Novel - Drama Chapter 20
Chapter 20
Chapter 20
Half an hour later, two black Rolls-Royce Phantoms drove to the fishing village.
Gunther and Gabriel came with six bodyguards. If the ambergris was genuine, its value of 16 million dollars was indeed worth strengthening security.
Gunther saw Hailey’s Bentley Continental. When he looked in the direction of the seaside, he saw Hailey limping back with the support of Oliver.
Gunther was startled and hurriedly came forward to ask. “Hailey, you… What happened?”
Hailey shook her head and answered, “It’s okay. The tide washed out the shoes we put on the beach, and we walked back barefoot. The road was a bit rough, which hurt. my feet.”
Gunther hurriedly supported her from the other side, and Oliver awkwardly let go of his hands.
Gunther supported Hailey with one hand and held the ambergris with the other. Gabriel, who followed Gunther to greet them, immediately took over and carefully inspected it.
When they walked to the car, Gunther helped Hailey get into his car and ordered a bodyguard to drive Hailey’s car.
There were five of them in Gunther’s car, including him, Hailey, Gabriel, Oliver, and a bodyguard driving.
After carefully checking on the ambergris for a while, Gabriel looked up at Gunther. “Gunt, this thing is genuine and with the best grade!”novelbin
While talking, he took a high-precision portable electronic scale and weighed the ambergris. It weighed 30 ounces.
Gunther also pondered, “A white ambergris with top-grade is extremely rare. Generally speaking, gray ambergris is a rare thing, and brown is the most common one. Such a grade of ambergris has not appeared in recent decades, so there is no exact market price.”
“Is this ambergris yours, Hailey?” Seeing Hailey with Oliver, Gunther asked again.
If the ambergris belonged to Hailey, it would be easy for him to directly use it for operation, processing, and selling it to maximize profits.
Hailey immediately shook her head and denied it. “No. I was picking up shells on the beach, and Oliver followed behind. This thing he found belongs to him.”
Without the slightest hesitation, Oliver said, “Mr. Fox, I’m working. This ambergris is exactly the property of our store.”
Before Hailey could speak, Gunther rushed to say. “That’s fine. Since it belongs to Hailey, then I will just be straightforward!”
Hearing Oliver’s words, Gunther was afraid that Hailey would refuse Oliver, so Gunther immediately continued his words and said to Hailey, “Hailey, you don’t have enough connections in this circle. I will deal with it for you. How about this? I’ll give you two choices. If you want it to be settled fast, I’ll offer you 20,000 dollars for each 0.035 ounces, and you will get 17 million dollars in total. If you want to take it slow, just wait for me to find a friend and put it in a major international auction for operation. The final profit will definitely exceed 20 million dollars, but the time will surely be much slower. It can’t be rushed and might take two or three months!”
“Then 17 million dollars, deal. I’m short of money.” Hailey immediately made up her mind and turned her gaze to Oliver. She asked, “Oliver, what do you think?”
Although she asked Oliver for his opinion, she had said she needed 17 million dollars in cash. Oliver definitely would not have any objection and just nodded.
Gunther also simply wrote a cash cheque for 17 million dollars. After passing the cheque to Hailey, he glanced at Oliver. “Hailey, Collin called me and said he had set the engagement date for you and Stephen on the 18th of next month. The Fox family and the Hanson family are both famous and prestigious families. You should be cautious about everything you say. and do. You can no longer be like a little girl without scruples!”
Oliver’s heart skipped a beat. Gunther’s words were very much a “warning” to Oliver.
Hailey was originally happy, but her expression instantly became cold when she heard Gunther’s words. Then, she turned her head and looked out of the window silently.
When they arrived at the mansion of the Fox family, Gunther ordered the driver, “You take Oliver to True Treasure.”
Oliver immediately refused and said, “No need. I’ll just go out and get a ride there myself.”
“Well, thank you for your hard work today. Keep up the good work! The Fox family will never treat our subordinates badly.” Gunther did not force him.
But what Gunther said made Oliver obviously feel that Gunther was “reminding” Oliver that Oliver was just a “subordinate” of the Fox family, and Oliver’s identity was very different from Hailey’s. Gunther was implying to Oliver that he should not have wishful thinking about Hailey.
When Oliver got out of the car, Hailey did not look back.
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Chapter 20
After leaving the mansion area in Navarre Peninsula, Oliver stopped a taxi and went to the store. He was at a loss along the way. It seemed that he felt uncomfortable and somewhat disappointed. Then he suddenly realized something again and thought, “What’s wrong with me? Did I really take a fancy to Hailey?”
Whether it was true that he took a fancy to Hailey, he kept trying to calm his restless heart. “Wasn’t Isabel enough to teach me a lesson?” he asked himself.
Oliver thought about Yvonne in the store. She unprecedentedly confessed her love to him last night after knowing he had a mansion worth over 2 million dollars. It reminded him again of the materialistic relationship between him and Isabel.
“If I become poor later, will Yvonne throw me away like trash as Isabel? There’s a high probability that she will,” he answered his own question.
The more Oliver thought about it, the more painful he felt. He went back to the store silently.
The five girls in the store kept asking him a bunch of questions enthusiastically in concern, especially Yvonne. Her expression was full of tender affection, and Oliver even could see an “I love you” written on her forehead.
If it was yesterday and before, Oliver might still be smug. But that day, he felt impervious to desires and passions.
There were no customers in the store all afternoon. They held to pass the time and got off work at 5:30 p.m.
Yvonne locked the store door and wanted to go with Oliver, but Oliver did not wait for her and just drove his car away.
Yvonne was a little embarrassed. She picked up her phone and called Oliver, but the voice came from the system. “Sorry, the number you dialed is unreachable…”
She was upset and unhappy.
On the way back, Oliver received a call from Joanna. “Oliver, Dad wants to have oatmeal. I’m going to the restaurant to buy it. It might be late to get home. Don’t worry. I have something to ask for your help.”
Oliver complained, “I’m your brother. Why are you so polite to me? What is it?”
Joanna laughed rarely and said, “Oliver, my friend brought me something in the private room 09 of Victoria Steakhouse. Go and get it for me.”
“Okay,” Oliver agreed at once. He guessed that Joanna had bought something online or with the help of friends and
classmates.
“I should find time to take her to buy some good clothes. Even if I’ve transferred 200 thousand dollars to her, she won’t be willing to use it,” he thought.
Victoria Steakhouse was located in Victoria Square. Oliver knew it was a relatively high-end shopping and dining area in the city. He had been there before but had never entered the restaurant.
After parking in the underground garage of the square, Oliver took an elevator upstairs. Victoria Steakhouse was on the eighth floor.
The entire eighth floor was dedicated to catering, while Victoria Steakhouse had the largest area, accounting for about one-fifth of the total area.
The signboard of Victoria Steakhouse was very obvious. There were two young waitresses in restaurant uniforms at the door, who opened the door when guests went there and said sweetly, “Welcome!”
Oliver said he had an appointment in private room 09, and one of the girls immediately led him in respectfully.
The so-called private room was a small room about 60 square feet. The waitress pulled the curtain and invited him in.
A girl with black and shoulder-length hair was sitting in the small room. When she heard Oliver coming inside, she looked up at him.
The girl was around 25 years old, and her appearance was very stunning. She almost had the same level of beauty as Hailey. Oliver looked at her while sitting down. He did not see anything on the table or next to her. He wondered, “What did Joanna ask her to bring?”
Before Oliver could ask, the girl spoke first. “Your name is Oliver, right? Then I’ll go straight to the point!”