“In any case, I owe you my thanks. I will treat you to dinner some other day.”After Officer Helene said this, she headed out towards Squad car and left.The owners of the neighboring antique shops also left.Ivy slowly walked to Kevin and said very sincerely, “Thank you.”“No need to thank me, it was my pleasure.” Kevin said with a smile.When Ivy heard him say this, a faint smile appeared on her face.“By the way, I could tell through your discussion of the pearls that you know a lot about this subject. Have you had any old training in antique appraisal?”Kevin thought for a second and said,“I used to know an old gentleman who thought me a lot about antiques.”What Kevin didn’t expect was that Ivy would be so curious and excited to hear this.She asked him,“Are you still in touch with him? Do you know his name and address?”Ivy gave Kevin a hopeful look. She wondered how he had been able to see through the deception at a single glance.He obviously knew things that she didn’t.Ivy
A little over an hour later, the four staff members who had screwed Kate’s show entered the CEO’s office and saw Collins Coke sitting in the office’s chair.“Why are you still staying with the Jones family?”“I have my reasons mate, let’s just drop this subject for now.”Kevin answered.After a few more minutes of small talks, Kevin asked Miss. Johnson to walk Collins back to the elevator.Then he let her know that if Williams Media needed hotel in the future, they should put Whitefield hotel on the top of the list.After Collins left, Kevin’s phone rang.Martha’s voice glazed Kevin’s ears,“You are a real piece of work, you haven’t been home in days. Do you have any idea what just happened? Hurry up and meet us in the Jones mansion!”Actually, Martha didn’t want to see Kevin. It was Grandma Jones who ordered everyone in the Jones family to come right away.She was furious.“Alright, I will be right there.” Kevin responded.Then he hung up the phone and rushed over to the Jones mansio
He quickly sneered and said confidently, “What right do you have to question my involvement?”“Then how can you be so sure that this is my wife’s responsibility?”Kevin noticed something in Drake’s reaction and said,“Could it be that all these is your fault?”Drake looked at Kevin awkwardly.Just as he was about to attack Kevin physically, he remembered what had happened at Grandma Jones’s birthday party and he lost his nerve.Kevin took advantage of Drake’s hesitation and said,“I don’t care who caused the troubles at Kate’s show. All I know is my wife Lily, is innocent.”Kevin’s intent was obvious and they all knew what he meantHowever, nobody was willing to agree without some solid evidence.“I think you are deliberately trying to cause trouble. Who do you think you are to say all this nonsense?”Drake clenched his fist.“Remember, you are not a true member of the Jones family and you have no say here.”“I didn’t say you did it Drake. Why are you getting so worked up?”Kevin repl
Kevin couldn’t really understand what Grandma Jones was thinking.How could she refuse to believe Kate and these four men?“We are telling the truth.”The fourth employee blurted out.“I still have the receipt of the bank transfer. I have not removed a cent out of the money he gave me.”As he spoke, one of his partners took out his phone and shouted,“I’ve got proof too!”“Don’t try to put all the blame on us.”Said the other one as he tried to pull out his phone.They knew what kind of man Drake was but however, they decided that they would rather face Drake’s wrath than to explain themselves to Collins Coke.Drake was furious.He stared at them as they were holding up their phones.“Drake, are you really responsible for all this?”Grandma Jones looked really upset.Drake didn’t know what to say to her.Suddenly, Kevin nudged to Lily’s shoulder and asked her mischievously,“How are you doing? Do you feel any better now?”“Shut up!”Lily scowled but she was definitely relieved.After
Without looking at the caller ID, Kevin didn’t answer right away.“It must be my boss looking for me, I have to go back to work now. Take care of yourself Lily.”Kevin didn’t give Lily a chance to ask him any further questions, he just turned around and left.He walked pretty far from the Jones Mansion before he took out his phone.He checked his call logs and saw that it was Ivy that called him earlier.Slightly confused, Kevin dialed the number.“Sorry, I wasn’t able to pick the call earlier. Is there anything I can do to help you?”Kevin asked.“Kevin, I really need your help. Do you have the time?” Ivy sounded anxious.“I think I can pull away from work for a while. Where are you?”Kevin asked straight-forwardly.“I’m at the store, I’ll be waiting for you at the door when you get here.” Ivy replied.She wanted to make sure that Kevin had a better welcome than last time.After hanging up, Kevin waved down a taxi and got to Anderson Antiques in less than an hour.As he got off the t
Kevin turned around and looked at Ivy. He asked,“How much did he ask for it?”Before she replied, the man said hurriedly“Two hundred thousand.”“That sounds about right.” Kevin nodded slightly.The rude on-lookers said loudly,“Who does he think he is? It is not even worth fifty bucks. Mr. Anderson already said it was a fake.”Tony was disappointed to see this.Looking at his daughter Ivy, he asked calmly“So, this is your expert?”If there hadn’t been so many people around, he would have scolded his daughter.She was actually paying this guy a hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year? Sure, they could afford it but he still didn’t like to waste his money.When Ivy heard this, she thought to herself.How could Kevin come up to a decision that quickly?Did he even know anything?She was starting to her doubts.Tony looked directly at Kevin and asked him warmly,“Can you tell me why this thing is worth two hundred thousand dollars?”Kevin thought the painting deserved ten times that
After following the man for two hours, he saw him go down the streets that runs downtown Veridonia.He watched the man go up to a building that stood remotely on the side of the streets.This was part of the underground street that was off-limits to people.He saw many eyes that had a keen resemblance with criminals.He could hear one of them,“Craig, what took you so long? Did you sell that thing?”“I wasted a lot of time in that shop.” He said as he pulled out his bank card.“I sold the painting for two hundred thousand, easy money!”The one who seemed to be in charge asked him,“Was it worth that much?”“I guess so.” Craig answered.“Shoot man, that’s hard!” The man said smiling wildly.“Should we head downtown again to get some more?”Craig asked excitedly.“Good idea! Last night, we only dug out one thing and we got two hundred thousand for it. Maybe we can find more of these stuffs.”Kevin who was hiding in the shadows heard everything they were saying and he couldn’t believe it
“Hey Helene, did you have someone follow you?”Charlie said in an annoyed tone.“Boss, don’t worry. It’s just the appraisal from the antique store.”Craig reassured his boss.“An appraisal!?” Charlie scoffed.They were all stunned especially officer Helene.“Kevin, run! Just call the police and we’ll be fine.”She shouted as she struggled against their restraint.“Shut up!”Charlie said as he grabbed her mouth and poured in a bottle of pill.“After we deal with him, we’ll get back to you.” Charlie snarled.Helene coughed and asked him frantically,“What did you just do!?”“Don’t be such a kill joy!” Charlie answered.“You are going to have a nice nap.”Officer Helene struggled more intensely when she heard that.“What the hell is wrong with this guy?” Kevin said to himself.Then Craig shot at Kevin,“You followed me!? I sold the painting and you guys bought it. It’s just business, what do you want now?”“Don’t get excited…” Kevin said calmly.“Shouldn’t you be thanking me!?”“Why shou