Chapter 167 Tricked

“Weren’t you wearing it this morning and staunchly refused to return it to Jonathan? Don’t you remember?” Josephine couldn’t help feeling a tad suspicious at the panicked expression on Margaret’s face.

“Oh, you’re referring to that watch?” It was as though something suddenly occurred to Margaret. “I took it off this morning before leaving home and placed it on the table!”

“You placed it on the table?” Josephine swept a gaze over the table in bewilderment, but there was only an empty box there.

Huh? There’s no watch there.

Upon glimpsing the dubious look in her eyes, Margaret uneasily changed her tune. “Perhaps I took it off when I took a shower but forgot where I put it. I’ll look for it when I’m free.”

“You’re not lying to me, are you, Mom?” Josephine regarded her skeptically.

She took it off but forgot where she put it? After so many years, I know her all too well! She would never bear to take off a watch worth over ten million. Instead, she would probably flaunt it everywhere, afraid that people wouldn’t know that she was wearing such an expensive watch!

Hearing that, Margaret snorted and retorted, “Why would I do so? It’s just a worthless watch, no? Did you think I sold it off secretly?”

“That’s not what I meant, Mom—”

Surprise flooded Josephine at Margaret’s intense reaction.

I was merely asking about it, so why did she react so strongly?

“Okay, stop talking about that! It’s merely a worthless watch, isn’t it? I’ll just pay him back if I misplaced it!” Margaret harrumphed, cutting Josephine off mid-utterance and giving her no chance to speak.

further, but Margaret threw her

she could only

to the study.She still had a ton of unfinished work regarding the construction site, so she

to stand up. Unexpectedly,

“Jonathan!”

turned

your watch really cost over ten million?” Margaret eyed him dubiously as though she didn’t believe that

I lie to you?” Jonathan wasn’t in the mood to bandy words with her.

imitation, a knock-off? Not only that, but it’s even a cheap imitation!”

said that?” Jonathan

watch

imitations are so common in the market that it’s not even worth a hundred grand, much less ten million. At most, it’s only worth fifty

tricked!” Jonathan cut straight to the

daring that they would sell a knock-off at their own store and even price it at over ten million? If someone

that, Margaret instantly rebutted forcefully,

going to say?” Jonathan demanded, arching

that she had had a slip of the tongue, Margaret hastily

You sold that watch, didn’t you? I was simply restraining myself from exposing you when Josephine was here earlier.” Jonathan

it off and forgotten where she placed it. Did she take me for a gullible

Jonathan? When did I sell that watch off? Don’t you slander me!” Margaret became even more emotional, acting as though she had

Fine, then tell me where the watch is!” Jonathan spat since he couldn’t be bothered to waste his breath with

me that you took it off and forgot where you placed it. Even a three-year-old kid won’t believe such a lie! If all else fails, I can ask for the surveillance footage right now and see

I’ll talk, okay?” Margaret flew into a tizzy the

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