The Legendary Man

Chapter 167

Chapter 167 Tricked

“Weren’t you wearing it this morning and staunchly refused to return it to Jonathan? Don’t you remember?” Josephine couldn’t help feeling a tad suspicious at the panicked expression on Margaret’s face.

“Oh, you’re referring to that watch?” It was as though something suddenly occurred to Margaret. “I took it off this morning before leaving home and placed it on the table!”

“You placed it on the table?” Josephine swept a gaze over the table in bewilderment, but there was only an empty box there.

Huh? There’s no watch there.

Upon glimpsing the dubious look in her eyes, Margaret uneasily changed her tune. “Perhaps I took it off when I took a shower but forgot where I put it. I’ll look for it when I’m free.”

“You’re not lying to me, are you, Mom?” Josephine regarded her skeptically.

She took it off but forgot where she put it? After so many years, I know her all too well! She would never bear to take off a watch worth over ten million. Instead, she would probably flaunt it everywhere, afraid that people wouldn’t know that she was wearing such an expensive watch!

Hearing that, Margaret snorted and retorted, “Why would I do so? It’s just a worthless watch, no? Did you think I sold it off secretly?”

“That’s not what I meant, Mom—”

Surprise flooded Josephine at Margaret’s intense reaction.

I was merely asking about it, so why did she react so strongly?

“Okay, stop talking about that! It’s merely a worthless watch, isn’t it? I’ll just pay him back if I misplaced it!” Margaret harrumphed, cutting Josephine off mid-utterance and giving her no chance to speak.

Josephine wanted to speak further, but Margaret threw her

no other choice, she could

and got to her feet before heading to

still had a ton of unfinished work regarding the construction site, so she naturally hadn’t the time to keep

up. Unexpectedly, Margaret called

“Jonathan!”

Jonathan turned back

ten million?” Margaret eyed him dubiously as though she didn’t

wasn’t in the mood to bandy words with her. If Josephine weren’t her daughter, I wouldn’t even deign to spare

that it’s merely an imitation, a knock-off? Not only that,

said that?” Jonathan likewise frowned

tell me she took the watch

on her face, Margaret continued, “She even said that such cheap imitations are so common

Jonathan cut straight to

price it at over ten million? If someone were to sue them, even a hundred million wouldn’t suffice for the compensation they’d have to pay,

that, Margaret instantly rebutted

to say?” Jonathan demanded,

of the tongue, Margaret hastily clapped a hand over

 

restraining myself from exposing you when Josephine

where she placed

When did I sell that watch off? Don’t you slander me!” Margaret became even more emotional, acting as though

that I’m slandering you? Fine, then tell me where the watch is!” Jonathan spat since he couldn’t be bothered

it. Even a three-year-old kid won’t believe such a lie! If all else fails, I can ask for the surveillance footage right now and see whether the watch was

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