Mr. Blackwood pouted. “What do you mean, ‘choose’? Do you think you’re picking cabbages at the supermarket? I can’t just produce one of my pieces when you ask me to!”

Shane’s lips curved into a smile. “I heard from my sources that you still have a Blossoming Prosperity teacup that you haven’t sold yet.”

Mr. Blackwood’s face twitched. “Who—who did you hear that from?”

Shane turned around to look at him. “Oh, does it really matter? Come on, hand it over. I have some land in the capital that I can rent out to you for peanuts. You can build your kiln there.”

Mr. Blackwood looked as though he was about to protest. His mouth opened uncertainly before he clamped it shut and sighed. “I’ve lost to you again! Alright, then, I’ll go and get it for you! Jeez.”

Mr. Blackwood stuck his hands behind him and tottered into the storage room.

That night, Natalie showed up at the Moore Residence with the teacup in hand. After asking one of their servants, she was informed that Mr. Moore was in his study. She decided to make her way there herself.

However, just as she had taken two steps, a woman dashed out from the crowd and ran right into her, bumping so heavily into Natalie that she stumbled a little.

However, there was a throbbing pain in

onto the ground on her bottom. The glass of red wine in her hand shattered onto the floor with a loud crash. In an instant,

see who it was. Seeing that they had bumped heavily into each other,

her beautiful face. She struggled up from the floor and raised her hand to slap Natalie

was in so much pain that she could

expected to see the woman’s hand swinging down

little. Natalie reached out to grab the woman’s hand instinctively and took a curious look at the woman’s face. When she

coincidence. She had bumped straight

free, but Natalie’s grip was simply too strong. Instead, the woman

her order. Looking up at Isabelle, she said,

to that. Laughing coldly, she replied, “How dare you knock me onto the floor and make a fool of me in front of all

I can’t let go of you then. Although I was wrong for knocking you over, I’ve

did? I never accepted your apology!”

her lips. “Well, how do you want to settle this,

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