching Brandon. “Has anyone ever mentioned that you need to be careful when buying antiques if you don’t know much about it?”
She held the fragment up and swayed it under the brilliant light. “Blue and white porcelain? Look at the color—it’s not authentic at all and the base doesn’t seem like it’s old. This looks like something that has just come out from the kiln less than a year ago.”
Her articulate explanation astonished everyone at the scene. This girl really knows about antiques?
Emily sneered, “Uncle Brandon, don’t be fooled by her. She actually knows nothing—she is merely putting on an act. Do you think that someone who came from the village like her would know anything about antiques?”
Upon hearing her words, Brandon, who somewhat agreed with Janet’s statement, immediately came to his senses. I was nearly fooled by this girl…
“It turns out that she’s a liar. Here I was, thinking how it is possible for someone as young as her to know all these.”
“She actually sounded convincing, hehe.”
“Exactly. I was nearly fooled by her too.”
“Let me go online and check to see whether what she said is true.”
Brandon, who had recently calmed down, heard the crowd’s remarks and became riled up again. Patting his thigh, he cried, “My baby, it breaks my heart to see it like this!”
Although 700 thousand was not a large amount of money to him, he felt a dull pain in his heart as he looked at the shards on the floor. “No, I need to call the police! Megan, even if she is your daughter, she has to compensate me!”
With trembling hands, he took out his phone.
Before he managed to make the call, Janet interrupted him. “Why are you so anxious? Can’t you wait until I have finished speaking? You make a big deal out of something that is merely worth 700 thousand. You’re such a cheapskate!”
“You foolish girl, what do you have up your sleeve?” He was embarrassed and pointed at her in fury.
“Your blue and white porcelain is a fake.”
“What nonsense are you saying? I have a certificate for my rare blue and white porcelain… It’s impossible for it to be a counterfeit.”
Janet stared at the pile of fragments on the floor and suddenly asked, “Did you personally fly over to Macau to purchase it at the auction?”
Brandon did not waste his time talking nonsense with her, so he roared, “You foolish girl, stop being so nosy!”
“Shut up if you want me to help you!” she instructed.
Everyone at the scene discussed among themselves.
“This girl is really impolite.”
“She shouldn’t speak to someone older than her in such a manner.”
The words of the crowd echoed in his ear, causing him to suddenly regain his senses. He hesitantly answered, “I didn’t personally go there. I was busy with another project last month, so I asked my friend to help me to buy it—it was him who gave me this certificate as well.”
“Then, I’m certain that this is a fake!”
“It’s impossible… Could it be that my friend has cheated me?” Brandon’s eyes widened in shock.
Janet explained, “As far as I can remember, a woman placed her bid on this blue and white porcelain, but she has never stepped foot in Sandfort City. Therefore, it would be impossible for it to be in your hands. On top of that, look at the pattern and the color of its base—they are too fake. You should ask your friend how much he had actually spent on this as well as that fake certificate!”
Her words were extremely astounding that it momentarily stunned everyone inside and outside the room.
After a while, there were questions thrown at her.
“What evidence do you have to support your statement that the blue and white porcelain was purchased by someone else?”
“That’s right! You would only be spreading rumors if you said things without a factual basis!”
“How are we supposed to believe you after only listening to your side of the story?”
Slightly narrowing her phoenix eyes, her red lips parted. “Don’t be flustered. I have evidence here!”
With that, she took out her phone and searched online about the buyer of the porcelain before handing her phone to Brandon. “Take a look at this. Is this woman your friend?”
Brandon glanced at the photo on the display screen and nearly passed out, but he shook his head instead. “No, it’s not her. I’ve never seen her before!”
Only then did he finally believe that it could have been his assistant who bought a replica to cheat him. I trusted him so much. He’s such an ingrate! I’m going to make sure that he pays for this!
On the other hand, Megan looked at Janet in disbelief. “W-Wasn’t she raised in the countryside? How could she have known all these? Could it be that this is just a coincidence?”
