Just as Dylan was trying to find an escape route, he saw Baldy pick up the shovel on the floor and walk toward a tree a few meters away. "How dare you engage in tomb raiding! Don't you know this is illegal? Stop right there!" Someone from behind the tree exclaimed loudly before Baldy could reach the tree. There were too many armed opponents. It would be hard for Dylan to handle the situation even though he was a good fighter.Dylan let out a sigh of relief when he realized he wasn't caught. He found the voice quite familiar though. A person with a confident demeanor appeared from behind the tree just as Dylan was still confused. Dylan was stunned when he saw the person. There were a few specks of snow on her beautiful face, and her eyes shone brightly without fear. It was Leena. "Why is she here? Is she alone?" Dylan thought to himself. Leena stared at the baldy furiously. Leena found out about the tomb-raiding activity because she happened to see a few people with shovels h
"That's right. It is a Faience ceramic vase."Dylan smiled as he nodded."What? Faience ceramic vase?" The few antique shop owners turned pale in shock. They crowded around. When they saw the wine-colored seal, they were all stunned.At the same time, Shirly and Yara's heart raced. How much was a Faience ceramic vase worth?Two years ago, a Faience ceramic vase was auctioned at the Chevron Auctioned House for up to two billion.Seeing the excited expression on Mr. Spears Senior's face, the two women still felt uncertain. "This is a Faience ceramic vase!""Oh my god. This is unbelievable!""But … it doesn't make sense!" Mr. Underwood said. "The floral designs on the vase were of flowers that could only be found overseas. This doesn't make sense.""That's right. What Mr. Underwood said is true."The few antique shop owners nodded their heads in agreement with Mr. Underwood's statement."Let me answer that question for all of you."Before Dylan could answer, Mr. Spears Se
Unlike when Mr. Spears Senior was appraising the ceramic vase, the crowd was uproarious when Dylan was appraising it. The former was treated with utter respect and admiration; whereas the latter was treated as a clown in a circus.An Honorary Antique Appraiser? What a joke! Ms. Spears was still too inexperienced; she had fallen into this young man's trap.Everyone had their eyes wide open, waiting to see how he would make a fool of himself in a while. Shirly couldn't help but feel anxious.Had Dylan been overconfident? After all, her grandfather had already provided his appraisal. Wasn't he too full of himself to come in here and reassess it? If he ended up upsetting Grandpa, that wouldn't be good. Dylan walked around the floral ceramic vase. Then, he suddenly lifted his finger and knocked the surface of the vase. There was a crisp sound."No! Do you think you could afford to compensate for it if you damaged it?"The expression of the middle-aged man changed as he interrupted.
Nora's expression turned unnatural. Indeed, what was wrong with her? Why would she be bothered by Dylan's relationship with Bailey? Seeing how Nora remained silent, Dylan said, "Bailey and I are ex-classmates. Don't worry. I just gave her a call to understand what had happened."Nora nodded. It turned out that they were connected in such a way. However, she still felt skeptical. "If both of you are just ex-classmates, why did she treat you so respectfully?" "As for that … It could be because I used to be the class monitor. "Dylan paused. "Really?" he asked guiltily.At that moment, Dylan's phone suddenly rang."Oh no. It must be my boss calling. He must've found out that I sneaked out. I have to go back to work now."This phone call had saved Dylan from a crisis. Nora didn't put much thought into it.She said, "Go on quickly."Dylan nodded. After waving her goodbye, he hurried out of the Manor. When Dylan took out his phone, he saw that the caller was Shirly."Dylan, w
Henry trembled as his facial expression revealed a panicked look. When Bailey mentioned that she had investigated everything, he still held a glimmer of hope. However, with Bailey turned her gaze toward him, his heart sank."The three of you, come in."Bailey's gaze shifted from Henry as she shouted toward the door. Immediately, the three employees responsible for Bailey's earphones walked in with their heads lowered.When Henry saw the faces of the three employees clearly, his mind went blank. He was shocked."You three, tell them what happened," Bailey said.Upon hearing Bailey's words, the employee in the middle raised his head.After a quick scan of the room, he pointed toward Henry and said, "It was him, Mr. Smith, who instructed us to do it.""That's right. He gave the three of us a chunk of money and instructed us to tamper with Ms. Arnold's earphones. He even said that once we finished the job, he'd give us additional benefits.""Yes, yes, yes. It is him!" The other
