Nicholas felt anger and embarrassment boil inside of him after being slapped by the jewelry attendant.

He was used to being treated this way but never by a stranger.

Being treated so disrespectfully in public was a blow to his ego.

As he tried to compose himself, Nicholas' phone rang.

He took it out of his pocket and saw that the caller ID was from his advisor, Julia.

He answered the call, eager to hear what she had to say.

"Lord Niklaus," Julia began explaining. "The jewelry store you're in buys its jewelry from Liberty state."

Nicholas eyes widened. How does she knows he was buying jewelries? Was he being watched?

"Is that so?" Nicholas asked, feigning surprise.

Julia sounded embittered with what's just transpired between him and the attendant.

"Yes my Lord," she continued. "Seventy percent of the jewelries were bought on credit with loans from our bank."

Nicholas felt a sense of glee and satisfaction as he heard this information.

It was the break he needed to turn the situat