Chapter 75
That one raw stone had been cut for several hours and still wasn’t finished because there were simply too many gems inside. Almost the entire stone was filled with them.
The onlookers were thrilled and couldn’t wait. Some people snapped photos with their phones or even recorded videos.
They couldn’t wait to post the news on Twitter and share this incredible discovery with their friends who were interested in betting stones.
Patrick and Debra, seeing more and more people gathering, quietly made their way upstairs, sneaking into a private booth on the second floor.
Rebecca was left there alone to confront Janet.
The raw stone was incredibly valuable. The gems within it were beyond what Patrick and Debra had anticipated. Even Buck, the one who had helped them choose the stone, hadn’t seen it coming.
Buck, having been in this business for a long time, was experienced. When he selected the stone for Patrick and Debra, he only knew vaguely that it was better than the others in the shop, never imagining that it would be such a precious emerald.
If he had known earlier, he would have bought it himself, even if it meant spending his own money.
But it was impossible to turn back time.
Buck’s hands were sweating with tension as he carefully cut the stone, afraid of damaging the precious gems inside.
More and more people were drawn in. Customers kept arriving, sometimes in large groups, lured by the news and rushing over to watch the commotion.
Once a sparsely populated shop, it was now packed with people who were all excited and tense as they stared at Buck’s cutting of the rough stone.
Patrick and Debra were stewing in their own anger. They had intended to take Rebecca on a tour of their own shop before accompanying her happily on a day trip to their hometown. But with such an unexpected turn of events, they didn’t even dare to go downstairs.
It was their hometown, not Maeloria, and there were plenty of people who knew Patrick.
Before, the shop only had Patrick’s own people, so he wasn’t worried. But now that news had spread and attracted so many people, it was likely there were those among them who knew them personally. There was no way they
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could continue standing outside and risk being recognized,
a took a full four hours to cut that stone Afterward, everyone was excitedly taking pictures on their phones.
People marveled, “That massive stone and it was entirely filled with precious gemstones inside!”
Janet’s face was pale with disbelief. She couldn’t believe that the stone she had bought was so worthless while Rebecca’s had turned out to be so valuable.
However, what Janet thought no longer mattered. The news that Rebecca had purchased an extremely precious raw stone spread, attracting so much business to the shop. Enthusiasts who heard the news were all excited, feverishly placing orders, and in less than half an hour, they cleared out all the remaining raw stones in the shop.
Buck was so busy checking that his hand was numb. His facial muscles were almost frozen from smiling so hard. He was simply exhilarated.
His sales for the day alone could have supported his store’s performance for the entire year. He wouldn’t have to worry about his store’s financials for the year ahead!
Most importantly, selling so many raw stones at once meant he would also earn a considerable commission.
Patrick’s drop–by brought Buck huge wealth. He felt overwhelmingly happy.
After cutting the stone, Buck received a message from Patrick, instructing him to give the precious stones to the girl who came with Patrick.
Buck packaged the gemstones together and handed them to Rebecca.
Rebecca, holding a large lump of raw stone that was now called a precious emerald, basked in everyone’s envious gazes in the shop.
“She’s just lucky. Nothing worthy to brag about.” Janet’s face darkened with disgust, scolding disdainfully.
Rebecca, however, smiled. She realized that she was no longer affected by Janet’s bullying and suppression. On the contrary, as soon as she thought about Patrick and Debra defending her, she felt good.
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving first,” Rebecca said.
“Wait, miss, do you have plans to sell it?” Someone chased over with a look of anxiety, asking eagerly.
“I’m willing to offer ten million dollars. Can you sell it to me?” the person asked nervously. Rebecca thought, ‘It was bought for 102 thousand dollars, and now it can be sold for ten million dollars?‘ Janet also understood that Rebecca had made a huge profit today, and her angry expression was contorted.
“Sir, do you have any other raw stones available?” Janet, unwilling to admit defeat, turned to Buck and asked.
She felt that if Rebecca could buy such a good raw stone, she could buy one as well.
She had always been luckier than Rebecca when they were young, and as long as she spent a little more money, she could definitely buy a better raw stone.
The raw stones had already sold out, but Buck could get replenishment.
Buck immediately called Patrick to inquire.
Upstairs, Patrick listened to Buck’s report and calmly instructed, “Since she wants to buy, sell it to her. I’ll have someone send some over for you!”
The Carter family’s mining veins were not far away, so sending over some stones was quite easy.
They weren’t afraid of running out of stock but afraid of no one buying
Especially for rookies like Janet, buying stones from their store was like telling them her credit card PIN number. If they refused, they would feel guilty.
Rebecca left the store with the gemstones carefully packed in boxes and got into her car.
Once in the car, she called Debra on the phone.
After receiving Rebecca’s call, Debra felt helpless and could only ask Rebecca to go home first. They would slip away from the store later, after no one was looking, and then head home.
Today, they had attracted too much attention, and it was impossible to continue shopping at the store or sightseeing. Otherwise, their identity would really be exposed.
Their best option now was home.
Earlier, during the crowded moment, Patrick and Debra fled in a hurry, and they didn’t have time to explain things to Rebecca.
However, Rebecca wasn’t stupid. She could guess some things.
So when Debra asked her to go home, she obediently headed home with the precious gemstones.
Rebecca left, but Janet didn’t because she wasn’t willing to admit defeat and bought another raw stone.
Half an hour later, the betting stone she had requested finally arrived. After paying. Burk
her right away, and she had to queue up. This was something
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Chapter 75
Because of the explosive business, there
their stones cut.
were now a large number of people waiting in line ahead of her to have
Janet waited for a long time until it was almost dark, and her stomach grumbled with hunger, becoming agitated and restless.
Janet couldn’t wait any longer, and, carrying the raw stone she had bought, she paid another store owner to cut the raw stone for her.
The result was the same as her first raw stone. It turned out to be another worthless scrap.