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.

further, but Margaret threw

she could only

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

Unexpectedly, Margaret called him back no sooner

“Jonathan!”

turned

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

mood to bandy words with her. If Josephine weren’t her daughter, I wouldn’t even deign

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

that?” Jonathan likewise

tell me she took the watch to some expert and had

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 only worth

straight to the

would 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 rebutted

were you going to say?” Jonathan

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

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

where

sell that watch off? Don’t you slander

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

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

okay?” Margaret flew into a tizzy the second she

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