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Emily was ticked off that Janet was now at the center of everyone’s attention. “Mommy, it’s impossible for her to know all these! She must have made a wild guess!”
After listening to Janet’s articulate analysis, the crowd was curious to know how she had knowledge about it.
“Miss, can you tell me how you knew that it’s a replica?”
“Young lady, please tell me about it too. I have a similar blue and white porcelain at home too, so I’d like to know about it as well.”
She touched her chin and lazily replied, “You will know if you have seen a lot of it.”
Upon hearing her words, Emily couldn’t suppress her laughter. “Haha, you really have the guts to say anything. I bet that the porcelains that you have seen are all jars that are used to make pickles!”
Megan felt embarrassed as well. Janet is really boastful.
However, Brandon’s attitude toward her was a lot different than earlier; he had no intention to find fault with her. “Since this is a replica, I won’t hold you accountable for this. You guys may leave.”
He thought that he was being generous enough, so he was expecting Janet to thank him.
However, to his surprise, Janet suddenly uttered, “This matter must be made clear. I don’t want to be blamed for something I didn’t do!” The corner of her lips was slightly curled up as she cast her piercing gaze at Emily, which made the latter froze. “I wasn’t the person who broke the blue and white porcelain. I’ve never entered the collection room for the whole time.”
“What?” Everyone at the scene was astounded.
Since the item had already been identified as a counterfeit, there wasn’t a need for the young girl to lie. However, who could have broken the blue and white porcelain? Could it be… The next second, everyone’s gaze switched to Emily.
Feeling guilty, Emily shouted, “Why are you guys looking at me? I-It wasn’t me who broke it!” After saying that, she tugged Megan’s hand and pleaded with her mother, “Mommy, it really wasn’t me who broke it. You need to believe me. I don’t know why she said such a thing…” As she spoke, she sobbed.
Megan felt distressed for her and immediately stood out to protect her. “Brandon, Emily has never told any lies since she was little and she is a well-behaved child. So, there is no way that she would falsely accuse Janet.”
With her mother standing on her side, Emily’s confidence level instantly boosted. “Janet, why did you accuse me?”
Janet sneered, “Emily, stop putting the blame on me. Aren’t you afraid that your fingerprints would speak for your actions?”
Upon hearing that, Emily chuckled. “Fingerprints can speak? Don’t make me laugh.”
Right after she cockily said that, she felt that something was not right. Only her fingerprints would be found—since Janet had never touched the item, hers would not be found.
While squatting down, Janet pointed at the broken pieces on the floor and instructed the waiter, “Get me a transparent bag and a pair of gloves. I want to send them to a laboratory to check whether my fingerprints can be found on them.”
Upon hearing her words, Emily’s smile instantly stiffened.
Megan patted on Emily’s shoulder, consoling in a low and gentle voice, “Don’t worry. The Jackson Family will pay for the testing fees, but we definitely won’t allow anyone to falsely accuse the young lady of the Jackson Family.”
A layer of sweat started to appear on Emily’s palm. If I insist on accusing Janet, Megan will find it even harder to accept the laboratory test report. From then on, I’ll give the impression that I have a habit of lying. No, I can’t allow that to happen.
She suddenly used her hands to cover her face and lacked the courage to look at Megan. In a pitiful and weak voice, she apologized, “Mommy, I’m sorry. I didn’t do it on purpose! At that moment, I was afraid that Uncle Brandon would be mad at me, so I acted foolishly…”
At that instant, the crowd began to comment.
“The Jackson Family has failed to instill proper behavior in their child. She had actually learned to frame people at such a tender age.”
“You really can’t judge a book by its cover. She’s full of lies.”
“She looks innocent and adorable, but I wonder why she has such a wicked mind.”
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Upon listening to the crowd’s whispers, Megan felt beyond embarrassed. Her earlier words expressing support for Emily now sounded mortifying.
