Becoming the Richest Man Alive
Chapter 225
“There’s something off about this one. It lacks… flair.”
“You really do know your antiques, Casper,” Victoria said approvingly, and pointed at the porcelain vase with variegated glaze. “What do you think of that one?” If both the vase and the temple jar turn out to be fake, I’d lose two showpieces for the Antique Fair.
“No. That one is the real deal.” He said, to her relief. “Those two men were good with mind games. They used an authentic piece of antique to go along with a fake one to muddy the water. When pretense receives credence, a lie becomes the truth. It would be the ultimate scam if I hadn’t intervened.”
“To think I almost let them get away with it…” Embarrassed, Tony turned to Casper. “Please forgive my arrogance earlier. Showing off my knowledge about antiques to you is like teaching a fish how to swim.”
“There’s nothing to forgive, Mr. Lane. You are no doubt a master of your craft. With your seniority and experience, I can hardly hold a candle to you.”
Grateful for the out and awed by Casper’s capability, Tony grew fonder of the young man by the minute, especially after he found out that Elena was the latter’s secretary rather than his girlfriend. What a promising yet humble individual. It’s rare to find such qualities in youths nowadays.
He handed Casper his business card before making his departure.
After Tony left, Victoria smiled at Casper. “You’re just full of surprises, aren’t you?” Her smile turned flirtatious. “I have to admit that I quite like seeing you like this.”
“Then how do you feel about me naked?” He deadpanned, eyeing her suggestively.
“You wish!” she said in mock anger, but there was something inviting in her eyes.
Sprouting a goofy smile, Casper found his gaze dropping lower as if pulled by a magnet, until it rested on her rather impressive rack.
you can stay the night
words were music to his ears. “Sure
just came to,” she interjected a
from Casper. She stood in front of the tied-up men and looked down
have some guts trying to sell
didn’t know,” argued one
since they had tried to flee after the porcelain vase was identified
want to know is the whereabouts
“How will we know who or where the person is? We thought the vase was real, but it turned out to be a forgery; we’re the victims here
them over to Victoria. He was sure that under her “care,” they would tell the truth in
“Why do you want to
As shrewd as Victoria was, she had already guessed the motive behind his determination—he wanted to use antique forgery to profiteer. Finding the forger for
guy tried to besmirch the good name of your store by selling you imitations.
reputation for selling only genuine antiques, the unspoken rule in the line of business was that a piece of antique would be considered real, as long as no one outrightly said otherwise. Hence, she was equally tempted by the prospect of making exorbitant profits through such
know what you’re up to, Casper. I want in. If you find
part of him briefly wondered if he should feel bad about discussing going halfsies on Buck—his fellow apprentice, and a senior one at that—like a commodity. However, it was simply too good an opportunity to pass up. The fleeting moment of hesitation was
Casper gave her a heads up that the various associations were preparing to strike against
he was doing. “You seem to be making a name for yourself,” she said. “When we first met, you were just a student, and now you’ve become some big-shot association head. I heard the Firewolf Chamber is
out,
she said with good cheer, pressing a kiss on Casper’s forehead as goodbye. “I’ll let you know when those two
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In Chapter 225 of the Becoming the Richest Man Alive series,A poor student named Casper is left alone in the canteen, staring at the leftover food on the table. After the other students leave, he takes some bread from the tray and eats it. When a woman with heavy makeup sees him eating, she tells him that his girlfriend, Kitty, is going to leave him for a richer boy named Charlie Whittaker. Casper rushes to the school's entrance, where he sees Kitty and Charlie arriving in a BMW. Kitty breaks up with Casper, and Charlie insults him. Later, Casper's roommate, Felix, tells him that Charlie reminded him of his outstanding school fees, which he must pay the next day. Casper tells Felix he will take care of it, but Felix insists on helping him..... Will this Chapter 225 author joy mention any details. Follow Chapter 225 and the latest episodes of this series at Novelxo.com.
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