Filed to story: Disdained Son-in-Law, Destined Riches >>
Surprisingly, regarding the incident that happened at Elite Vault Enterprise, the saddest person was Lady Wilson.
Due to Wilson Group’s sluggish financial condition, she hoped that Claire could persuade Elite Vault Enterprise to allow them to buy building materials on credit. It would have solved the current financial constraint that they were facing.
Out of the blue, the entire Elite Vault Enterprise disappeared out of thin air in one afternoon!
Right now, Lady Wilson’s worst concern was the capital fund issue. Her greatest desire was on how to raise a sum of capital funds for her company.
Claire didn’t tell her grandmother what had happened yesterday. After the experience, she decided that she would focus her entire attention on the project with Emgrand Group and would not bother herself with the family affairs now, not even if her grandmother begged her to.
After a night of rest, Claire was feeling rejuvenated and energetic the next morning and went to work excitedly.
Joe went out in the morning to the market, and when he returned home, he saw Jacob, his father- in-law, sitting on the sofa, heaving endless sighs.
He frowned slightly and asked, “Dad, what’s wrong? Did someone bother you again? Or did someone scam you again on the antique stuff?”
Jacob took a sip of jasmine tea and said angrily, “Argh, don’t mention the word ‘antique’! I’m so frustrated when I hear it, damn!”
“What’s wrong?” Joe asked curiously, “Someone scammed you again, didn’t they?”
“No! It’s about the name list of the auction sales organized by the Treasure Pavilion!”
Joe was even more confused than before. “What is the Treasure Pavilion?”
“It is a hall of the Aurous Hill Antique and Cultural Relic Association. It often holds high-end auction sales of cultural relics and antiques that are scarce and rare in the market. Every family has a name on the name list.”
There was a trace of fascination on Jacob’s face as he spoke.
Then, he hung his head low and muttered, “The Wilson family has only one invitation card, and your grandma gave it to Harold! That bastard doesn’t know anything about antiques and relics. He will be a fool there, why send him?”
Joe knew that his father-in-law was very obsessed with antiques. It must be heart wrenching for him to lose such a precious opportunity.
So, he managed a smile and said, “Dad, if you really want to go, just buy one from the scalper.”
Jacob shook his hand. “No way. The Moore family is the organizer of the Treasure Pavilion auction, they are the most powerful family in Aurous Hill. A lot of people hope for an invitation card from them, there’s no other way to get it.”
Joe chuckled.
It turned out that the Moore family was organizing the auction.
Jasmine Moore, the missus of the Moore family, once pleaded with him to verify antiques for her, didn’t she?
It would be as simple as a phone call to get an invitation card from her.
Joe said flatly, “I know a friend who knows someone from the Moore family. It will be a piece of cake to get two more invitations for the auction.”
Jacob shook his head in disbelief. “Forget it. What kind of friends do you have anyway? Know someone from the Moore family? Hah!”
Joe ignored him. He went upstairs and called Jasmine, “Hello, Miss Moore, can I get two invitation cards for the Treasure Pavilion auction please?”
Jasmine said directly, “Hi, Mr. Smith, are two enough? I can give you more if you want.”
“Nah, two will be enough, it’s just me and my father-in-law.”
Jacob was a fan of antiques and cultural relics. Claire and her mother knew nothing about them and were not interested at all. It would be a waste of time for them if they went anyway.
Besides, after the Antique Street incident, Joe knew that he had to be there to watch his father-in- law in case he was scammed again.
By the way, he wanted to go over and see if there were some sort of rare elixir or treasures at the auction that were worth buying.
Speaking of treasure, he couldn’t help but think of the pebble with ‘peace and wealth’ written on it.
The pebble disappeared after saving Loreen. He figured that he must have dropped it in the process of the rescue.
After the incident, he went back to search for the pebble to no avail.
Fortunately, he had absorbed all the Reiki from the stone, otherwise, he would really regret losing it.
Since the auction items in the Treasure Pavilion were rare and precious, maybe he could gain something out of it.
Even until Claire came home from work, Jacob was still looking sulky and lifeless.
Joe knew that he was sulking because of the invitation card of the auction.
At this moment, Jasmine called and said, “Hi, Mr. Smith, I’m sorry, I was at Lancaster for some business affairs this afternoon, and now I’m at the downstairs of your house, can you please come and get the invitation card from me?”
Joe answered straight away, “Okay, I’ll go now!”
He hurried off the door and went downstairs.
Jasmine was in her Rolls Royce, waiting for Joe. When she spotted him, she hurriedly got out of the car and handed him two invitation cards.
Joe thanked her graciously and returned home.
Back home, Jacob was still sulking and angry.
Claire tried to persuade him, “Dad, please, calm down. Grandma gave Harold the invitation card for him to get to know a few people in the business industry and the upper-class social society, and also to build his own social network.”
Jacob sighed. “Huh, your grandma is always biased towards Harold and his father since we were young, she always looks down on me, it’s always been that way since! Argh! I’m so pissed!”
Claire nodded helplessly. She also knew that her grandma favored her cousin and uncle more than her family.
At first, her grandma was biased towards her uncle because grandma thought that her father was incapable and soft.
Then, as a girl, grandma felt that she had no inheritance right to the family business, hence she was more indulgent towards Harold.
Her family’s status basically went down the drain after she married Joe.
At this moment, Joe walked forward and handed two golden invitation cards to Jacob, and said, “Dad, I have the invitation card you dream of.”
“What!!”
As if a spring was installed on his buttocks, Jacob jumped up from the sofa in surprise!
He snatched the invitation off Joe’s hand, hurriedly opened it and glanced at it. For a short while, he was so excited that he couldn’t utter a word.
Claire, who witnessed them, was utterly surprised too. She took the invitation card from her father and realized that it was the genuine invitation card from the Treasure Pavilion.
“Wow, that’s amazing! Joe, you really are my good son-in-law!” Jacob’s face was flushed with thrilling red, his voice was filled with astonishment.