The Promise of Happiness novel Atalie and Samuel

Chapter 461 This Is Supposed To Be Hers

After that, Yandel went to see to it that Natalie’s order was carried out.

He and Thomas placed their respective orders for about ten pieces of jade stones each.

The seller weighed the items and named the price. Yandel readily took out about a few million and made his payment, but as for Thomas, his expression betrayed his reluctance. What a waste of money. It will all go to the drain if there’s no jade at all.

I’d rather buy a handbag than stones that do not even promise any returns.

Thomas thought the whole thing was purely a gamble of fate, but he could not go back on his word since that would be too shameful for him. Besides, Yeva was constantly sweet-talking to him, so he had no other choice but to proceed with the plan.

Now that they made the payment, the final step would be to reveal the results.

“Mr. Nichols,” Natalie said, “there is only one machine to carve out the stone. What about I go first?”

“Why not?” Thomas replied, so Natalie went ahead and picked one stone and asked two of the workers to carry it over.

First, they ran some water over the raw stone to bring down its temperature. Then, they used a sharp and spinning handsaw blade to cut through it.

Everyone awaited the outcome anxiously as the workers set to work. Usually, the chances of having jade in raw stones were rare.

ago, Natalie saved

he taught her all the tricks he knew about stone-gambling. That was how Natalie came to know about this craft and the ways to go about

stones were all processed, but

while the other three were small yellow jades. Their colors did not look promising and could only be sold for about

but only clawed back tens of thousands of returns. They were running

out about the result. He had no idea what Natalie was trying to

at? I thought you said you’d do anything to make me happy just now? Don’t tell me you’re regretting spending the money

was not in the position to stop

“Sure. Go ahead.”

confidence. “Just you wait and see. I will make sure I bring some real good jade home today,” she promised,

had made a fool out of himself when he lost the best, he came over and talked smugly. “It seems like your lover is running low on luck today. I

 Yandel cursed at the old man in his heart, but for courtesy’s sake, he still

stones were all checked, it was time to move on

was Yeva’s first stone-gambling experience, she was so nervous

afraid that things would turn out just like what

first six jade stones

two were studded with yellow jade. Even so, the color was worse than Natalie’s, and could only be sold for a negligible amount of

over to the machine, they prayed earnestly in their hearts that