The Pinnacle Of Life

On the road, Madame Claire Assex was talking to Alex Rockefeller in excitement. “Alex,

I can’t believe you’re Stone Gambling Prince. You’ve kept it a fine secret. With such

amazing abilities, you must have started out a long time ago. Why did Dorothy have to

work so hard to run a company? Why don’t we go stone gambling later? We’ll earn lots

of money. What do you think, my good son-in-law?”

All of a sudden, Alex had turned into a good son-in-law.

“Mother, I was just lucky that day. Did you really think I was a stone gambling expert? If I

were to go stone gambling again, I’m afraid you might not even have pants to wear,”

Alex said.

When Madame Claire heard this, she felt like a deflated balloon.

But quickly, she continued, “What about the jadeite? I don’t believe what you told Mr.

Lee.

You had moved out for a long time when that happened.”

“I sold it,” Alex said.

“Where’s the money?” Madame Claire asked.

“I gave it to my mother.”

give all of it to your mother? Am I not your

me a single cent? Such a good son-in-law you are,” Madame

snapped, obviously furious.

mother-in-law intends to do great things with that money. She’ll be using

you use it for? You’d either spend it on stocks

stone gambling after watching other people do it.

not allowed to go again.

happens, our family will

Dorothy said.

a verbal promise, but he was thinking about when

again in

***

Madame Joanne was with Anderson

his daughter.

poor state Madame Claire Assex was in.

and her face,

like a dog on

Moreover, we destroyed everything in her house. Haha! I’d like to

can move to,” Lady Emma Assex

“Good. We need to

a lesson.”

took something out of her pocket. “Grandma,

Claire used to wear it, and she

it away. It’s a gift for you, Grandma! Madame

fine. You should wear it,

joyously helped Madame Joanne put it on. “It looks beautiful.

out of place,” she

Joanne chuckled. “My dear granddaughter, you’re the

moment, Tony Lee charged into the house with