Under the gazes of everyone in the ballroom, Liam approached Ashley’s grandmother to obtain the cursed luminous pearl bracelet. With the betting between Liam and Andrew in place, Ashley's grandmother handed the luminous pearl bracelet to Liam in order for them to settle their personal scores even though she knew that Liam would undoubtedly lose. With the pearl bracelet in his hand, he started to observe each and every inch of the bracelet carefully while humming and pausing every second as if he was deep in his thoughts. He had absolutely no knowledge about antiques, thus he could only act like he was knowledgeable about it to prevent others from seeing through his lie. “Hurry up, will you?” Andrew urged to prevent Liam from stalling for time. He could already imagine the sweet moment of victory over him. “Yes! Indeed! I see it! This bracelet is really dangerous!” Liam shouted abruptly with exaggeration, ignoring Andrew’s urging. “Someone, bring me a bowl of boiling water and a la
“Liam. Is it okay for you to explain what happened to the bracelet?” Ashley approached Liam and asked him, curiosity was seen from her expression.The crowd, including Ashley’s grandmother, were eagerly waiting for his explanation for the bizarre phenomenon that occurred as well. What they had seen tonight was out of the ordinary!“Well. To put it simply, this idiot purchased a counterfeit luminous pearl bracelet and thought it was the real thing.” Liam berated Andrew and continued.“The bracelet this ignorant fool had purchased did belong to Empress Wu, thus it is why all the antique appraisers and experts, including you and your grandmother, thought the bracelet was real. However, it is a duplicate piece that Empress Wu ordered to be created. Forged by the legendary forger, ‘Mo’ at that time period, the purpose of the duplicate bracelet is to curse potential grave robbers that would rob her grave and deter any future grave robbers. Special centipede eggs were inserted into the pear
“Unfortunately for you, I am a man who believes in the proverb; an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. When you wanted me to cut my tongue off as a bet, you should have thought about the consequences! Also, I doubt that you will let me off easily if I was the one who lost the bet!” Upon hearing Andrew Mason’s biteless threat, Liam gave a sinister laugh and argued back. Then, he wrapped his arm around Ashley’s waist and continued to speak, unaware that Ashley’s face had turned bright red from the sudden intimacy from him."Now, it's time for you to face the consequences. You don’t seriously think you could leave the Flander’s family place without fulfilling your promise after offending the fiance of Ashley Flander, did you? Even if I let you off, my wife-to-be here will probably not take your action too kindly."“You bastard! You better watch your back at night!” Andrew gripped his fists and shouted at the top of his lungs.Then, like a defeated dog, he obeyed Liam’s instruction
The following morning, after spending a night alone in the ultra-luxurious guest room of the Flander family's castle, Liam was awakened by their maid after a much needed sleep.Led to one of the many medieval themed dining halls of the castle, he met eyes with Ashley Flander who was already seated down at the other end of the long table, waiting for his arrival.When Ashley saw Liam had entered the room, she greeted him with a warm smile.“Good morning, did you rest well?”"I slept like a baby last night. This place feels like a five-star hotel. If I had the money, I'd buy this castle from you without a second thought!" Liam replied with enthusiasm, perhaps exaggerating a bit as he walked to his assigned seat.Then, when he approached the table, his eyes widened in shock to see Ashley was still dressed in her laced nightgown!“What’s the matter?” Ashley curiously wondered when she noticed Liam suddenly freeze on the spot, staring at her as if she had something weird stuck on her face.
After taking some time to thank Liam for saving her life last night, Ashley’s grandmother hurriedly left the dining room without having breakfast, leaving Liam and Ashley behind intentionally.With her departure, an awkward tension enveloped the room as Liam and Ashley consciously avoided making eye contact with each other.The silence lasted a good five minutes before Liam finally opened his mouth."Miss Flander, you don’t have to force yourself to seduce me. I will not do your bidding. As I mentioned before, I was only going to pretend to be your fiance just this one time.”Confused, Ashley's eyebrows furrowed as she asked, "What do you mean by that?"“You wanted to create the illusion to your grandmother that we are dating, isn’t it? The timing where you suddenly started to flirt with me and the arrival of your grandmother was a little too coincidental. Besides, I find it hard to believe that you would meet an acquaintance wearing just a sexy nightgown.” Liam explained, giving perf
After reaching an agreement to help each other in the castle’s dining room, Liam and Ashley went their separate ways.Sitting in the backseat of the black limousine provided by Ashley, Liam began to recall his conversation with Ashley.To allow Liam an easy transition to the antique business, Ashley suggested he work in her antique company as a managing director, offering a monthly remuneration of a million dollars. That way, Liam could learn and familiarize himself with the company operations and the in-and-outs of running an antique company while he pretends to be his fiance.Her idea had initially excited Liam as he could achieve the monthly target profit of a hundred million dollars and complete the system’s mission without any difficulty with the system multiplying his income by a hundred times, achieving the goal of earning a hundred millions at month end. However, after taking some time to contemplate his options, he decided against it.He had already deeply offended Andrew M
Upon entering the restaurant, Liam promptly called out to Giorgio and Penelope, frantically searching for them.His heart was pounding rapidly as he searched high and low for their figures in the restaurant, praying for their safety.However, no one responded to his call despite him shouting his lungs out."Come on! Respond! Where did everyone disappear to?" Liam uttered to himself as he took out his outdated smartphone and phoned Giorgio.Simultaneously, as he dialed Giorgio’s phone number, a ringtone originating from the restaurant kitchen could be heard, prompting him to check out the kitchen in a hurry.The scene in the kitchen can only be described as hellish. Every kitchen machine and expensive equipment has been utterly destroyed beyond repair, and the air is filled with the smell of leaking gasoline.With the strong smell of gasoline in the air, Liam judged that a single naked flame would ignite the entire area and cause an explosion within a second.Covering his mouth with hi
After admitting the injured Giorgio and Penelope into the nearest hospital from the restaurant, Liam immediately proceeded to the payment counter to handle their medical bills.In addition to paying their medical expenses, he was going to request the hospital to provide them the VVIP treatment for their stay.Both Giorgio and Penelope required surgery as part of their treatment. Therefore, Liam wanted them to have the most comfortable stay possible to aid their recovery.Damien, a returning service crew who had helped Liam transport Giorgio and Penelope to the hospital, followed closely behind him.Amongst the staff who had fled the scene due to the thugs’ violent acts, he was the only one who was loyal enough to stay behind, waiting outside the restaurant.After he saw Liam safely enter and leave the restaurant carrying both Giorgio and Penelope at a distance away, he swiftly came to give Liam a helping hand.It was all thanks to Damien’s help that Liam could get Giorgio and Penelope