Coolest Girl in Town

Chapter 614 What a Dumb Thief!

Meanwhile, at the Saunders Residence…

Today was the last day before Edwin had to pay off his debts, but he only had less than 600,000 in his bank account, with the divorce compensation offered by David included. In other words, he was still 1.9 million short. Early that morning, he quietly came downstairs carrying a big traveling bag before the servants even got up.

However, just as he reached the gate, Mrs. Woods suddenly called out to him. “Are you leaving the house so early in the morning, Master Edwin?”

Edwin nervously gulped a mouthful of saliva before turning around to face her with a forced smile. “Yeah. I enrolled in a postgraduate course, so I have to go to college early to do some studying. I’ve got to improve myself so that I can take better care of Nana in the future.”

For a second, Mrs. Woods’ eyes rested on the big traveling bag Edwin was carrying. Then, she replied meaningfully, “I see. That’s very ambitious of you. In that case, come home early this evening. I’ll make you something delicious and nourishing.”

“Thank you, Mrs. Woods. I will.” Edwin gave her a polite smile. Then, he turned around, opened the gate, and walked out in haste.

However, no sooner had he left than Mrs. Woods headed for David’s room upstairs…

As soon as the pawn shop opened for business at 8:00AM sharp, Edwin rushed in. “Sir, please take a look at how much these things are worth!” he said while putting the traveling bag on the counter. Then, he unzipped the bag, revealing its contents.

The pawnbroker had a discerning eye for gemstones, so he noticed at a glance that the jade ornament in the traveling bag was out of the ordinary. He asked in surprise, “Are you serious about selling these?”

you the truth, my company has run into some financial difficulties, so I have no choice

say so, the pawnbroker could no longer restrain himself. Immediately, he picked up the jade ornament and examined it carefully, saying, “Such a large ornament must’ve been made from

have time to listen to the pawnbroker’s babble, though. Cutting to the

techniques, the ornament has to be worth at least ten times greater than that! he thought. He rubbed his chin while staring at Edwin with shrewd eyes, asking cautiously, “Is this really an heirloom of your family? It’d better not be stolen from

still put on a dignified front. Raising his voice deliberately, he replied, “How could you say something like that? Do I look like I don’t deserve to be in possession of a family heirloom?

and gave Edwin an “OK” gesture. “This is the price. I’ve got to take risks, after all. If I offer you a price higher than this, and you don’t come

He had walked around the Saunders Residence before settling on this ornament. 300,000 plus

is really worth, eh? Seems like this thing is indeed not some family heirloom, but now that he’s presented it to me, how can I not take advantage of it? “An offer of 300,000 is high enough. I reckon you’ve done some asking around before coming here. Just go somewhere

the offer a bit more?!” Edwin

back and forth, pretending as though he could do nothing about it. “No, I can’t offer any

the pawnbroker was deliberately beating down the price, Edwin picked up the jade ornament and pretended to leave. “In that

minute!” The pawnbroker hurriedly stopped Edwin. He advised him in a kindly manner, “How could

his eyes. As expected, businessmen are all wily old foxes. “It’s 400,000 or no deal!”

can’t offer you more

once. “Okay, but I want to have the money transferred

was overjoyed. This stuff could’ve been sold for millions, and yet I

to Edwin’s bank account. Looking at the balance on his account with satisfaction, he immediately put his hand on the pawnbroker’s shoulder and started to get all buddy-buddy with him. “You’re quite an accommodating person, only that you just had to insist on haggling over the prices. I consider us friends as of today. If I come here with good stuff again next time, you’ve