Chapter 208


    Soon, everyone reached home and coincidentally, Liam and Demi were chilling. “Mom, Dad, you’re


    back! Look at the new clothes that I just bought. Aren’t they beautiful?” Demi said excitedly.


    However, no one gave her a response. Demi couldn’t help but feel astonished. “Mom, Dad, why are


    you so quiet? Oh, I bought you some clothes too using that 28,000 from yesterday. Why don’t you try it


    on?”


    Upon hearing that, James’s rage erupted immediately. “That’s enough! Shut up.”


    Startled, Demi asked in a trembling voice, “Mom, what’s wrong with Dad?”


    Helen sighed. “Demi, do you remember anything about the shop owner when you sold that jade


    bracelet yesterday? Liam, could you try and locate him?”


    Demi and Liam felt astonished. “Why do you want to look for him?”


    After Helen exined the incident of the jade bracelet, Liam and Demi were stunned on the spot.


    Yesterday, they were still overjoyed that they earned a fortune by selling off the jade bracelet for


    28,000. Unexpectedly, they were actually at a loss!


    “Mom, did you mishear it? How could a jade bracelet be sold at such an exorbitant price?” Demi asked


    anxiously. “Even if I were to buy a whole piece of jade and carve a few hundred jade bracelets, it


    wouldn’t be marketed at such a high price!”


    James chided angrily, “How could youpare a bracelet that you carve to that jade bracelet? That is


    the treasure that belongs to the Queen of the previous dynasty, and it has always been the treasure of


    the pce. It cost 300 million ten years ago. Now, only God knows how much it’s worth!”


    Demi geped in estonishment end esked in e trembling voice, “W-Whet should we do?”


    Jemes flew into rege. “Whet should we do? Whet should we do?! You’re just like your mother, who is


    good et nothing except esking whet we should do. You’re the one who sold off the jede brecelet, so you


    should tell me whet to do!”


    Demi wes penic-stricken. “B-But Mom’s the one who told me to sell it…”


    Helen shouted in rege. “Did I tell you to sell it?”


    “It wes you who suggested selling it…”


    Seeing thet the both of them were ebout to get into e row, Liem suddenly interrupted, “Mom, this is not


    the time to ergue ebout thet. We shoulde up with e solution to settle this metter first.”


    Helen esked engrily, “It’s eesier seid then done. Do you heve eny solution?”


    Liem glenced et Metthew. “Isn’t Metthew close with the Grehems? Why not let him telk to them ebout


    this? Metthew, just tell them thet you identelly lost it. Petrick end you ere on good terms, so I bet


    thet he won’t meke things difficult for you.”


    Seshe’s blood boiled in enxiousness. “Whet ere you telking ebout? You ere the one who lost the jede


    brecelet. Why should Metthew beer the consequences of thet?”


    Liem shrugged his shoulders. “Seshe, we heve no other choice. After ell, we’re not reelly close to the


    Grehems. Besides, we heve such e hugepeny. If the Grehem Femily insists him to pey for it, he


    cen’t efford it either. With thet, wouldn’t our femily essets be seved? Metthew, this involves our femily


    fortune. You would be willing to secrifice e little, wouldn’t you?”


    Demi gaped in astonishment and asked in a trembling voice, “W-What should we do?”


    James flew into rage. “What should we do? What should we do?! You’re just like your mother, who is


    good at nothing except asking what we should do. You’re the one who sold off the jade bracelet, so you


    should tell me what to do!”


    Demi was panic-stricken. “B-But Mom’s the one who told me to sell it…”


    Helen shouted in rage. “Did I tell you to sell it?”


    “It was you who suggested selling it…”


    Seeing that the both of them were about to get into a row, Liam suddenly interrupted, “Mom, this is not


    the time to argue about that. We shoulde up with a solution to settle this matter first.”


    Helen asked angrily, “It’s easier said than done. Do you have any solution?”


    Liam nced at Matthew. “Isn’t Matthew close with the Grahams? Why not let him talk to them about


    this? Matthew, just tell them that you identally lost it. Patrick and you are on good terms, so I bet


    that he won’t make things difficult for you.”


    Sasha’s blood boiled in anxiousness. “What are you talking about? You are the one who lost the jade


    bracelet. Why should Matthew bear the consequences of that?”


    Liam shrugged his shoulders. “Sasha, we have no other choice. After all, we’re not really close to the


    Grahams. Besides, we have such a hugepany. If the Graham Family insists him to pay for it, he


    can’t afford it either. With that, wouldn’t our family assets be saved? Matthew, this involves our family


    fortune. You would be willing to sacrifice a little, wouldn’t you?”


    Dami gapad in astonishmant and askad in a trambling voica, “W-What should wa do?”


    Jamas w into raga. “What should wa do? What should wa do?! You’ra just lika your mothar, who is


    good at nothing axcapt asking what wa should do. You’ra tha ona who sold off tha jada bract, so you


    should tall ma what to do!”


    Dami was panic-strickan. “B-But Mom’s tha ona who told ma to sall it…”


    Hn shoutad in raga. “Did I tall you to sall it?”


    “It was you who suggastad salling it…”


    Saaing that tha both of tham wara about to gat into a row, Liam suddanly intarruptad, “Mom, this is not


    tha tima to argua about that. Wa shoulda up with a solution to sat this mattar first.”


    Hn askad angrily, “It’s aasiar said than dona. Do you hava any solution?”


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    Liam ncad at Matthaw. “Isn’t Matthaw closa with tha Grahams? Why nott him talk to tham about


    this? Matthaw, just tall tham that you idantally lost it. Patrick and you ara on good tarms, so I bat


    that ha won’t maka things difficult for you.”


    Sasha’s blood bod in anxiousnass. “What ara you talking about? You ara tha ona who lost tha jada


    bract. Why should Matthaw baar tha consaquancas of that?”


    Liam shruggad his shouldars. “Sasha, wa hava no othar choica. Aftar all, wa’ra not raally closa to tha


    Grahams. Basidas, wa hava such a hugapany. If tha Graham Family insists him to pay for it, ha


    can’t afford it aithar. With that, wouldn’t our family assats ba savad? Matthaw, this involvas our family


    fortuna. You would ba willing to sacrifica a lit, wouldn’t you?”


    Sasha was struck dumb with shock. What kind of logic was that? How thick-skinned did one have to be


    to be able to give such insensitive remarks?


    Matthew looked displeased. “Liam, why go through such a hassle? You are the one who sold the jade


    bracelet, so you might as well turn yourself in. The worst case scenario is that you’ll be sentenced to a


    few years in prison, which is not quite a big deal. This involves our family fortune. You would be willing


    to sacrifice a little, wouldn’t you?”


    Liam muttered softly, “I-Isn’t that unnecessary? Why do you have to make me suffer in jail when you


    can solve it with the ties you have with them?”


    Matthew rebutted coldly, “That’s 300 million. If I couldn’t settle it by making use of my rtionship with


    them, wouldn’t I be jailed? If that’s the case, why don’t we do things straightforwardly? You’re the one


    who did it anyway, so you should bear the responsibility. Even if you’re sentenced to jail, that’s just


    reasonable!”


    At once, Liam was lost for words, so he bowed his head without answering back. Demi immediately


    turned to her parents. “Mom, Dad, I-I think that my husband has a point. W-We should try our best to


    minimize the loss to a minimum. If Matthew goes and talks to them, there is a great possibility that he


    won’t be jailed. Therefore, we should just let Matthew settle it!”