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 your

me a single cent? Such a good

snapped, obviously furious.

intends to do great things with that

would you use it for? You’d

useless stuff. You even went stone gambling

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

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

Dorothy said.

verbal promise, but he was

in

***

Assex family’s place, Madame

his daughter.

you didn’t get to see the poor state

and her face, swollen

even howling like a

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

move to,” Lady Emma Assex

seemed filled with excitement. “Good. We need to teach these

a lesson.”

Emma suddenly took something out of her pocket. “Grandma, look what I

I remember Madame Claire used to wear it, and she

I’ve taken it away. It’s a gift for you, Grandma!

so fine. You should wear it,

put it on. “It

seem out of place,” she

chuckled. “My dear granddaughter, you’re the

charged into