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 hard

other choice, she could only

and got to her feet before heading to

unfinished work regarding the construction site, so she naturally hadn’t the time to keep interrogating Margaret

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

“Jonathan!”

turned

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

words with her. If Josephine

a knock-off? Not only that, but it’s even a cheap imitation!” Margaret’s brows

that?” Jonathan

watch to

cheap imitations are so common in the market that it’s not even worth

Jonathan cut straight to

at their own store and even price it at over ten million? If someone were to sue them, even a hundred million wouldn’t

instantly

to say?”

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

 

Just drop the act! You sold that watch, didn’t you? I was simply restraining myself from exposing you when Josephine was here earlier.” Jonathan exposed her when he saw her

even claimed to have taken it off and forgotten where she placed it. Did she take me for a

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

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

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

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