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”You, shut up!” Graham said as he glared at Adam. After that, he turned towards Jack before he said in a respectful manner, “Thank you for your advice. I will definitely pay more attention to these things in future.”
Jack nodded in a meaningful manner before he got up and left.
As soon as Jack left the mansion, Adam immediately said, “Father, Mr. Yaleman is a very well-known master from Mystery Court. How can a liar like Joe even be compared to him? This time, Mr. Yaleman is even willing to help to solve our family problems without even taking a single penny from us!”
“Mr. Yaleman did not even take a single penny from us but Joe has already cheated our family of so much money! He even spent more than a hundred million dollars just to buy a broken clam at the auction today! This is a scam! This is definitely a scam! Second Uncle, why are you so willing to give him so much money? Why do you trust him so much? If word about this matter gets out, wouldn’t the people in Aurous Hill treat the Quinton family as fools?”
Graham was silent at this time but he had a doubtful expression on his face.
He knew that Jack was indeed very reputable in the country. Moreover, he could not forget the vision that Jack had shown him earlier. It was so vivid and real and he had no choice but to believe what he saw.
Most importantly, Jack did not take a single penny from them today. On the other hand, Joe had spent so much of the Quinton family’s money at the auction today…
The more he thought about the situation, the more he felt that there was something wrong with Joe!
At this time, the Quinton family’s butler suddenly knocked on the door before he stepped in after getting permission from Graham.
“Mr. Quinton, there is an express delivery for you.”
After he was done speaking, he handed a paper box over to Graham.
Graham frowned as he unpacked the paper box. After that, he found a talisman inside the paper box.
He took a closer look at the talisman at this time and he found out that it was just a thin piece of shell about the size of a matchbox. Moreover, there it was attached to a piece of cheap red string and it looked just like any other shell sold at random tourist attractions.
Graham looked at the sender’s information and he realized that it was from Joe.
There were also a few words written on a piece of paper in the box: “Stun talisman. Hang it up in the main hall to break and get rid of the evil spirit.”
Adam cursed out loud as soon as he saw the talisman. “Damn it, Father! Joe is taking you for a fool! He’s sent you a broken piece of clam shell and this could be a clam shell bought from any random place! Do you really think that this would help us to get rid of any evil spirit?”
“Moreover, do you really think that this broken shell should be worth one hundred million dollars? He does not care about you and he’s not giving you any face at all! The fact that he sent you this talisman by courier proves that he does not have the guts to face you! If Joe is not a liar, why else is he doing this?”
Adam continued shouting, “Father, why don’t we get someone to beat Joe up so that we can get our money back? Otherwise, if Joe runs away, we will suffer a huge loss!”
“Shut up and let me think this through,” Graham said as he rubbed his brows. He stared at the symbol on the shell and he was not certain whether it had any magical or spiritual powers at all.
After hesitating for a moment, Graham summoned all the members of the Quinton family before he said, “This is a matter of life and death for the Quinton family. Therefore, it is of great importance to me. I will visit Joe personally tomorrow to ask him what is going on exactly. For the time being, I want everyone to carry the peace talisman that Mr. Yaleman has given to us at all times! Do not take it off!”
“Yes!”
“Father, I want to come with you!” Adam said as he gritted his teeth. “That Joe had done a lot of harm to me and our family. I have to go over there and break his legs myself!”
“You? Are you sure you can do it?”
Graham frowned before he replied, “If you really want to come along, make sure that you bring a few more bodyguards with you tomorrow. I want you to inquire about Joe’s whereabouts tomorrow so we can be prepared to confront him.”
After he was done speaking, Graham paused for a moment before he reminded Adam again, “Remember, I’m not asking you to cause any trouble for Joe. I do not want you to act recklessly and get beaten up again!”
Adam was overjoyed at this time and he replied immediately, “I understand.”
Graham continued speaking in a serious voice, “Even though the Quinton family is not the most prestigious family in Aurous Hill, I won’t tolerate anyone who tries to deceive me. If anyone tries to deceive me, I’ll also retaliate in the most appropriate manner! Therefore, I must get to the bottom of this matter and find out if Joe is really a liar. If he has been lying and treating me as a fool, I’ll not let him off so easily!”
After leaving the Quinton family, Jack started planning his next course of action.
Of course, he wanted to take revenge on Joe. He wanted to take back what Joe had stolen from him. However, what he had done so far was not enough!
The reason why he came to Aurous Hill this time was to establish a strong connection in Aurous Hill. He planned to recruit a group of believers so that he could establish his career further.
Therefore, he had to come up with a masterplan to kill two birds with one stone.
He wanted everyone in Aurous Hill to think of Joe as nothing but a swindler!
Joe did not know that Jack was planning to use him as a sacrificial lamb to advance his own career.
As he was busy buying vegetables to prepare dinner in the evening, Joe suddenly received a phone call from Jasmine.
After answering the call, Jasmine spoke to him in a serious manner as she said directly, “Mr. Smith, it seems as though Mr. Yaleman has invited some antique, Feng Shui, and metaphysics masters to attend a banquet that would be held at the White family mansion. He wants me to ask you if you have the time to attend this banquet.”
“The White family? Who are they?”
Jasmine replied, “The White family is a middle-class family with two male descendants, Gerald White and Kevin White.”
“Why would Mr. Yaleman choose to hold the banquet at the White family mansion?” Joe asked in suspicion.
Jasmine continued explaining, “Things have not been going well for the White family recently. His son, Kevin, and his nephew, Gerald, have been getting into trouble, one after the other. Therefore, the White family’s business has also been deteriorating. The White family has begged Mr. Yaleman to make a trip to their house because they want him to help change the Feng Shui and fate of their family.”
Jasmine continued, “Since Mr. Yaleman also invited a bunch of metaphysics masters to the banquet tomorrow, I believe that he has some other intentions in mind aside from making some money from the White family.”
Joe smiled before he replied nonchalantly, “I guess he’s trying to retaliate and take revenge against me because I snatched the clam from him at the auction earlier. I guess he’s trying to set me up. Don’t you think so?”
However, Joe continued speaking, “But I will still attend the banquet because I want to see what kind of tricks he has up his sleeves.”
As soon as he promised to come, Jasmine replied, “Alright then. I will pick you up in the morning tomorrow and we will head to the White family mansion together.”
“That sounds perfect to me.”
…
Early the next morning, Jasmine drove to Joe’s house to pick him up.
The White family mansion was located in a suburban area on the mountain and surrounded by spectacular scenery.
All of the pavilions and terraces in the White family garden was built in an antique style. It seemed as though the White family had spent hundreds of millions of dollars to renovate their mansion so that they could receive and entertain guests in a distinguished and stylish manner.
There were also dozens of yellow rosewood chairs outside the pavilion by the lake. More than a dozen guests were sitting down as they chatted with one another and laughed from time to time.