Chapter 8

It only took three seconds for Ashton to answer the call.

Lily pushed the loudspeaker button.

Samantha, who stood beside, started smiling upon seeing Lily’s cellphone screen. “My dear daughter, so Ashton was the one that got you The Worship of Crystal. He’s a good man, be sure to appreciate him, my dear.”

Samantha purposely said it loudly, not forgetting to glance at Darryl. Compared to Ashton, Darryl was worthless. Ashton mentioned before that if Lily were to marry him, he would be willing to pay a dowry of 20 million bucks!

On the other end of the phone, Ashton was sitting by the sidewalk. Not long ago, he had received a phone call, informing him that the Darby clan had revoked all his fundings!

Ashton had a meltdown upon hearing the news. Without the Darby clan’s support, he would be next to nothing! He was subsequently informed that he had offended someone he should not have.

Until now, Ashton still could not figure out who he had offended!

“Ashton, I want to ask you if you can get me another pair of Worship of Crystal?” Lily asked over the phone.

Although Ashton had a meltdown, he forced a smile seeing that it was Lily who called. “Lily, you’re referring to the replica, right?”

“Replica?”

Lily and Yvonne exchanged looks with each other. They could not mistake an imitation for the real thing.

“Yeah, didn’t I give you a pair of replicas that cost 300,000?” Ashton continued, “But wasn’t that pair thrown by your worthless husband? That pair is still at my house right now, if you want it, I can get it for you.”

Upon hearing those words, Lily’s beautiful face was full of confusion!

The Worship of Crystal that she was currently wearing, was it not gifted by Ashton? Other than him, who else would give her a 30-million gift?!

Lily ended the call and recalled the day Darryl sent her to work, he had mentioned that he was going to buy her The Worship of Crystal…

On that thought, Lily could not help to look at Darryl.

Darryl held a pair of chopsticks in his hand, while the others had not even started eating, he was about to finish his second bowl of rice. Everybody at the table with him looked at him with spite and sat as far away from him as they could.

Lily sighed. What was she thinking, how could Darryl be the one who gifted her the heels? It was absolutely impossible.

After half a minute, Darryl finally placed his chopsticks down. He wiped his mouth while looking at Yvonne.

Yvonne was an interesting woman. Darryl noticed she wore a white bracelet on her wrist. It was obvious to everyone that this bracelet was not cheap, but how many would know that this bracelet was an antique?

The Darby clan had a vast collection of antiques. Darryl was around six to seven years old when he could already differentiate antiques.

When the world’s number one appraiser, Master Stellan Smith visited the clan as a guest, he had even learned how to appraise from him for two months.

The bracelet that Yvonne had on seemed delicate and exquisite, and should be a Tang Dynasty era handicraft. It would fetch up to 20 million worth in value in today’s market.

“Everyone quiet down.”

At that moment, Grandmother Lyndon walked onto the stage, looking extremely cheerful.

“Quick, Lilybud, tell us how you negotiated with Platinum Corporation,” Grandmother Lyndon asked impatiently as she sat down.

Lily stood up awkwardly, and after some deep thought finally spoke. “I… When I reached Platinum Corporation, I didn’t say a thing, nor did I even meet the president, and I was notified that I can sign the contract.”

“Wow!”

Lily’s words triggered a furor among the crowd!

“So Lily didn’t even do anything and got the contract?”

“Yeah, and here I thought she would be capable to do so, turns out it was just good luck.”

Hearing those discussions, William stood up and stepped forward. “Granny, I got escorted out of Platinum Corporation, but today Lily got in. They must have felt that we are sincere, thus deciding to partner with us! Even if it wasn’t Lily who went there today, anyone else would’ve been successful too!”

It was obvious that William wanted a part of the credit.

Grandmother Lyndon had always favored William, so it was no surprise when she nodded and agreed, “Lilybud, the credit for this assignment isn’t yours alone, William played a part in this as well.”

William was happy upon hearing what Grandmother Lyndon said, and gave a 90-degree bow to her. “Granny, as a son of the Lyndon clan, I’m willing to sacrifice! I’ve heard rumors that there’s a new celebrity under Platinum Corporation who goes by the name of Giselle Lindt. She’s a beautiful woman, and I assume that Platinum Corporation would want to style her. If this task was granted to our clan, we would surely earn a lot of money! Tomorrow I’m willing to represent the Lyndons to negotiate this deal!”

