NOVEL NEXT Chapter 86 - Ungrateful Thing
Chapter 86: Ungrateful Thing
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Dad, Clarence found this…”
Miranda’s pretty face had turned red. She could feel the strange looks from the people around her.
Even though she felt that Armstrong had gone a little too far, she could not say that out loud because he was her father.
Armstrong snorted disdainfully. “What did he find?
“Tell me. Isn’t Clarence a member of the Murphy family?
“Didn’t he join the Murphy family?
“Everything he owns belongs to the Murphy family too, including this piece of premium imperial jade he found!
“Would he have had a chance to come to First Pavilion if we hadn’t let him join us?
“He wouldn’t have a chance to find this premium imperial jade either, without us!”
Armstrong looked like he had settled the matter.
The customers in First Pavilion were dumbfounded. They had never seen a person as shameless as Armstrong before!
A middle-aged man in the crowd could not take it anymore. “Mr. Murphy, you have a reputation in Mediterranean City’s antique market, don’t you?
“Even if Clarence’s your son-in-law, you shouldn’t bully him like this, right?”
“You looked down on the ghost crack stone, Mr. Murphy. Your son-in-law found a premium imperial jade in it, so now you want to own it?” a rich lady in her early thirties also sneered.
“Mr. Murphy, I thought you said you would eat the stone’s outer layer if there were something in the ghost crack stone?”
“Now that they’ve found an imperial jade in it, are you going to eat the stone’s outer layer?”
The barrage of questions made Armstrong blush.
He just wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.
He was a man who valued his reputation.
He had been too excited about the premium imperial jade and embarrassed himself.
“You…”
Armstrong was so mad that he turned and ran out of First Pavilion with his tail between his legs.
“Hahaha!”
There was a burst of laughter. They found Armstrong to be such a disgrace!
Before leaving, Armstrong shouted, “Clarence, I’ll have Miranda divorce you if you don’t bring this imperial jade back!”
“Dad, what are you talking about?” The expression on Miranda’s pretty face changed.
“Hmph!”
Armstrong snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves out, and ran.
Although he was embarrassed, he kept thinking about the premium imperial jade.
After Armstrong left, many people approached him to butter him up.
“Brother Howard, I’m willing to pay thirty million for your imperial jade!”
“Thirty million? Carson, how clever of you! Indeed, the imperial jade is now worth thirty million, but once you process it a little and make it into jade items like jade bracelets, its value will be doubled!”
“I’ll pay fifty million!” Carson Hoffman gritted his teeth.
“Sixty million!”
“Seventy million!”
“I’ll pay eighty million!”
Clarence was a little surprised. It seemed the jade industry had a lot of money in it.
Otherwise, why else would these people be bidding so desperately?
Carrie suddenly said, “Mr. Howard, I’m willing to pay one hundred million for this premium imperial jade.”
There was a dead silence.
The chattering crowd suddenly went quiet. First Pavilion was indeed filthy rich.
One hundred million!
Clarence shook his head. “Thank you, Ms. Houston, but you heard my dad just now. I’m not selling the premium imperial jade.”
Miranda looked at Clarence in surprise. She had not expected Clarence to be able to resist the temptation of one hundred million.
Meanwhile, Miranda felt something warm in her heart. ‘It seems like Clarence cares about me after all.’
It was because Armstrong had threatened to make her divorce Clarence if Clarence did not bring the imperial jade back.
Carrie frowned and reluctantly handed the premium imperial jade back to Clarence. “Alright then.”
Though the premium imperial jade was perfect, it did not bother Carrie too much.
Carrie took a VIP membership card out. “Mr. Howard, you’re a VIP of First Pavilion from now on. Feel free to come and gamble on stones.”
“Thank you.”
Clarence accepted the membership card and left First Pavilion with Miranda and the imperial jade.
Once they walked out of First Pavilion, the relationship between the two seemed to thaw a little.
“You can take this imperial jade back to Dad.”
Clarence handed over the one hundred million imperial jade to Miranda.
Miranda’s eyes softened a little. “Thank you.”
“Uh… We’re husband and wife after all…” Clarence’s heart softened, and he felt slightly awkward. “Take it back to Dad. I’m going back to Thirteen Hall…”
Felix had destroyed Thirteen Hall, so Clarence was going back to get it renovated.
“Wait!”
Miranda stopped Clarence. “Don’t go back first. Our family’s holding a feast this afternoon. Let’s attend together and give Dad the imperial jade there.”
“What feast?” Clarence was a little surprised.
“You’ll find out when you get there. Someone from Beth City has come.”
Miranda was in quite a good mood.
Holding the imperial jade worth one hundred million, they got into Miranda’s red Mercedes with a tacit understanding between one another.
Clarence was the one driving, while Miranda sat in the passenger seat.
It had been a long time since they had been in the same car together.
The two of them did not speak during the journey.
After arriving at the Murphy family house, Miranda handed the imperial jade to Armstrong.
Armstrong had been pulling a long face, feeling angry.
After seeing the imperial jade, he immediately smiled and said in amazement, “It’s indeed an imperial jade!
“I heard Carrie offering a whopping one hundred million dollars for this as soon as I left First Pavilion!”
“Dad, is this really worth one hundred million?” Miranda was skeptical.
Armstrong smiled proudly. “You don’t understand how it works.
“Look at the quality of this imperial jade. There’s not a single flaw. It’s the best of the best.
“It’s the size of a bowl and is more than enough to make two bracelets, three or four jade pendants, and two or three pairs of earrings out of!
“In the jade industry, jade bracelets of imperial jade quality used to be reserved for royalty.
“One is worth at least one hundred million!
“You won’t have a problem earning two hundred million from this imperial jade after working on it.”
Armstrong spoke as if he was familiar with everything he was saying.
“So much profit? It’s making more money than real estate!” Miranda was surprised.
Armstrong was pleased to see his daughter’s surprised expression. “There’s so much you don’t know about. Real estate is nothing.”
He looked at Clarence with satisfaction again. “You did a good job today. You’re smart.”
“Thanks, Dad.”
Clarence was a little happy.
It was the first time in three years that Armstrong had ever praised him.
Miranda glanced at Clarence too. “Do more things that will make Dad happy.”
“Okay.” Clarence nodded quietly.
“Let’s go! I’m in a good mood. Let’s go to the hotel now.
“Your mom and the rest are already receiving guests at the hotel. We can’t be late.
“If we are, those people from Beth City would say we’re being arrogant.” Armstrong held the imperial jade fondly as he got up.
It was already two o ‘clock in the afternoon when Clarence and the others arrived at the hotel.
In the private room of a five-star hotel.
Peony, Belle’s family, and Melody’s family had already arrived. Chantelle and her son Tony were also there.
Clarence had not seen Chantelle and Tony since the last time they met at Johnson’s company. He was not expecting them to be here too today.
Other than the Murphy family and the Zachary family, there were also two young people—a man and a woman—as well as a few middle-aged men and women in their forties. They looked scholarly.
“Mom, Clarence’s here. Let him explain what happened this morning!
“This ungrateful thing asked someone to blackmail Humanity Hall!” Belle’s pretty face darkened.