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.

Josephine wanted to speak further, but Margaret threw her a hard

she could only heave a

to the study.She still had a ton of unfinished work regarding the construction site, so she naturally hadn’t the time to keep interrogating

she left, Jonathan also made to stand up. Unexpectedly, Margaret called him back no sooner had

“Jonathan!”

Jonathan turned

though she didn’t believe that a watch

with her. If Josephine weren’t her daughter, I wouldn’t even deign to spare her a single

I hear that it’s merely an imitation, a knock-off? Not only that, but it’s even

said that?” Jonathan likewise frowned

me she took the watch to some expert and

common in

been tricked!” Jonathan cut straight to the chase with

sell a knock-off at their own store and even price it at over ten million? If someone were to sue them, even a hundred million wouldn’t suffice for the compensation they’d have to

Margaret instantly

to say?”

Seemingly having realized that she had had a slip of the tongue, Margaret

restraining myself from exposing you when Josephine was here earlier.” Jonathan exposed

and forgotten where she placed it. Did she take me for a gullible three-year-old

spouting, Jonathan? When did I sell that watch off? Don’t you slander me!”

that I’m slandering you? Fine, then tell me where the watch is!” Jonathan spat since he couldn’t be bothered

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

into a

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