Chapter 125 – Disdained Son-in-Law, Destined Riches

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After he was done speaking, the lawyer threw the termination letter to the ground before he turned around and left immediately.

Lady Wilson was so angry that she spat out a big mouthful of blood before falling unconscious to the ground!

The news that Emgrand Group had blacklisted the Wilson Group spread around Aurous Hill quickly.

At this time, everyone in Aurous Hill already knew that the Wilson family was finished. News that the old lady had been admitted to the hospital as soon as she heard about the fate of the Wilson Group also spread very quickly.

Joe’s father-in-law, Jacob, was not even surprised when he heard the news.

He calmly told his daughter and son-in-law, “My mother has always been like that. She has always felt the need to control other people throughout her entire life. It was only a matter of time before she suffered from her own actions! There is no need for us to feel sympathetic at all. We should give her some time to reflect on herself in the hospital. Perhaps she will finally understand what she has done wrong in her life!”

Joe was relieved because it was rare for Jacob to finally look aside when it came to matters related to his mother.

After heaving a sigh of relief, Claire began to secretly look for a job.

When Joe was done cooking dinner later in the evening, he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening behind him.

He turned around and saw Jacob walking in, looking extremely happy.

Joe looked at the expression on Jacob’s face and could not help but to ask, “Dad, why are you so happy after taking a stroll? Did something good happen?”

“Hahaha! I have really good luck today!” Jacob replied as he laughed. “After taking the pill that you gave me, all the pain that I was feeling vanished completely. Moreover, I am feeling extremely refreshed and energetic right now!”

“Do you want to guess who I met at Antique Street just now?”

“Who?” Joe was very worried. Did his father-in-law get cheated by the counterfeit dealers and stall owners at Antique Street again?

Joe glanced up and down at Jacob before heaving a huge sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Jacob had come home empty-handed today.

Jacob sipped the cup of tea in his hand before speaking mysteriously, “Son-in-law, do you remember the owner of the antique stall that we went to before this? I am talking about Zachary, the swindler at Antique Street. Do you remember him?”

“Yes, I do. What happened?”

“Haha! I met that kid when I went to Antique Street today!”

Joe was shocked, and he hurriedly asked, “Dad! Did you buy anything from him again?”

“No!” Jacob replied as he waved his hands happily. “Zachary knows that I am your father-in-law, and he does not dare to cheat me of my money anymore. He not only gave me a piece of jade pendant today, but he also helped me to sell some medicine!”

Joe frowned at this time. He was not worried because the jade pendant that Zachary gave to his old man was probably a fake anyway, but he found it really strange that Zachary would offer to sell medicine for him.

“What medicine are you talking about?”

“The pills that you made for me to treat my traumatic injuries! I know that it’s a pill to relieve the heart,” Jacob replied as he slapped his thigh excitedly. “My injuries are completely healed! As soon as Zachary heard about my injuries and the effectiveness of the pills, he told me that he had a way to sell the pills for me. I gave two of the pills to him, but I did not expect him to really be able to sell the pills!”

Joe was dumbfounded.

The pill was not a rare or precious item and he would have allowed the old man to throw it away if he did not finish it. However, Joe was amazed because Zachary was really good at taking advantage of any loopholes that he could find. He was even able to sell leftover medication!

“Dad, there is no authentication for these pills. How could you sell it?”

Jacob simply replied, “I don’t know about that, but Zachary helped me to sell the pills anyway. Do you want to guess how much I sold it for?”

“Over a thousand dollars?”

“No, you are not even close!” Jacob laughed triumphantly. “I sold it for half a million dollars!”

“Pfft!”

Joe had been drinking water at this time, and he spurted the water out of his mouth as soon as he heard Jacob’s words.

He could not believe it. The pills probably cost less than a hundred dollars, but Zachary had actually managed to sell it for half a million dollars?!

Who was this unfortunate person who actually had so much money to be fooled by this profiteer?

Joe could not help but ask Jacob, “Who did Zachary sell those pills to?”

“I’m not sure. Zachary told me that he had to maintain his professional ethics and keep his client’s information confidential.”

After he was done speaking, Jacob shook his head before sighing. “Zachary gave me the five hundred thousand dollars and told me that he was doing me this favor to honor you. I tried to give him some commission for his hard work, but he refused to accept any money from me. He is really a very talented salesperson, but it is a pity that he is a swindler. I advised him to try to make a living by getting a decent job.”

Joe shook his head. It was completely impossible for Zachary to change his occupation!

He had already been a swindler trading in antiques ever since he was young, and it had already become a habit for him. If he had to work a decent job in an office, he would probably give up on life immediately.

However, since Zachary had managed to sell the pills at such a high price for Jacob, Joe was relieved because Jacob could use that sum of money to subsidize their living expenses.

After all, they had already been kicked out from the Wilson family and Claire would probably be unemployed for the time being. Moreover, Jacob would no longer be receiving any dividends from the Wilson Group since they were no longer part of the company. Thus, Jacob could use the money to help them through this transition.

No longer depressed because he had made five hundred thousand dollars out of nowhere, Jacob smiled before he started humming as he walked into his bedroom.

Joe also returned to his bedroom to tell Claire about this matter.

Claire jumped out of bed before asking nervously, “Joe! The other party spent so much money on the pills! What if something bad happens after taking the pills? Would you be able to get away with it if the pills did not work for them at all?”

“Don’t worry, Claire,” Joe replied as he smiled. “Those pills work to treat blood stasis and promote good blood circulation. The medicinal herbs used to make the pills are not expensive or valuable. Even if anyone used it for the wrong purpose, the only side effect is that they would suffer from a nosebleed for about two days at most. Anyway, even if there are any side effects, they can only blame themselves for buying medicine without any prescriptions at all! How could they waste money like that?”

Claire was still not convinced and fretted over it. “In that case, why don’t you tell me who on earth would be willing to spend five hundred thousand dollars to buy those two pills?!”

Joe replied casually, “Probably someone suffering from cerebral obstruction or someone with a family member suffering from the cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease at home. That pill would also be very effective for people suffering from these illnesses.”

Claire finally felt a little more relieved after listening to Joe’s explanation.

After all, these were all terminal illnesses that would cost no less than five hundred million dollars if they were to treat their condition in the hospital.

After they were done with dinner, Joe received a phone call from Don Albert as he was washing the dishes.

Even though Albert was a very well-known mobster boss in Aurous Hill, he had been rather depressed and had maintained a very low profile ever since meeting Joe.

Joe did not look up to him at all, but he felt that Albert was actually very sensible. When Douglas was bullied at the hospital, Albert had helped Joe to solve the problem.

Therefore, Joe promised to give him a second chance to act like a man. However, Joe did not expect him to actually call him personally.

Upon answering the phone, Joe asked, “Albert, why are you looking for me?”

Albert smiled before he replied, “Oh! Mr. Smith! I called because I heard about what you did during the metaphysics competition at the White family mansion. I would like to congratulate you…”

At this time, Joe simply spoke coldly, “Get straight to the point and tell me why you are calling me today.”

Albert hurriedly replied, “Oh, Mr. Smith, you’re incredible! You could see right through me.”

Joe was getting quite impatient and said, “You are still talking nonsense now?”

Thus, Albert quickly explained himself. “Mr. Smith, this is why I am calling you today. The Moore family has always treated me very well for so many years. However, the eldest daughter of the Moore family recently ran into some trouble, and I would like to ask you to come over to take a look and see if you could help her.”

Joe paused. “The Moore family? Are you talking about Jasmine?”

“Yes!” Albert replied immediately. “Miss Jasmine is in trouble!”

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