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.”

to your mother? Am I not

not give me a single cent? Such a good son-in-law you

snapped, obviously furious.

my mother-in-law intends to do great things with that money.

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

stuff. You even went stone gambling after watching

not allowed to go again. Honey,

our family

Dorothy said.

honey!” Alex made a verbal promise, but he was

in

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the Assex family’s place, Madame Joanne was with Anderson Assex

his daughter.

didn’t get to see the poor state Madame

and her face, swollen

like a dog on the

Moreover, we destroyed everything in her house. Haha!

they can move to,” Lady Emma Assex

with excitement. “Good. We need to teach these

a lesson.”

something out of her

Claire used to wear

it away. It’s a gift for

fine. You should wear it,

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

seem out of place,”

“My dear granddaughter,

that moment, Tony Lee charged into the house with a