NovelEnglishChapter 647 Helen nodded. "I agreed. I'd rather not put Frank on the spot." With that, the two girlbosses of Riverton shared the factory Frank repurposed from the Salazars.
Further details were up to those two— it would not be Frank's business either way.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAt noon, Randall Young was sitting in his jewelry store at Riverton's Square Street, holding up a magnifying glass as he studied a bright ruby.
After a long while, he breathed a long sigh and put away the magnifying glass.
a Aadabbbe Then, looking up at the girl standing opposite him, he cleared his throat.
"Well, the luster and form rank it among the best of the best—it's a ruby fit for Talnam royalty. So, would you mind telling me where you got it from?" Naturally, Cindy was the one standing opposite Randall.
She brought him the ruby that Fenton delivered, though she shook her head in hesitation. "It's a gift. I can't say." "You can't say..." Randall breathed a long sigh and shook his head. "Ma'am, I'm actually afraid to buy this from you because it's too valuable." Pausing for a moment in thought, he then said, "No, that's not all... You must understand that this belonged to
a | Talnam royalty! There would be a diplomatic crisis between Draconia and Talnam if they were to find out that some commoner got their hands on this!" Cindy was actually terrified by what Randall said. She certainly did not think that the ruby from Frank's father belonged to royalty and could cause a diplomatic crisis! However, she did not give up and pressed, "But are you really passing up on this, Mr. Young?" "Well..." Randall hesitated for a moment, and sighed as he raised five fingers. "I can take it for 500 million dollars. That's twenty percent of its full value, but it's all I can pay you because I can't sell it anywhere other than on the black market. You have to
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmunderstand." "500 million?!" Cindy's eyes could pop out, and she almost choked even as she stared at the ruby she was holding.
And 500 million was just twenty percent of its full value... She had really hit the jackpot! That was when Cindy's phone started ringing, and she quickly put the ruby in her bag before scrambling to answer it.
"Hello, Cindy? How did the appraisal go? Is the ruby real?" Gina asked from the other end.
"0-0f course..." Cindy stopped himself as greed overcame her.
After all, there was 500 million dollars
at stake! Cindy promptly switched gears. "Of course it's fake, Aunt Gina! We were all tricked —it's just some crude imitation made out of artificial glass worth 500 bucks at best!" "What?!" Gina almost collapsed unconscious on the other end. "Are you sure, Cindy? There's no mistaking it?!" "Of course there's no mistake!" Cindy assured her. "Randall Young of Square Street personally appraised it. He's never wrong!"
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