The Legendary Man

Chapter 167

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.

to speak further,

she could only heave a

she put down her fork and got to her feet before heading 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 Margaret about

stand up. Unexpectedly, Margaret

“Jonathan!”

turned

ten million?” Margaret eyed him dubiously as though

I lie to you?” Jonathan wasn’t in the mood to bandy words with her. If Josephine weren’t her daughter, I wouldn’t even deign to spare

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

Jonathan

watch to some expert

a grim expression on her face, Margaret continued, “She even said that such cheap imitations are so common in the market that it’s not even worth a hundred grand, much less ten million. At most, it’s

cut straight to

own store and even price it at over ten million? If someone were to sue them, even

that, Margaret instantly rebutted forcefully,

to say?” Jonathan

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

enough. Just drop the act! You sold that watch, didn’t you? I was simply restraining myself from exposing you when Josephine was

She even claimed to have taken it off and forgotten where she placed it. Did

slander me!” Margaret

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

and forgot where you placed it. Even a three-year-old kid won’t believe such a lie! If all

I’ll tell you! I’ll talk, okay?” Margaret flew into a tizzy the second she heard that he was going to get the

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