“How about this, Mr. Yates? Since you bought the jade for twenty million, I’ll buy it back from you at the same price. Will that do?” Bob asked with utter sincerity.

Seeing how the old man had humbled himself to the point of pleading with Ryan, the guests reeled in shock.

Wow! Mr. Chapman must really love Alice a lot! The Chapman family has been going downhill since the latter disappeared, and Hera only made it worse with the embarrassing stunt she pulled tonight. Mr. Chapman’s probably boiling with rage now… With descendants like Hera, how could a family not be in decline?

Bob, Sisley, and Hera couldn’t help but stare nervously at the handsome Ryan.

panic. Sh*t! I never knew Alice had hidden a red jade or that it belonged to the Yates family…

smile. “Ryan, this red jade might be fake, or perhaps it isn’t the one from the Yates family. I remember wearing one as a kid, but unfortunately,

daughter of the Chapman family have picked up the red jade?” Penelope chimed in, determined to convince everyone that the red jade belonged to

and daughter. “What nonsense is that? Ms. Canter, you’re a respectable lady in your fifties, so why would you still tell such a blatant lie? Listen. This red jade belonged to my daughter, Alice Chapman! She had had it on her since she

though Bob hadn’t raised his voice, he spoke with such

more importantly, she didn’t want to be thrown out of the Yates family or to have them suspect

replied as she tried hard to hide her humiliation and save her pride. “The thing is, I did indeed have a

the piece of

it’s almost

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