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.

I—” Josephine wanted to speak further, but

other choice, she could only

fork and got to her feet

so she naturally hadn’t the time to keep interrogating

she left, Jonathan also made to stand up. Unexpectedly, Margaret called him back no sooner

“Jonathan!”

turned back

though she didn’t believe that a watch could be worth more than ten

words with her. If Josephine weren’t her daughter, I wouldn’t even deign

knock-off? Not only that, but it’s even a cheap

said that?” Jonathan

took the watch to some expert

Margaret continued, “She even said that such cheap imitations are so common in the market that it’s not even worth a hundred grand, much less ten million. At most, it’s

cut straight to the chase with

be so daring that they would sell a knock-off at their own store and even price it at over ten million? If someone were to sue them,

that, Margaret instantly

say?”

slip of the tongue, Margaret hastily clapped a hand over her

 

the act! You sold that watch, didn’t you? I was simply restraining myself from exposing you when Josephine was here earlier.”

She even claimed to have taken it off and forgotten where she

off? Don’t you slander me!” Margaret

where the watch is!” Jonathan spat since he couldn’t be bothered to waste his

warned, “Don’t tell me that you took it off 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 surveillance footage right now and see whether the watch was on your hand when you

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