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Chapter 82 Miranda'S Jealous
Chapter 82 Miranda's Jealous
"Mr. Ellis, it's not like that, really! I didn't team up with anyone to scam you!" Branden explainedfrantically.
"I... I just made a mistake! But I didn't mean to!" Kacper sat there in shock, staring at the mess onthe floor.
"How is this possible? It can't be true..."
At this moment, Miranda smirked and turned to Harlow. "Harlow, you found yourself a greatboyfriend who knows how to cheat and deceive. Thank goodness Lachlan exposed him. Womenshould always find reliable men; don't let anyone fool you. Hehe..."
Although the words came from a goddess CEO's mouth and sounded light-hearted, they almostmade Harlow furious.
"You... I..." Harlow was so angry she couldn't even speak properly. Her boyfriend who had just beenused as a show-off item was now in shambles.
"You didn't mean it? One or two coincidences may be possible but all of these are coincidences?"Anton coldly questioned Branden.
Branden had no response; his heart sank deep into his chest because he knew that Anton wouldnever trust him again after this incident.
His reputation in this circle would also be ruined forever; no one would ever pay him high prices forhis services again and he wouldn't be able to survive anymore.
But at this moment, Lachlan waved his hand and said, "Mr. Ellis, you may have misunderstood him.His appraisal is actually correct. The problem lies with these raw stones."
"Oh? What do you mean?" Anton was taken aback that Lachlan would speak up for Branden.
Branden looked at Lachlan in confusion and surprise, but also with gratitude and anticipation.
Lachlan picked up a piece of scrap material and pointed to the cut surface saying, "You see here,there are faint traces of green inside the raw stone along with some extremely poor quality jadeite.In fact, all of these were originally beautiful jadeite stones."
"As we all know," he continued, "a good piece of jade can nourish people because it absorbs thespiritual energy from heaven and earth. The better the quality of jadeite stone is, the moreconcentrated its spiritual energy will be! These materials have become like this because theirspiritual energy has been sucked dry but it's not visible from outside."
As soon as he finished speaking, Anton exclaimed in surprise,"Oh? It seems like that's really whathappened!"
Branden took a deep breath and carefully observed everything before his face changed slightly.
Kacper was even more startled as he got up from the ground staring intently at these scraps. "Howcould this happen? Who sucked out all their spiritual energy?" Kacper shouted angrily with a grimexpression on his face.
At this point, Anton's face looked a little better, knowing that Branden didn't mean to trick him.
"Who has come into contact with these materials?" Lachlan asked in a deep voice.
The ability to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within jade was not something anordinary person can do.
Kacper's face kept changing and he thought for a moment before saying, "This batch of raw stoneswas brought back from Moclington. Before being shipped to Mr. Ellis, my dad's friend helped someforeign clients take a look at them. They even picked out some pieces of beautiful jade. Could itbe..."
"I'm not sure about that..." Lachlan said lightly.
This was the Atkinson family's business and had nothing to do with him personally.
"Mr. Ellis, my family really didn't mean to deceive you. Fortunately, you haven't paid yet. We're reallysorry about this," Kacper explained while wiping his sweat off his forehead.
Anton waved his hand without saying anything else but clearly held some resentment in his heart.
Kacper forced out a bitter laugh as he led everyone away dejectedly without the same confidence orpride as before.
Harlow followed suit but before leaving gave Lachlan a deep look filled with surprise andresentment.
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Why did it seem like he knew everything?!
At this moment, Branden gratefully arched his hand towards Lachlan. "Mr. Willis, thank you somuch! If you ever want to gamble on jade or buy antiques, feel free to come to me. I'll be happy tohelp you for free."
He was truly grateful for Lachlan's help! He never expected someone would stand up for him andclear his name.
Anton probably wouldn't invite him again in the future, but thanks to Lachlan's explanation, at leasthis reputation wasn't completely ruined.
"Uh... okay," Lachlan rubbed his nose and nodded a little speechlessly.
Branden realized he might have been presumptuous and laughed at himself. Did Lachlan reallyneed his help with identifying jade?
"Young man, thank you so much! If it weren't for you today, losing 80 million would be nothingcompared to the damage my family's reputation would suffer!" Anton came over and grabbedLachlan's hand while thanking him repeatedly.
"It's nothing. Your daughter is my friend after all. Besides, I won 2 million myself," said Lachlannonchalantly.
"Hahaha... it is Betty's good fortune to have a friend like you." Anton suddenly rememberedsomething, "By the way, were you here today to gamble on jade? I happen to have a top-qualityjade product that I can give directly as a gift if you're interested."
Betty stood beside them proudly lifting her chin towards her father's direction.
Anton had always complained that she only knew how to play around and didn't take her workseriously. But today, she finally had something to be proud of.
A moment later, Lachlan and Miranda left the gambling den with a jade Buddha in their arms. Thejade was exquisite and sparkling, made from the finest emperor green carving. It was worth afortune, as big as a newborn baby.
"Men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha. How about we give this jade Buddha to your mom?She should like it, right?" Lachlan asked with a smile.
"It's okay," said the beautiful CEO with a slight pout for some reason, seeming somewhatunimpressed.
"Then keep it secret for me. Don't tell her beforehand so I can surprise her later," Lachlaninstructed.
Miranda responded with an "oh." Then suddenly she stared at Lachlan and said, "By the way, youshould stay away from Betty in the future."
Lachlan was taken aback and asked, "Why? Her dad did have an attitude problem towards me atfirst but that's understandable human nature. You see how he eventually expressed his sincerity?"
As he spoke, he shook the jade Buddha in his hand thinking that maybe Miranda was referring toAnton's initial attitude towards him.
"It's not her dad; it's Betty! Haven't you noticed how she looks at you? Her eyes are practicallyshining with admiration!" exclaimed Miranda with a tsk tsk tsk sound.
Miranda's tone carried with jealousy as she spoke. Hearing this, Lachlan looked at the goddessCEO strangely, a mischievous smile appearing on his face.
"Are you jealous? Betty and Orion are a couple, you're thinking too much," he said.
"Don't talk nonsense. I told you not to get too close to her. Did you hear me?" Miranda saiddominantly.