Pointing at Megan, Brandon was a little enraged as well. “Sigh, I’m not going to say anything. Just look at the daughter that you have brought up.” After he said that, he shook his head and attempted to leave.
She could only bow her head in response. “Brandon, I’m really sorry for this. I’ll lecture Emily when we return home. Please don’t blame her. Since she has admitted her mistake, please forgive her and don’t tell Brian about this after you head back.”
From the beginning until the end, she had protected that fake daughter of hers. Gritting her teeth, she was furious as well. “Emily, immediately apologize to Janet.”
Ever since Emily was a child, she had never felt that embarrassed in front of many people. With her head being lowered, she uttered in hesitance, “Janet, I’m sorry. Can you forgive me?”
Since I’ve sincerely apologized to her, Janet won’t continue to look into my fault, right? This agreement is merely temporary. After this incident, I’ll regain my honorable self through the grand finals of the painting competition.
However, Janet didn’t say anything.
Only when Emily raised her head did she realize that Janet was playing with her phone and didn’t even cast a look at her.
Emily was flustered. “Janet, I’ve just apologized to you.”
“Huh?” After hearing Emily’s words, Janet raised her head and innocently blinked at her. “Okay.”
The indifferent attitude had left Emily scowling. “What do you mean by okay?” She couldn’t comprehend Janet’s reaction. I’ve already apologized to her. What else does she want from me?
Janet’s red lips were slightly curved upward as she raised her exquisite brows. “It means that I’ve accepted your apology, but forgiving your action is another story.”
With that, she turned and left.
“Mommy, Janet is too narrow-minded.” Emily pulled Megan’s hand and whined.
Megan, in fact, was quite infuriated by her. “You are in the wrong in this matter, don’t you understand?”
“Yes, Mommy!” Emily lowered her head and pouted, looking rather pitiful.
Megan couldn’t bear to scold her daughter even further. “You need to work hard for the painting competition this summer, do you understand? This is a chance for you to make up for your mistake.”
“Okay, I understand.” I must grab this opportunity to regain my pride and honor. I, Emily Jackson, must ensure that Janet has a taste of the humiliation that I’ve endured!
After Janet had left the banquet, she didn’t go home. Instead, she took a cab and went to the antique market that she had gone to yesterday.
Looking at the medium-sized oriental jasper in her bag, she thought that she would be able to sell it for a good price.
However, she coincidentally encountered the antique market’s monthly trade fair on that day.
When she arrived, the trade fair hadn’t begun. The antique market’s monthly trade fair was no different than an ordinary auction. It was just that antiques consisted of both genuine and counterfeit products—one would profit from the real deal, but undoubtedly make a loss from the fake one.
The scene buzzed with a number of people in attendance. When the trade fair was about to begin, she suddenly heard the old men beside her whispering to each other. “Mr. Wright, have you heard that there’s a calligraphy personally written by Stephen King for sale this time? I wonder if it’s genuine?”
“Who knows? I’m actually here for it, so I’ll make sure to properly identify if it is genuine.”
As Janet listened to the quiet discussion among the people next to her, the corner of her lips curled up into an arc and a gleam flashed across her eyes. I have to check it out.
The host was introducing the first collectable on stage. “Today, we are going to auction a yellow enameled gourd vase from the ancient days. The base price is 500. Anyone who is interested can come onstage to identify it before bidding.”
Right after the host had spoken, quite a number of collectors went onstage. Janet curiously followed them up the stage as well. A few old men were seen using a magnifying glass to observe the collectable.
An old man, who was observing the antique with a magnifying glass in his hands, uttered, “The pattern is detailed and the color is bright. It looks good! It was made during the ancient era. If this is real, this would be really valuable. Eh, look at the base and this pattern as well.”
He regretfully commented, “Too bad, I thought that it’s the real thing, but it turns out that this is a counterfeit.”
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“A counterfeit? Why do you say so?”
