Even Hilmar was no exception. The slight dissatisfaction he had toward Leon earlier had all but changed into admiration for Leon's incredible medical skills and ethics.After hesitating for a bit, he eventually walked up to Leon and bowed deeply. "Mister Wolf, I have repeatedly called your medical skills into question and I wish to express my heartfelt apologies for my rudeness! I've never had a high opinion of alternative medicine, and I believed that it was inferior to modern medicine. You've taught me a very vivid lesson today, and I was able to learn a lot from you, so thank you!""You think too highly of me, Doctor Schwabe. You're a well-known senior figure in the field of medicine, and I still have a long way to go to reach your level," Leon downplayed the praise and did not take Hilmar's previous actions to heart."Here's my business card, Mister Wolf. Feel free to call me anytime if you need help in the future."Bernard took out his business card and handed it to Leon; he a

"Listen closely, Wolf. This is a warning! Stay the hell away from Marilyn! Harass her again and I swear to God, I'll kill you!" Brody warned with a grim expression.Leon clenched his fist tightly but then loosened it right away.The Sullivans were very wealthy, and they were not the kind of people that should be provoked. Since Leon was still a ways to go from reaching true strength, he did not want to have any head-on conflict with Brody so soon because it would only be to his detriment."Piss off!" Brody snorted coldly and loosened his grip on Leon's collar.Leon said nothing more and walked silently toward the flea market."Why'd you let him go, babe? Why didn't you give him a good beating? Leon's a loser and Iris isn't even his girlfriend anymore. She dumped him already!" Marilyn said unhappily.Iris slapped her twice in the Civil Records Office the other day, and knowing that she was powerless to seek revenge against Iris, Leon became her only outlet to channel all her anger

"Darling, why don't we have a look at another store if we can't find one here?" Marilyn suggested.Brody shook his head. "There's no point. this shop is the largest and most famous one here. If there aren't any high-quality products here, it's even less likely for the other shops to have them. We'll just be wasting our time if we go there.""What should we do then?" Marilyn's heart sank. She just got her marriage certificate with Brody two days ago, and it was the first time that Brody officially brought her home to meet his elders. Furthermore, it was also a very important occasion because it was a birthday banquet.The two of them needed to get a good birthday gift and make a good first impression. Substandard products simply could not cut it!"How about we have a look at the raw jade stones over there? If we can find one that's good enough, we can always ask a master craftsman to carve the finished product in a couple of days. We can make it in time for grandpa's birthday banque

Brody had been leading Leon up the garden path, causing the latter to spend more than a million bucks for no good reason!Such an amount of money was not a small sum for him, and he could feel his heart aching after suffering such a huge loss."That dude just took the poor guy for a spin!""Poor young man. He spent more than a million only to look like a fool in the end!""He'll be pissed for sure if that piece of raw jade stone ends up being worthless!"Everyone came to that sudden realization and began looking at Leon with pity and contempt. They all felt that Leon was the epitome of a sucker!Leon suppressed the anger in his heart. He might have been tricked by Brody, but at the very least he was successful in obtaining that piece of raw jade stone. The only thing left for him to do was hope that the jade could provide him with what he wanted. After all, having it fail on him was the last thing that he wanted! He would have been a real fool if that were to happen!"You're jus

"Go on. Keep cutting," Leon urged calmly.The staff cut a few more times but all that came out of it was gravel inside and nothing else."Still nothing?""That's unlikely!""Is it possible that there's not even any low- to mid-grade jadeite inside this rock, not even pea-greens or flower greens?"The shock that everyone felt was such that they did not even bother to bemoan Leon's bad luck anymore!Low- to mid-grade jadeite was the least that such good-quality raw jade stone would usually produce, but nothing of the sort was seen yet. Under such circumstances, he was better off buying a piece of raw jade stone that was extracted from pea-green jade!Even if he were to find some clear jadeite inside, Leon will still be making a loss—it was only a matter of how much that loss was!"Just keep cutting."Leon's heart sank and the calmness that he initially began to slip away.The staff continued to cut the stone. Dust flew everywhere, but still, there was only gravel inside with no