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.
further,
she could only heave
fork and got to
work regarding the construction site, so she naturally hadn’t the time
stand up. Unexpectedly, Margaret called him back no sooner had
“Jonathan!”
Jonathan turned back
Margaret eyed him dubiously as though
bandy words with her. If Josephine weren’t her
Not only that, but it’s even a cheap imitation!” Margaret’s brows drew
that?” Jonathan likewise
she took the watch to some
cheap imitations are so common in the market that it’s not even worth a hundred grand, much less ten million. At most,
Jonathan cut straight to the chase with
they would sell a knock-off at their own store and even price it at over ten million? If someone were to sue them, even a
that, Margaret instantly rebutted forcefully, “That’s
going to say?” Jonathan demanded, arching an
that she had had a slip of the tongue, Margaret hastily clapped a hand
act! You sold that watch, didn’t you? I was simply restraining myself
have taken it off and forgotten where she placed it. Did she take me for
sell that watch off? Don’t you slander me!” Margaret became even more emotional, acting as though she had truly been accused
is!” Jonathan spat since
and forgot where you placed it. Even a three-year-old kid won’t believe such a lie! If all else fails, I can ask for the
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