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.”

you give all of it to your mother? Am I not your mother-in-law? How

Such a good son-in-law you are,”

snapped, obviously furious.

do great things with that money.

use it for? You’d either spend it

stone gambling after

you are not allowed to go again. Honey, you’re not allowed either!

out of ten. If that happens, our family will go

Dorothy said.

promise, but he was

again in

***

Assex family’s place, Madame Joanne was with

his daughter.

to see the poor

and her face, swollen

even howling like

we destroyed everything in her

to,” Lady Emma Assex

“Good. We need to teach

a lesson.”

of

Claire used to wear it, and she

taken it away. It’s a gift

fine. You should wear

Joanne put it on. “It looks beautiful. It

of place,” she

chuckled. “My dear granddaughter, you’re

that moment, Tony Lee charged into the house with a