“Great!”

Grandmother Lyndon nodded her head in praise. “Granny did not love you for naught.”

Lily and Samantha exchanged looks and felt uncomfortable. This gathering was meant to celebrate Lily’s success, but the limelight had been snatched by William instead. Now that the Lyndons have established a partnership with Platinum Corporation, William’s negotiation tomorrow would no doubt be a success. By then, the credit would be all his.

Even though Lily felt unhappy with the outcome, she remained silent, after all, Wiliam was Granny’s favorite.

“Haha, make sure you guys are eating well, today’s feast will be my treat!” William laughed heartily.

“Waiter, come, bring the wine!” William exclaimed.

A moment later, two waiters in qipao dresses brought the menu over.

“Greetings sir, this is our wine list, what would you like us to serve you?”

William waved his hand, he was full of energy and excitement during such a joyous occasion. “There’s no need for the list! Bring a bottle of your most expensive wine to every table! Remember, only the most expensive!”

After a brief moment, a line of waiters brought the wine over. William lifted his wine glass with a huge smile. “Today we will drink until we drop, cheers to all of you!”

William’s standing in the clan was at its highest at the moment, almost everybody would want to be on his good side, and they toasted with their respective glasses.

They were served rounds and rounds of food and wine. William noticed that it was getting late and drunkenly waved his hand to call out to the waiter.

“Bring me the bill. I’ll be paying by card!”

William was seated beside Yvonne. He took out his bank card in a way that he thought to be unrestrained, purposefully making it louder than needed. He eyed Yvonne as he spoke. Was there anyone that did not want to impress a beauty?

The crowd was in awe upon seeing William’s bank card.

It was an Amethyst Bank platinum card!

Those that own an Amethyst Bank card, would be required to have a net worth of at least one million. To own a gold card, they would need to have five million in their account; for a platinum cardholder, he would be required to have no less than 10 million bucks!

William’s total net worth was roughly 30 million. As a business person, however, net worth did not equate to their bank balance, for most of their wealth would be used as investment, and hardly held onto as cash.

William had saved up this 10 million in cash for many years. He had only received the platinum card yesterday, naturally, he would like to show it off a bit.

Sure enough, even Yvonne Young herself could not help but to take an extra look upon the card’s appearance.

The Young clan’s antiques were worth over two billion in total, but that was Yvonne’s father’s money after all. Although Yvonne was said to be rich and beautiful, her bank balance was not even enough to reach 10 million bucks. If she wanted to buy The Worship of Crystal, she would still have to ask her father to sell two antiques for cash.

William’s face was full of amazement as he saw Yvonne taking a couple of looks at him, his heart was full of excitement.

William looked at the waiter and said, “Today I’ll be paying for every table, except for this one!”

After finishing his words, William pointed at Darryl’s table. Those sitting at that table had a low standing in the Lyndon clan and he was not afraid to offend them.

“Darryl, do you know why I’m not footing the bill for you?” William said as he stood up and looked at Darryl. “It’s because you didn’t offer Miss Yvonne your seat! You’re too accustomed to your bullsh*t! How dare you sit at the front looking so worthless? You made Miss Yvonne unhappy, and I have to punish you on her behalf.”

Finishing his words, he looked back at Yvonne. “Miss Yvonne, don’t you worry, I’ll teach him a lesson on your behalf! Every table should cost at least 10,000 bucks, Darryl would surely not be able to afford it.”

Yvonne did not say a word and merely smiled lightly.

The waiter took William’s card away, and William continued speaking to Yvonne. “Miss Yvonne, don’t worry, you like The Worship of Crystal, right? I have lots of friends, I’ll have them make inquiries and purchase the heels for you!”

Indeed William has many friends, but they were all a pack of rogues. The thought of them being able to get their hands on a pair of The Worship of Crystal was a foolish dream.

“Thank you,” said Yvonne as she gave a polite smile and gently nodded her head.

At that moment, two waiters hastily walked up to William and bowed.

“We’re sorry sir, it would seem that your card has insufficient funds.”

William flew into a rage. “You’ve gotta be f*cking kidding me? I have 11 million in my card and you’re telling me that I have insufficient funds?”

“We’re sorry sir, the total bill is 38.26 million.”