“You good-for-nothing swine! How dare you waste my precious time!” The middle-aged woman who was manning the payment counter erupted with anger, her face filled with fury.Her loud outburst instantly caused a large commotion in the overcrowded hospital with everyone’s attention drawn towards Liam’s direction.“What do you mean by that? My card can’t be used?” Liam asked, feeling puzzled. His bank account had more than five million dollars, with the majority of the money earned from selling the horrendous-looking horse carving to Ashley.It was impossible that his bank card was denied. He had a bad feeling about this.“Can you try swiping the card again? It’s possible that your machine was faulty.” Liam asked with a polite tone.However, his request was met with unreasonable insults from the mean woman.“Try again? There is nothing to try, you stupid brat! I was a fool to have believed that a destitute pauper like you could be a wealthy millionaire! Everyone, look at this disgusting a
“You heard it right. I can’t believe Grace Henson is so shameless! She, along with her mother, have accused you of stealing cash from their safety deposit.” Ashley lambasted Liam’s ex wife for framing Liam.Although she had only met Liam for a few days, she believed that Liam was not someone who would steal from the others from her observation.Rather, it was apparent to her that Grace Henson was acting under the instructions of Andrew Mason to frame Liam for humiliating him at the Flander family’s party.“At this very moment, she is demanding fifty million dollars in compensation from you. If you do not comply with her demand, it will lead her to press charges against you. As a result of her accusation, your bank account was flagged and suspended.” Ashley explained to Liam. Her timely explanation helped Liam understand his current dire situation. He had underestimated the ruthlessness of Andrew Mason!The Mason family had already initiated their merciless revenge against him! They a
Less than a minute after Liam ended his call with Ashley, a bald man wearing an expensive armani suit hurriedly dashed towards the payment counter with a panicked look on his face. As if his life depended on it, he began to shout as loud as he could despite knowing that he was in a hospital where making loud noises was prohibited. “Liam Walker! Is there a Liam Walker here?” The bald man shouted across the room as he frantically looked for Liam. With sweat dripping all over his forehead, he desperately searched for Liam’s figure in the room where Liam was located, completely disregarding any staff members who greeted him along the way. When he finally arrived at the payment counter, the tired bald man leaned against the counter to catch his breath. While he was out of breath, Liam finally approached him and tapped his shoulder, introducing himself as the person he was desperately looking for. “You are Liam Walker?” When the bald man saw Liam, a visible smile crept up on his face.
It took a while for Liam and Damien to unpack their luggages in the hotel, but once they were done with the unpacking, Liam immediately continued his research on the topic of antiques and jades while Damien slept in.As Liam could only use the 'Eye of Midas' a maximum of three times a day, he had to be discerning about which rock to employ his power on during the upcoming Jade convention.Thus, in order to boost his success with stone gambling, he urgently required knowledge of alternative methods in determining if a rock might potentially contain rare quality jade inside, and he needed to learn it quickly.Before this, it was decided that Ashley would send one of the most experienced staff in her company to accompany Liam and provide important advice to him in the Global Jade Convention. Unfortunately, because of the prohibition that Ashley’s grandmother had set for Ashley, Liam could not receive any help from her anymore.Thus, he had to self-taught himself by learning from books a
“Hey, young man, are you done with your selection? You have been going at it for almost an hour now. Your indecisiveness is like my grandmother! I have a bunch of customers still waiting for their turn. Can you please hurry up?” In an isolated corner of the convention hall, Liam was alone, busy examining the stones available for sale in one of the stores, oblivious to the long queue that was formed behind him. With only three chances to verify if there was jade inside a stone, he had to rely on an alternative method to determine whether jade was present in them. “Let’s see… The texture on the surface of this stone is a bit sandy and there are small traces of jade veins appearing across the surface… The internet article that I read, mentioned that these veins are natural patterns on the rock that indicate the presence of jadeite inside.” Liam muttered under his breath as he stared intensely at the stone in his palm with complete focus. “Judging from the spiral pattern, it is highly
“Ladies and gentlemen, the result is out! The stone is a complete dud!”As the store employee made the announcement, the surrounding crowd cheered and clapped joyfully upon hearing that Liam had joined their ranks as a failure.Meanwhile, unlike the jubilant crowd, Liam's heart was in pain when he received the unexpected outcome.“How can it be? The spiral patterns and the texture of the surface are all proof that the stone contains jade inside. How could the stone be empty?” Liam was dumbfounded.A thousand three hundred dollars which represented approximately half of his net worth had evaporated into thin air in a blink of an eye.It was no exaggeration that Liam’s heart was literally bleeding from the setback.Slumping down with his head hung low, Liam sighed. He only had $1300 left in his possession.“Hahaha. Young man, no matter how much money you possess, I can guarantee that you will go bankrupt by the end of the day if you continue stone gambling like this.” While Liam was sl
Following the departure of Andrew Mason and his group, Liam simply shrugged his shoulders and resumed his search for a potentially profitable stone; one that contained a rare quality jade inside.Rather than allowing his focus to waver and let his anger dictate him, he recognized the importance of intensifying his efforts to avoid the system’s punishment should he fall short of completing its mission, especially at this critical point in time.“What exactly is wrong with my judgment?” Looking at the empty stone that had been cut in half, Liam sighed. He was bewildered at the result.He had been mistaken in thinking that he could identify a profitable stone solely through a week's worth of reading books and articles on the internet when countless others before him had become bankrupt due to stone gambling.If identifying whether a stone contains rare jade inside were that simple, the mine owners would have kept the profits to themselves, and no one would have become bankrupt due to st
When the system gave Liam both the confirmation and the valuation of Lavender Jade inside the large rock that was carried around by the gorgeous young woman, Liam’s eyes almost popped out of his eye sockets.He could not believe that what the young woman had said was right!The rock that she had selected did indeed contain Lavender Jade, and the value of the jade was worth around half a million dollars!“That! I accept your offer!” Without any hesitation, Liam subconsciously stepped forward and raised his hand to catch the woman’s attention.A half a million deal was something Liam could only dream of in his current situation. No matter how intimidating the guards were, he could not pass on this lucrative opportunity when he did not have the luxury to do so.Without paying attention to the intense murderous gaze directed at him by the flashy young man, Liam approached the young woman and opened his mouth.“I accept your offer, but the terms of the deal have to be changed before I can