Dylan arrived at the Smith Manor. There was a sense of anger and dissatisfaction on everyone's face.This time, due to the significant mistake made by Nora, the trust between Vision Entertainment and the Smith family was on the edge of collapsing. When the time came, someone would have to take the blame.Since Nora was the one responsible for Bailey's branding, everyone had their gaze fixed on her. This made her feel extremely uneasy and anxious. However, this uneasy and anxious feeling eased slightly upon Dylan's arrival. This was because everyone's gaze switched from her to Dylan. Everyone frowned instinctively. What was this loser doing here? Did he even belong here?At that moment, Henry stood up from where he was sitting. He pointed towards Nora and sneered."Nora, our Smith family worked so hard to secure a collaboration with Vision Entertainment. "However, due to your negligence, our collaboration is now at risk. How do you plan on fixing this?"Nora was speechless. She
"Sorry, I don't plan on taking mentees."What? Did he just refuse her?June, who was standing in the corner, was taken aback. This young man had refused Ms. Spears! Moreover, he had refused her without any hesitation!Shirly bit her lip.Unsatisfied with that answer, she asked, "Why won't you take me in as a mentee?""Huh," Dylan sighed and said, "you and I are peers. It wouldn't be right to take you as a mentee."Shirly was taken aback. She couldn't believe that this was his reason. In the antiques industry, anyone who was skilled was respected. From his reason, he just didn't want her as his mentee.As the thought crossed her mind, she felt disheartened. Seeing how disappointed Shirly looked, June walked up to her and whispered something in her ear. Shirly's eyes lit up instantly.She nodded and said, "Mr. York, that's a great idea."She then turned towards Dylan once again and said, "Dylan, I won't force you to take me in as a mentee. However, I would like to invite you to
"I … I …" Shirly bit her lip. "Can you be my mentor?"After hearing what Dylan said, the few antique shop owners were hesitant. What Dylan had said made sense. Was this Crimson diamond a counterfeit? Were they all mistaken?The few of them exchanged looks. They sensed a hint of confusion in each other's eyes.They had only read about a treasure as precious as the Crimson diamond. However, they had never actually seen the real thing. This meant that they might have made a mistake.Shirly bit her lip. Looking at Dylan, she was shocked. Wasn't he the matrilocal son-in-law of the Smith family? Why did he possess such knowledge?Theoretically, she had also known these facts. However, it was not as detailed and specific as he did. The way he had described it, it seemed as if he had personally seen a real Crimson diamond.At that moment, she was hesitant. Did she make a mistake? Seeing how everyone started getting suspicious, Rafael panicked. His face flushed red as he exclaimed, "Thi
Upon seeing this, the few antique shop owners were dumbfounded. This … this person was way too rich. The Crimson diamond was precious, but it couldn’t cost five million.Just when Pierre hit himself on the thigh, Rafael shot a smug look at Shirly.As if he said, look, you were so reluctant when I offered you three million. Now, someone else has agreed to buy it without any hesitation even after I quoted for five million. You're going to regret it.Sure enough, when Shirly heard someone else wanted to buy the Crimson diamond, she felt anxious.She walked up and said, "Mr. Gill, you offered to sell the Crimson diamond to me first. Shouldn't business be about first-come, first-serve?"In the antiques industry, being hasty was a huge no. Now that Shirly had taken up the initiative to speak up, it was imminent that she wanted the Crimson diamond."Three million it is."Shirly took a deep breath and said, "I'll agree to the price you've quoted. Three million for the diamond."Seeing