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 Margaret

other choice, she could only heave

put down her fork and got

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

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

“Jonathan!”

Jonathan turned back

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

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

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

Jonathan likewise

she took the watch to some expert and had

expression on her face, Margaret continued, “She even said that such cheap imitations are so common in the market that it’s not

Jonathan cut straight to the chase

even price it at over ten million?

hearing that, Margaret instantly rebutted forcefully, “That’s impossible!

were you going to say?” Jonathan demanded,

she had had a slip of the tongue, Margaret hastily clapped

 

restraining myself from exposing you when

where she placed it. Did she

off? Don’t you slander me!” Margaret became even more emotional, acting as though she had

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

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 left the house this

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