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 threw her a
other choice, she could
she put down her fork and
so she naturally
to stand up. Unexpectedly, Margaret called him back no sooner had
“Jonathan!”
turned
dubiously as though she didn’t
would I lie to you?” Jonathan wasn’t in the mood to bandy words with her. If Josephine weren’t her
a knock-off? Not
that?” Jonathan likewise
took the watch to some expert
Margaret continued, “She even said that such cheap imitations are so common in the market that
been tricked!” Jonathan cut straight to
and even 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
Margaret instantly
you going to say?” Jonathan
had a slip of the tongue, Margaret hastily
that’s enough. Just drop the act! You sold that watch, didn’t you? I was simply restraining myself from exposing you when Josephine
off and forgotten where
spouting, Jonathan? When did I sell that watch off? Don’t you slander me!” Margaret became even more emotional, acting as though she had
watch is!” Jonathan spat since he couldn’t
he 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 left
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