Chapter 74
“Oh, you’re married now.“atever you do won’t affect the reputation of the Mitchell family anymore. But every word and action you make now represents the Edwards family.
“If you present a gift that’s too cheap, won’t it embarrass Theodore?” Janet sneered.
The store owner, Buck, watched Patrick and his wife, Debra, standing outside. His head was buzzing, thinking, ‘The woman must be blinded by her own ignorance, daring to look down on the person Patrick brought. This lady was brought by Debra and Patrick. The raw stone she buy will be worse than this woman’s? What a joke!‘
Buck wanted to come out and greet Patrick, but Patrick’s gaze froze his steps. Then, as if he understood, he looked carefully at the two women arguing inside the shop.
Debra smiled, “So you will buy the most expensive raw stone?”
Janet glanced at Debra, assuming that Debra and Patrick were both employees of Carter’s Jewel and the most loyal servants of the Carter family.
They followed Rebecca around every day, but that was only at Charlie’s command,
Charlie was a member of the Carter family, and Rebecca latched onto Charlie. Charlie had the Carter family’s servants follow Rebecca as if doting on her. Janet found it ridiculous.
She thought, ‘Rebecca is really shameless, clinging to Theodore and refusing to divorce while at the same time getting involved with Charlie. Disgusting!
“If outsiders knew that Rebecca was raised in my family, it might even bring shame to us!
“I really regret not throwing Rebecca farther away when I was younger. If I had taken Rebecca deep into the mountains where there was no one and left her far away, let the wild animals eat her, then it would have been
over!”
Janet turned around and looked at the displayed raw stones. She didn’twant to waste any more words on Rebecca.
Debra looked at Buck and exchanged a glance with him.
In just an instant, Buck understood and looked thoughtfully at Janet, who was selecting raw stones.
Debra said mockingly, “We were just browsing. But since Ms. Mitchell brought this up, we’ll have to stay and see how well you can buy in the end. Then we can compare and see whose raw stone is better, Becky’s or Ms. Mitchell’s? Right?”
Debra said this with a doting Inale.
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Rebecca looked at Debra and found it somewhat amusing. More than half of Alagua City’s mining veins belong to the Carter family, and the best raw stones sold by jewelry stores were definitely within the Carter family’s reach. They had the cream of the crop.
Janet thought she could buy more expensive and better raw stones, which was nothing short of a daydream.
All these shops belonged to the Carter family, and any money made was theirs as well. Debra was deliberately goading Janet with a dare, and if Janet cared about her face, she might empty her wallet trying to buy their raw
stones.
Buying raw stones was also known as betting stones, which not only required luck but also experience. Janet was not an expert in this field, so she would easily misjudge. Therefore, Janet was bound to lose money to the Carter family today.
“Alright, let’s wait and see!” Janet was indeed furious.
A moment later, she turned back to Rebecca and said with a cold smile, “Just watch. Raw stones are not something anyone can afford casually. The cheap ones are in the tens of thousands, and the expensive ones can run into millions. I want to see if you can even afford the more expensive ones!”
As Janet spoke, she turned towards a stone on the shelf and asked Buck, “How much does this one cost?”
Patrick raised a finger, secretly signaling to Buck.
Buck understood and then looked at Janet, smiling sweetly, “Miss, this one costs one hundred thousand dollars.”
“I’ll take it, open it for me!” Janet sneered coldly and decisively.
Buck’s eyes lit up, and his smile was radiant. “Sure thing.”
Janet took out her bank card, glanced disdainfully at Rebecca and Debra beside her, and then swiped the card cleanly to pay.
“Sir, do you have a raw stone worth 102 thousand dollars? Bring me one!” Debra asked Buck after Janet finished paying.
Janet stared speechlessly at Debra.
Buck quickly caught on and immediately replied with a smile, “Yes, ma’am. Would you like it? I’ll get it for you out from behind the counter.”
Buck said, stepping out from behind the counter. He pointed to a boulder–sized stone on the shelf and said with a smile, “This one. What do you think about it?”
“Tll take it!” Debra said.
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Debra also took out her card to pay.
After
paying, she turned to Janet and said with a smile, “Shall we open it and check?”
Janet had a complex expression and snorted coldly, “Sure. Spending more doesn’t guarantee better quality!”
Debra smiled, “You’re right, so let’s cut it open and see.”
“Absolutely,” Janet said confidently.
“Excuse me, please help me cut it open,” Janet turned to Buck and commanded.
Buck immediately took out his tools and carefully helped Janet open the stone.
The rough stone Janet bought was very large, but after layer upon layer of cutting, there was no trace of a gemstone visible.
Janet’s expression slowly turned solemn.
After cutting through the entire block of stone, only an egg–sized piece of green emerald was revealed, and it was of the poorest grade.
“There’s something wrong with your stones. How can a stone worth ten thousand dollars contain such a tiny amount of emerald in such poor quality?” Janet angrily scolded Buck.
Patrick laughed sarcastically. “If you don’t understand gems, then keep quiet. If you question the quality of the stone, why not compare it to our
Janet scoffed, “Do you think your luck will be better than mine? Don’t be too conceited.”
They attracted some curious onlookers from the vicinity, and everyone gathered around to watch.
“Let the store owner cut it open, and we’ll see who’s being conceited,” Patrick said.
Patrick turned to Buck. “Hello, could you please open the stone?”
Buck immediately agreed.
In just a few minutes, the betting stone they bought revealed the gemstones. The onlookers were all nervous.
“It shows!” someone excitedly exclaimed.
Buck was a bit tense, too. He held his breath, adjusted his angle, and continued cutting.
The more he cut down, the more green appeared. This raw stone was the size of a basin, and if it were al emerald, then the person who had purchased it would have indeed made a hu