The old man adjusted his glasses and explained in a serious manner, “Look at the base. It is extremely white, so it doesn’t resemble how an antique should look like and the pattern is not in symmetry. Based on my years of experience in antiques appraisal, this is undoubtedly a modern craft.”
After listening to him, everyone nodded their heads. “You are right; there was another one in Barnsford, which looked exactly the same as this. It was auctioned off with a price of 5 million! How much is this worth? 500!”
“Sigh, it turns out that this is a fake. Let’s head down from the stage.”
After the crowd appraised the goods, most of them left the stage with only a handful remaining, considering whether to purchase the craft.
“Sigh, it turns out that this is a fake. It’s worthless!”
Janet squatted down and meticulously observed the craft, unable to stifle the smile at the corner of her lips.
In the end, she bought the so-called replica at a price of 1500.
When the crowd saw that it was a girl who purchased the craft, they looked at one another and mocked, “Young lady, are you going to use this replica to make pickles?”
“Haha, young lady, I bet that you bought it to soak your feet.”
“Why are you here at the antique market if you know nothing about antiques? This is obviously a replica—you are merely wasting your money.”
Janet’s red lips were curled up. “It’s rare to see something that I like. On top of that, it’s dirt cheap. Of course I won’t let it go.”
Upon hearing her words, the crowd began to laugh. “This young lady is a fool.”
After that, there were a few genuine antiques, but she had always bought only the finest product, so she didn’t bid for them.
The first part of the free trade fair was over and next was a trade only for the merchants.
In the second part of the free trade, the antique collectors brought their antiques out to sell. Therefore, it fully depended on one’s ability to spot the genuine goods.
“Hello, is it true that anyone can sell antiques in this free trade?” She intended to sell her oriental jasper.
“Do you have something that you would like to trade for?” The host appraised her.
With a smile, she unzipped her bag and showed him her jewel. “This is the thing!”
He glanced at the oriental jasper in her hand. With his brows furrowed, he stared at it for some time before pulling her toward the table in puzzlement. “Young lady, put down your oriental jasper and let everyone take a look at it!” After roughly appraising the jewel in her hand, he found that the jewel seemed to have had a great color and quality!
“Sure!” Janet calmly put down the oriental jasper before all the collectors came forward to appraise it.
“The color is nice!”
“The crimson color is really bright and it looks natural.”
“It looks like it weighs at least two pounds!”
One of the old men adjusted his glasses. “The crimson color looks pure and the quality seems excellent. It must be selling for an expensive price.”
“However, the jewel belongs to this young lady. Is it actually genuine?”
“Yeah, I don’t dare to buy it!”
“You are right. This girl might have randomly picked a stone and dyed it red before claiming that it’s an oriental jasper. Do you think that you can lie to us?”
Upon hearing that, Janet smiled. It seems like everyone here are amateurs. “Since all of you are afraid that this is a counterfeit, I’ll prove it to you guys.” As she was speaking, she took a bottle of mineral water from someone beside her and poured some water on the oriental jasper.
The water seeped into the crevices of the stone, which caused the patterns inside to refract the light and caused the color to change—the jewel turned bright red, making it dazzling.
The phenomenon astonished everyone and made them gape—it was merely too stunning.
“I know about this method to appraise a jewel. I’ve never thought that this oriental jewel is actually genuine. This is really beautiful!”
“Young lady, I want this! Name your price!”
“Move aside—I saw that first! I want it!”
As she looked at the crowd scrambling to buy her jewel, she slowly said, “Stop arguing. The person who offers the highest price will get this!”
Upon hearing her words, there were people who immediately named their prices.
“Young lady, I’m willing to offer 500 thousand!”
“500 thousand only? Are you kidding me? 2 million!”
“2 million? That’s too expensive!”
2 million would be nothing if that person was able to have his hands on the oriental jasper as his future generations would not need to worry about money for the rest of their lives.
“2.5 million…”
Janet was satisfied and content to listen to the crowd giving their prices. I’m getting rich! More importantly, I got this for free, which makes me even happier!