“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.

it belonged to the Yates family… I’d have stolen it and maintained control of the situation if I had known earlier! Argh!

red jade might be fake, or perhaps it isn’t the one from

the Chapman family have picked up the red jade?” Penelope chimed in, determined

Bob glared at the mother 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 was a child. As for why Mr. Yates is claiming that the jade came from the Yates family, I have no idea! All

hadn’t raised his voice, he spoke with such good diction

to be thrown out of the Yates family or to have them

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

Ryan scrutinized the piece of

vivid and clear that it’s almost flawless. Its distinct shape, however,

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